I am a heavy smoker and hate it… haven’t smoked today though!
May 22nd, 2008
I’m a heavy smoker and I hate it, I’ve enjoyed smoking for many years but I hate the fact that I do it and even more so now that I have kids.
Smoking is a crap habit, it wastes my money, it ruins my health and it jeapordises the future of my family.
I have had relatives die of cancer, I have a history of high blood pressure and heart related bad stuff in my family… is it worth tempting fate?
I just went onto google to go and have a look at images of lung cancer and nearly puked up, it is a very scary thought to die a horrible painful death, it’s a worse thought for my wife and kids to have to watch that.
For years I’ve had a love affair with smoking, it has been my crutch and also my burden, it’s given me space to think and be creative but what benefit is creativity at the expense of death. Seems to me that there’s actually no point if you look at it honestly…
My three year old daughter is shit scared of the fact that I smoke and that it could kill me, I’m scared that it could kill me, I’m also scared of the fact that if I stop smoking I could die of lung cancer anyway so why bother.
Today I haven’t smoked, hearing my daughter on the phone asking if I had been smoking is a potent thing, I don’t want to let her down, Caroline hasn’t smoked since she got pregnant and she also nags me on a day to day basis.
It’s time for it to stop. I know I have uttered words to do with stopping before, I just hope that this time I manage to keep it going…
Don’t watch this video if you are of weak stomach but if you smoke, time to wake up and smell the coffee, we are not just killing ourselves but the people around us to…
Adam Cavill Author Comment
May 22nd, 2008
I quit smoking and I immediately lost the low level anxiety about dying I was carrying around.
Smoking is great, nicotine agrees with me. Makes me feel all sharp and great. I used to love smoking.
I love my family more.
You know what else though I think the pervasive PR about how hard it is to quit might be connected to the tobacco industry. And you know what else? THOSE FUCKERS DON”T EVEN SMOKE.
Alan Author Comment
May 22nd, 2008
Yeah, I don’t have time to go into it but I bet the government don’t want us to stop smoking… we stop smoking, council tax would go up etc due to lost revenue??
They just went to re-classify cannabis in this country once again but fail to “classify” smoking as one of the most poisonous habbits we as humans partake in.
Go figure!
Nils Geylen Author Comment
May 28th, 2008
Frak. I was so very close at giving up. You know, thinking about it, talking about it, making plans, reading books… This just pushed me over the edge.
I know i’ll die - some time at least- but like this? Nah, I just gave up. Hope I’ll be able to escape the addiction. And you’re right: it probably even isn’t that hard.
Cheers
Daniel Lestarjette Author Comment
May 29th, 2008
Alan, I found this via Nils Geylen, and I had to comment.
I love smoking, I really do, but I finally gave it up using Chantix (or Champix in some parts of the world)–going cold turkey never worked for me. I went from at least a pack a day to none in a really short time.
Chantix does have some side effects that can make taking it not the right choice for some people, and it’s expensive if your insurance doesn’t cover it.
But it works for nearly half the people who take it, which is a fantastic number for a smoking cessation product.
Whatever happens, good luck! It’s not easy no matter what route you take, but it does get easier and easier over time.
Nils Geylen Author Comment
May 29th, 2008
I’ve been contemplating the same product - after hearing a lot about it from others.
They say quitting is contagious - socially - and that seems to be the case.
It is expensive, but not more so than smoking a pack a day. The past few days I’ve been lighting fags as a reflex, only to put them out after a drag or two. Maybe a bit of added motivation will do the trick finally. Let us know how it goes. We’ll set up a quitters’ wiki or something
Alan White Author Comment
June 3rd, 2008
Hey guys
Thanks for the encouragement, I have spent the weekend catching up with the family and some friends and have so far managed to avoid it.
I was using one of the inhalers which was working quite well but now I am on gum as I couldn’t get a refill last night.
Kinda feel like you are doing drugs when using the inhaler but I think it’s a good thing as it adds weight to what I am trying to do.
I will try and keep a diary of my efforts, I only just got back from London and my site has been down due to fires and stuff at the data center it is hosted at.
@Nils I am loving the idea of a social web / stopping smoking thing, we should have a chat about that…
Nils Geylen Author Comment
June 4th, 2008
Inhalers eh? Never heard about those. I fear I’m still in the “smoking extremely little” stages — in part due to some emotional issues that have drained my will power, let alone my urge to quit. But I’ll get there
As for chatting, sure. I’m extremely busy until Monday with this event we’re attending at work but I’ll shoot you an email after that.
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