So how are the newly-non-smokers doing? [Archive]

abcdefz

10-18-2006, 11:48 AM

...just curious, and want to boast a little bit, too:

I'm on Day 17, so by and large, I think I'm over the hump. Usually, that part's over MUCH faster than it was this time -- maybe because this is the first time I've just MADE myslf stop smoking rather than WANTING to stop smoking. (I'd just worked out a nice blend of tobaccos for home-rolling, too. Oh, man.)

But anyway. Day 15 was the first day that I woke up and did my exercising and such and got the rice going and blah blah and then got in the shower and thought, "Hey -- I'm not even thinking about a cigarette yet!" usually, by shower time, I've had two or three.

So that was kind of cool.

There are still moments, though, and I find myself romaing around San José rather than going straight home -- kind of killing time so I don't have to face myself at home in the apartment without smoking. But that's getting better.

How are the rest of you folks doing? It seems like we had a handful of people quitting at about the same time. I was on the late bus.

YoungRemy

10-18-2006, 11:55 AM

7 Years on November 15th... its going well... I still smoke in my dreams...

abcdefz

10-18-2006, 12:00 PM

Seven years. And you're still jonesing? :(

Well... congrats on the seven years part, anyway. That's a huge deal. (y)

MC Moot

10-18-2006, 12:10 PM

Rock

10-18-2006, 12:11 PM

I'm weak....its been since Saturday. I was doing pretty good at first...but broke down. I won't be drinking any booze for a while so that may make it easier for me to get over the whole drinking and smoking thing.
Now my wife is quitting with me so its going to be a lot easier now that I know that I can't just take one from her when I have the urge.

b i o n i c

10-18-2006, 12:15 PM

i remember smoking dreams when ive stopped. the worse is pot dreams when one is newly clean. dreams of bear sized buds, blue fumes and pungeant flavors so vivid you wake up hungry

abcdefz

10-18-2006, 12:17 PM

Our city is going "smoke free" as of Jan 1....I only partake of the wicked weed when I consume liquor,which is every weekend....I can't believe I'm so upset with the concept....pubs and clubs are gonna take a beating,all these cats who opened cigar/martini bars a few years back are foaming at the mouth.....no more,"smoking and drinking on a Tuesday night"....although I support the concept of a smoke free workplace from a employees perspective...bitch and moan!;)

Oy -- don't even get me started, man.

Either make cigarettes illegal or let private property owners (including businesses) decide if their buildings are smoke-free or not. Then patrons and employees can choose accordingly.(n)

QueenAdrock

10-18-2006, 12:17 PM

You can do it mang! :)

abcdefz

10-18-2006, 12:18 PM

abcdefz

10-18-2006, 12:19 PM

i remember smoking dreams when ive stopped. the worse is pot dreams when one is newly clean. dreams of bear sized buds, blue fumes and pungeant flavors so vivid you wake up hungry

I had a dream about a dear old lady in my old church getting up to the altar, starting some ritual reading, and accidentally settinhg the table on fire.

Wonder if that means anything.

QueenAdrock

10-18-2006, 12:20 PM

Oy -- don't even get me started, man.

Either make cigarettes illegal or let private property owners (including businesses) decide if their buildings are smoke-free or not. Then patrons and employees can choose accordingly.(n)

I just know it really burns my eyes and lungs and irritates when I'm out to restaurants or bars in DC. The ventilation systems SUCK, I always come home reeking of cheap cigarettes. :mad:

I'd definitely go to individual places in DC who banned smoking, if they did do that. I wonder how many would actually decide to ban it on their own, though.

abcdefz

10-18-2006, 12:24 PM

I just know it really burns my eyes and lungs and irritates when I'm out to restaurants or bars in DC. The ventilation systems SUCK, I always come home reeking of cheap cigarettes. :mad:

I'd definitely go to individual places in DC who banned smoking, if they did do that. I wonder how many would actually decide to ban it on their own, though.

See, I'm thinking it would be a great business strategy for exactly the reason you say. Smoke really sucks for non-smokers, so can you imagine how many non-smokers would insist on that certain bar, because it was a non-smoking place? They could have an outdoor patio for smokers or something.

Kind of the same as vegetarian places. A lot of places that offer a veggie menu aren't really all that great, but it's the fact that they can accommodate vegetarians at all that gives them the business.

QueenAdrock

10-18-2006, 12:28 PM

QueenAdrock

10-18-2006, 12:29 PM

Good luck! (y)

Buy lots of gum and hang out with non-smokers when you drink. I hear that really helps.

fucktopgirl

10-18-2006, 12:30 PM

the trick with smoking is to never start !

