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[TheGiantMidgit]

Different priorities, buddy. Personally, there are a million addictions I'd rather maintain than give up for some broad.

As for why most people start, it's generally the physical effects that attract 'em, the headrush and such.

[PrejudiceSucks]

That and being relaxed. My ex smoked because she was suicidally depressed and it took her mind off of things.

She's still alive though, which is nice, but my dad didn't like her at all. My mum was OK with her though. Oh well... she was really nice as well...

[omg]

the headrush is why i started. as for quitting due to a girl, part of the reosen i am quitting is at my wifes insistance, but aLso due to the fact that i was getting this intermittent nasty pain in my lung, felt like the dam thing was collapsing. if shes a good girl and dont nag u about anything else then quit. if shes a nagger though then you are probably going to kill her if she nags you about something whilst you are in the grip of nicotine withdrawl.

[PrejudiceSucks]

Hmm that might be going a bit far, but on the other hand, despite passively smoking a hell of a lot, I've never smoked in my life.

[Playbahnosh]

ex...this is the word i dont want to hear...

troop18546: If you are here to spit people in the face becouse they're smoking, get the hell outta here! I'm not going to rip my cigarettes in two, but I'M NOT A CROOK!!!! :ranting:

What the hell do you know about smoking anyway? And who the F are to tell me who I am, or what I'm going to do??? <_<

If you here to annoy people instead of trying to help, leave now... <_<

[Chuck the plant]

Well, it IS that simple.

Just quit. There's nothing else you can do.
It won't help you to substitute the nicotine you inhale with some nicotine you get into your body via your skin. It's still nicotine and it still gets into your body. Same for gum.
The major addicrion is not the physical one though, but the mental one. You just gotta stop WANTING nicotine (or telling yourself you do, that is). If you canstop smoking for two weeks, your body has overcome the addiction and any problems that occur afterwards are just spawned by your mind. That's a scientific fact. So there is but one way to quit: Not doing it anymore and stop telling yourself you NEED another cigarette. If you aren't really convinced of that, however, there is no way you could stop anyway, because you will always fall back to it.

Just stop. Worked fine for me (allthough I enjoy an occasional cigar every now and then, but that's a different matter).

[Danny252]

best way to quit: dont start.

[Quintopotere]

Originally posted by Danny252@Jun 5 2005, 03:42 PM
best way to quit: dont start.

Definitely the best way!

[PrejudiceSucks]

Well yes, but this is someone who's been smoking for 10 years. To be honest that's not very useful as a comment.

If I were you I would try and find something that you enjoy and do that pretty much solidly for 2 weeks without smoking so that you subconsciously think - not smoking = great.

On the other hand, I'm sure that it's about 100 times easier to write than to do.

[Stroggy]

I hope I never get addicted to cigarettes, i've tried smoking a few times last vacation and I couldn't stand it.