Quit Smoking ~/
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17 Feb 2009, 00:09
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So I've been more or less 4 weeks off the death sticks, the odd one or two now & then but not like it was, using 2mg mints to kill the cravings (total shite).
Anyone else used them & found them to be a bit of a downer? Feel real apathetic, gawd it's driving me mad.
Any tips from el Crossfire'o as to packing them in?
Anyone else used them & found them to be a bit of a downer? Feel real apathetic, gawd it's driving me mad.
Any tips from el Crossfire'o as to packing them in?
Could give a list of excuses, but basically, I fucked up :)
Edit: I won't remain in a garbage job, of that I assure you.
everytime you go to smoke one, snap it in half, and when you try to light it you'll probably burn your fingers.
Random as fuck.
Listen to Eric clapton.
"ah shit I've run out of mints... best buy a pack, pharmacies not open", 3 a day can't be bad for ya ~/
edit: i thnik i know it froma song...
so i quitted. wish i would be this easy to quit from smokin...
so i quitted. wish i would be this easy to quit from smokin...
it depends how you do it, when you do it and who you do it with. I have few friends that want to do it cuz its so cool and fun and they are all hyping it all the time. I mean yeah, its fun but u dont need to overhype it. u need to find the value for it.
(had to scroll back up after I decided to reply but then i forgot what u said, and what I wrote may seem bit deep in a way. good o'l bong)
"'because of its design, the study does not prove that cannabis causes psychosis.'"
"(At best, the researchers can say that cannabis use is “associated with” or “linked to” the prodromal symptoms. "
"Importantly, a positive “score” on the PROD-screen questionnaire does not diagnose psychosis"
http://ukcia.org/research/AssociationOfCannabisUseWithProdromalSymptoms.php
Will post it tomorrow when I've more info!
Don't get me wrong, everything has side effects - I'd happily see weed legalised & smoke it a few times a month, not a heavy user though.
I have no problem stopping though. Going cold turkey with alcohol wouldn't be an issue for me.
Not sure how you can say you're glad if you've never tried it! (Well, smoking I can agree with you on, because I don't see the appeal at all... I'm just defensive.)
I'm just a cynic when it comes to drugs/smoking.
I don't really have a problem with weed but cocaine etc I do have a problem with. I know there's a difference between use and abuse but I don't see what's even appealing about drugs (the hard ones anyway)
Not a great fan!
Went pretty much a week fine, but as soon as you're back in a certain situation... jeez!
well, it says some of that things to me, but ... it doesnt help?
It can be done, quit together ;) <3
1. smoking with a beer at home
2. smoking to relieve anger (even if the nicotine calms you down, so will the 5 mins you have to yourself whilst you smoke)
3. smoking when your bored
4. smoking when your cold (disputed, some scientists say it raises your body temperature by 1 degree, others say it decreases it)
5. smoking when uncomfortable
6. (my personal favourite) smoking after sex. that uncomfortable 5 mins after you've just had sex with a girl you don't really like (or avoiding 'cuddles' if your a cunt like me) can be easily avoided with a ciggarette.
7. smoking to meet girls. believe it or not, i have got many phone numbers which started from a girl asking to borrow my lighter.
i can name many more if needed :)
7 is pathetically true too :l great ice breaker for the weak at chatting up.
personally i absolutely LOVE the smoking ban. not for other peoples health and all of that non consequential shite, but for the smoking area <33333333333333. it is too easy to pull in the smoking area.
And I guess intellectually, I kinda want to argue that the fact that someone starting and continuing doing something which has the main effect of massively increasing their risk of serious illness is something of a personality defect.
I don't actually get this one... you could argue "something to do" but... isn't drinking the beer something to do?
S'wrong with just putting some music on and sitting down for a few minutes or reading a book... why do you need to smoke to have five minutes to yourself?
Redundant really... I wouldn't call this a reason to do something, more of an excuse (and a poor one at that)
only relevant if you're interested in people who smoke
I don't care if you enjoy and do it but there isn't really much argument that it is a "good" thing...
