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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: S-99 on March 03, 2008, 08:17:31 am
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To health, and above all with my selfishness, to MY health...or some others. But, this really is about my health. I drink only water, OJ, and cranberry juice. I love my veggies as long as their cooked, i eat from most of the food groups as i can possible every day. I exercise, and i get good sleep (good in my definition for the french/swedish hybrid night owls). I do all of this stuff because it's awesome to do and isn't really hard to do either.
It's all hunky dory for me except the fact that i smoke. What gives? This is so ****ing retarded of me :no:
I wake up in the morning and "i like my smokes". What the hell gives with my other good habits and not being able to eliminate this one?
Simple fact, i'm addicted. Other fact, mentally i don't see myself smoking as that really doesn't fit with me, and other people think the same. Deduction is that i should quit.
I got myself out of the i don't want to quit motto, but am currently sitting in between the i don't want to quit and the i do want to quit. Which gives for an over all feeling of smoking is currently medium good. If my mood switches back to the i don't want to quit stage...then that'll suck. If my mood sticks more toward the i don't want to smoke mood then...it's primetime for me take advantage of whatever mood induced commitment i will have to help (my smoking's retarded) to go along with what i learn to actually do about quitting.
How should i go about quitting because i really don't know how and would not only find fascinating but also helpful with intel from other people because that's smart. I'd also really appreciate it.
So what gives?
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Use the cold turkey method.
If you do not have enough willpower to do that... Gradually decrease. How much do you smoke, anyway?
Heck, who am I giving the advice? I am 15... don't smoke at all.
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every time you smoke, put out the cig on your body somewhere.
eventually, you'll stop wanting to smoke.
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every time you smoke, put out the cig on your body somewhere.
eventually, you'll stop wanting to smoke.
LOL thats a first
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every time you smoke.. i'll punch you.. that will make you want to quit! :D
smoking is a filthy vile disgusting instrusive habit damaging to you and those around you.. you should quit
any quitting is sheer will power. Go cold turkey, any other method is just dishonest.
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Every time you want to smoke, inject cocaine directly into your bloodstream.
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You have to want to quit. If you don;t want to, you never will. You need a motivator, and it needs to be a powerful one. Avoiding death isn't powerful enough for alot of people.
I smoked 2 packs a day. I live in New England. and about 10 years ago or so, all my employees and coworkers quit as a New Years resolution. My then girlfriend, now wife really wanted me to quit. So, since I had nobody to smoke with in the sub-zero bitter January winter, I said "**** it" and didn't buy smokes one weekend.
Two weeks later, all those assholes were smoking again, at which point I was so pissed off that I continued not to smoke.
I occasionally smoke a cigar (maybe one a year) and I haven't even hit a regular cig in probably 6 or 7 years (and boy was that a mistake). My motivation was pure force of will and anger with my "friends" but it stuck. I can be a stubborn SOB. You have to want it, for whatever reason, if you want it, you'll be able to. You may need a crutch like the patch, but you may be addicted to more than just the nicotine. I was addicted to the "lifestyle" the mannerisms, the gadgets (I had a bunch of cool lighters, etc) AND the nicotine.
You also need to be prepared for those cravings to be with you for years to come...
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Don't bother with quitting aids, the research on them is mostly sham, they only studied the quit-rate 6 weeks after quitting to get their figures, a later study which checked up on the same people revealed that patches etc have no discernible impact on success rate.
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Yeah, i'm not much up for quitting aids. The most those things are going to do for me is make me want a smoke. The one thing i hate about local tv in alaska is the anti-smoking public anouncements. Those just make me want to smoke too. Cold turkey is the way to go. I've done that once successfully last last christmas. Until i tested myself 3 weeks later. Not a smart decision, here i am back today.
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http://www.driventoquit.ca/english/home/
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Lol. that's very interesting. I could win a car. So far turambars method sounds cool. But, i wonder if he modified that to whenever someone smokes to putting out the cig on someone elses body :lol:
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Substitution method. Every time i want a smoke. I go for a run.
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just have a beer
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No way! Beer and fags go together like eggs and bacon. You can't tempt fate. . .
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Substitution method. Every time i want a smoke. I go for a run.
One reason spring rolls around i'll whip out that bike. Sounds like a plan.
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When it's cold and you fancy a smoke, just do a press up. Every time you get a craving, add a press up to that number. You'll either end up built or sick depending on strength of will. ;)
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Do you mean push up? :wtf:
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They're the same thing :beamz:
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If you want a good self-help book for stopping smoking (or kicking other addictions) that is based on solid science with evidence backing up the effectiveness of its approach, I'd recommend "Willpower's Not Enough" by Washton and Boundy. You can pick up a copy on Amazon for $7-$12.
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AAAh. good news. Spring is rolling around and **** up here is finally starting to melt. I can go out running here in the next two weeks and bike riding. The qutting future.
