hello, remember my thread about smoking, well the only smoke i had today was one when i got up this morning, that's all. i am so fricken happy, i have hope that i can quit. i have been reducing, like two weeks ago i only had 10 a day, when i used to be a pack a day for 15 years, then one week ago i had it down to 5 a day, now i am down to one a day, i can't believe it. this is miraculous for me. i am too good.

Congrats! I wish you much success !

Currently my family and I are supporting my nephew to quit smoking . His dad (my brother-in-law) died the day before yesterday of lung cancer and my nephew nearly broke down when he saw his dead body in the hospital . I hope he will manage to stop now .

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congratulations.

Smoking is the skankiest, nastiest fucking habbit.

it's almost midnight and i still haven't smoked more than one i had this morning. yuhuuuuuuu. i can't really believe it but it is happening

Well done.

You're doing great! Stay away from assholes that piss you off though because they'll drive you right back to smoking again.

vainandy said:

ICEWATER and CINNAMON STICKS

keep ice in the water

and when ever you get that 'feelin'

like you want a cig, just drink the ice water

the cinnamon sticks are good for 'fixation'

and you don't have to spend a fortune on gum

and food in general.

you can suck on the cinnamon stick for over an hour.

in three weeks you'll be surprised

You can doitdoitdoitdoit

good 4 u

KingBAD said:

ICEWATER and CINNAMON STICKS

keep ice in the water

and when ever you get that 'feelin'

like you want a cig, just drink the ice water

the cinnamon sticks are good for 'fixation'

and you don't have to spend a fortune on gum

and food in general.

you can suck on the cinnamon stick for over an hour.

in three weeks you'll be surprised

i am actually gonna try that thanks

Last time I had a smoke was right after I tried to impregnate a "lonely whale".

Keep it up!!!

Congrats!

I was actually addicted to chewing ice for 5 years one time, for most of high school in fact, and the amount increased overtime before I went cold turkey

alphastreet said:

Serious said:

sorry i started to give in again somewhat. my question is, why don't put pictures of suffering animals on cosmetic products, or meat products? why don't they put pictures of dead people on alcohol products? why don't they put pictures of clogged ateries on fatty products? etc etc...

beatriceau said:

Serious said:

Congrats! I wish you much success !

Currently my family and I are supporting my nephew to quit smoking . His dad (my brother-in-law) died the day before yesterday of lung cancer and my nephew nearly broke down when he saw his dead body in the hospital . I hope he will manage to stop now .

Sorry for your loss! My husband and I actually believe he was fortunate to have the heart attack, it was a huge wake up call, that probably saved him from something worse. Every cigarette is another nail in your coffin!

Thank you, I hope your husband will fully recove/has fully recovered and will never start smoking again .

Serious said:

i know i have to stop smoking it is a matter of mental strength, i don't want to smoke..really

The US government is running a series of commercials right now, showing people who have all kinds of medical catastrophies related to smoking. Missing jaws, holes in the throat, amputations, etc.

Personally, I think those commercials are a waste of time. First of all, how many people afflicted like this have you ever seen? I live in a major city, I'm 53 years old, and I can count on one hand the number of people I've seen that have holes in their throats. Heck, I think I can count them with a peace sign (BONUS: Name the song that Prince line comes from!).

I honestly can't believe any young person will watch those commericals and think, "That can happen to me! I'd better quit, or not start!" I just don't think young people think that way. So here's what I would do:

LET'S TELL THE TRUTH ABOUT SMOKING

You're an idiot if you choose to smoke. Not because it will kill you, but because it makes you basically a leper. Here's how the non-smoking world sees those of you who smoke:

You stink when you smoke. I mean, you REALLY stink. When you're smoking, you smell like shit. And everyone around you is thinking, "My God, you smell like shit". No one will tell you that, but EVERYONE is thinking that about you.

You stink after you smoke. Your breath smells like absolute dogshit. If your cigarette smells like shit, your after-smoking breath smells like shit to the 100th degree. Again, no one will tell you this but EVERY non-smoker that gets within 10 feet of you is thinking, "My God, this person's breath smells like dogshit. I'm getting the hell away from them as fast as I can". And don't tell us, "Oh, I take a breathmint after I smoke!" Trust us, it doesn't work. Breath mints last about 5 minutes if you're lucky; the tobacco smell is in your breath ALL THE TIME.

