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| Date: 2007-10-05 16:04 Or have you given up?
I am hoping to give up but am already very dependant.
I was wondering what method y'all think is best 
I really really wanna give up because i have seen the effects it has on both
your inside and out  |
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 ID: 185798 Posts: 88 | Date: 2007-10-06 02:30 yes
i smoke half a pack/a pack a day.
trying to smoke a little less |
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 ID: 207419 Posts: 96 | Date: 2007-10-08 16:32 used to do a pack a day...why? idk really, i liked it, it was relaxing a bit, it
was one thing i didnt have to think about.
people started bitching...how i stopped... i outed it mid cigarette and gave
away the rest of the box.
the end. pretty independent person i guess...i think dependency is
disgusting.
meh but im sure i could have a smoke without going crazy for themI'll leave my mark in this world |
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 ID: 197582 Posts: 196 | Date: 2007-10-18 21:14 I don't & never smoke coz I believe it's not good for health... bad for skin
complexion... bad breath... caused some lung problem & disease... etc.. |
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| Date: 2007-10-19 00:01 I quit smoking the first time in a very similar way to Simone, just one day put
it out half way through and didnt smoke again for like 6 months. Mind you i did
not do because people were bitching etc?? I do not let other peoples judgements
affect me, i enjoyed smoking cause it was relaxing and calming.
I again am going to quit, just need to be in the right state of mind to do it,
will power is the only way!
Best thing though, make sure you quit at a time where you are able to keep busy
and in not so much stress!
Good luck |
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 ID: 194271 Posts: 160 | Date: 2007-10-19 00:46 Looks like I am the heavy around here, I do at least 2 packs a day including
waking up at night and also having a smoke.
I did stop once for two years but started again after I realized that the
craving is there to stay. Felt the same craving for a smoke after 2 years as I
did the day after I gave up.
Just did not feel like living with this craving for the rest of my life.
I do realize it is a nasty habit and will not smoke in my house or car if I have
other non-smoking people with me.
I do not drink though as I hate not feeling in absolute control of myself at all
times, same reason why I have no time for drugs.
In my enviroment smoking is no big deal but I can imagine living in a country
where smoking is banned nearly everywhere it could be a issue.
Regards to all
And good luck to those smokers that wants to give up.
Deon |
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 ID: 177973 Posts: 196 | Date: 2007-11-12 17:21 I may not be a model, but I can tell you that I definitely don't smoke. Growing
up with older siblings, parents, aunts, uncles, and grandparents who did smoke
quite often will leave you annoyed with smoking after a while. I won't even go
into most bars because of the smell of smoke! |
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 ID: 199345 Posts: 451 | Date: 2007-11-12 20:24 I quit 5 years ago after trying to quit many times. I was getting sick all the
time and realised that I had to give up for good. I read a book on quitting,
can't remember the name of it. The basic concept was that the first couple of
weeks are the worst. If you can get through 2 weeks then you know that each day
becomes a little easier. The main incentive now becomes knowing that taking just
one cigarette at this point puts you back to square one and you have to go
through the pain of those first 2 weeks all over again. Therefore everytime I
got the craving I told myself I would be giving up on all the hard work I had
been through for the last x number of days. Before you know it you are 1 month
free, 2 months, 6 months, 1 year etc. The bottom line here is you really have to
want to quit to make it work but it worked for me which is more than I can say
for gum and patches.
Trust me it takes a long time to completely be craving free. Even 5 years on I
still enjoy the smell, but no way do I ever intend to take one.
btw also switched to eating ice cream when I got cravings and put on 50lbs. Have
now managed to lose 30lbs of that. My sick days have gone down to zero and no
more bouts of pneumonia. For me quitting was one of the hardest and most
rewarding things I have ever done. |
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 ID: 216890 Posts: 11 | Date: 2007-11-13 05:40 sometimes. but i think i should stop now. |
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| Date: 2007-11-13 05:43
Have never fancied smoking n have no intentions of smoking in the near
future..actually i find it disgusting...so help me God..I dont wanna go that
direction
Mike Jones:
btw also switched to eating ice cream when I got cravings and put on 50lbs. Have
now managed to lose 30lbs of that.
 ice
cream..everytime u got a craving..darn..that's a speedy/high rate of ice cream
intake u r
lucky that u didnt add more than that..nway th good thing is that u managed |
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| Date: 2007-11-13 06:23 I started at 24... late I guess... but stopped at 25.
I noticed small physiological withdrawal effects when I had a two week break on
a shoot in the snowfields of north Japan.
It was so cold I didn't want to take my gloves off - LOL.
Anyway, I figured if I am getting headaches and mouth ulcers, sleeplessness, etc
NOW - then it's better to give up then in another year or 20.... as my Dad had
to at 50 because he was having heart problems that they said were directly from
his heavy smoking.
