NYTA Stimulant Free Thread - 2007

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Posted by SidMl on May-09-2007 19:36:

quote:
Originally posted by Miss Bliss

I love my iced coffee but I only drink about 1 a week and never feel like I NEED it, I CRAVE it. And when I smoked a few cigarettes every day during a whole month abroad, the day I got back home, I craved no cigarettes and never smoked.

Has there been any research done on addictive personalities vs. non-addictive... I feel like you and I are two extremes on this stuff!

hmmm...not sure whether i have an addictive personality, though i think i am sometimes weak willed. usually on vacation i tend to chain smoke (but mostly because i'm drinking non-stop) and quit once i'm back. i think if my attention is diverted i can avoid anything. however, if i get bored or looking for ways to avoid work/stress or to escape.

for example when i posted the thread last spring i was busy studying for the CFA exam and went two weeks without alchohol, cigarettes, and caffiene, just because i was busy with something else.

Posted by AY STAR on May-09-2007 20:16:

i actually perfer espresso but lately with my new job i go straight to work after a night of partying
and they got this pretty dope coffee machine it has like 10 diff flavors all for free
if iam goin to work after a night of partying i always get the dark roast coffee with like 2 pounds of sugar to get me goin in the morning lol

Posted by SidMl on May-09-2007 21:27:

this reminds me of a conversation i had when i was trying to quit coffee last july. this girl i was kind of seeing came to visit me during work.

her: so how was your day
me: not too great
her: really? why what happened?
me: well, i kinda had a cup of coffee this morning
her: and?
me: it's just been bothering me all day
her: go on
me: it doesn't feel right, i have to do something about this whole coffee thing
her: i should take a video of you and send it to the little children in africa
me: huh?

her: seriously, coffee is the biggest of your worries? you are feeling bad because you were trying to avoid it but still had a cup of coffee? what is wrong with you? i'm sure the starving children would be interested to hear what ruined your whole day.

me: ummm...ummm... yeah. i guess i am pretty fortunate that that's the greatest of my worries. thanks, you really cheered me up.

Posted by phoenixBEBE on May-10-2007 00:03:

quote:
Originally posted by SidMl
he figured that if 1 slimfast instead of a meal makes you lose weight, he could speed up the process by drinking 8 of them a day. doesn't work that way.

omg thats insane

excess calories are excess calories, no matter what.

u discipline urself to DRINK one slimfast cuz its less caloric than a meal. then again a liquid diet can never wholly replace real food, which is they never work/provide only a temporary solution.

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anyway, good luck on going cold turkey (that IS the only way you can quit for good). otherwise it may end up being this back-and-forth cycle you go on for years and years with no end...green tea is a good habit, i should drink more of it myself.

as for the social aspect of smoking, thats **how** ppl get sucked in initally. of course its "attractive" and thats why ppl like it...do u think teenagers *look* at a cigarette and actively think, "oh i want to end up with charred lungs, esophagus full of phlegm, withdrawal headaches, and end up with pores smelling like a chimney and have yellow knuckles and teeth even when there isn't a cigarette in ur hand?

Posted by TRNG on May-10-2007 05:39:

i spent two years at college fucked up on all kinds of things, barely getting any sleep, staying up and binging for 4 or 5 days on end.. nowadays im pretty clean, haven't smoked anything in a few weeks, havent ate any pills in a few months, havent snorted anything in even longer... strangely when i walk around at night.... the sobriety... its intoxicating in its own... i guess after being so fucked up for so long; i enjoy being sober once again.. im really proud of myself... but i have a problemm... i cant stay sober at clubs... .. and i LOVE dancing the night away... just... i dont ... i get urges..... ahadslfjakl;sjfjiawoejfiopjawpioejfpoij i

until i step foot in a club, my life of sobriety is fine.. but the second i see a lazer... forget it...

i actually quit coffee alltogether a few months ago because i found i was relying on it, and the crashes sucked.. highs are good but downs suck, and if you enjoy the high, there will always be a down, such is the price you have to pay.. to me, its not worth it anymore... plus.. i only have so many braincells left, i dont know if its worth risking them for a night of pleasure

Posted by teky on May-10-2007 06:06:

you WOULD know if u have an addictive personality , questioning yourself about it , i highly doubt u do . its pretty simple.

