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Post by wayved on May 5, 2007 0:04:21 GMT -5
If I wore a hat I would take it off to all of you. Just cutting down takes willpower.
maarts-I hate being a "dickface" to anyone--unless they deserve it. ANd not many do. I felt HORRIBLE--she was UPSET! I hate being a cranky asshole. I think its in my blood sometimes. Im gonna try and change that too. Im not going to blame it on the Marlboro man. (its kinda funny though that I could! wouldnt hold up in court....)
SCENARIO:
person: why did you just slap me?
me: Cos you just said something stupid! You have your baseball cap on backwards. I hate that shit! Let me slap you again! AND I just quit smoking!
person: owwwww!
me: hahahaha! Why didnt I quit a long time ago??? hahaha! Heres a baseball bat to your legs cos you have a Limp Bizkit T shirt on!!! hahahahaha! that rebel flag tatoo has got to go too! hahahaha!
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Post by poseidon on May 5, 2007 22:36:35 GMT -5
Well I'm about to smoke the last smoke from the last pack. Will thoroughly enjoy it, then put the ashtrays and lighters away. Lighters always remind me of smokes so best throw the majority away. Need to keep one or two for incense and candles.
Last smoke.
Period.
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Post by wayved on May 5, 2007 23:29:25 GMT -5
Right on.
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Post by KooL on May 6, 2007 9:19:13 GMT -5
I hope you can make it Pat. Unlike this dude, who seems like a lost cause. Look at him sucking the life/death out of his Marlboro...  |
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Post by strat-0 on May 7, 2007 19:14:21 GMT -5
Skvor, did you try any aids like the gum? This Chantix is working for me, if anything can. I know I could never have got this far before. Still, it scares me to hear about people (like Pat) who have quit for 5 or six months, or even years and longer and then started again. There's a lot more to it than just getting past the first three days to clear out the nicotine. It might happen to me. Sometimes I feel just fine, but other times I feel lousy. Even very sad. Sometimes I feel like I don't want to live with this continual feeling of malaise for the rest of my life. That's what addiction is about. It changes your brain. They say you will live years longer... or does it just seem that way?  How do you feel strat? Do you feel good? bad? coughing up strange shit? Food tasting better? I've heard that sometimes your cough does get worse when you quit while your body clears itself out, but I haven't been coughing worse or coughing up shit, Glenn. I do think I've been having to clear my throat more. Maybe the cilia in my throat is coming back to life.  Yes, food is tasting noticeably better, but it's my sense of smell that has really surprised me. Of course, not everything smells good, y'know! And sometimes I think I smell something burning (which something probably is) but it's nothing to be alarmed at. Anyhow, I'm still at the "just say no" phase. I seem to be able to do it. I guess it's only later that some people decide that they'd just rather say yes. But for the first three days, without help - forget it (for me, anyway). |
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Post by Paul on May 8, 2007 8:34:13 GMT -5
I had about six cigs over the weekend. Not good, but considering I was out Friday night, then tailgating for a Baltimore vs. Cleveland game Saturday, it's not so bad. Definitely cut back a lot, and in the past month, I've had one cig at work! I used to smoke about three while at work...
Oh BTW, if any of y'all are ever in Baltimore for an Oriels game, don't bother tailgating! Seriously, that was the worst tailgating experience ever. First it's all concrete parking lots, second, out of 18,000 people, my friends and I were the only ones in the whole damn place partying in the parking lot. Everyone goes to the surrounding bars in Baltimore before / after games. If you want to tailgate, skip Baltimore and go to Washington DC for a Nationals game.
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Post by Ampage on May 8, 2007 17:13:38 GMT -5
I actually kept cigarettes and an ashtray and lighter in my bedroom when I first quit. I heard that that would actually make you choose not to smoke as opposed to thinking something was taken away from you. Worked for me - but everyone is different.
Keep it up peoples!
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Post by strat-0 on May 8, 2007 19:20:29 GMT -5
I actually kept cigarettes and an ashtray and lighter in my bedroom when I first quit. I heard that that would actually make you choose not to smoke as opposed to thinking something was taken away from you. Worked for me - but everyone is different. Oh, yeah that would work for me - I should try that...NOT! Thanks for the encouragement, though. Paul, I think you're doing pretty good. I don't really think smoking like that does you significant damage. I wish I could do that, but I know I can't. The only danger involved in indulging in that fashion is that over a long period of time - many years, imperceptibly, gradually, you increase. Then after 10 or 15 years you look at yourself and you're smoking a couple of packs a day and you have a huge monkey on your back. And no matter how much you smoke, it's never enough. When I was smoking, as soon as I'd find myself in a place where I couldn't smoke, the anxiety would start - restaurant, airliner, theater - whatever. The physical and the mental go hand-in-hand. But I've always been half mental... |
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Post by poseidon on May 8, 2007 20:17:12 GMT -5
Well in all honesty haven't been able to give up the butt's (uhm..err..heh-heh) yet. Went 2/3rds of the day Sunday then broke down and bought a pack of Doral menthol light 100's. Yesterday bought a carton. Maybe someday...  |
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Post by KooL on May 8, 2007 20:55:32 GMT -5
Menthol cigarettes are evil. I actually started on them as a teen because I though they were 'tastier' and easier to inhale. I can't stand them now though. I'd rather not smoke at all.
