Ever wondered what type of smoker you are? Understanding what it is that makes you smoke helps you to recognise your trigger points and therefore helps you to avoid them.
To find out what type of smoker you are, simply tick the statement that best applies to how you feel if you go for a period of time without smoking:
QUESTION 1
The first few days I feel so awful I can't cope without cigarettes |
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After a while a crisis happens in my life and I reach for a cigarette |
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Once I have a drink I can't help myself |
QUESTION 2
I need a cigarette as soon as I wake up in the morning |
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I get so grumpy and people keep saying that I'm a nicer person when I smoke |
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I love to have a cigarette after a meal or with a coffee |
QUESTION 3
After an hour without a cigarette I start to get twitchy and don't know what to do with my hands. |
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My family can't cope with me when I stop, so I start again |
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If I need a break, smoking is the way I can have one |
QUESTION 4
I have just one cigarette and after that I feel so awful I just keep on smoking |
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Sometimes I have doubts about stopping, when it gets the better of me I have a cigarette |
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I'm okay until I go out with my mates or to a party or a meal |
QUESTION 5
I can't concentrate without a cigarette |
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I start putting on weight and feel rubbish about it |
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If I see others smoking I really want one too |
QUESTION 6
I always check that I've got enough cigarettes to last whatever the time of day or night |
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If I feel stressed I reach for a cigarette |
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I live with smokers and they don't help me at all |
QUESTION 7
I need to use my break at work for a cigarette |
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I light up as a reward to myself for something I've just done well |
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I'm bored and run out of others things to do, so I have a cigarette |
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