Media personality Ebuka Obi-Uchendu has opened up about his struggle with sm0king addiction and how he was able to overcome it.
Speaking in a recent episode of the ‘MENtality’ along with
singer Banky W and social media influencer Aproko, Ebuka revealed that he
started sm0king in JSS3.
He explained that he sm0ked for 13 years and was taking two
packs of cigarettes daily.
“I started sm0king JSS3. I sm0ked for 13 years. By the time
I entered university, I was sm0king two packs a day. I was a heavy sm0ker,” he
recalled.
Ebuka said that he eventually gave up the addiction after
making deliberate efforts to overcome it.
Similarly, Banky W revealed that he got addicted to
pornography while trying to overcome promiscuity.
He explained that he thought turning to pornography would
make him less promiscuous.
“I was trying to battle pornography and decided that instead
of moving from woman to woman, I should just be watching pornography,” he said.
Ebuka added that a lot people also made the similar mistake
switching to a new addiction in a bid to
avoid the previous one.
On his part, Aproko doctor said many negative addictions
developed as a result of people seeking escapism.
“Human beings have two ambitions. The first is to avoid
pain. The second is to chase pleasure. A lot of drug use comes because a lot of
people are trying to avoid pain,” he said.
The trio emphasised on self-regulation and self-discovery as
important tools for overcoming negative addiction.
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