15 Feb 07
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Originally posted by arrakisHow true how true Rakki! The thing that made me more determined than ever to give up was statistics believe it or not!
If it was easy anyone could do it. Are you in charge of your life or not?
If you are not in charge of your life then smoke away like all the other drug addicts.
Do you know what happens to people who are not in control of their lives? Someone else takes control of it for you. It might be in a hospital where they try to save your life by cutting out the cancerous tumors. 😲
It goes a little like this: One in three people get cancer. Smoking doubles the chance of getting cancer. I can only deduce from this, that smokers are 2:1 on on of getting the big bad bastard disease. 🙁
15 Feb 07
Originally posted by jimslyp69Not to mention heart disease. 😠
How true how true Rakki! The thing that made me more determined than ever to give up was statistics believe it or not!
It goes a little like this: One in three people get cancer. Smoking doubles the chance of getting cancer. I can only deduce from this, that smokers are 2:1 on on of getting the big bad bastard disease. 🙁
15 Feb 07
Originally posted by SeitseJust go and eat your favorite desert.
Eleven days so far and only 3 cigs, when before I used to smoke
1 pack a day. Should I be ashamed of those 3?
What can I do to stop my trembling hands and my desire to kill
everybody around me? Should I start drinking heavily?
Smoking is hell. Not smoking is hell too.
:'(
Sugar has the same opiate effect on the brain as nicotine, except humans are used to it so we don't feel it as much.
15 Feb 07
Originally posted by SeitseThat was ages ago - over a month.
Eleven days so far and only 3 cigs, when before I used to smoke
1 pack a day. Should I be ashamed of those 3?
What can I do to stop my trembling hands and my desire to kill
everybody around me? Should I start drinking heavily?
Smoking is hell. Not smoking is hell too.
:'(
Have you had any since?
Or did you relapse?
When you do give up, be prepared for some weight gain. I stopped last year after, well ... a proper habit - and I put on nearly 10 kilos in about four weeks.
I no longer smoke, but I sink in soft earth if I don't keep moving.
16 Feb 07
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Originally posted by CoconutIt takes a few attempts to quit before you realise what the real problem is. Loads of smokers say stuff like "I reckon I could quit anytime I want to". And they are absolutely correct!
Sorry I can't empathize. I've sometimes thought of getting addicted just so I could quit and see how hard it is.
As soon as you 100% want to quit, it is easy.
Stupidly easy.
And if you start again a few months later, it's because a few pleasurable memories of smoking mean that you are no longer at 100%.
A lot of quitters think they are at 100% but really aren't if they are truly honest with themselves. If they were they wouldn't feel like they were "missing" anything, because they wouldn't want to be doing it!
16 Feb 07
Originally posted by Seitsewhats life all about if not for indulging in some, if not all, of the things that are bad for us? i demonstrate strong will power by doing what i enjoy, despite those awful warning on the fag packets (sorry readers in the us of a, we SMOKE fags here in the uk). i reckon life is short, enjoy it, -anyway who wants to live to be 108?
Eleven days so far and only 3 cigs, when before I used to smoke
1 pack a day. Should I be ashamed of those 3?
What can I do to stop my trembling hands and my desire to kill
everybody around me? Should I start drinking heavily?
Smoking is hell. Not smoking is hell too.
:'(
16 Feb 07
Originally posted by SeitseI was a heavy smoker and i stopped using Alan Carr's book 'the easy way to stop smoking' It actually was easy. It was just about finding a different way of looking at nicotine addiction, and understanding that it's a big deception. I recommend this book to anyone who wants to beat any addiction.
Eleven days so far and only 3 cigs, when before I used to smoke
1 pack a day. Should I be ashamed of those 3?
What can I do to stop my trembling hands and my desire to kill
everybody around me? Should I start drinking heavily?
Smoking is hell. Not smoking is hell too.
:'(
PM me if you want to know more about it.
16 Feb 07
Originally posted by SeitseDude it you really try you can do it, I tried smoking a few weeks ago, wasn't bad but I knew when I did it that it wasn't something I wanted to pick up. Though a few days after I craved a cig, I just said hell no I"m not doing it.
Eleven days so far and only 3 cigs, when before I used to smoke
1 pack a day. Should I be ashamed of those 3?
What can I do to stop my trembling hands and my desire to kill
everybody around me? Should I start drinking heavily?
Smoking is hell. Not smoking is hell too.
:'(
16 Feb 07
Originally posted by JohnLennonForeverYou should write a help book on the subject of smoking a cigarette and quitting the habit you never started. That market is wide open.
Dude it you really try you can do it, I tried smoking a few weeks ago, wasn't bad but I knew when I did it that it wasn't something I wanted to pick up. Though a few days after I craved a cig, I just said hell no I"m not doing it.
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16 Feb 07
Originally posted by PhlabibitJust cause I never technically started smoking as a habit doesn't mean I don't have habits of my own, one of which is quite embarrasing. If you really try to do something, you can do it.
You should write a help book on the subject of smoking a cigarette and quitting the habit you never started. That market is wide open.
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16 Feb 07
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Originally posted by JohnLennonForeverI was speaking to Russ the other day after a game of squash about smoking and he mentioned that he always envied smokers because they had something to do during downtime, somewhere to hang out, etc..., but that he simply never started smoking because he just didn't want to be a smoker.
Dude it you really try you can do it, I tried smoking a few weeks ago, wasn't bad but I knew when I did it that it wasn't something I wanted to pick up. Though a few days after I craved a cig, I just said hell no I"m not doing it.
I reckon if you can get that attitude, you can stop, regardless of the cravings. Once the desire to be a non-smoker outweighs the desire to have a cigarette, you can do it. But I believe nicotine's greatest evil is that it usually manages to convince you that your desire to smoke is greater than your desire to give up.
Human beings tend to put more weight on a small short-term loss than on a huge long term advantage.
16 Feb 07
Originally posted by JohnLennonForeverWhy does that have anything to do with what you posted for advice?
Just cause I never technically started smoking as a habit doesn't mean I don't have habits of my own, one of which is quite embarrasing. If you really try to do something, you can do it.
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