Quitting Smoking

[thefirst]

I've been good Sgt, the visual assault was a little overwhelming, but I guess I have to say thanks anyway, since I'm gonna go on a limb and say you're intentions were . . . . . . good?

[sgt.null]

yes. i smoked.
quit with the help of snowcones. wanted a cig,
ate a cone. got sick of snow cones. have not had a cig since.
nor a snowcone...

[drew]

I always assumed Sgt was a tobacco chewer.

[sgt.null]

i did smoke a pipe.
loved the pipe.
the whole prep.
don't miss the cigs.
miss the prep.
smoked a lot of clove cigs btw.

[A Gunslinger]

My hats (all of them) are off to those of you who have quit...stay strong.

It WILL KILL you.

[emotional leper]

My hats (all of them) are off to those of you who have quit...stay strong.

It WILL KILL you.

Actually, I think all the people trying to get me to quit smoking will give me a heart attack long before the cancer sets in.

[bloodguard bob]

My hats (all of them) are off to those of you who have quit...stay strong.

It WILL KILL you.

Actually, I think all the people trying to get me to quit smoking will give me a heart attack long before the cancer sets in.

There is little room for levity here.
If you stop now you may be able to avoid heart attacks and cancer, emphysema and stinkiness and choose your own way to die. Ahh youth....

I remember when I was young, smoking with my crew and performing Zippo™ tricks with the mindset that I could quit as soon as I wanted but really had no reason, everbody else should mind their own, yet on wanting to quit at 18 I found out it was rather difficult and deciding not to.
I also remember at this time two years ago, age 34, not being able to feel my hands and feet in the morning due to bad circulation. And the wheezing sound when I inhale, and the loud throat clearing ritual I would perform endlessly. The loose tobacco all over my house, car, work truck, forklift and clothes from rolling my own cigs. The annual bronchitis/walking pneumonia battle, which includes begging for antibiotics from doctors, and the taste of cigarettes while being sick. I remember the x-ray showing the onset of emphysema and the guy who explained that my lungs were turning into cardboard.
So, so stupid.
So much effort for so little pleasure.

Three hundred four and seventy days since I smoked tobacco and all these things, these traits that so represented me, gone, and I surely do not miss them.

If you smoke, quit.
If you can't bring yourself to quitting...

It WILL KILL you.

[emotional leper]

Lots of things are going to kill me. Smoking is pretty much the only socially acceptable form of suicide left to us.

Hell, no one gets out of life alive. I enjoy smoking. I have quit before, for long periods. Yet I enjoy it. If it kills me, so be it. It's my choice.

[bloodguard bob]

I thought this was a Quitting smoking thread.

[emotional leper]

I thought this was a Quitting smoking thread.

[sgt.null]

my dad died, in part due to congestive heart failure. caused, in part by smoking all of his life. my mother still smokes. there is just nop getting through to some people.

[emotional leper]

The only people whose 'quit smoking' talk I give the slightest bit of creedance to are people who are equally opposed to all alcohol and caffeine consumption.

[sgt.null]

count me out then. i like the occassional beer.

[bloodguard bob]

The only people whose 'quit smoking' talk I give the slightest bit of creedance to are people who are equally opposed to all alcohol and caffeine consumption.

So that would be what, Mormon reverends, Puritans from the 1600's, Christian Scientists?

Truth is I don't expect anybody to listen to what I have to say about the problems with smoking as any smoker will find these things out for themselves sooner or later.

[emotional leper]

The only people whose 'quit smoking' talk I give the slightest bit of creedance to are people who are equally opposed to all alcohol and caffeine consumption.

So that would be what, Mormon reverends, Puritans from the 1600's, Christian Scientists?

Yep. That would be about right. Anyone who singles out one particular drug because it's bad for you but actively indulges in others, well, shouldn't be lecturing me about my bad habits.

[Cameraman Jenn]

Hey guys, this thread was supposed to be a supportive thread for those who are in the process of quitting. If you wanna fight over morals and extremes and whatever else then take it to the tank please.

All you guys who are doing so well at quitting, keep up the good work! You guys rock! WHOOO HOOO! It's inspirational.

[bloodguard bob]

The only people whose 'quit smoking' talk I give the slightest bit of creedance to are people who are equally opposed to all alcohol and caffeine consumption.

So that would be what, Mormon reverends, Puritans from the 1600's, Christian Scientists?

Yep. That would be about right. Anyone who singles out one particular drug because it's bad for you but actively indulges in others, well, shouldn't be lecturing me about my bad habits.

I didn't read anybody lecturing, I, so far, have only read about experiences. But in my opinion one who lacks the experience of long term, heavy nicotine abuse or the horrific memory of watching a loved one shrivel and die from nicotine abuse has nothing to rebut on the topic of the benefits and difficulties of quitting smoking.
So yes, as CMJ says, we can argue about how bitchin' smoking is in the Tank but let's support each other here.

[Menolly]

So yes, as CMJ says, we can argue about how bitchin' smoking is in the Tank but let's support each other here.

Hear, Hear!!

Take it to the 'tank, EL.

[sgt.null]

well if my wife can quit, anyone can. julie smoked for a long time. she quit cold turkey. and she really enjoyed smoking. so it can be done. if not cold turkey, patches, etc...

[bloodguard bob]

Cookies work but, take it from me, a year of eating cookies instead of smoking causes other changes in your life.
I now do a great impersonation (without ability to stop it) of Augra from The Dark Crystal whenever I have to bend.