$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('gampy', 'H')a! Thanks for the pep talk.
Just had the one smoke I bummed. Didn't buy a pack. Not going to sweat it too much. Even after having that cigarette earlier today, the urges have not increased or anything.
"Still in the game."
Lol...I like that. Thank you, my new fuckin' slogan.
It was a funny situation. I was at the bus stop, and this cute guy just lit up beside me. Maybe it was more about making small talk than indulging my nicotine urge. I only smoked about half of it, didn't taste all that good.
Fuck. Getting an urge to smoke now, talking about this. Definitely need to deal with the oral fixation, and keeping my hands busy.
"Still in the game"...hehehe
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Re: Anyone here quit smoking?
by BigTex » Thu 21 Feb 2008, 20:52:03
You are literally in a life and death struggle. At issue is whether you will die when you are 65 or when you are 85.
It's a big deal. Bring your best game. You are literally at a turning point in your life. You will look back on this struggle with immense pride.
Now get out there and don't smoke!
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Re: Anyone here quit smoking?
by gampy » Thu 21 Feb 2008, 21:08:16
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('BigTex', ' ')At issue is whether you will die when you are 65 or when you are 85.
Actually, I don't think of it that way. Life or death. I am an atheist, so I don't much care if I die because of smoking, because it's literally lights out. Just black sleep. Pain over, nothing.
What really concerns me is the LIFE part of that statement. I think that's what convinced me to quit. I might live to 85 (doubtful, either way), but it's a given that I would be hooked up to an oxygen bottle, and struggling to breathe. Don't care to live as an invalid. Or trying in vain to get a decent breath. Years and years of this existence scares me more than death. I have seen these guys. It's pretty sad. Emphysema, and COPD. Imagine that walking up one flight of stairs is like running a 5 minute mile. Or worse...walking half a block, and you have to stop because you can't fucking breathe. Or you eventually die because it takes so much energy to breathe. After a very long, slow decline.
Fucking shitty way to live.
Nevermind, shitty way to die.
That's my main fear. What keeps me awake some nights.
Lung cancer doesn't really worry me as much as COPD, and emphysema. COPD is going to happen if I smoke. Not if, but when.
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Re: Anyone here quit smoking?
by Ang » Thu 21 Feb 2008, 21:17:10
Gampy, today is day 8 for me and it's been a breeze...
...but only because I caught the flu and have either been hacking up a lung or knocked out on NyQuil. I think Shanny may be on to something with that, it seems to be helping me, anyway.
Stay strong, man!!
...but only because I caught the flu and have either been hacking up a lung or knocked out on NyQuil. I think Shanny may be on to something with that, it seems to be helping me, anyway.
Stay strong, man!!
...the rest of you just beat your useless gums at the moon like jimson weed goats. - efarmer
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Re: Anyone here quit smoking?
by BigTex » Thu 21 Feb 2008, 21:20:20
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('gampy', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('BigTex', ' ')At issue is whether you will die when you are 65 or when you are 85.
Actually, I don't think of it that way. Life or death. I am an atheist, so I don't much care if I die because of smoking, because it's literally lights out. Just black sleep. Pain over, nothing.
What really concerns me is the LIFE part of that statement. I think that's what convinced me to quit. I might live to 85 (doubtful, either way), but it's a given that I would be hooked up to an oxygen bottle, and struggling to breathe. Don't care to live as an invalid. Or trying in vain to get a decent breath. Years and years of this existence scares me more than death. I have seen these guys. It's pretty sad. Emphysema, and COPD. Imagine that walking up one flight of stairs is like running a 5 minute mile. Or worse...walking half a block, and you have to stop because you can't fucking breathe. Or you eventually die because it takes so much energy to breathe. After a very long, slow decline.
Fucking shitty way to live.
Nevermind, shitty way to die.
That's my main fear. What keeps me awake some nights.
Lung cancer doesn't really worry me as much as COPD, and emphysema. COPD is going to happen if I smoke. Not if, but when.
Worry about lung cancer every bit as much as the others. Lung cancer is almost always fatal, but you get to suffer for about two years while your body gradually wastes away. It's very ugly. You want to avoid that as much for the people who care about you as for yourself.
Sorry to preach a little. Good luck! It's definitely worthwhile. You will be so happy when you put a little time between you and the smokes.
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