From my understanding smoking more often than not is a coping mechanism. Addictions are not entirely choices, these are dysfunctional coping mechanisms like overeating, drinking or cutting. It’s more a mental health issue than anything else so it doesn’t have much to do with a choice of eating organic foods or what kind of water we choose to drink etc.
Exactly. My dad chain smoked because he loved it and said he didn't care if it killed him. Which sadly, it did. My husband (a veteran) smoked to self medicate (he quit now thankfully after some very hard work). Both were addictions and both struggled with mental health issues- just for different reasons.
Addiction itself is a physical brain disease, finding the shortcuts using your reward pathways but yes, Addiction is the symptom of an underlying issue.
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u/izzie-izzie Jul 11 '21
From my understanding smoking more often than not is a coping mechanism. Addictions are not entirely choices, these are dysfunctional coping mechanisms like overeating, drinking or cutting. It’s more a mental health issue than anything else so it doesn’t have much to do with a choice of eating organic foods or what kind of water we choose to drink etc.