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AAAh. good news. Spring is rolling around and **** up here is finally starting to melt. I can go out running here in the next two weeks and bike riding. The qutting future.
If you don't like snow then why do you live in Alaska? :D :rolleyes:
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I must like the really short summers.
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Sorry for going off topic, but I was courious.
How do you get around, being in the dark for months at a time? I`m not really sure how long the darkness lasts there, but know its long..
I live in the eastern states, I go to work in the dark, and at the end of my shift, I go home in the dark. I found that at that time of year, depression would set in. I`m not like that now, but it affected me in a monumental way. Just thought you may have seen this in people during the dark period.
Ok back on topic, I have smoked most of my life, my mother, and my father, both smoked also. I`m not knocking smoking as being cool eather, as I to have seen the affect it has had on me. If I had my way, I would have never started smoking, yea I`ve said that alot, over the years, but. :nervous:
I really don`t have room to talk, but take the years I wanted to quit, and didn`t has come with a cost..
I have days where I smoke less, and some days, I smoke more, I guess it all boils down to how I handle stress.
Which also depends on what caused the stress in the first place. I won`t pull no punches, smoking is bad.
Things caused by smoking.
(Bad breath) If not treated, don`t talk.. Thats easy for me, because, i`m quiet most of the time.
(Yellowing of the teeth) If not treated, don`t smile.. Thats easy for me, I have false teeth.
(Shortness of breath) If not treated, don`t run a marithon.. Easy for me, again, I drive.
(Loss of appetite) If not treated. Get used to being thin. Thats easy yet again, cause I never ate that much anyway.
Its an expensive habit here in the states, a carton cost $37.00 here. And thats a ritual, a carton a week
Smoking sucks, what more can I say...
AS for me quiting, I have tried it many, many times, but (stress) :nervous:
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Here in Canada we got this thing called stupid.ca (http://www.stupid.ca/) to help deal with smokers. It's government funded, but it's not bad quality IMO.
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When winter hits up here in alaska. We generally have day light at least 4 hours a day every day in winter. It's not darkness all day long, but can be close to it. And yeah it can be depressing. But, for me the me getting depressed comes from seeing all of my friends depressed. When that happens i just stay away from them.
But, this winter took the cake compared to any other winter. This winter was horrible, everyone becoming alcoholics, etc. There's not much i could do about it since this really seems to be the year of people without self help. All of my friends this semester just wont follow good advice or help themselves in any positive way. I'm waiting for spring to hit so i can at least start rampaging around again. On the other hand break up started this week and it was warm enough for me to ride my bike.
And yeah even myself i'm feeling a lot better knowing that the earliness of spring has started. The moment i can rampage (me going wild and crazy for long amounts of time) i'll feel back to normal. Part time rampaging has already happened. My ex who i discovered was an alcoholic and broke up with her, she suffers from extremely low self esteem, she also doesn't know how to help herself (where do these people come from, there's a lot of them this year in fairbanks). I tried helping her out by keeping a new guy who liked to take advantage of her away, but she still hung out with him. What an idiot. So now i use her own tools against her. Tonight she was drunk and making coffee, i was amazed at the amount of febreze i sprayed on the back of her legs that she didn't notice. I also hid her alcohol bottle in her own room. It was funny, she was going to go out for a smoke, and then she's like "hey i'm wet, i need to get a new pair of socks on". I didn't realize i sprayed that much febreze on her. After that, she don't know where her vodka went. I was the nice guy and gave her some fresh scent alcohol abstinence.
I don't get people this year. Riding my bike and doing other things that actually takes me around the city so far seems to keep me from smoking. So far this is really cool with the season changing. But, yeah, the long winters up here get annoying.
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Thanks for the reply, its nice to have the truth about the winters there. Yeah, alcohol is a problem here to, at this time of year.
We had our worst winter storm of the season, dumped 16 inches on us. My snowblower got a good workout, and our driveway is now open. :D
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It's not that the snow was so bad. It didn't really snow that much in interior at all. But, it did get really windy and that blows snow around. So every day you got snow drifts where there wasn't the day before. This winter just really had too much darkness both literally and metaphorically. It's still nice that break up is in process though. I'm actually waking up to when the sun rises. Even when i go to sleep at 5am and wake up at 8am. That sun is powerful! And necessary. It really makes you appreciate sun light after an alaskan winter. I know this winter i was wiating a long time for it to come back **** just feels more right now.
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if you bought youre bike in juneau, theres a possibility that i built it.
muahaha hahaha ahahahahaha
i rather like not having any natural light for half the year, it better matches my mood. summer is cool cause you can go out and do whatever till 10PM or so without the lack of light being a concern. i once lived up in anchorage, and i remember going to the store at 1am and it being bright as day. as for winter i think everyone just dims their lighting a little, so the eyes spend less time to adjust and you gain night vision faster.