Two types of smokers

There are two types of smokers: those who smoke due to irresistible needs, and so-called “social” smokers.
Studies show that short, fast breaths of cigarette smoke stimulate the brain and sharpen consciousness. Slow, long puffs act as a sedative, sedative. Smokers experiencing an overwhelming need for cigarettes depend on the sedative effect of nicotine. Cigarette helps them cope with stress. They make long, deep puffs and prefer to smoke alone. “Social” smokers smoke only in the company of other people or “after a few glasses”. This means that they perceive smoking as a way to communicate and smoke in order to make a certain impression on others. Such smokers smoke a new cigarette without finishing the previous one. In the process of smoking, short, quick puffs take up only 20% of their time. The rest of the time is occupied by special gestures and rituals of body language.

Social smoking is a part of social ritual.

Research conducted by Andy Parrot, showing that 80% of smokers talk about reducing the level of stress in the smoking process. However, the level of stress in adult smokers only slightly exceeds the same level in non-smokers. As smoking becomes a constant habit, the level of stress experienced by a smoker gradually increases. Parrot also found that stopping smoking leads to a significant reduction in stress levels. Science proves that smoking does not help control mood swings, because nicotine addiction increases stress levels. The alleged relaxing effect of nicotine is associated only with the removal of tension and irritability caused by the lack of this substance in the smoker’s body. In other words, the smoker’s condition becomes normal during smoking and stressful when he doesn’t smoke. This means that in order for a smoker to feel normal, he just needs a cigarette in his mouth! Moreover, when people quit smoking, the level of stress they experience gradually decreases. Smoking has the opposite effect on tension and stress associated with a lack of nicotine in the blood.
Studies show that in the first weeks of refusal from cigarettes, a person’s mood can be depressed, but as soon as nicotine is completely eliminated from the body, craving for cigarettes decreases, and consequently, the level of stress associated with the absence of the substance that caused addiction decreases.

Smoking is in many ways reminiscent of deliberately beating yourself on the head with a hammer: it is worth stopping and you will immediately feel better.

Although smoking is prohibited in many public places today, you should understand the connection between the signals of the body language of the smoker and his mood. Such gestures play an important role in understanding the emotional state of the interlocutor, since they often manifest themselves in a predictable, ritual way. With their help, you can understand the mood of the smoker and his goals. A smoking ritual involves tapping, twisting, shaking off, swaying, and other mini-gestures that indicate that a person is experiencing greater tension than in a normal state.