On the topic of cigarettes

I still haven't heard or read one good reason to quit.

America will just have to deal with my hedonism.

 

The method should work with all addictions or immediate-gratification/procrastination patterns.

I'm still working it out.

And right now I forgot. Tomorrow I'll remember it.

 

I'm interested to see how this all unfolds.

 

When I quit gradually, years ago, I was successful.

When I went cold turkey last month, I was not.

But that's not the most important. I'm trying to quit smoking using something other than repressive will-power. Will-power works for a bit and then I crack.

In fact, I'm not even proposing myself to quit. Everytime I propose to do something, its opposite becomes appealing.

I want to get in touch with the motivation to quit in the first place.

I'll try to sit down and watch my cravings without reaction. Without doing anything about it. Only when I'm entirely comfortable with my urges, will I quit.

I'm particularly interested in not reacting to situations of adversity. To be moved neither by external pressures, nor by escapist urges. To stay there, unmoved. To observe my problems and my suffering...to observe my repressive thoughts which will wish my problems and suffering away. But not do anything about them (e.g., smoke).

And act only when I'm truly spontaneous.

Addiction is an escapist reaction. It's the inability to let adverse emotions run their course.

With all that being said, I still don't know enough of what I just said. I still haven't quit.

 

Oooh maybe you should be hypnotized!

 

You do it!

 

My father got pneumonia back in Aug 07
other then his "smokers cough" he has always been very healthy.
He stayed sick... he was dizzy ..fatigued.. losing weight and every week he was worse.
He saw a doctor who gave him some prescriptions and said there was a small spot on his lung ex-ray but he didn't have the money to keep going back. He told us not to worry that he would get better, after four almost five months he finally decided he needed to do something.
just recently he applied to get on disability (when he finally admitted the fact that he could not work anymore) and went back to the doctors, he was diagnosed with small cell lung cancer.
He quit smoking two months ago, unfortunately although it might help with his treatment now it is too late.
The latest news, this last monday he was told by a local radialogist that his cancer has spread to his surrounding organs and his brain and that he was lucky if he lived another two months, he went to a near by VA hospital where he got a second opinion but only the opinion about the cancer being in his brain was different. He starts chemo this next week and I can not even begin to explain just how much my whole family is hurting over this. Watching my Dad wither away has been the worst thing in my life second only to the pain of losing my daughter.

It's not just me... people all over the world believe that this kind of story is just something they hear about.. and oh how sad it is... but everyday it's the horrifying truth for too many people.

please, if you need more reason then just my story to quit smoking, do some research, Do it for yourself.. do it for the ones who love you

 

that reminds me of my friend's professor. she said that the professor told the class he has lung cancer. my friend saw him after class the one day walking down the sidewalk smoking a cig.

 

Thanks for sharing your story. I'm sorry for your loss.

Unfortunately, I've already done research.

Fear of death or illness is not enough. I need a positive motivation.

I'll find it.

 

Zyban worked wonders for me, personally.