MC Moot

10-18-2006, 12:34 PM

See, I'm thinking it would be a great business strategy for exactly the reason you say. Smoke really sucks for non-smokers, so can you imagine how many non-smokers would insist on that certain bar, because it was a non-smoking place? They could have an outdoor patio for smokers or something..

I concur,fully completely,well mostly...Irony #1: Outdoor patios are already designated as Non Smoking areas in this town!??
However from a health and safety/workers rights perspective,I believe adequate protection from carcinogens must be considered and applied universally....Irony #2: how can tobacco that was sooooo appealing the night before almost kill ya while you try and get down a full english,greasy spoon breakie,the morn after....

The Notorious LOL

10-18-2006, 12:43 PM

I quit for a month and started again.

Smoking is delicious. The rich delicious flavor of tobacco is second to none.

My dad still craves cigarettes and he hasnt smoked since I was 4...so 22 years.

QueenAdrock

10-18-2006, 12:44 PM

Aww Nick. :(

Are you gonna try to quit again?

The Notorious LOL

10-18-2006, 12:59 PM

ironically, Wellbutrin made me start again because it made me edgy and panicky...the only thing that could calm me down was smoking.

HOTWIFE

10-18-2006, 01:01 PM

I started up again:( I'm going to try a hypnotist on Friday.

abcdefz

10-18-2006, 01:02 PM

That's true, but then who would be the 'vegetarians' in this situation? The smokers or non-smokers? Cuz there's about three vegetarian places in town that I can think of, and we have lots of restaurants. It sucks for them still.

Non-smokers. But it was just an analogy.

The idea being that if the choice is offered -- especially a minority choice (say, non-smoking bars or vegetarian restaurants), until the majority catches on, it becomes a winner by default.

Rock

10-18-2006, 01:04 PM

So how many of you are addicted to the nicotine and how many of you are addicted to the smoking?

I think I'm addicted to the smoking. I just like to smoke. But of course, i'm probably just addicted to the nicotine.

abcdefz

10-18-2006, 01:05 PM

I am quiting on Sunday, slowly cutting down each day this week .....

I quit for a year last year, and then partied all summer and Wham! I started smoking again :(

wish me luck :) .....this time I want it to be for good!

Good luck!

I concur,fully completely,well mostly...Irony #1: Outdoor patios are already designated as Non Smoking areas in this town!??

Uh -- that's messed up.

However from a health and safety/workers rights perspective,I believe adequate protection from carcinogens must be considered and applied universally....

Well, but what I'm saying is: if it's not illegal, then it's a choice people have: to smoke or not to smoke; to be around smoke or not to be. As long as it's a legal option that doesn't put unwilling/unknowing people in danger (eg drunk driving), then it should be the option of private ownership.

QueenAdrock

10-18-2006, 01:06 PM

Non-smokers. But it was just an analogy.

The idea being that if the choice is offered -- especially a minority choice (say, non-smoking bars or vegetarian restaurants), until the majority catches on, it becomes a winner by default.

Yeah, but then I worry if the shitty bars would be the smoke-free ones. I've seen many a shitty bar in my day.

I wouldn't mind if bars accomodated smokers all the time, if there was a specific section for them to smoke, and if it was like, fulllly ventilated. It's usually crowded and smelly wherever I am. Especially on St. Patty's Day when the only place we could find at this huuuuge bar was a spot away from all doors and windows. And that was after I paid my $10 cover so I wasn't about to leave.

Teh suck.

abcdefz

10-18-2006, 01:07 PM

I quit for a month and started again.

Oh, man.

I totally understand, but...

Yeah. I understand.

It's so weird, because I see and feel tons of benefits just from quitting for this short a time: better breath; I can exercise longer and harder; color is back in my face; I have an awful, awful lot of energy... and yet, to celebrate, I'd love a cigarette.

MC Moot

10-18-2006, 02:10 PM

Well, but what I'm saying is: if it's not illegal, then it's a choice people have: to smoke or not to smoke; to be around smoke or not to be. As long as it's a legal option that doesn't put unwilling/unknowing people in danger (eg drunk driving), then it should be the option of private ownership.