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Post by Paul on May 9, 2007 8:33:44 GMT -5
I actually kept cigarettes and an ashtray and lighter in my bedroom when I first quit. I heard that that would actually make you choose not to smoke as opposed to thinking something was taken away from you. Worked for me - but everyone is different. Oh, yeah that would work for me - I should try that...NOT! Thanks for the encouragement, though. Paul, I think you're doing pretty good. I don't really think smoking like that does you significant damage. I wish I could do that, but I know I can't. The only danger involved in indulging in that fashion is that over a long period of time - many years, imperceptibly, gradually, you increase. Then after 10 or 15 years you look at yourself and you're smoking a couple of packs a day and you have a huge monkey on your back. And no matter how much you smoke, it's never enough. When I was smoking, as soon as I'd find myself in a place where I couldn't smoke, the anxiety would start - restaurant, airliner, theater - whatever. The physical and the mental go hand-in-hand. But I've always been half mental... Since I've been smoking which has been years at this point, I've always managed to be a light smoker. At the most, during my 'heavy' smoking days, I'd still smoke just about 10 a day. When I had knee surgery (tore my ACL and Meniscus playing basketball) I had to quit. I had a cadaver put in, and if I smoked my body would reject the dead dudes ACL that is now in me. Right before the surgery, the convo w/ the Doc went something like this: Doc: "quit smoking". He said it in a pretty intimidating way, and said he wouldn't do the surgery unless I give up smokes from 6 months. Me: "OK" I was then put under. Two weeks later I went for my follow up, Me: "so Doc, about this no smoking thing" - he then turns to me and scolds me kinda Doc: "you're not smoking are you" - Me: "oh no, haven't had a cig in two weeks Doc" Doc: "Good" Me: "Why exactly can't I smoke?" Doc: "It restricts block flow, and the cadaver won't get the blood it needs to attach to your body" Me: "Ok, what about other kinds of smoke" Doc: "What do you mean" Me: "Well, you know" Doc: "Oh, you like the wacky tabbacky do you, you like to smoke THE dope, huh" Me: "Yep" Doc: "Go ahead and smoke all the weed you want, just stay away from cigarettes!" Me: "Awesome" I then hobbled home, rolled a big fatty. Anyway, I reckon the point to all that (other than to kill time) is to say I quit smoking for six months. I was out last night for a friends Birthday, and I caved and had two Camel Lights. |
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Post by Mary on May 10, 2007 0:16:35 GMT -5
That was awesome, paul. I'd be a little uneasy to confess to my doctor that I smoked weed.
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Post by JesusLooksLikeMe on May 10, 2007 1:08:13 GMT -5
How can you be uneasy about confessing you've inhaled to a bloke who is almost inevitably going to have his hand up your arse one day? That's what doctors do.
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Post by wayved on May 10, 2007 1:24:03 GMT -5
yeah paul that takes guts. kick ass. I liked his reply.
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Post by Paul on May 10, 2007 9:02:45 GMT -5
Well, I was genuinely concerned that I wouldn't be able to smoke weed for 6 months! I'm not trying to glorify pot smoking or anything, but it's just something I do. Giving up cigs, meh, no real worries. Giving up weed, that shit doesn't fly with me. If y'all have ever seen half baked, I'm like Jon Stewart in that movie - well maybe not that extreme. I can seriously see myself as an 80 year old grand pappy sitting in my rockin' chair, listening to Jimi Hendrix, and burning one down.
Anyway, my sister was waiting on me at the doc's office, and I told her. Her first reaction was to say "you don't have the balls" - and it my reply was like "wanna make a bet?" You see, according to my doc, weed doesn't restrict blood flow like tobacco products do (it's the nicotine, so chewing tobacco was not an option either, nor the nicotine gum - not that I would do either).
Oddly enough, I was on a video shoot last night (I volunteer at the local Independent Media Station) for some banquet/conference dinner and the gist of the thing was that drugs are bad. It was mainly for the dangers of cocaine, and talking about the societal impact from families, tax payers, health care providers, law enforcement, etc...I couldn't help but to snicker at a few things when they went on an anti marijuana rant.
I'm really glad I went to this thing -- I got a free dinner, free booze (which seemed a bit hypocritical), AND there was this really, really cute girl working there (she's like an event coordinator). Anyhoo, after some small talk I mustered up the balls to ask her out and it all worked out well.
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Yes, food is tasting noticeably better, but it's my sense of smell that has really surprised me. Of course, not everything smells good, y'know! And sometimes I think I smell something burning (which something probably is) but it's nothing to be alarmed at.
