brian
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Re:Smoking - 2009/03/12 13:12
i started smoking around 1980, then at about 28 years old i decided i would quit at 30. so in nov. '92, a couple weeks after turning 30, i quit or stopped if you will. for the next 12 years i did not have even one for the next 12 years. then in nov. 2004 i started back. i was like a new smoker. i almost had to make myself smoke after all those years. i smoked until 2006, stopped for 9 months, smoked another 1 1/2 years i quit this last time on sept. 1 2008. yea, sometimes i would like one, but i know i can get by without. i proved that to myself for 12 years. at 46 years old, smoking now would really be stupid. i know i don't have many guarantees for tomorrow, but i do have the guarantee that smoking is AWFUL for my health. what helped me originally was
1 - saving those nasty cig butts in an ashtray. they stink and look absolutely disgusting.
2 - realizing once you do those things that remind you of smoking, like driving, eating, etc., the first time, it will get easier each time thereafter.
i calculated how many cigs i had smoked. like 18 per day times 365 days times 12 years = close to 80,000.wow, i think i've had enough.
has there even one study ever done that supports smoking as maybe being okay. i don't think so.
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