Everything you own smells like shit. Especially your clothes. Yep, it's true. If you smoke in your house, or in your car, rest assured that they smell like shit. You have to understand this - the only thing that smells worse than a burning cigarette is everything around that cigarette. When you're finished smoking, your clothes aren't. They stink. Your house stinks. Your furniture stinks. If you smoke in your house, everyone knows it the first second they walk in your door. You might not believe this, but that's because you can't smell it. You're too used to it. But it's true - you and all your stuff smell like shit. And so does your car. Don't think that because you crack the window that you've solved your problem. You haven't. Everyone knows you're a smoker the first second they get in your car. Their first reaction is, "My God, this person's car smells like shit". Febreze doesn't work, either.

You're a fucking litterbug and everyone hates litterbugs. Yes, you are. When you smoke in your car, where do you put the butt? You throw it out the window, don't you? You sure do. Don't lie. You don't put it out in the ashtray and if you do, kudos but you're REALLY making sure your car smells like shit. So you throw it out the window. You get mad when you see someone throw a candywrapper out the windown, don't you? "Can you believe that litterbug?!? But you're worse. You're throwing several candywrappers out your car every day. And let's talk about what you do at the office. When you take your smoke break, you crush the butt on the ground, or throw it in the bushes, don't you. You sure do, and that makes you a fucking litterbug. Don't deny it, either. You do it. All smokers do it. Just look around the entrance to any building. It's disgusting, and every single non-smoker blames YOU for making it that way.

Your lips and teeth are gross, your face is wrinkled, and your fingers are fucking disgusting. Smoking makes your teeth yellow and brown. Ugh. You look like shit every time you smile. Again, no one is going to tell you this, but it's what EVERYONE is thinking when you smile. "What a shame! Such a pretty smile but look at those horrendous teeth!" Yes, that's the impression you are making. But sometimes we don't think that, because we're focused on the wrinkles around your mouth. They're a dead giveaway. Especially on women. I don't know why, but women wrinkle from smoking worse and faster than men do. It's no surprise, though. Think about it - if it takes 10 puffs to smoke a cigarette, and you smoke 10 cigarettes a day (half a pack), that's 100 sucking motions a day. For the year? You've wrinkled up your mouth 36,500 times. You shouldn't be surprised that you have those wrinkles. Oh, and your lips? They're all gross and crackly. For some reason, lipstick makes that even more apparent. Your lips look like cracked leather. And your fingers are really just too gross to touch. Shaking hands with a smoker is fucking disgusting. Have you noticed all the people that go to the restroom to "freshen up" after they meet you? It's because they have to wash their hands after touching yours.

You sound like shit. Smoking will ruin your voice. Again, this is more apparent in women than men. Smoking gives men's voices a great texture - for a little while. Unfortunately, that texture is brought on by phlegm in your throat. The more you smoke, the more phelgm builds up in there. Before too long, it sounds like you're gargling when you talk. Listen to Rush Limbaugh sometime. Years of cigar smoking have made his voice sound as if he's always trying to hock up a huge loogie. Yeah, that's what you guys sound like. You women? Oh my God, do you sound like total shit. You don't get that temporary rich texture that men get. You go straight to "Wow, her voice sounds like gravel". The second you open your mouth, non-smokers think "Good lord, that girl sounds like shit. Smoking has fucked up her voice but good". And unlike wrinkles or the smell of shit on you, voice damage can't be undone with surgery or a good soap. No, you're going to sound like shit your entire life.

All your non-smoking office mates hate you. You take smoke breaks; they don't. They're working, you're not. They hate you. Sorry, but it's true. They look at you with disgust, and they don't respect you. You don't pull as much weight as they do. They probably put in 30 minutes to an hour more work per day than you do. Believe me, they've done the math, and they know that they're putting in anywhere from 10 hours to 20 hours more work each month than you are. They think you're weak and they do not respect you at all. They also know you're going to sick more often than they are, so there's more hours they work that you don't.

These are the kinds of messages young people need to know. There's no debate about any of them. No one is trying to tell them they will get cancer (because they might not). No one is trying to tell them they will get addicted (it's possible they won't).

No, all the effects I listed are all natural effects from inhaling smoke and chemicals, and discharging them into your immediate surroundings. Furthermore, these are all the impressions of you that non-smokers have. You can try to minimize some of them, but it doesn't matter. Non-smokers couldn't care less if you have botox to get rid of the wrinkles. They still find all the other smoking aspects of you just as disgusting.

I know these are blunt words, and some of y'all might get mad at me. Too bad. You need to know these things, especially if you need immediate reasons to quit smoking.

Good luck!

RodeoSchro said:

The US government is running a series of commercials right now, showing people who have all kinds of medical catastrophies related to smoking. Missing jaws, holes in the throat, amputations, etc.

