You have officially gotten through the hardest part of giving up smoking... deciding to quit! Congrats!
good for you. i currently have been smoking for 4.5 years and i plan on continuing. but again i applaud your determination. please do give us updates. when i finally decide to quit it may be useful to refer to your postings.
May I ask why you plan on continuing?
I smoke on a night out when I'm drinking. It's pretty common.I'm just curious, but... not really a smoker?
I smoke on a night out when I'm drinking. It's pretty common.
I smoke on a night out when I'm drinking. It's pretty common.
A friend of mine got hooked on smoking just by doing that. I don't even know how many times he's given up (I mean giving up for months/years) but he always goes back. I don't know if that means he has an iron clad will or the total opposite.
Deciding to quit today and hopefully for good. I have never really been a heavy smoker but as of late (I'm 23) I have gone from only smoking while drinking to smoking when I wake up in the morning to now buying packs and smoking throughout the day and night, even sober.
I know the health risks and that is the main reason I want to quit, however, without intentionally insulting anyone, I got my smell back for a bit today and took a wiff of my hair after smoking last night and wow! Gross.
Anyway I am going to use this as a mini-journal to track my progress and most likely rant and rave. If I ask one of you for a cig though please decline.
I quit smoking May 16, haven't had a smoke since. I smoked on and off for aboot 15 years. I don't even have any cravings, not even when I'm drunk.
I never understood why anyone would want to smoke cigarettes. It's a disgusting habit that ended up killing my mother. It's a good thing to quit while you're still young and healthy.
My mothers parents smoke and drink. And my mother used to but as soon as she tried to have kids she quit cold turkey. Most of my close friends smoke too. With the exception of 2 or 3. And my brother smokes cigars and pretty sure cigarettes and weed. Not the best environment for me I know. The worst part is that my best friend was in the same place I am now. Most of his family and friends smoke. Now he is one of them .
Hopefully I don't get sucked in...
I never understood why anyone would want to smoke cigarettes. It's a disgusting habit that ended up killing my mother. It's a good thing to quit while you're still young and healthy.
I would say the majority of smokers are quite aware of the risks and dangers associated with smoking. In my opinion, the only thing anyone can judge on is the initial decision to smoke a cigarette. After that, people become chemically and mentally dependent and the ability to quit is beyond the simple power of one's will. I have never smoked, but my mom is a lifetime smoker. I have seen her struggle with quitting and it is rather depressing for her at times. One thing is for sure, telling them how stupid it is never works. People need to make a decision to quit on their own and then loved ones and friends to support them.
On a side note, I just saw a commercial for what I believe was nicorette gum where a man was sitting on a pier and a shark was biting his arm. He was then saying to himself cigarette cigarette cigarette. Pops a piece of nicorette gum and the craving stopped. But then he was like, "OMG A SHARK!!1!" I found this commercial hilarious.
Maybe the gum would even help?