Re: Smoking Cigarettes

okaywitheasypay · ‎03-27-2011

I am curious of those who did cease smoking , just what did click in your minds and hearts to take you to the goal of permanently stopping ?

Anita Hug · ‎03-22-2015

I quit smoking about 10 years ago, and it was one of the hardest things I've ever done. Even now there are times a craving will hit and I could go for a cigarette. Mostly during stressful times.

No amount of begging, nagging, lecturing or know-it all remarks from people was enough to make me quit. I was considerate and did not smoke around others or subject others to my secondhand smoke. I knew it was bad for me, but it was a vice I thought I needed. You have to be addicted to cigarettes to understand this, and what it feels like to go without one for a while. I not only felt horrible, but my mood was so bad, people would tell me to go have a cigarette - QUICK - before I turned into the Hulk.

I did quit a few times over the years, but some events caused me to pick it up again. I knew it was a ridiculous problem when I couldn't refrain from smoking after a tooth extraction and gave myself dry socket. That was excrutiating! Still, I kept smoking for another year or so until I needed another extraction. I decided right then that I would smoke my last cigarette before going in, and that would be it. I'd use that recovery time as my incentive to get past the first few day hurdle - I didn't want another dry socket. I'd feel miserable anyway, so I just did it.

I did it for me. I did it because I realized the ways smoking was impeding my life. My schedule would revolve around it. Even road trips would have to factor in breaks to stop and have a smoke, and I saw that I was a slave to my cigarettes. Seeing how much money was alloted to them in my budget was an eye-opener as well. It was just time, and thankfully that time it stuck.

lucymo · ‎12-13-2010

@Tinkrbl44 wrote:
@lucymo wrote:
I smoked for a number of years but stopped 25 years ago. I can attest to how hard it is to stop. Many just turn from smoking to over eating and gain so much weight that it becomes a health issue too. There is help now to make it easier to stop but it won't ever be easy as habits are hard to break but well worth it. After I no longer had a craving for the cigarette I still had the habit of lighting up at certain times like after a meal.

We all know smoking is bad for us and that we shouldn't do it. I can no longer go to a restaurant that allows smoking even though I once was a smoker. So, if you are a smoker consider quitting for the sake of your health. I promise you will feel better when you're past the craving. Your sense of taste and smell will be so much stronger and you won't want to be around the smell of cigarettes.

I wish I could personally help someone give up smoking but that has to be their decision. Hounding and shaming just hurts people and won't make them quit. Good luck to anyone trying to quit.

The terminology is off ...... smoking isn't a silly "habit" ...... It's an ADDICTION.

If someone is a regular heroin user, do you think people would call it a heroin "habit"?

Yes, if you read the post, I said after I no longer had the craving I still had the habit of lighting up a cigarette. I believe there is a big difference in cigarettes and heroin, both are addictive but getting clean from drugs seems much harder. I have a family member fighting that now. As in alcohol, people always have to be on guard against relapse. I can only speak for me, of course, but I have no desire to smoke again, where with drugs and alcohol, I think I'd be more apt to relapse.

I've heard people say users will do anything to support their 'habit', referring to drug users and maybe as smokers, we might too. I sure don't say giving up smoking is easy but it can be done if you're serious about quitting. Are you a smoker? Just wondering.

lucymo · ‎12-13-2010

@okaywitheasypay wrote:
I am curious of those who did cease smoking , just what did click in your minds and hearts to take you to the goal of permanently stopping ?

@okaywitheasypay I decided I needed to quit after my sister had to have breathing treatments and ended up on oxygen 24/7. She was a heavy smoker and doctors said that caused the problem. That was enough for me to stop while I could maybe still avoid going through what she did. So far, my lungs are good.

SilleeMee · ‎05-22-2016

Some say sitting is the new smoking.

SeaMaiden · ‎03-10-2010

@Sooner wrote:
@SeaMaiden wrote:
More People Die Each Year in the US From Smoking( nearly half a million)

than from

Murder, AIDS, suicide, Drugs, Car crashes, and Alcohol

COMBINED

@SeaMaiden SO?????????????????

@Sooner Yes, it is just that ....... a "SO??????" moment question.... not meant to be deep, contemplating or difficult... it is what it is.... do with it what you want... Please do not give yourself a headache by trying to figure it out. Have a blessed day!

software · ‎06-08-2016

@Tinkrbl44 wrote:
@software wrote:
I can't quote it but read an article recently that said half of all cancers are a result of lifestyle choices.

Smoking, alcohol, drugs, poor diet
@software

Our dog was put down recently because he had stomach cancer that had spread to other organs. He had a good doggie diet ..... and I'm pretty sure he didn't smoke, drink or do drugs.

Unfortunately, a lot of animals get cancer. Any theories?

The article didn't mention K9

SeaMaiden · ‎03-10-2010

okaywitheasypay wrote:

I am curious of those who did cease smoking , just what did click in your minds and hearts to take you to the goal of permanently stopping ?

@okaywitheasypay

I quit cold turkey in 1990. I just decided one beautiful day that I WANTED TO LIVE and not die from smoking stinky expensive( $1.95 a pack back then...) cigarettes.

That first week of physical withdrawl from the nicotine and chemicals to hook you they put in the tabacco( sugar etc...) was very very hard...

But, the hardest part in withdrawel was the pychological withdrawel of not having that cigarette break... or having a cigarette with my coffee or having that cigarette while driving the car... that part of withdrawel took much longer. I had to part with what I considered my best friend...(NOT!!!)

I Basically I valued my life and health more than that cancer stick. PERIOD. And today I am so happy I made that decision.

SeaMaiden · ‎03-10-2010

@Anita Hug wrote:
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I did it for me. I did it because I realized the ways smoking was impeding my life. My schedule would revolve around it. Even road trips would have to factor in breaks to stop and have a smoke, and I saw that I was a slave to my cigarettes. Seeing how much money was alloted to them in my budget was an eye-opener as well. It was just time, and thankfully that time it stuck.

@Anita Hug YES!!!!!