I've been smoking for 7 years, and I'm 25. However, today is my first day of no smoking. It's 2:13 in the afternoon... the longest I have gone without a smoke in a day in over a year. It doesn't seem like night time will ever come. I'm an idiot for starting in the first place. I just think of what fyrewoman said... I mean, you figure 3 days of ABSOLUTE hell, and then about 2 more weeks of hell. To a dying lung cancer patient, 2 weeks would be nothing. But, once you're there, it's already too late... and the grim reaper is near your bedside, while you breathe through an oxygen tank, talk through your throat, cough consistently, bring turmoil to your family and loved one's because of your selfish habit. Plain and simple. Once I go two weeks without a smoke, I'll be so pissed at myself for not quitting sooner. Plus, if I have one now, my 5 year old daughter is going to whoop me. She has been begging me to quit. I quit about two years ago, and didn't have a smoke for about 4 months. It's true what testboy said... once you have ONE... you are back in Marlboro Country. I remember I would start buying those single cig's... this only leads to a pack, and your pursuit of an agonizing, self inflicted death. Self inflicted... that would be pretty hard to swallow while you are going through radiation and everything else under the sun, while all along your loved one's even hurt worse than yourself.
Smoking is a fucking incredibly stupid, incredibly hard to quit habit... But damn brothers... think of how many people die per year for the sole reason that they didn't have enough will and determination to suffer for about two weeks to kick their habit. Think of what they felt like when their doctor told them what smoking has done to them, what deadly disease they were going to die from, all because of smoking. It's not fucking worth it.
Check out
www.smellypukinghabit.com... if that doesn't scare you enough, go to a hospital, and see for yourself what you will face in just a matter of time. I'm absoultely done with them. Damn, I'm going to be one moody asshole for a while.
I have the nicorette gum by the way... and Musclebrain's is right... it tastes like aboslute shit. I've only had one piece so far today... It does give you a pretty wicked buzz. I think it will help.
My bong is also VERY helpful when it comes to quitting smokes. A joint would probably be even better to fix the oral fixation... But dope definately helps... And, given the choices of quitting dope or cig's... well, hands down... smoke's suck.
Think about what smoking means to your life... then you will only be left with one choice. Good luck brother.
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