Personally, I think those commercials are a waste of time. First of all, how many people afflicted like this have you ever seen? I live in a major city, I'm 53 years old, and I can count on one hand the number of people I've seen that have holes in their throats. Heck, I think I can count them with a peace sign (BONUS: Name the song that Prince line comes from!).

I honestly can't believe any young person will watch those commericals and think, "That can happen to me! I'd better quit, or not start!" I just don't think young people think that way. So here's what I would do:

LET'S TELL THE TRUTH ABOUT SMOKING

You're an idiot if you choose to smoke. Not because it will kill you, but because it makes you basically a leper. Here's how the non-smoking world sees those of you who smoke:

You stink when you smoke. I mean, you REALLY stink. When you're smoking, you smell like shit. And everyone around you is thinking, "My God, you smell like shit". No one will tell you that, but EVERYONE is thinking that about you.

You stink after you smoke. Your breath smells like absolute dogshit. If your cigarette smells like shit, your after-smoking breath smells like shit to the 100th degree. Again, no one will tell you this but EVERY non-smoker that gets within 10 feet of you is thinking, "My God, this person's breath smells like dogshit. I'm getting the hell away from them as fast as I can". And don't tell us, "Oh, I take a breathmint after I smoke!" Trust us, it doesn't work. Breath mints last about 5 minutes if you're lucky; the tobacco smell is in your breath ALL THE TIME.

Everything you own smells like shit. Especially your clothes. Yep, it's true. If you smoke in your house, or in your car, rest assured that they smell like shit. You have to understand this - the only thing that smells worse than a burning cigarette is everything around that cigarette. When you're finished smoking, your clothes aren't. They stink. Your house stinks. Your furniture stinks. If you smoke in your house, everyone knows it the first second they walk in your door. You might not believe this, but that's because you can't smell it. You're too used to it. But it's true - you and all your stuff smell like shit. And so does your car. Don't think that because you crack the window that you've solved your problem. You haven't. Everyone knows you're a smoker the first second they get in your car. Their first reaction is, "My God, this person's car smells like shit". Febreze doesn't work, either.

You're a fucking litterbug and everyone hates litterbugs. Yes, you are. When you smoke in your car, where do you put the butt? You throw it out the window, don't you? You sure do. Don't lie. You don't put it out in the ashtray and if you do, kudos but you're REALLY making sure your car smells like shit. So you throw it out the window. You get mad when you see someone throw a candywrapper out the windown, don't you? "Can you believe that litterbug?!? But you're worse. You're throwing several candywrappers out your car every day. And let's talk about what you do at the office. When you take your smoke break, you crush the butt on the ground, or throw it in the bushes, don't you. You sure do, and that makes you a fucking litterbug. Don't deny it, either. You do it. All smokers do it. Just look around the entrance to any building. It's disgusting, and every single non-smoker blames YOU for making it that way.

Your lips and teeth are gross, your face is wrinkled, and your fingers are fucking disgusting. Smoking makes your teeth yellow and brown. Ugh. You look like shit every time you smile. Again, no one is going to tell you this, but it's what EVERYONE is thinking when you smile. "What a shame! Such a pretty smile but look at those horrendous teeth!" Yes, that's the impression you are making. But sometimes we don't think that, because we're focused on the wrinkles around your mouth. They're a dead giveaway. Especially on women. I don't know why, but women wrinkle from smoking worse and faster than men do. It's no surprise, though. Think about it - if it takes 10 puffs to smoke a cigarette, and you smoke 10 cigarettes a day (half a pack), that's 100 sucking motions a day. For the year? You've wrinkled up your mouth 36,500 times. You shouldn't be surprised that you have those wrinkles. Oh, and your lips? They're all gross and crackly. For some reason, lipstick makes that even more apparent. Your lips look like cracked leather. And your fingers are really just too gross to touch. Shaking hands with a smoker is fucking disgusting. Have you noticed all the people that go to the restroom to "freshen up" after they meet you? It's because they have to wash their hands after touching yours.

You sound like shit. Smoking will ruin your voice. Again, this is more apparent in women than men. Smoking gives men's voices a great texture - for a little while. Unfortunately, that texture is brought on by phlegm in your throat. The more you smoke, the more phelgm builds up in there. Before too long, it sounds like you're gargling when you talk. Listen to Rush Limbaugh sometime. Years of cigar smoking have made his voice sound as if he's always trying to hock up a huge loogie. Yeah, that's what you guys sound like. You women? Oh my God, do you sound like total shit. You don't get that temporary rich texture that men get. You go straight to "Wow, her voice sounds like gravel". The second you open your mouth, non-smokers think "Good lord, that girl sounds like shit. Smoking has fucked up her voice but good". And unlike wrinkles or the smell of shit on you, voice damage can't be undone with surgery or a good soap. No, you're going to sound like shit your entire life.