2. most useful in a social setting. if a mate has pissed ou off, you can just leave them and go outside with a cigarette. you rethink your position, deem that it wasn't worth your current mood and not look like a reclusive cunt in the process.
3. yeh fair enough it may be a poor excuse. however, it is highly useful for when you train is delayed etc. a cigarette can kill 5 mins.
4. personally i don't count smoking as a personality trait. i understand that some people don't like smoking so i avoid smoking when around other people and put some distance when i light one up. girls are attractive to you or their not. smoking is neither a plus or a minus from my experience. plus, you meet plenty of non-smoking girls in the smoking areas of clubs when they're out there with their mates.
2. smoking to relieve anger (even if the nicotine calms you down, so will the 5 mins you have to yourself whilst you smoke) - you dont have need for that if u dont smoke to begin with. I find myself VERY angry and irritated by everything after ive smoked something, lasts for the next week or so.
3. smoking when your bored - do weed / get a gf
4. smoking when your cold (disputed, some scientists say it raises your body temperature by 1 degree, others say it decreases it) - true, could also be replaced by weed
5. smoking when uncomfortable - u dont necessarily need to do that / weed
6. (my personal favourite) smoking after sex. that uncomfortable 5 mins after you've just had sex with a girl you don't really like (or avoiding 'cuddles' if your a cunt like me) can be easily avoided with a ciggarette. - weed! >:D
7. smoking to meet girls. believe it or not, i have got many phone numbers which started from a girl asking to borrow my lighter. - thats what I meant with social side.
1. difficult for myself as both my parents hate weed x( (another reason i can't wait to get my ass to uni)
2. i suppose it's personal. i find smoking very relaxing. then again, i find that weed can make me really lazy for two days (which can be a bitch when i have an assignment in on the monday).
3. boredom i was mainly referring to waiting for trains etc. i personally don't need company to be entertained. but hey, that's jsut me ;>
4. agreed :)
5. that's a personal one i guess :p
6. agreed again. cigarettes or wed it's all h00d.
e: nvm, mixing some bud with the hash and gonna hit the bong.
so many people ive told to put my tackle between their lips
get my tackle down their throat
someone spilt it i said silly you, you have my tackle all over your chest :]
oh well..
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lolz dude I cant smoke menthols, i get high after one hit :]
If you'd not long started maybe, anything beyond a few months & the fucking headaches.
say you needed to stop because of your health or because a girlfriend didnt want you to smoke or something, i reckon id be able to do it.
he do really loves her and wanted to stop... but now hes hidding at the corners, and jew bublegum so she cant smell it...
my mom always say: if someone was meant to smoking... he will do it no mather what...
Now that is bullshit.
I started smoking when I was 14 years old and smoked for 2 1/2 years.
And well, then I was like "cba smoking anymore" and threw my package away. Without any reason.
I never had any headache, shaking or all that stuff.
Didn't smoke for 2 years, just dragged once because I wanted so, but threw it away right away.
Well, and after 2 years I just wanted to start smoking again.
It's a hobby for me now.
Am smoking for 1 year now, like ~3 or 4 cigs per day.
But like I said, it's just a hobby.
E.g. I never smoke while I've got holidays, had 2 weeks holidays in Christmas and didn't touch a cig.
Had holidays the past 2 weeks and didn't touch a cig in the whole first week, smoked the second week because I had a job and always had to wait for the bus to come.
All those things u guys have, like headache or ur hands shaking, are nothing but made by ur brain.
Willpower is the only thing u need.
it looks cool
and i thought cigs are expensive in Poland... i guess lucky strikes costs around 3 euro :X
in belgium you pay the first two weeks yourself, after that you get payed back most of it for two months. marketed as champix in belgium
This won´t work tbh. If you were once addicted, you will be forever. There´s a thing called addiction memory which is irreversible. You have to quit it totally or you won´t make it. I´m smoking too but quitted other things a few years ago from which I were addicted, and still there are sometimes strong cravings.
my friend has been over 1yr and 3 months sober now
A study by the British Lung Foundation determined that smoking marijuana is more harmful to the lungs than smoking cigarettes, the BBC reported Nov. 11.
