My Last Cigarette!

[Winston]

Oh, I see now.

From that article, that's insane! I'm so sorry you and your housemates should have to deal with this, but there's the typical mis-management of the Copenhagen city council for you again. The schools are falling apart, and I could go on and on.

Terrible.

My apartment's already risen 150% from when I bought it in 1997, which is incredible in itself. I'm a millionaire for crying out loud. But maybe I'll hold on to it for a couple more years with the Metro and all.

[Dr Strangelove]

Good for you guys! I quit smoking 11 years ago, and I haven't back slid yet. I found the nicotine patches to be very helpful. I would recommend that if you use the patches that you not try to rush things, it may take 2 to 3 months to completely taper off. Most people should start at the highest dose, unless you typically smoke les than a pack/day of a very low nicotine brand. Stay on the starting dose for 4 to 8 weeks, then move down to the next dose for 4 to 6 weeks, then to the lowest dose for 4 to 6 weeks. The idea is to help your brain to forget the rewarding effects of rapidly administered doses of nicotine administered via the cigarette. It takes time. The most common mistake I've seen committed by people using the patch method is the premature termination of treatment.

[Monk]

Originally posted by Winston
My apartment's already risen 150% from when I bought it in 1997, which is incredible in itself. I'm a millionaire for crying out loud. But maybe I'll hold on to it for a couple more years with the Metro and all.

My father is still kicking himself you-know-where for not investing in an apartment in Copenhagen back in the day where you could get one for half a million kroner

It's a pain living here, but one gets used to it. I can live with it at 21, but just imagine waking up one day at 40 in a place like this

Back in WWII, my grandfather used to blow up railroad tracks when German troop transports were supposed to pass, so I reckon I'll someday get a room at 4. maj Kollegiet on Frederiksberg, but it's going to be difficult getting used to sharing kitchens and bathrooms with other people, y'know.

[Lancer]

"Anyway, rest assured we'll keep the 'don't quit quitting' slogan in mind if things do turn out wrong in the end. Have you been in a similar struggle yourself?"

Monk, it's a psycological battle against your cells, and yes I've waged it and won, but only after losing a thousand times.

Last thing Pekka is going to do is come in here and tell us of failure over a few smokes... Once a person makes a thread like this it's easy for his cells to convince him he's quitting for us rather than himself. Then, he can have a smoke and as long as we don't find out about it it's ok. This is reason # 1 to not tell anyone you're quiting. Tell them when you've quit and really have something to brag about.

Unless you've overcome an addiction this post seems wierd. That's cause it is wierd. Withdrawl and addiction is wierd. It's the cells...THE CELLS!!!

AAAARRRRGGGG!!!!?!

[Winston]

As always, sound advice from Dr. Strangelove. Those are very important points to keep in mind, and I personally plan on using the patches for at least 2 months from now.

Monk, we have to take this to PM, I'll send you one in a moment or two, okay?

[Monk]

Originally posted by Winston
Monk, we have to take this to PM, I'll send you one in a moment or two, okay?

Yeah, I guess we've eventually broken every anti-threadjacking rule in the book.

[Monk]

Originally posted by Lancer
Monk, it's a psycological battle against your cells, and yes I've waged it and won, but only after losing a thousand times.

Congrats! That's inspiring to hear. Well, not the thousand times part, but the fact that you eventually won

[Lancer]

"As always, sound advice from Dr. Strangelove."

I'm both strangely wonderful, and wonderfully strange. ...Lancer

Sig material, but add your own 'Lancer at the end. Kinda makes it.

"I'm both strangely wonderful, and wonderfully strange. ...Lancer"...Lancer

[Lancer]

Monk, you got it all wrong. Every one of those thousand times is a triumph because at no time did I become so discouraged as to quit quitting. Every time I got up more determined, more pissed at myself and my weakness than the last, until I beat it.

[Winston]

Originally posted by Lancer
"As always, sound advice from Dr. Strangelove."

I'm both strangely wonderful, and wonderfully strange. ...Lancer

Sig material, but add your own 'Lancer at the end. Kinda makes it.

"I'm both strangely wonderful, and wonderfully strange. ...Lancer"...Lancer

"..." ...

[Pekka]

Lancer, no that's exactly the point why I made the thread, as it is would be kind of embarrasing to not make it now. It's now 2 days, and no smoking. I almost grabbed some few times today, if the first day was surprisngly easy, this isn't easy anymore. I can say I'm craving. I've eaten a lot of crap and a chocolate bar. I again have troulbe sleeping. I think I should destroy the pack, it seems very tempting. ALso my hands sweat a lot, I don't know if this is a sympton of craving or not, but they do. I feel lkie I should have one smoke before I go to bed. The feeling is strong. It's like I can't sleep before I do that. But I won't do that so don't worry peeps.

[Winston]

Pekka,

In the name of all that's sacred and pure: Destroy the filthy pack already! Soak it in sulphuric acid and throw it in the garbage bin!!

Kill it!

I can't believe you didn't get rid of it when you made the decision to quit.

[Lancer]

Don't take anti smoking advise from a guy named 'Winston'! I'll tell you what to do Pekka. Go have a bowl of non sugar cerial w/ milk before bed. Then, take a vitamin C, a tylanol and an aspirin. After about twenty minutes watching boring TV with the bright turned way down, hit the sack. The devil will come for you, but resist! If not, don't worry. You will quit again if you are worth a damn. Remember the vit C, tylanol and aspirin. I ate this combination every hour w/ a small bit of food. Really helps. Might be unhealthy, but is better than smoking the rest of your days.

Btw, if you do quit, don't let your cells convince you that it was easy. That just makes it easier to start up again.

Keep the smokes in the next room and don't quit for me, *******! I think you're an ******* anyway, so quit for YOU.

[Natalinasmpf]

No. Soak it in nitric acid and potassium hydroxide!

[Winston]

Originally posted by Lancer
Don't take anti smoking advise from a guy named 'Winston'!

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