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i quit smoking today

you may not care, but by announcing my decision publicly (even if it is to a bunch of mostly strangers) i feel it will be easier for me to stick to it.

i've never been a heavy smoker (apart from when i'm drinking/partying) but cigarettes have definitely become more a part of my life than i would like them to be. i started out only smoking when i was at bars or parties, then it progressed to smoking after meals and during breaks at work, and smoking whenever i have a Red Bull or whenever i'm in the car for more than 30 minutes. they're totally a clutch for me when i'm stressing or having a shitty day... but i don't want that anymore. i'm beginning to realize i'm not young and invincible anymore, and i want to make healthier decisions and not totally fuck up my body.

i don't plan on quitting entirely - i can still justify a few cigarettes here and there when i'm drinking, out at parties, etc... special occasion smoking, basically. i've never actually felt addicted to the actual cigarette, more just the act of smoking. i have gone days without smoking so i don't think it will be hard for me. i figure if i don't buy them then i won't smoke them.

any tips/suggestions/stories from anyone who has successfully quit?

If you're going to continue smoking at parties and special occasions then you aren't quitting just cutting down.



I'm the same though. It's been a few days since I've had a cigarette and I mean if I had some or someone offered me one I'd smoke it but it's not an everyday thing for me anymore.

yeah, i only smoke when i go out. but i always had a pack with me. but i got rid of it this weekend & now im not smoking

..unless i REALLY want one cig & im out with friends lol.

other than that, im done.

Re: i quit smoking today

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Originally posted by l�cid i've never actually felt addicted to the actual cigarette, more just the act of smoking.

That's how most smokers I've met seem to feel. It's primarily the ritual aspect of it that they enjoy. Has kind of a calming and centering effect or something.

I don't smoke, but my old roommate used to and would quit cold turkey every time he quit. I'd stick with that strategy


good luck!

what do you mean by the centering effect?

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Originally posted by daphunky1 what do you mean by the centering effect?

"Centering" = relaxing and composing your thoughts.

Why not go the full mile and quit altogether?

i don't care

I am a smoker.. are you saying there is something wrong with me? Nothing goes better with a beer than a cigarette.

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Originally posted by idoru Why not go the full mile and quit altogether?

at this point i really only have approximately one occurrence per month where i go all out and party into the wee hours of the morning, drinking and smoking and indulging in all those hedonistic pleasures. i don't really feel like it's necessary to take anything away from that as long as i stop my weekly smoking habit.

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Originally posted by l�cid at this point i really only have approximately one occurrence per month where i go all out and party into the wee hours of the morning, drinking and smoking and indulging in all those hedonistic pleasures. i don't really feel like it's necessary to take anything away from that as long as i stop my weekly smoking habit.

Then I approve.

(Not like it fucking mattered, anyway. )

i quit smoking several times a week.

Really glad Myra

Stick with it!

How exactly do cigarettes relieve stress? Is it the act of smoking itself. Is it the mild buzz it gives you? I'm just asking because I don't see what's so good about them, but yet, many people love them so much they can't stop.

I've only smoked a few cigarettes, but I have found the act itself pretty relaxing. Standing still, taking long and regular breaths, and the repetitive smoking motion.

It's weird, I hadn't smoked in probably a year, but when I was really stressed out a couple months ago I saw some guys smoking outside and felt like bumming a cigarette and joining them because it seemed like it might calm me down. Didn't do it, though.

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Originally posted by Krypton How exactly do cigarettes relieve stress? Is it the act of smoking itself. Is it the mild buzz it gives you? I'm just asking because I don't see what's so good about them, but yet, many people love them so much they can't stop.

it's what i explained in the car. same thing with smoking weed or any other substance for that matter, they all have chemicals and crap that induce good feelings but primarily its just the ACT of smoking- it's almost addicting to a mental level.. so like you might think that smoking weed is calming you down.. but really its the *thought* in your head "im smoking weed, finally" & the smell and all that crap that makes it so GOOD and addicting to YOU.. cos there's other people who don't care much for it, as you do with cigarettes.

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Originally posted by yukii it's what i explained in the car.

lol.



ok im leaving again...

Never really had a problem with cigarettes. Even when I was working for a check cashing company and getting stressed the fuck out off of dumbass customers, I would only smoke one cigarette in a week. Now that I don't work there anymore, I have no reason to smoke that 1 cigarette, and would rather puff away bowls of the weed. It just feels better to me and lasts longer than a cigarette can. Pot is my anti-tobacco.

Although I really don't understand people who smoke pot and then have to smoke a cigarette immediately afterward. I mean if you still need to relax after inhaling THC, then why bother in the first place?

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Originally posted by l�cid i feel it will be easier for me to stick to it.

I find that publicly announcing it makes it harder.

If i just go quietly about my business without putting on the added pressure of worrying about letting everyone else down as well as myself, it usually helps a bit.

not that i've ever really quit..but i've gone a few weeks.

I quit smoking Tuesday morning after DEMF. You should too.

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Originally posted by Zild I quit smoking Tuesday morning after DEMF. You should too.

between WMC and DEMF i was smoking way too much over the last few months.

it's good timing. i was going to have to quit once i move home this summer anyway... so i figured getting an early start on it would make it an easier transition.

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Originally posted by nchs09 I am a smoker.. are you saying there is something wrong with me? Nothing goes better with a beer than a cigarette.

there's your problem. Beer is foul, fags are filthy, the combination is rank.

Re: i quit smoking today

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Originally posted by l�cid you may not care, but by announcing my decision publicly (even if it is to a bunch of mostly strangers) i feel it will be easier for me to stick to it. i've never been a heavy smoker (apart from when i'm drinking/partying) but cigarettes have definitely become more a part of my life than i would like them to be. i started out only smoking when i was at bars or parties, then it progressed to smoking after meals and during breaks at work, and smoking whenever i have a Red Bull or whenever i'm in the car for more than 30 minutes. they're totally a clutch for me when i'm stressing or having a shitty day... but i don't want that anymore. i'm beginning to realize i'm not young and invincible anymore, and i want to make healthier decisions and not totally fuck up my body. i don't plan on quitting entirely - i can still justify a few cigarettes here and there when i'm drinking, out at parties, etc... special occasion smoking, basically. i've never actually felt addicted to the actual cigarette, more just the act of smoking. i have gone days without smoking so i don't think it will be hard for me. i figure if i don't buy them then i won't smoke them. any tips/suggestions/stories from anyone who has successfully quit?

so you meant to say: I haven't smoked today yet

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