I'm a smoker again - Page 6

The Murderer · 06-09-2011, 02:03 PM

You know love can kill you too. Just look at black mages hadoken.

Professor Smarmiarty · 06-09-2011, 02:34 PM

If you rearrange smoke you get moske.

Fifthfiend · 06-09-2011, 03:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fenris

I think there's a difference between "kills you," as we all are slowly dying away in our own bodies, and "makes your life objectively worse (coughing, withdrawal, financial drain, etc.) before killing you, several years ahead of when you would naturally leave barring unforseen circumstances."

Yeah the way I quit smoking the last time wasn't even on the prospect that it might kill me in the distant future - in a horribly prolonged painful way that at the outside chance involves me breathing from a hole cut out of my neck - so much as the day to day just feeling like shit, smelling like ass, and having that tightness/burning in my chest that never really totally goes away.

Bobbey · 06-09-2011, 04:39 PM

I've never smoked anything (being cigarettes, cigars or pot), mostly because of lack of interest and that I hated the smell of cigarettes as a child. I grew up in a family of smokers, my mom used to smoke 2 packs a day, my dad maybe 1, and whenever I'd visit my family on my mother's side, everyone would be smoking in an enclosed space and ash trays were practically never cleaned from their contents, resulting in small mounds of ash and filters. Lets just say that I preferred spending my time alone outside, away from the smoke as a child, since I easily suffered headaches from the smoke (still do today).

My grand father died of lung complications due to smoking (and the fact that he was a heavy drinker as well) and my dad recently got surgery done in his left leg for a blocked artery due to the same problems. He's still smoking as much as before though, which worries me a lot, and won't change his habits even though I've talked to him about it many times.

I've never smoked, so I have no clue how difficult it can be to quit all together, or how easy it is to be tempted to smoke again after quitting, but I encourage you to try and quit again for your own sake in the future.

**Satan's Onion** · 06-09-2011, 04:53 PM

For what it's worth, I was talking with my mother recently about when she quit smoking, and she said that once you finally do quit in a way that sticks, and you realize that it's stuck and you can say "hey, I've been off the smokes for [x time period]", it feels pretty goddamn sweet. It can take dozens of attempts, yes, but the only sure way to fail at getting rid of the habit is to give up trying.

The Murderer · 06-09-2011, 06:05 PM

I've always hated the smell of cigerattes. I've never smoked anything in my life either. At my workplace there are several people who smoke all the time and i'm constantly holding my breath and trying to avoid them because i just hate the smell that much. The only person in my family who smokes is my grandma and now she has to carry around an oxygen tank...

Mondt · 06-10-2011, 06:10 PM

First, a song about your problem!
Second, the "Love song" referred to in the song! Well, that's what I inferred anyway.

Seriously though. Hole in your throat, loved ones perception of you, your perception of you, having to literally put life on pause every so often because of some shit that isn't even good for you, it costs a shit ton of money, you're helping perpetuate smoking within humanity as a whole, some other shit (if this sort of thing motivates you).

Every smoker I know hates it and wants to quit, thinks it's totally disgusting. Separate yourself from them by actually quitting.

Bard The 5th LW · 06-10-2011, 08:54 PM

My dad smokes, and he is sorta an ass. Also, he smokes in the workout room. I'm just like WHY?

Seil · 06-10-2011, 09:29 PM

Hey Fifthfiend, please stop smoking.

Amake · 06-11-2011, 01:25 AM

My tip is to sack up and quit before things get out of hand. One day you might get word of a business that helps people quit smoking, and before you know what's happening they're taking your Autistic son into a room with an electrified floor because they somehow found out you had a smoke when you were stuck in traffic. And then they bill you for the electricity, just to twist the knife.

Okay, that's the plot of a short story by Stephen King. But the point is, if you allow yourself to be controlled by this thing that doesn't mean you well - cigarettes - ugly things may happen to you. And you will be powerless to stop them happening. Because you are a slave. Do you value your personal freedom? Then fight the addiction.

