Funny Smoking Related Stuff

[simona]

"What a weird thing smoking is and I can't stop it. I feel cosy, have a sense of well-being when I'm smoking, poisoning myself, killing myself slowly. Not so slowly maybe. I have all kinds of pains I don't want to know about and I know that's what they're from. But when I don't smoke I scarcely feel as if I'm living. I don't feel as if I'm living unless I'm killing myself."
- Russell Hoban

[jane6]

Hi,
Sounds like your talking yourself out of quiting. Maybe your letting your mind take over too much. I know you go through a lot of stages before you finally do quit, I did! But when I decided my mind wasn't going to control my actions, that's when I started to win. It may sound silly but I have actully argued with myself & have told myself "no, your not controling me anymore". Each time I talked to myself I became more confident about going longer & longer without a cig. Maybe you have heard this before but if not, I hope it helps you. Good Luck, Jane 🙂

[tonya]

I feel you - smoking is such a weird thing the way it feels 'right' and not smoking feels 'wrong'! But 'Jane' is right - You can't trust your feelings most of the time because they just get you into deep trouble and then they go and change on you, committing the ultimate betrayal - once you're in trouble and the only thing you can depend on what you know to be true. And eventually that begins to line up with your feelings.

[jessica48]

You know, that's the way it feels sometimes, and I'm really glad you posted it. It's nice to read it, because I know that the fellow who wrote that was going through the same thing as me. And reading it, just reading it, makes it all a bit easier.

^^-JC

[gottamove]

Hey feeling what you wrote, I am at the stage of planning and I am literally giving up my closest friend. As i observe myself and triggers I realize for me it is all about emotion. I feel secure and not lonely and smoking curbs my boredom. So what I have to do is repair these emotions because smoking is a big LIE. I covers up the real me. I gotta get a life !!! I have been postponing that with smoking and now I have some lung damage I have to deal with. gah. I hear ya....Don't listen to the LIEs of cigarettes, get some help from friends or people you trust or even professional help with emotions that put you in a dark place. Been DARK, know it. Nancy