You know,it’s an interesting dichotomy,yeah? The legality’s of the issue are most arguable...as someone who believes in freedom of choice and subsequent responsibility for ones actions, I’m with you…..at the same time standards with regards to safety should be applicable regardless of the nature of the industry one works in, be it service, commercial or industrial…..incentives in terms of tax rebates should be made available in order to assist owners in upgrading their premises with adequate ventilation etc,etc…. jesus christo all this smoking thought,I’m gonna go snag a couple of little Romeo an Julietta cigarillos and a manhatten after work,you know mull the whole thing over in style,congrats on your cessation regardless! :cool:

abcdefz

10-18-2006, 02:12 PM

You know,it’s an interesting dichotomy,yeah? The legality’s of the issue are most arguable...as someone who believes in freedom of choice and subsequent responsibility for ones actions, I’m with you…..at the same time standards with regards to safety should be applicable regardless of the nature of the industry one works in, be it service, commercial or industrial…..incentives in terms of tax rebates should be made available in order to assist owners in upgrading their premises with adequate ventilation etc,etc…. jesus christo all this smoking thought,I’m gonna go snag a couple of little Romeo an Julietta cigarillos and a manhatten after work,you know mull the whole thing over in style,congrats on your cessation regardless! :cool:

Thanks. Cheers!

Yeah -- if the goverment wanted to make cigarettes and hard alcohol illegal, I'd have zero problem with that, morally. Less than zero. The amount of problems they cause is ridiculously huge compared to the "freedom" to use those things.

The overwhelming majority of alcohol is our country is consumed by alcoholics, anyway, if our self-reporting is to be believed. The statistic is nuts -- like 90% or something.

Kerrbear

10-18-2006, 07:01 PM

I'd definitely go to individual places in DC who banned smoking, if they did do that. I wonder how many would actually decide to ban it on their own, though.

I have a dream that someday, some restaurants and theaters will choose to be CHILDREN-free. I would become their best customer.

Lyman Zerga

10-18-2006, 07:08 PM

I have a dream that someday, some restaurants and theaters will choose to be CHILDREN-free. I would become their best customer.

in austria theres a child free hotel

hellojello

10-18-2006, 07:24 PM

I'm having a ciggie right now...but i haven't had a bong in 3 weeks yay.
I'm going to quit again soon will have to theyre about to criminlize it practically can't even smoke in open air public transport stops anymore next year u can't smoke in pubs clubs or OUTSIDE food places...my whole suburb is a fucking food epicentre. How they're going to police that I have no idea.

Waus

10-18-2006, 08:12 PM

How much/often do you have to smoke to be considered a "smoker"?

hellojello

10-18-2006, 08:17 PM

How much/often do you have to smoke to be considered a "smoker"?
oh so you're like one of those ''social smokers'' read: I dont buy my own cigrettes just scab other peoples when I'm drinking. heh heh.

Anyways yeah dont fool yourself if you smoke you smoke if you don't you dont. It's like me saying oh I don't drink alcohol I only get pissed every couple of months. Err it's still drinkin joe.

tracky

10-18-2006, 08:21 PM

i havn't smoked weed in a week today. hooray!

hellojello

10-18-2006, 08:33 PM

i havn't smoked weed in a week today. hooray!
Good for you tracky.
One more week and you'll have a clearer head.
Another week and you'll have a deep natural sleep like you haven't in months
Another week and you'll be free and saving cash
Another week and you'll be reminded how mundane everyday life is and be drawn to smoking again to dull the dullness.

(oh wait I'm talking about you not me...)

so round and round and round I go, where will it stop I just don't know, round and round and round I can't get off and I can't let go

Lyman Zerga

10-18-2006, 10:20 PM

i havn't smoked weed in a week today. hooray!

good boy!

tracky

10-18-2006, 11:01 PM

Good for you tracky.
One more week and you'll have a clearer head.
Another week and you'll have a deep natural sleep like you haven't in months
Another week and you'll be free and saving cash
Another week and you'll be reminded how mundane everyday life is and be drawn to smoking again to dull the dullness.

(oh wait I'm talking about you not me...)

don't i know it

i've been there many times

this time will be different (!)

Yeti

10-18-2006, 11:18 PM

7 Years on November 15th... its going well... I still smoke in my dreams...

I quit the Marlboro Red pack a day habit on August 19th. I chew the nicotine gum and think I have it beat. I am like YoungRemy and do dream of smoking a Red. I have been around smokers and don't feel the urge to bum.
I am taking the little man to Philly to see his Great Grandma this weekend. I have a bunch of relatives that drink and smoke. They are having a big Eagles cookout on Sunday. It will test me since a bunch of people will be smoking and drinking outside in the backyard. If I get through this weekend I definitely have it beat.

cosmo105

10-18-2006, 11:24 PM

stop fucking smoking, nick. you are not stupid, and you are stronger than the fucking addiction. it's a waste of money.

you too, yeti. that little boy of yours needs his daddy, and the sooner you stop the less likely you are to cut your life short. do it for him.

today in bio the prof was fucking livid recalling a case (he's an ER doc too) where an asthmatic 6-year-old boy was rushed to the ER because he couldn't breathe. the kid didn't make it. upon autopsy, it was found that his lungs were like swiss cheese - he had emphysema. turns out his parents both smoked in front of him. and he had fucking asthma. charges were pressed against them for the murder of their son. oooh, that makes me so fucking mad.