This is how I motivate myself to not be addicted to caffeine. Hope it helps.

06-09-2011, 04:39 PM	#54
Bobbey I mustache you a question. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Laval Posts: 768	I've never smoked anything (being cigarettes, cigars or pot), mostly because of lack of interest and that I hated the smell of cigarettes as a child. I grew up in a family of smokers, my mom used to smoke 2 packs a day, my dad maybe 1, and whenever I'd visit my family on my mother's side, everyone would be smoking in an enclosed space and ash trays were practically never cleaned from their contents, resulting in small mounds of ash and filters. Lets just say that I preferred spending my time alone outside, away from the smoke as a child, since I easily suffered headaches from the smoke (still do today). My grand father died of lung complications due to smoking (and the fact that he was a heavy drinker as well) and my dad recently got surgery done in his left leg for a blocked artery due to the same problems. He's still smoking as much as before though, which worries me a lot, and won't change his habits even though I've talked to him about it many times. I've never smoked, so I have no clue how difficult it can be to quit all together, or how easy it is to be tempted to smoke again after quitting, but I encourage you to try and quit again for your own sake in the future. __________________ The key to being a big league pitcher is the 3 R's: readiness, recuperation, and conditioning! You see, after the game, a lot of guys like to ice up their arm. Still, other fellas think that heat is the way to go. But I have discovered the secret, Henry: hot ice! That's right: hot ice. I heat up... the ice cubes! It's the best of both worlds! -Phil Brickman

06-09-2011, 04:53 PM	#55
Satan's Onion Swing You Sinners! Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: 4th Street Posts: 2,666	For what it's worth, I was talking with my mother recently about when she quit smoking, and she said that once you finally do quit in a way that sticks, and you realize that it's stuck and you can say "hey, I've been off the smokes for [x time period]", it feels pretty goddamn sweet. It can take dozens of attempts, yes, but the only sure way to fail at getting rid of the habit is to give up trying. __________________ Good evening, ladies. Please enter and be tained .

06-11-2011, 01:25 AM	#60
Amake Keeper of the new Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: A place without judgment Posts: 4,506	My tip is to sack up and quit before things get out of hand. One day you might get word of a business that helps people quit smoking, and before you know what's happening they're taking your Autistic son into a room with an electrified floor because they somehow found out you had a smoke when you were stuck in traffic. And then they bill you for the electricity, just to twist the knife. Okay, that's the plot of a short story by Stephen King. But the point is, if you allow yourself to be controlled by this thing that doesn't mean you well - cigarettes - ugly things may happen to you. And you will be powerless to stop them happening. Because you are a slave. Do you value your personal freedom? Then fight the addiction. This is how I motivate myself to not be addicted to caffeine. Hope it helps. __________________ Hope insistent, trust implicit, love inherent, life immersed

06-09-2011, 02:03 PM	#51
The Murderer Edgelord Cringe Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 35	You know love can kill you too. Just look at black mages hadoken.

06-09-2011, 02:34 PM	#52
Professor Smarmiarty Sent to the cornfield Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: K-space Posts: 9,758	If you rearrange smoke you get moske.

06-09-2011, 06:05 PM	#56
The Murderer Edgelord Cringe Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 35	I've always hated the smell of cigerattes. I've never smoked anything in my life either. At my workplace there are several people who smoke all the time and i'm constantly holding my breath and trying to avoid them because i just hate the smell that much. The only person in my family who smokes is my grandma and now she has to carry around an oxygen tank...

06-10-2011, 08:54 PM	#58
Bard The 5th LW Feelin' Super! Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 4,191	My dad smokes, and he is sorta an ass. Also, he smokes in the workout room. I'm just like WHY?

06-10-2011, 09:29 PM	#59
Seil Super stressed! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: British Columbia Posts: 8,081	Hey Fifthfiend, please stop smoking.