All your non-smoking office mates hate you. You take smoke breaks; they don't. They're working, you're not. They hate you. Sorry, but it's true. They look at you with disgust, and they don't respect you. You don't pull as much weight as they do. They probably put in 30 minutes to an hour more work per day than you do. Believe me, they've done the math, and they know that they're putting in anywhere from 10 hours to 20 hours more work each month than you are. They think you're weak and they do not respect you at all. They also know you're going to sick more often than they are, so there's more hours they work that you don't.

These are the kinds of messages young people need to know. There's no debate about any of them. No one is trying to tell them they will get cancer (because they might not). No one is trying to tell them they will get addicted (it's possible they won't).

No, all the effects I listed are all natural effects from inhaling smoke and chemicals, and discharging them into your immediate surroundings. Furthermore, these are all the impressions of you that non-smokers have. You can try to minimize some of them, but it doesn't matter. Non-smokers couldn't care less if you have botox to get rid of the wrinkles. They still find all the other smoking aspects of you just as disgusting.

I know these are blunt words, and some of y'all might get mad at me. Too bad. You need to know these things, especially if you need immediate reasons to quit smoking.

Good luck!

I saw that and the family's pain over it with the father of my ex. He had all his teeth, parts of his jaw and tongue removed and has a big scar all around his neck that looks as if somebody cut off his head. He is very lucky he is still alive, but he still cannot eat or speak properly and years have passed since.

And for me the main reason why people should not smoke is because it might very well kill them. I am very sure my brother-in-law would still be alive if he would not have smoked . Not to mention the pain my sister and his children are going through right now.

RodeoSchro said:

The US government is running a series of commercials right now, showing people who have all kinds of medical catastrophies related to smoking. Missing jaws, holes in the throat, amputations, etc.

Personally, I think those commercials are a waste of time. First of all, how many people afflicted like this have you ever seen? I live in a major city, I'm 53 years old, and I can count on one hand the number of people I've seen that have holes in their throats. Heck, I think I can count them with a peace sign (BONUS: Name the song that Prince line comes from!).

I honestly can't believe any young person will watch those commericals and think, "That can happen to me! I'd better quit, or not start!" I just don't think young people think that way. So here's what I would do:

LET'S TELL THE TRUTH ABOUT SMOKING

You're an idiot if you choose to smoke. Not because it will kill you, but because it makes you basically a leper. Here's how the non-smoking world sees those of you who smoke:

You stink when you smoke. I mean, you REALLY stink. When you're smoking, you smell like shit. And everyone around you is thinking, "My God, you smell like shit". No one will tell you that, but EVERYONE is thinking that about you.

You stink after you smoke. Your breath smells like absolute dogshit. If your cigarette smells like shit, your after-smoking breath smells like shit to the 100th degree. Again, no one will tell you this but EVERY non-smoker that gets within 10 feet of you is thinking, "My God, this person's breath smells like dogshit. I'm getting the hell away from them as fast as I can". And don't tell us, "Oh, I take a breathmint after I smoke!" Trust us, it doesn't work. Breath mints last about 5 minutes if you're lucky; the tobacco smell is in your breath ALL THE TIME.

Everything you own smells like shit. Especially your clothes. Yep, it's true. If you smoke in your house, or in your car, rest assured that they smell like shit. You have to understand this - the only thing that smells worse than a burning cigarette is everything around that cigarette. When you're finished smoking, your clothes aren't. They stink. Your house stinks. Your furniture stinks. If you smoke in your house, everyone knows it the first second they walk in your door. You might not believe this, but that's because you can't smell it. You're too used to it. But it's true - you and all your stuff smell like shit. And so does your car. Don't think that because you crack the window that you've solved your problem. You haven't. Everyone knows you're a smoker the first second they get in your car. Their first reaction is, "My God, this person's car smells like shit". Febreze doesn't work, either.

