Hey guys whats up.

Heres the story, i starting smoking 6 years ago and i've been addicted since. I've been consistently attempting to quit smoking for the obvious financial benefit recently, and it has always ended in failure.

Can we discuss motivation to quit smoking and stay a non smoker so hopefully this time i wont start again in 2 days?


Thanks for your input.

do you wanna do this solely with motivation or would you be down will medicine?

anyways, motivationally speaking, my friend quit as a new years resolution. she hasnt smoked since. she was a smoker for 13 years. she quit cold turkey. she gained weight at first, but after a few months lost it all, plus some more. started riding a bike and working out regularly. she looks great. she says it was the best thing shes ever done

Well...you know how there are "certain" things one is generally "allowed" to say about a subject? Every subject has it's allowed narrative.

For instance with tobacco, one is only really "allowed" to mention health or cost. Perhaps even smell? Where you're allowed to say it stinks or that without smoking your sense of smell will be better...

There are other pros & cons. No? People don't like to hear or say them.

How often do you hear that tobacco is constipating, which is bad or relate that to the bonus that it dulls both your emotions & all your nerves?

When you stop your nerves/memory/emotions/eyesight *spring!!!* back! Which can be pretty scary & if you can be willing to acknowledge that? You can see why people don't much care to ever/ever/ever talk about it. No?

I've "learned" a lot of things about: me/my body/emotions, tobacco & other people by smoking & not- smoking a 1000x. I'm not-smoking these last 3 days. It's kind of fun to see both sides. Interesting to see what happens going on & off the Smokes?

Interesting to see what happens? Interesting to see what people will & what people won't talk about or even mention?

Tell everyone about it. Everyone you know, let them know that you've quit smoking.

For me I found the biggest problem was Psychological. Cigarettes were the perfect crutch and I somewhat agree with moonmeister when he says they dull emotions. When I smoked, every time I felt a little down or bad or whatever I'd just smoke. Smoking gives you a dopamine boost and the placebo of "I am dealing with my problem in some way". You need to find new ways to handle situations without relying on having cigarette. This may force you to improve on your social skills.

Quitting smoking is hard, but I can tell you that once youve gone about 3 months you wont think about it anymore. I smoked for about 6 years and have been smokeless for almost a year now and I never think about smoking.

Although Cigs put a Wall of Smoke between me & the world, dull my emotions & kick the world back/away a step or two. Give me a little more room?

I think that I actually deal better with my emoes/the world without the Big T. Everything is more freaky & sharp-edged. It's good... I sure miss the fuzziness the smoke lays over everything?

My memory becomes at least twice as sharp. Everything I do & everything I don't snaps into focus. Like going from slow smoky dial-up on a pent-up pentium 4 to ADSL on a
fresh Duo Core Monster. It's good...but a lot to handle.

The physical addiction only lasts 2 days, so I've heard. After that it is mental.

I've never had a problem with quitting, it's just the fact that I never have a good enough reason to quit.

I mean, since I do smoke I look at a cigarette as a device to ease me out of certain situations - stress mainly.
Just like how someone would have a bath to relax after a hard days graft, you wouldn't say they are addicted to bathing would you?

I guess what I'm saying is if you want to stop and have a reason to stop, you will.
Just. Like. That.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzoagsjlUv4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndFUQCWvads

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omINyaK8M5Q

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_BF8l-tT0g

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7h2i7wyKZo

I never have any trouble stopping. It's just that it's so easy to smoke. It's way easier than eating something. Even the few calories it takes to chew up some food: a cig takes even less. I think the rushes you get from eating are a lot heavier than the ones from eating.

Compared to alcohol or food: tobacco is a way milder drug (as far as rushes go). If it wasn't so nasty: it would be great.

I get an acid stomach within about 5 minutes of starting smoking. My gut is always at least a bit upset if I'm using tobacco. Which is good in that it's distracting.

I haven't been smoking since about Wednesday & I feel great, sure. My senses are a lot sharper...sharp enough to know that I'm uncool. Oh well. So it goes. Cigs don't really help, but I don't know if I'll smoke... I love pretending that they do.

Dude, my grandma quit smoking first try. But my grandma also pulled a shotgun on a jehova witness just to watch him run. She also stabbed my grandpa in the arm, and he walked out, blood spurting and said "Honey, I think you hit an artery."

But on a more serious note. Don't pick the pack up. Think about why you want to quit. Think about the extra $$$, the health benefeits, all that good shit. Don't think about it.