Ps. Why the FUCK aren't you people doWn there cammenting on how cute my kids are?????

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DaniDaniBoBani said:

As stupid as it sounds,this is why I don't want to quit. I can't afford to get any fatter!!!

gemini13 said:

Hey I know. I KNOW!!!

Anyways, not to jack the thread but....

Sunday morning Jer and I had a little tiff and I had changed like 17 times for church and it was taking me forever and he came in and he goes

If you wouldn't of changed 700 times!!!

And I go Well none of my clothes fit me anymore CUZ I'M FAT!!!!!

And he WHIPS up his shirt and goes

WERE GETTING OLDER DANIELA!!!!! WERE OLDER!!!!! WERE OLD!!!!!

He just kept saying it.

LOOK AT ME!!!!! WERE GETTING OLDER DANIELA OLDER!!!!!

I was like WHAT THE FUCK?????

DaniDaniBoBani said:

At that point you shoulda dragged him to bed and blown church out...that is what he wanted...trust me i am a guy.

DaniDaniBoBani said:

Does this have anything to do with my birthday?

gemini13 said:

Awwww. NO!

Happy Birthday!

Again.

But I'm old too!!!

gemini13 said:

O Shush Karla!





















I can only HOPE to be like you, when I'M old.

DaniDaniBoBani said:

Getting older might explain the rambling stories, but not the fat part.

try being addicted to cocaine..and then come to me about the perils of going cold turkey.

I am so glad I never started.

To me the deepest cause for smoking addiction is neurosis. Yes, we get hooked physically, but I think the most attractive thing about smoking is it keeps us occupied. Doing nothing is doing nothing, but smoking immediately gives us purpose.

For some reason it's very hard to not be doing something. Even if it's very small. Like Jerry Seinfeld said, if he was a nudist he'd still need pockets to put his hands into.

Why is it so uncomfortable to just be?

Once I started to recognize this trap with relation to smoking it became easier to not do it. I started thinking about how it felt to want to smoke, and what was really so bad about not smoking afterall?

When I was honest with myself I realized it was much better to not be smoking because smoking made me feel horrible. And I assured myself it was okay to just be and not have to be doing this neurotic action of smoking.

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Same here. When people tell me how hard it is to quit, I just don't get it. It's like describing sex to a virgin.

sextonseven said:

Yeah, I have watched many a flip out session over it and I'm glad I never had to know what that was like

I gave up last night (I was on 30 Marlboro a day)- and then I see this thread! Smokin'!!

I'm using the nicotine inhalers - they're more like smoking than any of the other replacements.
There are downsides - you can 'smoke' then anywhere, so you might have a hard time giving the replacements up.
And they look like you're sucking on a tampon. Not a good look.

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

It's so pathetic, too, most people I know who smoke(d) started as a joke when they were drunk

"Look at me I'm smoking!! "

and before they knew it they were smokers!

What happened to putting a lampshade on your head?

SSDD said:

I have that book.

NDRU said:

What a cruel joke fate plays on people.

NDRU said:

I had a friend that started when she was 28. Um, aren't you way past the peer pressure stage? How ridiculous to start so late.

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

It's not the peer pressure at that point. It's kind of a reaction to the propaganda about smoking that you hear all your life.

Like a joke, running with scissors, or swimming after eating, you're saying "look how dangerous and rebellious I am hahaha" because, let's face it, one cigarette at a party can't kill you.

And you get hooked!
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NDRU said:

Yeah, that's what it is for me, too. Like if I'm smoking, I know that I'm doing something so if someone gives me a look, I don't freak out. Stupid.

live4lust said:

I had a friend who said you could be doing anything and justify it by saying you're smoking. Like you could be sitting on a roof or hanging out of a window or standing in the rain, and say "I'm smoking"

Also, I see people say something and sudenly look uncomfortable and light up. It's as if the cigarette deflects the attention from them & what they just said.
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Cold Turkey.

You'll climb the walls for a few weeks, but you'll be glad you toughed it out. Stay away from all smokers during this time.
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live4lust said:

I don't take breaks at work if I don't smoke. I don't know what to do with myself.

I don't really go out clubbing much regularly any more but when I was younger if I went out alone or was waiting to meet people I always felt better with a cigarette in my hand. I couldn't take standing around by myself without something to do.

CarrieMpls said:

deaf people are SOOO lucky!! They always have something to do with their hands!

it really is weird how hard it is to just stand there not doing or holding anything

How about a tootsie pop and a cane?

I smoked for a very long time don't give up col turkey is the best!

NDRU said:

I can pull off just about anything, but I'm not so sure those are the accessories I want to be known for.

NDRU said:

Unless there's no one to talk to...

http://www.chantix.com

Everyone I know that has tried it has stopped with no cheats. They don't have the desire to smoke and the side effects seems minimal.

I plan to take it right before I go on vacation. That way the habits and routine aren't there.

JasmineFire said:

I talk to myself all the time. I should learn sign language, since I don't smoke anymore.