Yeti

10-18-2006, 11:38 PM

stop fucking smoking, nick. you too, yeti. that little boy of yours needs his daddy, and the sooner you stop the less likely you are to cut your life short. do it for him.

I quit:confused:

Lyman Zerga

10-18-2006, 11:40 PM

i cant stand people/parents who smoke near kids/their kids, idiots

cosmo105

10-19-2006, 01:03 AM

I quit:confused:
oh i know. i'm just saying, you're better than the addiction. tough love and all. :mad:

paul jones

10-19-2006, 01:13 AM

I'm giving up today

I'm going to buy some nicorett gum

my erections will be longer and harder again(y)

Nivvie

10-19-2006, 02:56 AM

Employees must be protected. As I have moaned before, when there's a work shortage, people will take what they have to, so there's often no choice for some.

But I see banning smoking in public places as a change in social etiquette. Something doesn't have to be illegal for it to be banned in public, such as blow jobs, enemas, and so on.

I do think there needs to be enclosed outdoor areas for smokers though, people seems to spend more time standing outside pubs than in them, cluttering up the pavements and yeling as passers by, and with pubs in quiet resedential areas, raising street noise so that people can't open their windows in the summer for all the noise.

icy manipulator

10-24-2006, 10:57 AM

i tried the gum for the first time today, it fucking tastes like shit! it feels like there's a fire in my mouth. but this time i'm serious about quitting and i have a friend how's quitting with me too so i have to at least beat her if we break. is it just me or does the gum make you really really thristy?

icy manipulator

10-24-2006, 11:00 AM

ps, there's 1216 songs on my pc. i figure if i can listen to every single one of them without a cigarette i've beaten the habit for good. only up to go 53 tho :(

abcdefz

10-24-2006, 11:00 AM

I never tried the gum or the patch or any of that stuff. I figure it's still putting the addictive ingredient into me -- why prolong things?

Anyway. I'm on... day 23. (y)

icy manipulator

10-24-2006, 11:04 AM

I never tried the gum or the patch or any of that stuff. I figure it's still putting the addictive ingredient into me -- why prolong things?

Anyway. I'm on... day 23. (y)
last time i went cold turkey was feb 13th. after 43 hours of running around doing things to take my mind of things i had such bad chaffe on my thighs that i had to turn down valentines day sex, and that it some really really good sex. so fuck going cold turkey

Yeti

10-24-2006, 11:05 AM

I just got back from the East Coast. I was around smokers all weekend watching football and drinking beer. I did not smoke and am going strong at 2 and 1/2 months.

abcdefz

10-24-2006, 11:40 AM

I just got back from the East Coast. I was around smokers all weekend watching football and drinking beer. I did not smoke and am going strong at 2 and 1/2 months.

(y)

QueenAdrock

10-24-2006, 11:45 AM

Yeah I second that. (y) (y)

Yeti

10-24-2006, 11:48 AM

Be careful with doubling up with the (y) it will drive Zorra crazy.

Laver1969

10-24-2006, 11:51 AM

It'll be two years this December for me.

It still think about it a few times a week...used to be everyday. The most noticeable difference was my sense of smell. I can now smell if someone is smoking in the car in front of me.

abcdefz

10-24-2006, 12:04 PM

It'll be two years this December for me.

It still think about it a few times a week...used to be everyday.

...you have no idea how discouraging this is. :(

Oh, well.

Yeti

10-24-2006, 12:19 PM

Well, I also think of smoking nearly everyday. I also think of having an affair with Evangeline Lilly and it never happens.

b-grrrlie

10-24-2006, 05:21 PM

I'm what you could call an occational smoker. I sometimes smoke for months and then not for several years (reminds me of my sexlife actually :rolleyes: ). Now I hadn't smoked for four and half years (except a few party smokes i.e. when I drink I might have a smoke, but rarely), but now when my friend was over we were sitting in the balcony in the summer, having a beer and as he smoked I was sort of socially smoking. Then we went to a big birthday party so I knew I'd be drinking so I bought my own packet. Then my new found love left me and I was totally devastated and have been smoking the last couple of weeks. I smell bad, it tastes horrible and I could've bought a couple of cd's with that money (well one at least), but I've been drinking more as well (crying in my glass of wine). Hopefully when this packet runs out I won't be buying a new one...

cosmo105

10-24-2006, 05:25 PM

free to good home:

Cosmo's Stop Smoking You Retard Kit

includes:
1 homeopathic smoking withdrawl supplement
1 box tea tree chewing sticks

i bought this a while back for someone that ended up giving in and being a pussy before i could get it to them. pm me if you want it.