My Last Cigarette!

[Pekka]

what the hell is the matter with you. Of course I don't quit for you. Damn.. if my quitting would mean you would grow an extra testicle in your forehead, I would puncture my lounges just so I couldn't smoke!


ps. and oh.. it would be testicle that don't work.

[Lancer]

Pekka, day 3 is harder than 1&2, so be ready!
Also, if you give in on day 3 you just have to do day one & 2 again to get another shot at it. That's ok, never quit quiting, but make it easy on yourself and don't smoke day 3.
Having just one cig makes tomorrow day 1, never forget THAT.

"Yeah well, there's no way I'm changing my handle to Tylanol if that's what you're after."



Winston

[Pekka]

yeah, it's amazing how you think just smoking one before bed isn't actually braking the deal. It's funny how much you can minimize the meaning of it.. it's like one man in war, who needs it, it's meaningless. I don't know. I hope the day 3 won't be lot worse, I'm growing little agitated now. Not angry or anything, but let's just say I'm not in a mood for taking too much crap .

[Lancer]

"Not angry or anything, but let's just say I'm not in a mood for taking too much crap"

This is directly from your cells. Remember, all preasure comes from within, so where does this come from? It's not you, but it is the cigarettes influence on you. It's not from your mind, but it is from the most basic cellular mind that knows nothing but its desire for fulfillment, the last thing your cells really need for health! Yet your cells can't discern that what they want is the last thing they need, any more than they had any influence on STARTING smoking when YOU decided, in your stupid youth, that it was the thing to do.

Now you're smarter. You've decided to quit. Thing is, it's harder than starting. Lesson in life not to be missed young Pekka.

But some other time, now is just time to quit, and that's enough. You have your young hands full...and I aint talkin' bout yo' Pekka.

First time in your life, you face the wall.

[The Vagabond]

Originally posted by Serb
You know what we say about this topic here in Russia?
- "Today you'll stop smoking, tommorow you'll stop to drink and after that you'll betray your Motherland".

I am currently in the third stage of this process.

[Lancer]

"I am currently in the third stage of this process."

I see the reasoning. Lose two unhealthy addictions and you might lose a third. The "motherland" was just whoever the old fart in charge of the politboro was, and what choice did you have over that?

Alot of Americans feel they have no choice these days, but they miss the choices. Regarding government, we are not alot better off as I haven't had a choice I really liked in a long time. Not a choice I'd choose anyway.

[The Vagabond]

Originally posted by Lancer
I see the reasoning. Lose two unhealthy addictions and you might lose a third.

The "motherland" was just whoever the old fart in charge of the politboro was, and what choice did you have over that?

But the Motherland is so much more than an old fart in Politburo!


Oops, wait. I never had such relapses in the first two stages. Is the third stage the most difficult?

[Lancer]

"But the Motherland is so much more than an old fart in Politburo!"

Okally Dokally


However if you have no say then you are just cannon fodder to the politboro's agenda, which may or may not be in the interests of the motherland. Though, they are likely to invoke the motherland often and vociferously in order to convince the unwashed masses that they and the motherland are one in the same.


"Is the third stage the most difficult?:"

Piece of cake.

[The Emperor Fabulous]

Well, I've been drinking tonight with my mom and sister...they both smoke, and I had two cigs tonight.

However...I really don't want another, which is different than when I've drank before. I think this is a GOOD sign...

At the party last night, I was offered but didn't have any...I think I'm progressing in the right direction...

[Last Conformist]

Can you, logically, progress in the wrong direction? Doesn't progress presuppose you're going in the right one?

[Winston]

Sorry to hear about the slip-up, Emp. Fab., but it's very difficult to abstain if you're in a social gathering in the first weeks after quitting. Keep trying, you have your mind set right at least!

How is everyone else doing? I hope you manage without too much suffering.

Me, I'm close to entering day 4 now, and I think I'm coping quite well. It has really surprised me how, apart from the first day, the withdrawal symptoms have actually not been as bad as I had anticipated. Of course I have trouble being without it often during the day, and the hours seem to snail away sometimes when I focus too much on the craving that's still very much present. But overall, I think it's going better than expected.

Now, I must admit I've been living like a plate of mixed vegetables would for the past three days, which would probably explain why I haven't been tempted into surrendering to the craving - yet. I don't go out, spend no money, eat very little, sleep whenever I can.

What separates me most distinctly from the world of vegetables these days is probably my intake of coffee and those little liqourice tablets (or what it is they're called) that I found in my cupboard.

But please, if you think I start posting too much like a bunch of carrots or a large serving of Brussels sprouts, alert the authorities immediately!

[Monk]

I could really use a cigarette right now. Hopefully this cold beer will remove that urge. Skål.

[Harovan]

I quit smoking almost 5 years ago. I didn't really have a choice, because my right lung was already ruined (almost empty of alveoles), while the decay of the left had already begun. I had smoked about 30/day before. My way was first to reduce this to 1 cigarette every 2 hours (about 9-10/day during my uptime). I kept this for about ten months. After this, I quit cold turkey without further reduction. The first 2-3 days I used nicotine patches, but then I stopped to use them. The first two weeks were the hell, though. After this, things went ok. I never smoked a single cigarette again. But still, after over 4-1/2 years, I still smoke in my dreams sometimes.

The good news is, I had my lung screened a few months ago and was told, that they regenerated alright. Damage is still visible, but it got much better.

[Serb]

Great news.

[-Jrabbit]

Ominous silence on this thread...

Pekka, we need a status report. You too, Winston.

I, for one, will not mock you if you faltered.