Quitting . . . have you tried it?
For those 25 days I was consuming Advil like my life depended on it. I don't really want to quit, but I also do want to quit. I enjoy smoking and I'm not too worried about health concerns (though I realize they exist) because I have heard an seen so many people who've smoked all their life with no problems and only heard as third party accounts of people with problems from it.
For example my father has been smoking two packs a day for 44 years now and the last time he got a physical they said his lungs look like a 20 year old woman whose been smoking for only a few months. Then there's the story of the oldest man alive in Greece who was interviewed at age 104 and when they asked him what his secret was he said "drink and smoke everyday." The main reason why I want to quit is the smell. I hate knowing that after I have a cigarette my daughter can smell it on me. I don't want her growing up associating that "dirty ashtray" smell with daddy.
Then of course there's the money. At about $5.50 a day x 365 days = $2,007.5 a year. So in the last 17 years I've spent approximately $34,127 on smoking (probably more since I used to smoke 2 packs a day). That's the price of a new car or better yet a large chunk off my mortgage. Or a couple of years of tuition for my daughter when she goes to college (although by that time I will have smoked enough to actually pay for the full 4 years, I'm sure).
That's all. Just wanted to get that off my chest as I simultaneously fill it with smoke.
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Permalink Reply by Marps on -
haha. I've tried quitting. I actually don't feel "addicted" to it because I can go DAYS without smoking at all. It's all circumstantial to me. Like I used to associate driving with smoking. As soon as I got into the car, I'd light up. But, when I got my brand new car, i didn't want it to smell like smoke, so I told myself "No smoking in new car". It took a while, but I haven't smoked in my car ONCE in the past 3 years.
Now, I associate band practice with smoking. But instead of going outside to smoke every time the boys do, I will go only once per two that they do. So, I'm smoking about 5 cigarettes within a 6 hour timeframe during practice.
I also associate reading with smoking. If I'm reading a book, I'm most likely doing it outside where it's quiet and I'll be smoking while I'm doing it. I actually enjoy it when my books are crinkled from rain drops or smell like smoke, or have coffee rings on them. (Word to the wise who are considering letting me borrow their books. haha)
But, if you want to cut back, consider changing your smoking rituals. It's going to be really hard at first, but you can do it.
And cutting back is just as beneficial as "not doing at all."
I, too, just ENJOY smoking. It's just a few cigarettes a day (I'm at about 3-5 on a regular day, 1 or 2 on the weekends) It gives me a chance to slow my breathing, to calm myself after an argument, to reflect on the day's events, or to contemplate my writing endeavors. Also, when talking with people, it gives me something to focus on.
So, change ur smoking associations (habits) and you will see yourself cutting back pretty nicely. -
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Permalink Reply by Elizabeth on -
I too really enjoy smoking, but I only do it once in awhile and get this, my endo knows that I smoke and knows my smoking habits and doesn't have a problem with them! He says that basically one or two once in awhile isn't actually doing any harm! I love my endo... lol Now, I'm going to put on my jacket and have a smoke!
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Permalink Reply by angie on -
im waiting for my brother to ask if i want one that's how i decide when i want one even if i want one i wait for him because he smokes the least of every body in the house (there are 6 people including the toddler in the house though hes the only one that doesn't smoke)i have been smoking 11 years I'm 21 and yes i know what age i started at.....my old man is type 1 he is a smoker a chain smoker if we let him hes cutting back so that our son doesn't have daddy smell in his head as "dirty ashtray" as you was said above i have gone up to 3 weeks with out a smoke (not including when i was prego and just the smell made me sick that was not by choice) i have tried quitting before it lasted 3 weeks then i was with a friend that didn't know i had quit and they were smoking and offered me some i though what the hey a few drags wont throw me off track......i bought a pack later that day.lol
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