Smoking: An Emotional Addiction, Not a Physical One
Smoking has always been associated with a feeling. Watch practically any Hollywood film shot before 1970, and smoking is associated with glamour, prestige, and a certain worldliness otherwise denied to those without a lighter and the ability to effortlessly blow smoke rings. So why do so many people assume that smoking is primarily a physical addiction?
Smoking is instead an emotional experience, and as such, is impossible to quit unless the smoker is willing to admit how deeply smoking is bound up with feeling. For some, smoking is about the control and mastery of one