You're a fucking litterbug and everyone hates litterbugs. Yes, you are. When you smoke in your car, where do you put the butt? You throw it out the window, don't you? You sure do. Don't lie. You don't put it out in the ashtray and if you do, kudos but you're REALLY making sure your car smells like shit. So you throw it out the window. You get mad when you see someone throw a candywrapper out the windown, don't you? "Can you believe that litterbug?!? But you're worse. You're throwing several candywrappers out your car every day. And let's talk about what you do at the office. When you take your smoke break, you crush the butt on the ground, or throw it in the bushes, don't you. You sure do, and that makes you a fucking litterbug. Don't deny it, either. You do it. All smokers do it. Just look around the entrance to any building. It's disgusting, and every single non-smoker blames YOU for making it that way.

Your lips and teeth are gross, your face is wrinkled, and your fingers are fucking disgusting. Smoking makes your teeth yellow and brown. Ugh. You look like shit every time you smile. Again, no one is going to tell you this, but it's what EVERYONE is thinking when you smile. "What a shame! Such a pretty smile but look at those horrendous teeth!" Yes, that's the impression you are making. But sometimes we don't think that, because we're focused on the wrinkles around your mouth. They're a dead giveaway. Especially on women. I don't know why, but women wrinkle from smoking worse and faster than men do. It's no surprise, though. Think about it - if it takes 10 puffs to smoke a cigarette, and you smoke 10 cigarettes a day (half a pack), that's 100 sucking motions a day. For the year? You've wrinkled up your mouth 36,500 times. You shouldn't be surprised that you have those wrinkles. Oh, and your lips? They're all gross and crackly. For some reason, lipstick makes that even more apparent. Your lips look like cracked leather. And your fingers are really just too gross to touch. Shaking hands with a smoker is fucking disgusting. Have you noticed all the people that go to the restroom to "freshen up" after they meet you? It's because they have to wash their hands after touching yours.

You sound like shit. Smoking will ruin your voice. Again, this is more apparent in women than men. Smoking gives men's voices a great texture - for a little while. Unfortunately, that texture is brought on by phlegm in your throat. The more you smoke, the more phelgm builds up in there. Before too long, it sounds like you're gargling when you talk. Listen to Rush Limbaugh sometime. Years of cigar smoking have made his voice sound as if he's always trying to hock up a huge loogie. Yeah, that's what you guys sound like. You women? Oh my God, do you sound like total shit. You don't get that temporary rich texture that men get. You go straight to "Wow, her voice sounds like gravel". The second you open your mouth, non-smokers think "Good lord, that girl sounds like shit. Smoking has fucked up her voice but good". And unlike wrinkles or the smell of shit on you, voice damage can't be undone with surgery or a good soap. No, you're going to sound like shit your entire life.

All your non-smoking office mates hate you. You take smoke breaks; they don't. They're working, you're not. They hate you. Sorry, but it's true. They look at you with disgust, and they don't respect you. You don't pull as much weight as they do. They probably put in 30 minutes to an hour more work per day than you do. Believe me, they've done the math, and they know that they're putting in anywhere from 10 hours to 20 hours more work each month than you are. They think you're weak and they do not respect you at all. They also know you're going to sick more often than they are, so there's more hours they work that you don't.

These are the kinds of messages young people need to know. There's no debate about any of them. No one is trying to tell them they will get cancer (because they might not). No one is trying to tell them they will get addicted (it's possible they won't).

No, all the effects I listed are all natural effects from inhaling smoke and chemicals, and discharging them into your immediate surroundings. Furthermore, these are all the impressions of you that non-smokers have. You can try to minimize some of them, but it doesn't matter. Non-smokers couldn't care less if you have botox to get rid of the wrinkles. They still find all the other smoking aspects of you just as disgusting.

I know these are blunt words, and some of y'all might get mad at me. Too bad. You need to know these things, especially if you need immediate reasons to quit smoking.

Good luck!

meh...so you hate me, big deal, why don't you shoot me? i could care less.

the reasons they have ads on them that say smoking kills, is probably because most smokers are depressed because they smoke and they want to die anyway, so it won't help them to stop, it will make it even worse. and a life threatening disease is better for them, at least then they have a real reason to feel depressed, it is like a real justification for how they feel about life in the universe.

flyorra said:

\meh...so you hate me, big deal, why don't you shoot me? i could care less.

No, I don't hate you at all. I'm telling you what everyone around you is thinking about you when you're smoking.

Most young people are far more sensitive to that, than they are to the possibility of getting cancer or a hole in your throat 40 years from now.

So hopefully, the reasons I listed are better motivations to quit smoking.

flyorra said:

sorry i started to give in again somewhat. my question is, why don't put pictures of suffering animals on cosmetic products, or meat products? why don't they put pictures of dead people on alcohol products? why don't they put pictures of clogged ateries on fatty products? etc etc...

ice water didn't work huh???