denmarc
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catblaster said:Hang in there...this is the best thing you will ever do for yourself
Working on it. Thanks.
catblaster said:Hang in there...this is the best thing you will ever do for yourself
ArdraF said:Congratulations, Jim, and good for you!
ArdraF
SeilerBird said:Mark - You know what I would like you to do is to tell me exactly why you smoke? Is it because it makes you look more suave and debonair? Is it because it makes you look older? Is it because it is so cool to smoke? Is it because you need something to do with your hands? Exactly why do you want to smoke?
Oh yes, I can relate. I went through the same problems when I quit.denmarc said:As far as why I "want to"? Very good question. My father did. Peer pressure in high school. My friends did. Many friends do still. How many answers do you want to make me sound like I am looking for excuses?
Can you relate?
SeilerBird said:But the question I should have asked is why do you now wish to keep on smoking? What pleasure do you get from them to make you spend $10 a day on cigarettes?
inflt said:In my case, I enjoyed smoking. Cigarettes, pipe, cigars, usually all three in the same day. I quit in February, 1992. I was just shy of my 44th birthday. I held my father's hand while he died of lung cancer, actually drowning in his own body fluids. It was such a stupid, avoidable thing. He used to say if he had the guts behind his belt that he had over his belt he would quit. But he never did.
It was just senseless that he had to die. I loved him so much. I had to make his death mean something, at least to me. So I determined, then and there that if nothing else, I myself could quit. On his behalf. I knew, if he were still alive, that he would approve of that. So, in my grief-ridden mind, I could make his meaningless death mean something. So I did, I quit cold turkey.
For the next year, I don't believe I went 20 waking minutes without thinking about and wanting a smoke. The second year, I don't think I went a waking hour without wanting one. I mean, I was hard core addicted. But it's been 20 years now that I been off smoke, and the only time I miss it is if I happen to be around someone who just lit up. It still smells good to me. OTOH, when I walk into a place with stale smoke, it stinks!
YMMV, but this is my story.
denmarc said:Bravo! You are a sucess story. My hat is off to you.
edjunior said:There's one of these for you to man. Just hang in there. We're saving it for you!
inflt said:The bottom line for me, after trying it a hundred times, ....
SeilerBird said:Mark -
Would you like to add ten years to your life?
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865571432/Study-Quitting-smoking-increases-life-span-up-to-10-years.html
+1.. There is no point in 'trying to quit'. You just need to quit, no try (ala Yoda ;-). When you 'try to quit' you're simply setting yourself up for failure IMO.inflt said:The bottom line for me, after trying it a hundred times, was realizing I had to want to quit more than I wanted to smoke. Once I found that reason to want to quit, it was doable. Not easy, but doable. But I had to want to quit worse, before I could. Hardest thing in this life I ever did, but if I can do it, as addicted as I was (am?), anyone can. Just find the reason that makes you want quitting worse than you want to continue.