Things like alchohol and coffee are known as triggers, things that we associate with the act of smoking, so when we do these things we wish to smoke.

Sensation seeking traits are often linked together.

Common triggers can be :

• After a Meal
• After Sex
• In a Traffic Jam
• With Alchohol
• With Coffee
• After Excercise

The mind links things all the time… if you smell something you like to eat, you salivate… because your mind has made a link between the smell, and the action of eating it… links like this also occur with smoking… for example, if you regularly used to smoke with a cup of coffee in the morning, then there will be a link in your subconscious between the smell of coffee, and smoking.

If you can, avoid the ‘stimulant’ or trigger… in the above example of the morning cup of coffee, perhaps switch to tea or fruit juice. This idea is simply designed to stop you even thinking about having a cigarette in the first place. After all, the difference between a smoker and a someone who has never smoked, is that the person who has never smoked, doesn’t even think of having a cigarette in the first place.

If these triggers are really the problem, it’s better that you avoid them until you have full control over your habit.