Why do people smoke?

I was dumb and thought it was 'cool' when I started smoking years ago. My boyfriend at the time smoked and so I wanted to. He told be to inhale very deeply and hold it and then blow out the smoke. He was trying to get me sick and help me to not want to smoke, obviously. Well I did as he instructed..and I coughed and felt lousy but I was a dummy and tried until I was used to it. I smoked for every occasion. It was like a friend there with me through thick and thin. Never let me down, always a comfort. Then it was like a monster lol...I smoked to get rid of the craving to smoke. It was a quick fix to an uncomfortable feeling ..crave nicotine, have a cig, craving gone. I am now smoke free and I hope I can always be and I would say to anyone thinking about it..don't do it. It is one of the most addictive substances out there.

My mom used to be a smoker and the reasons why I noticed she's doing it is because sometimes after eating, she says she has this awful taste in her mouth that smoking relieves. And sometimes, when she works really hard, smoking gives her a relaxed feeling. Nicotine is an addictive substance that makes a person want to smoke again. I tried smoking once or twice but I don't understand why I really hate it. It just doesn't make sense why some people get addicted. Shouldn't I be as well? I've also read from other articles that some weight-watchers prefer smoking than eating especially if they have the hand to mouth behavior. So instead of putting food or beverages in their mouths, they smoke.

Honestly, I'm not really sure why people smoke. There are so many reasons why people smoke. I don't think that there is one unanimous reason.

I think the nicotine has the same effect as caffaine, as it gives a kind of satisfaction and soothing effect. So when you can get addicted to caffaine you get addicted to nicotine. But I think the smoke in smoking as breathing in and out also has something to do with a kind of pleasure for some people. When you need to calm down it is good to concentrate on breathing slowly in and out like 5-10 ten times. So doing it with smoke you calm yourself down. But smoking has also been a socializing activity. People gather and smoke together in togetherness. This in only my theories.

I think many people started smoking because of their curiosity,or maybe they thought this behavior is cool. In the beginning they just curious,after a period of time,they become addicted to nicotine. They can't stop,just like this.