According to the study, smoking three marijuana cigarettes a day can cause the same damage as 20 cigarettes. And those who smoke both marijuana and cigarettes are further increasing their risk of lung damage.
Dr. Mark Britton, chairman of the foundation, said that tar from cannabis cigarettes contains 50 percent more carcinogens than tobacco.
i drink loads of green tea anyway. anti-oxidants ftw!
could be... good old England
for me, if i dont smoke that often i will get an better head rush by a cigarette and a more relaxed feeling and i still feel a bit better for knowing that the tobacco isnt controlling me
gl nellie :)
Why not spend your money on nicer stuff?
like when u stop smoking , u rly stop and don't smoke 1 or 2 a day
acording to cf only i cant img it cos "only real pictures are allowed"
this is me smoking some sig short time ago
but yeah its all in the mind..possible substitutes;
chewing gum
straws
anything to stick in ur mouth (no dirty pls)
So I would say at least try weed, shrooms, mdma and lsd.. where the last three are the least addictive.
Unless you have a history of depression or mental disorders in your family.. I would advise to stay away from psychadelics like lsd, shrooms and weed.
On topic.. I do smoke yes but I cant say I feel addicted, I felt addicted to weed for some time but that is mostly because of my social surroundings (friends smoking).
Smoking is more of a to pass time for me.. I dont do it for the "high"(which I cant say I ever really felt) so to say.
NAIS ONE!
Get what I am saying?
can tell you that the cravings don't go away, but they are less powerfull.
worst is when you are drinking.
i used a nicorete inhaler (dunno if you have them over there but yea) just an inhaler that gives you a dose of nicotine. was good. really helpfull, used it for a bit a first then less and less and less then not at all. whole process took about 2-3months maybe.
i think you just need a SOLID reason to quit. if you have a reason you can do it. no reason you wont.
gl
50/50 golden virgina+amber leaf=insta win
couple months ago i asked my friend, why he dosnt stop smoking.
he admit that he would love to, but he just cant.
So i asked if he tried to bet on that.
He replyed: no.
And of we go, the dil is:
he can never smoke ciggaret for at least 1 year.
If he win, I will never shave for at least 1 year. And if he loose, he would do the same.
It seems hardcore, but there is a hint - if you want shave you have to buy 12,5l of vodka, and 12,5g weed :D
will see what happens :D
gl
My objective was he quit smoking, he tried it for liek 3-4 years... and now he thanks me alot. So will see :)
Ya know people say smoking makes me calm or helps concentrate better when inreality it does the exact opposite. There are no benefits from smoking, absolutely 0. Really don't touch them anymore, be strong because you never know how many chances you'll get where you can quit for that amount of time.. And tbh if you start again you'll notice that you feel shit after a few days again and it's just not worth it! I'm trying to quit but sofar just managing to smoke less, 10 a day etc so feel lucky you made it that far and just quit!
I started smoking 11 years ago, so it is a small victory for me.
Try Snus to get away from cigarettes, some of my mates did that and succeded.
anyway the scandinavian people have something called ''snoes'' or ''snoos'' basically it are little bags containing the same nicotine as 50 cigarettes do.
You are suposed to put those bags under your upper lip.
See a lot of scandinavians (even girls) using it.
Prolly that would stop you from smoking cigarettes :D
I tried it a few times, if you like to have a tobaco taste in your mouth its not bad, I dont like it tho
the first 2 weeks i jused champix (best product imo) to quit
if you are smoking, do it till you die... life is killing us, so why should we care?
my longest time without a cig is 36 hours :DDDDDDD and im proud of that!
also: all weed guys - you also do smoke, it got the same effects on your body as smoking cigs...
and is you honestly want to quit: start smking some strong shitcigs... u will never do same mistake again :D
PS. why doesnt my o button work correctly... i have to hit it like a nail with a hammer
Hardest part is functioning for that 30 mins after you wake up, can't take any gum before breakie ~/ grr