Posted on 08/09/2017 9:27:30 PM PDT by American Constitutionalist
A plead for someone to stop smoking is nice, but generally won’t work. Myself, coffin nails during the day and a pipe at night, yellow bowl, and it tasted great.
But tobacco is the most habit forming of all drugs. I quit a number of times. But pressure and “habit” sent me back. I even quit for two years once. But my situation afforded me the opportunity to get weak.
Here’s how you quit. You want to. You say in your mind that they are the most horrible things on earth and you throw away any you have. And if you really mean it, you will quit.
I smoked for over 40 years and quit a number of times like I mentioned. But in early June of 95, one day, I said that’s it, and I have not touched anything since. Oh, the opportunity was there, but no way!
I’m no better or have any more will power than any of you. You can do that too. You just have to really want to. And you know what, after all my failures, it was easy. Just want to. And you can. But it’s up to you. You can’t quit for the kids, or the wife, or the expense, or the job. You have to want to for you. And you can.
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As for me, I avoid any area where smoking is allowed. My local American Legion finally got the hint and went smoke free. Unfortunately, my local VFW still allows smoking, so I don't go there. Which is really too bad, as it's almost crawling distance from my house.
So sorry. Hang in there. I agree; smoking is really bad for one’s health.
However, I’m ok with unhealthful things being allowed and everyone able to make their own choices. I hope people hear your plea and think about it.
I was up to 4 packs of Regular Camels and about a case and a half of Budweiser + assorted mixed drinks a day and in the same week in 1991 I stopped both with nothing but my nerve and promise to myself.
Never looked back, carried a pack around for awhile and when they came out with it went to Odouls but haven’t had one of them for over 2 years.
Yes, I was a functioning drunk -never missed work, made good money - and raised two daughters who probably NEVER saw me sober while growing up.
I did drive the ‘old lady’ crazy - it was a short trip - but the two daughters ended up fine despite her.<: <:
My mother was the same way. Dying of cancer at 56 she said if she beat cancer she would quit smoking. She didn't beat the cancer, but she did stop smoking...as soon as she died.
Haven’t smoked in 4 months.
They checked my heart and lungs they didn’t find any blockages or anything that was abnormal, or suspicious.
BTW I did vote for Trump.
Except The fat kid from north korea
Thanks for the warning and sharing your experience.
I hope you were able to quit and are getting better health-wise.
I personally never smoked. But I knew two people who smoked.
Both got lung cancer that spread to their brain and they both died.
It was very sad.
I am sure it is very hard to quit, but I hope people do make a realistic assessment and indeed quit, before it’s too late.
The possiblity of losing my left arm was a motivation to stop smokng.
I also dont want another costly ( almost $ 7,000 ) proceedure done again to place another stint in my upper shoulder.
good for you. Did you try vaping when you first quit?
I know smoking is not good for a person’s health. I’m a smoker and it’s so hard to quit.
My dad was a tri-athlete, healthy eater that never smoked a day in his life. He died at 77 of a glioblastoma seven years ago. He did everything right.
My mom smoked and just recently died at 80 of unrelated causes. I’m of the belief that we live until we die.
I got cut back on the bad triglycerides or bad fat in my blood.
I had Lyme disease twice in the last year and half.
I ran across that list back when i quit and it was a tremendous help to me- I kept telling myself every hour that went by that i was getting a little bit better- then a little more, then a little more- and it motivated me enough to keep me going so that I wouldn’t waste the hours of hell I had just been through with the cravings withdrawals- That and convincing myself that quitting was fairly akin to having a bad flu- We get through the flu- miserable as it is sometimes- just fine- so I kept telling myself I would get through the withdrawals just as well-
Not gonna lie though- the first few hours the cravings hit every 1/2 hour or so- But i kept reminding myself that I just had a couple of hours of victory- and to keep adding to that victory by refusing to cave- every hour that went by I was getting a little bit better- and was better able to withstand the next cravings-
Baby steps- hour by hour- victory by victory- It’s hard but it’s doable, and the rewards are far far better than ‘rewarding yourself’ by having a ‘victory cigg’ to celebrate (thinking it will ease the withdrawals- it doesn’t- it just traps you again-)
[[ 24 Hours
If you smoke a pack a day, you’re twice as likely to have a heart attack as a nonsmoker. But go one full day without a cigarette, and you’ve lowered your chances. That’s huge. ]]
That alone was a huge incentive for me- my goal was one day- I did that fine- then my goal became 2 days- Then 3- knowing all the time each day meant recovery-
It was tough but totally worth it- and very doable IF you can convince yourself that each hour that goes by you ARE getting better and better
Good advice, I quit May 16th. this year, smoked for 43 years and just decided it was time to quit and haven’t had a drag since.
I smoke turkeys all the time in my electric smoker. The key with turkey is to not use too much smoke. A little goes a long way.
I might start drinking two glasses of each day.
I hate prescription blood thinners.
[[And you can. But it’s up to you. You can’t quit for the kids, or the wife, or the expense, or the job. You have to want to for you. And you can.]]
Exactly- but when you do finally want to- it’s also for the kids, the wife etc- even though you are finally doing it just for yourself- so there’s that extra bonus too- I finally got sick of the smoker’s cough and being short of breath- and finally admitting to myself that the smoker’s cough would almost certainly turn top cancer in the not too distant future- smoker’s cough is a definite warning sign we shouldn’t ignore- Sadly many of us do ignore it because we simply don’t want to face the hell of quitting- but for many- it’s a sign strong enough to finally get our attention
I’ll send him a whole case of unfiltered Pall Malls or Chesterfield cigarettesm
Glad you were able to stop, congrats to you and your health.
There’s another thing about smoking; everybody knows the link to lung cancer and head/neck cancers, but it’s associated w/pancreatic cancer, too.
One of the nastiest ones, to be sure.
No, the doctor said nicotine would mess up the whole proceedure.
No gum, no patches..
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