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Quitting smoking

What about those of us that feel empty inside unless we're imposing our existence onto those around us? Wtf are we supposed to now??
 
byke said:
What about those of us that feel empty inside unless we're imposing our existence onto those around us? Wtf are we supposed to now??
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Just breathe on us. The foul stench will come through and we can't complain.
 
N4teTheGreat said:
Those of you saying weed stinks need to get your acquaintances off the cheap stuff. When smoked from a pipe I think good weed smells lovely.
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I love the Devil's lettuce.

If you smoke it in my house prepare to have me yell at you. I don't like the smell indoors but enjoy it when I am outside.
 
cardiac arrest (and obvious revival) got me to finally stop smoking.

one may find while reviewing this thread, a commonality.

you will quit when you truly want to quit. you may find after many attempts at making a soft landing for yourself that it just doesn't work, and will simply just stop. Those who've made a soft landing work for them are in the vast minority of success cases.
 
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I just noticed OP is taking a break... maybe he shouldn't quit smoking. :later

(But really, quit, it's better for you!)
 
Oops. Did he get bonked for that little pf meltdown? :laughing
 
Cold turkey after 13+years. It's been about 13 years since I've quit.


The biggest obstacle for me was to not immediately light one up when stepping outside or into my garage, second obstacle was not immediately lighting up when getting into my car then while driving. Then there are friends who smoked...

After 3 days, your body realizes that it doesn't need that nicotine, the withdrawal will have already peaked (your will power is another story) your body won't demand that nicotine, your lungs begin to relax, foods start tasting tastier (especially smoked foods!), and it's really a matter of how much discipline you have. Like most others here, I'd told myself "just one for now, I can begin to quit again later" but unless you set boundaries, you're just making excuses.
 
Started smoking at age 12 and made it to two packs of Marlboro reds every day.
Started playing rugby and realized that I had to run and run like the wind so others wouldn't tackle and crush me.
Stopped then.
Funnily, I still have dreams where I am smoking and when I awake I think, hmm, did I just smoke again?

OP-there are MAT's-medically assisted treatment for nicotine, short term w/o much harm. Maybe go that route if it'll lend assistance?
 
Bowling4Bikes said:
cardiac arrest (and obvious revival) got me to finally stop smoking.

one may find while reviewing this thread, a commonality.

you will quit when you truly want to quit. you may find after many attempts at making a soft landing for yourself that it just doesn't work, and will simply just stop. Those who've made a soft landing work for them are in the vast minority of success cases.
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Nice post. I tend to only learn after I have tripped on the curb, fallen into the gutter, rolled down the street, and gotten stuck in a storm drain with Pennywise the clown eating my face.
 
If the average smoker sucks on a pack a day you’d think the financial cost would be an incentive to quit.
Likely could find better uses for that $3K per year.
 
Blankpage said:
If the average smoker sucks on a pack a day you’d think the financial cost would be an incentive to quit.
Likely could find better uses for that $3K per year.
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You would think so, but that's not how it works. I'm an addiction counselor by trade. I watch people blow past consequences on a daily basis.
If arrest, divorce, unemployment and physical maladies don't add up enough to change behavior a few dollars over the 7-11 counter for some smokes has no hope.
Misaligned priorities and denial are very effective blinders.
 
Nicotine addiction is such a weird thing (for me).

Started smoking at a young age. Generally a 1 pack/2 days habit. Marlboro lights. Tried uncountable times to quit. All cold turkey. All unsuccessful. It was always some situation, environment or other lame excuse that always pulled me back in.

Then in 2005 got critically ill. Pneumonia. Worst sickness I have ever endured (besides cancer). After a few weeks of recovery the thought of cigarette smoking was no longer appealing. Never touched/smoked a cigarette since.

Weird thing for me is 2nd hand smoke doesn't bother me. I actually like the smell of 2nd hand cigarette smoke. Weird.
 
there is no easy way to quit drugs. you either do the drug, or you don't. you are in charge.

if you choose not to do the drug, you won't.

it will suck for a while, and then it won't.

unfortunately it is that simple, and there is no easy way out of it.
 
Blankpage said:
If the average smoker sucks on a pack a day you’d think the financial cost would be an incentive to quit.
Likely could find better uses for that $3K per year.
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There is an inverse relationship between income and smoking. The population that can least afford it smokes the most.
 
I hope you can kick them Mikey. Both my parents smoked when I was a kid. Both eventually quit. It was tough but worth it. Hang in there.
 
phil turdwater said:
there is no easy way to quit drugs. you either do the drug, or you don't. you are in charge.

if you choose not to do the drug, you won't.

it will suck for a while, and then it won't.

unfortunately it is that simple, and there is no easy way out of it.
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A Christmas pardon?

Where you been
 
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