I had no mental addiction, so it wasn't hard to beat. A few times a year I may
still have one cig if I am particularly in the mood - sometimes I smoke cigars
actually - but rarely... anyway...
I have heard a few times that the key to beating it is to take up "non-smoking".
The thought process being, if you consider yourself a smoker "trying" to quit or
cut down, then there is room to have a couple here and there, or indeed a packet
here and there.
If you take up non-smoking... when you are offered a cig, your answer is not
"I'm trying to quit" but " I don't smoke" . ONce you choose not to smoke, you
won't.
I mean, if you don't buy them, you can only get them when offered - and if you
"don't smoke" - then you shouldn't have an issue.
The gum helped my Dad though. Maybe good to ween off the nicotine cravings
etc.
Good luck.
It's up to you not us. |
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 ID: 217750 Posts: 2 | Date: 2007-11-23 12:48 Smoker. I smoke toooo much. Yesterday a pack + half :S
This is because I'm stressed and nervous.. 
Actually I'm trying to quit smoking. Today just one - yeeeah  While we are sleeping, angels have conversations with our souls. |
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| Date: 2008-06-24 11:42 HHmmmm.... Bump.... |
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 ID: 183878 Posts: 1599 | Date: 2007-11-23 21:18 Yeah, Karl, almost the cost of a 40D. My relatives love you smokers. They grow
tobacco in North Carolina. I grew up in the stuff. The chemicals they use to
control pests and plant growth are part of the problem in my estimation.
In the days when we only put DDT on it to kill bugs and trimmed the plants by
hand, I never had a moment of sickness. After the new poisons were mandated and
a chemical was developed that killed suckers (offshoots that reduce leaf
production), I'd get sick regularly working in the fields.
Then there's all the stuff they add after it goes to the cigarette
manufacturers...
Quite frankly, I believe if it were left alone to grow how nature intended it,
it wouldn't be as harmful. When we were in Paris we visited a botanical garden
that had some tobacco plants grown on manure fertilizer. The leaf smelled
wonderful and I could rub the leaves and not have any sensations of tingling or
after effect of nausea.If I haven't been there, I'm still planning on going!
If I haven't done it, I've still got time to try! |
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 ID: 197842 Posts: 151 | Date: 2007-11-25 13:01 I had a relative, who smoke 1 cigarette a day. But once he decided to count how
much money did he spend on it per year… The same day he stopped and didn’t
smoke until the end of his life.
That’s because he had a strong will…or maybe was just sparing enough. |
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 ID: 183765 Posts: 2 | Date: 2007-11-25 17:17 I do not smoke...it's so bad for your skin and your health!!
My mother almost died from smoking, so I am EXTREMELY against it!!
It makes people smell disgusting and honestly makes people look disgusting...
I hope I don't offend anyone by what I said, I just do not think smoking is
attractive. |
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| Date: 2007-12-03 10:47 I used to smoke regularly ~15 cigs/day from 17-23 and quit cold turkey (several
attempts though) until I was 29. After a messy break-up I started again, but not
as heavily as before, and just recently have stopped again. It has been over a
month since I bought a pack but have relapsed a coupla times while drinking
alcohol. The trick is to never have one again, because one will lead to another.
Just like any substance abuse issue, you must admit to yourself that you're an
addict first and come up with reasons why to quit. Health, economics ($8.50/pack
in NYC), hygiene, etc and each time you have a craving you have to convince
yourself not to give in and cite the reasons why you quit in the first place.
After a while, the physical addiction dissipates and only have the mental side
to deal with. Go for walks when you have a craving, that can help too.
On a side note, just about all the girls on this site are smoking. Smoking hot
that is!!! |
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 ID: 168093 Posts: 2 | Date: 2007-12-19 14:57 I recently became a non- smoker, and those who say it is a mind over matter
issue are right- the power of thought is really what works best. I used a new
product called Chantix and it worked well for me, though some side affects -
mainly nausea ... I was also irritable and still have occurances of being on
edge - now three weeks without Chantix or any smoking. I kinda want a
cigarette.. but I just have to get my mind off it -(anything working with hands
is a good distraction) after a few the craving fades and you just keep being a
non smoker...
it is rough that many of my friends still smoke, and I find the hardest time to
fight the cravings is when I have a latte' ..... |
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 ID: 209819 Posts: 80 | Date: 2007-12-19 21:25 I once knew a guy that had quit smoking for twenty years. He used to say that he
hadn't quit smoking, but that he just hadn't had a cigarette for twenty years.
He said the craving never really went away. |
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 ID: 206696 Posts: 39 | Date: 2007-12-29 13:51 never smoked and never will smoke.i hate how the cigarettes smell and i know
that are not good for our health |
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