What is the difference between a “trigger” and an “urge?
A trigger is an action or situation that has developed in the smokers mind that is an immediate cause to light up a cigarette such as those mentioned above. Among other things, an urge may be the result of some depletion of nicotine in they system. During the smoking cycle smoking causes many chemical changes in the body such as surges in adrenaline, a drop in blood sugar levels, from the calming effect of deep inhalation to a nervous fight or flight reaction. For some, urges come like clockwork in measurable time increments. Most “urge” smoking is the automatic smoking – when a smoker is scarcely aware he is lighting up at all. Of course, there are as many reasons for smoking as there are cigarettes in a smokers day. Tracking your smoking by noting every cigarette heightens awareness of your reasons for doing it and takes some of the “power” out of triggers and urges.
A trigger is an action or situation that has developed in the smokers mind that is an immediate cause to light up a cigarette such as those mentioned above. Among other things, an urge may be the result of some depletion of nicotine in they system. During the smoking cycle smoking causes many chemical changes in the body such as surges in adrenaline, a drop in blood sugar levels, from the calming effect of deep inhalation to a nervous fight or flight reaction. For some, urges come like clockwork in measurable time increments. Most “urge” smoking is the automatic smoking – when a smoker is scarcely aware he is lighting up at all. Of course, there are as many reasons for smoking as there are cigarettes in a smokers day. Tracking your smoking by noting every cigarette heightens awareness of your reasons for doing it and takes some of the “power” out of triggers and urges.
