I recently started smoking about a month ago or so, and I love smoking, but think I should cut down for a while. I was supposed to go this month without smoking. I went two days without a cigarette, then smoked with my friend (he didn't pressure me, I decided to), and went another two days without smoking a cigarette before smoking some this morning. I really want to wait out the rest of this month without smoking and possible go longer. All I'm truly interested in is smoking cigars, black & milds, or better yet, weed, but haven't been able to get my hands on the latter because if I had it I wouldn't be smoking anything else. How do I keep my mind occupied and off cigarettes? It's not that I have cravings, it's just that I find these are all I have when I can't access anything else....basically they are a substitute. What do I do?
My boss quit smoking June last year on my birthday after 15 years of heavy smoking. The only advice he could give me was to train myself out of association with smoking. As soon as the thought popped up that I should have a cigarette I would busy myself with a task, and push the thought out of my mind. It's really fucking hard. I don't know if it will be for you. The good thing is that you've only been smoking for about a month, which means nicotine hasn't fully grasped you yet hopefully
It hasn't, and I know I'm not addicted yet, but at the same time I really get the urge to have a cigarette if I'm just sitting around, which could mean one of two things. It could mean that I'm not focusing on my goals fully, or it could be the lack of sleep I've been getting because when I don't get the right amount of sleep or no sleep at all I find my mind wandering to places it shouldn't so hopefully quitting shouldn't be a big problem. If I can go a week or so without a cigarette I'll be set. I already know it's not common to get addicted to cigars or black & milds and I only have one a day whenever I do buy one, so smoking those won't be a problem.
Alright, you only smoked for, and kind of, and only for a month, try quitting after 4 or 5 years, or 30 years. I'm gonna tell you what no one told me at 17, don't be a fucking moron, don't smoke.
I've been smoking since 9th grade. Bad choice. Don't smoke! Health and money, (and more money and more money and more money ...) are two good reasons to not start smoking. It does add up after a while.
and more money, and more money, combined with more money multiplied by more money God there's nothing better though then quitting and after a week or 2 you realize on a 7 mile bike ride you can actually breathe again.
I know I can quit, and I will after this month is out, but I don't regret smoking, I just am quitting so it's not a lifelong thing, and is a occasional type of thing.
everybody smokes for a month then they tell themselves and others that they aren't addicted yet. if you aren't addicted, then fucking quit? oh...i see... you're not addicted, you just like doing it? you can quit any time you want you say? yea, sure...
I've been smoking for almost 2 years but finally gave it up. But some time later, last week or so, I started smoking again. I don't know why I did this but I like it. It helps to relax when you are very tired coming back from work. Now, I'm smoking only 2 cigarettes per day so I think I will quit this shit very soon.
By reminding yourself that they will kill you. And what a ridiculous waste of money they are. You didn't say how old you are, but you sound young and you may not pay much attention to what I say, but the best advice you will ever hear from anyone about cigarettes is ... throw them away and never touch them again. Here's a thought ... go visit somebody who has emphysema. See for yourself how they're unable to walk across the room without absolutely gasping for breath. If you want to simulate it on your own, hold your nose about 3/4 closed, and try it out yourself. Or if you really want the real deal, visit a cancer ward. Guaranteed to leave a wake-up call. Or talk to somebody who needed a triple bypass by the age of 40. And by the way .. do you know how bad a heart attack hurts? A heart attack happens when the blood flow to the heart muscle is cut off or severely restricted (which smoking helps to cause), and by all accounts the pain of it is utterly excruciating. Assuming you survive it, the damage to your heart is permanent, and they will put you on blood thinners ... guess what one of the side effects of that is (hint ... it's the opposite of viagra). It may be a long time before you can have sex again, if ever. That's not all. You'll wake up every morning coughing and hacking your guts out. Your food will taste like shit. Your family will live in constant fear that you'll fall asleep with a lighted cigarette and burn down your house, along with everyone in it. Women won't want to kiss you. Little kids will go "ewwww" when they get close to you. The smell of cigarette smoke will get impregnated in all your clothes, in the furniture in your house, in your car. If all of that hasn't gotten to you, just add up all the money you'll spend on cigarettes in a year's time. Trust me, almost no one who smokes heavily and reaches my age doesn't look back and wish to hell they'd never started smoking (I'm not one of them, by the way, if you couldn't already tell). I'm not saying any of this to be preachy ... it's just the truth. You already know all this stuff, I'm sure. But maybe it just hasn't made an impression on you. Please ... quit now, while it's not that difficult. And never go back.
I'm just going to stop you here and say that I'm not about to go visit someone who has developed said bad effects, and I'm not spending a shitload of money on cigarettes because I don't pay for them. Second off, I don't wake up every morning coughing and hacking my guts out, and if I want good smelling breath, the simplest thing is to brush my teeth. And my food has never tasted like shit in all the time I've been smoking. And why would kids go "eww" when they get close to me? I'm not trying to sound like a dick but I'm pretty sure I'd have all my clothes cleaned before I even step foot out the house. Sorry, but pretty much everything you listed can be counter acted. I'll likely "quit" by the end of this month, give my lungs a rest for over a month and nurse 'em back to health, then start up again when I feel my lungs are somewhat back to normal. Trust me, cancer is not coming my way, I'm going to be smart about how I smoke, and I don't think it's nearly as bad as everyone makes it out to be. I mean, pretty much everything we do kills us, smoking is just another one of those things. I eat fucking fast food everyday but I don't hear lots of people talking about how quickly they clog your arteriers and shit like that. I only asked for tips to quit when I want to take a break from smoking, I'm not regretting deciding to smoke....not in the slightest.
What the fuck are you talking about? I never really stated I was going to actually quit smoking permanently, just that I'll take a sabbatical from it, let my lungs heal, and when they are back up to par I'll start smoking. I'm not addicted, I know that much, so again, what the fuck are you talking about?
Trust me, cancer is not coming my way, I'm going to be smart about how I smoke, and I don't think it's nearly as bad as everyone makes it out to be. I mean, pretty much everything we do kills us Good luck, son.
Really? I had no idea. :rofl: :icon_bs: That's like talking about dry water, hot ice, or safe suicide. That kind of rationalization is one of the most obvious signs of smoking addiction. You are toast. History. You must be hanging around a bunch of idiots. I only know two people who are willing to eat fast food. You need smarter friends.