Posted by yankeeBaby on May-10-2007 13:19:

quote:
Originally posted by SidMl
this reminds me of a conversation i had when i was trying to quit coffee last july. this girl i was kind of seeing came to visit me during work.

her: so how was your day
me: not too great
her: really? why what happened?
me: well, i kinda had a cup of coffee this morning
her: and?
me: it's just been bothering me all day
her: go on
me: it doesn't feel right, i have to do something about this whole coffee thing
her: i should take a video of you and send it to the little children in africa
me: huh?

her: seriously, coffee is the biggest of your worries? you are feeling bad because you were trying to avoid it but still had a cup of coffee? what is wrong with you? i'm sure the starving children would be interested to hear what ruined your whole day.

me: ummm...ummm... yeah. i guess i am pretty fortunate that that's the greatest of my worries. thanks, you really cheered me up.

hahah smart girl!!

Drew: um yeah, drinking one of those VENTI starbucks makes me--->

For some reason, for as long as I have drank coffee, my body never adjusted to it (some people build like a tolerence to it and have to drink more as time goes on) I have to have a coffee daily, but a small one will do or else I am just BaNaNaS!!

Posted by dcctnycprincess on May-10-2007 14:00:

just do meth - no calories

Posted by phoenixBEBE on May-10-2007 14:42:

lol

Posted by euphoria on May-14-2007 18:33:

I have an addictive personality and I am certain of it but coffee really does nothing for me. I prefer tea or iced tea but I do notice when I don't drink any tea I get caffiene withdrawal headaches. I am not addicted to tea tho, I just like it better than water since it has a flavor. I cut down my soda intake because it makes me break out. The cigarette thing is kinda hard tho. Seriously cut it off now before you get too hooked and it becomes a habit. I am still learning to keep mine under control but its harder when I am drinking or partying.

Posted by EarnYourKeep on May-14-2007 18:35:

i guess i can add to this...or atleast try

2nd day without a cig, got the patch on and its actually working!!!!

so i guess ill go through the week and see whats up, maybe this time next week i can say im goin through the days without the patch and finally drop this shitty habit!

Posted by euphoria on May-14-2007 18:36:

Posted by EarnYourKeep on May-14-2007 18:44:

quote:
Originally posted by euphoria
any side effects from the patch?

none so far, but i've heard of people putting the patch on their arm and having their arm go numb a bit so i started it on my hip. seems fine so far.

i do get some sensation but i've been chewing gum to replace that. no side affects that i'd say are major.

i got my patches through 311 for free!

it's helping i admit

Posted by Miss Bliss on May-14-2007 18:46:

quote:
Originally posted by kid nyce
i guess i can add to this...or atleast try

2nd day without a cig, got the patch on and its actually working!!!!

so i guess ill go through the week and see whats up, maybe this time next week i can say im goin through the days without the patch and finally drop this shitty habit!

Yeaaaaaaa, go D&D!!! I'm proud of you

My brother smoked since he was 16ish, just quit 2 years ago at 35 and doesn't miss a minute of it, so everything is possible! Imagine the damage he did in those 20 years though. Think about how every cig you skip is a little damage saved to your body and how thankful you'll be later on that your body is so much cleaner and more healthy than it would have been if you had kept on smoking...

Posted by EarnYourKeep on May-14-2007 18:55:

lol D&D, to tell you the truth...lol not sure where i'd rank cigs in terms of 'damaging my body' LOL

Posted by Miss Bliss on May-14-2007 19:00:

quote:
Originally posted by kid nyce
lol D&D, to tell you the truth...lol not sure where i'd rank cigs in terms of 'damaging my body' LOL

true

but the less smoking the better.. esp. when the other type of smoking is the one you're not thinking about giving up

Posted by EarnYourKeep on May-14-2007 19:02:

quote:
Originally posted by Miss Bliss

true

but the less smoking the better.. esp. when the other type of smoking is the one you're not thinking about giving up

easy there white salmon...EASY!

stop spying on me

Posted by SidMl on May-15-2007 20:45:

Good news everyone! I haven't had a cigarette in 5 days thanks to your support, warnings, and insults.

The bad news is RB (the guy who sits next to me) went and bought a pack today. A friend stopped by my office today and I went down and had a cigarette with him. He had also supposedly quit smoking.

It was all his fault.

On the bright side I haven't had any coffee in the last 5 days either.

Posted by EarnYourKeep on May-15-2007 23:48:

damn sorry to hear...but isn't it always like that huh sid

we'll be strong im sure of that

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