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09-17-2006, 05:16 PM #26Web Hosting Master
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ive been smoking since over 10 years, i do not have plans to quit , i actually like smoking ! health issues whatever risks, maybe because am not having any now am not really concerned or scared.
But i say onething regarding to the comments that "smokers wishing to quit" when you want to quit its a shame if you dont have enough will and courage to quit,
I believe if you want to quit u can just quit , maybe in steps maybe one time but it will be done, those who says they wish they can quit actually are just pple like me, who enjoy smoking and who do NOT want to quit , but rather find a lame excuse of "i cant let it go".POINTLeb Hosting Lebanese Hosting for the Middle East
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09-17-2006, 06:56 PM #27Web Hosting Master
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I quit almost 25 years ago. It was mostly cold turkey, but I put off emptying my ashtrays for about a month. That way I could take an emergency puff on a stale cigarette butt if withdrawal was keeping me awake.
Besides the long term health and financial benefits, in the fairly short run, once you get the nicotine withdrawal over with, you don't have to have it bothering you several times a day any more.
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09-17-2006, 08:57 PM #28Web Hosting Master
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I just quit cold turkey after smoking all throughout highschool/college.
If you're not going to quit cold turkey, don't waste money and bum off people. That way you won't be wasting your own money and you will most probably end up smoking less and less.Can you be scared half to death twice?
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09-17-2006, 11:42 PM #29Newbie
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I am not addicted and dont get any cravings when I am sober. I go all week without the thought of a cig even crossing my mind. However, When I go out to partys or clubs and have been drinking (normally excessivly) I chain smoke something stupid. I go out every friday and saturday night and average on around a pack n a half to 2 packs a weekend.
I have normally got half pack or so left over from the weekend and it just sits there on my desk waiting for the weekend. I have done this for at least a year and my whole life I have smoked probly under a half a packet sober.
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09-18-2006, 12:26 AM #30Web Hosting Master
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Originally Posted by fromage
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09-18-2006, 02:08 AM #31Web Hosting Master
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I left smoking last 7 years back.
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09-18-2006, 11:29 AM #32Junior Guru Wannabe
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Well, for the life of me, I can't get addicted, not that I would want to, but I can't get addicted!! I can go from a binge of no smoking at all throughout the week, then, on the weekend every now and then smoke a pack.... Wake up in the morning, and not have one craving for a cigarrete, and be fine.... for months at a time. Although the last three attempts at smoking a ciggarette either resulted in my stomping it out, after ~ 3 drags, or giving it to some friend that smokes I'm with at the time.
Although I do find my self smoking quite a bit of Hookah, a middle eastern form of water bong. Perhaps this is what keeps me level and balanced from not wanting to smoke cigarretes? It is alot better health wise for you, or so I hear. Anyways just a thought, also it is not very mobile, so you'd be restricted to smoking at home / hookah bar, which also limits smoking.
Although one thing I can not stand is cigars / cigar smoke, I think it is the most obtrusive smell ever.
Well best of luck quiting!Last edited by 2detailed; 09-18-2006 at 11:34 AM.
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09-18-2006, 11:41 AM #33Dennis Johnson
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[quote=2detailed].... Wake up in the morning, and not have one craving for a cigarrete, and be fine.... ]/quote]I imagine most smokers were the same way at first.
I remember being interviewed for the school paper in high school and being asked why I smoked.
The answer was simple, "Because I enjoy it." I didn't need to smoke. I just wanted to.
It takes a while before you become addicted. And then it takes longer to admit you're addicted.There is no best host. There is only the host that's best for you.
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09-18-2006, 02:19 PM #34Web Hosting Evangelist
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Originally Posted by nofan
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09-18-2006, 02:43 PM #35iNET Interactive
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Originally Posted by sasha
Update: I quit (again) last night and woke up in a bad mood. Although it's been a rough day (nicotine gum has been helpful), I'm actually not craving a cigarette. The psychological effects have not been fun, at all, but I know it will get better everyday and be worth it in the long haul. And my lungs feel better already!
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09-18-2006, 04:20 PM #36Hail Eris !
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Originally Posted by Gridiron