I’m the same with cigarettes. I picked up smoking again after moving to a country with a strong coffee culture. I’m older, less stressed and (hopefully) wiser

I’m the same with cigarettes. I picked up smoking again after moving to a country with a strong coffee culture. I’m older, less stressed and (hopefully) wiser than I used to be but still: I stop, but keep coming back to it for a couple of months after a longer break, because this behaviour is so deeply ingrained in my upbringing and in the culture of my new home. And there are so many socially accepted triggers. I am aware that ultimately this is my own responsibility but it’s hard. I know that I can’t fully compare obesity to nicotine addiction, these are all complex states/behaviours but I feel like the social and cultural aspect is similar in some ways. Familiarity with the environment matters so much. An example would be the percentage of Vietnam war veterans who suffered from heroin addiction during deployment but ceased using after coming back home (it was ridiculously low compared to people who lived and used in the same country.