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Discussion created by haeley on Jul 9, 2008
Latest reply on Jul 11, 2008 by louise2

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So I havent quit yet, Im in the separation stage still and there is one thing I know I will have to do first. I LOVE Sex and the City, I have the DVDs and usually watch them abount once a year in huge marathon sessions. There is always constant smoking in them till about the last season and it never fails that I want one too! I think I will have to watch them all before my quit day and get it out of my system. So I have a good long time before I feel the need to see them again and hopefully have more fortitude by that time! I also watch alot of BBC stuff and the newer things are better with this but alot of the European stuff has alot of smoking too. Does anyone else have this problem? I feel like its twofold, you are watching someone (usually sexy or glamorus) look like they are really enjoying a smoke, you are relaxing, unwinding and not involved in anything at the moment and the feeling just consumes you!? Since we havent been able to smoke in a bar in NY for a few years now I think this one will be worse than drinking for me!

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nicole32 Jul 9, 2008 5:38 PM

I love sex and the city! I really want to invest in the whole collection. Any way maybe try the separation while watching it. when you feel the need to light up wait ten minutes then light up. It's the little habits that you have to work on breaking. The hardest for me right now is the morning once I get through I might be able to pick a quit date.

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babs77 Jul 10, 2008 2:53 PM

You need to either do that marathon now or put it off for a while. I have had to make some changes to avoid some of the worst cravings -- hardly any alcohol since I quit, cut way down on coffee, moved my laptop into my husband's office (a non-smoker for 8 years), cut back on my "me" time on the back deck (having a glass a wine and smoking a cig!)

Amazingly, I have watched a few movies recently where people were smoking and it didn't bother me. Thought it would, but for some strange reason it didn't.

Just remember...to be successful, you have to be willing to make some chanegs in your life in order to up your chances of success. One of those changes may be giving up that Sex in the City maranthon for at least a few months (if you can't get through it all before your quit date).

Good luck Haeley!

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carlie Jul 11, 2008 7:19 AM

Haeley - I have to admit - your post made me shake my head...lots. I guess life is all relative to where your priorities are and where you are in your life journey. I see you are going to school for skin care; and you don't think having wrinkles from smoking would look too good. You had asthma as a child...you should be at a point in your life where you take a long hard look at what smoking has done to your lungs the last 10 years; and think how nasal sprays ruin the fibers in your nasal passages - permanently !!

I am a recovering alcoholic - haven't had a drop in 16 years. I remember sitting in the rooms of AA, with newcommers of maybe 30 days or less; along with people who had been sober for 20 or 30 years !!! One meeting there were about 40 people present; and this guy started talking about how frustrating his day was - - he overslept, knew he was gonna be late for work; and then his truck wouldn't start !!! And he almost went out for a drink !!! People who had lived through divorces; deaths in the family; their house had burnt to the ground...and they stayed sober...told this guy to get his priorities straight -or he didn't have a prayer of staying sober !!!

The moral of this story is...get your priorities straight....you're worried about watching Sex and the City and wanting a smoke ??? You're 27 years old...don't you think it's time to act like an adult now ???? JEEZ !!!!

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louise2 Jul 11, 2008 2:07 PM

Hi, I used to watch Sex and the City and Yes, Sarah jessica Parker,(Carrie) smokes but not in real life!!!!! How about that! Now if I see her like in the Movie, I just look at her and other people that smoke and it doesn't seem glamourous any more to me. I was so sick of having that "Monkey on my back" I was ready to quit. I think that is a huge part of all this. Making yourself be really prepared. Knowing that "Carrie," does not smoke in real life, says it all. Put some real time in before you watch the series again and I'll bet you'll be pleasantly surprised with yourself. Good Luck, you can do this.

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nicole32 Jul 9, 2008 5:38 PM
I love sex and the city! I really want to invest in the whole collection. Any way maybe try the separation while watching it. when you feel the need to light up wait ten minutes then light up. It's the little habits that you have to work on breaking. The hardest for me right now is the morning once I get through I might be able to pick a quit date.
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babs77 Jul 10, 2008 2:53 PM
You need to either do that marathon now or put it off for a while. I have had to make some changes to avoid some of the worst cravings -- hardly any alcohol since I quit, cut way down on coffee, moved my laptop into my husband's office (a non-smoker for 8 years), cut back on my "me" time on the back deck (having a glass a wine and smoking a cig!)

Amazingly, I have watched a few movies recently where people were smoking and it didn't bother me. Thought it would, but for some strange reason it didn't.

Just remember...to be successful, you have to be willing to make some chanegs in your life in order to up your chances of success. One of those changes may be giving up that Sex in the City maranthon for at least a few months (if you can't get through it all before your quit date).

Good luck Haeley!
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carlie Jul 11, 2008 7:19 AM
Haeley - I have to admit - your post made me shake my head...lots. I guess life is all relative to where your priorities are and where you are in your life journey. I see you are going to school for skin care; and you don't think having wrinkles from smoking would look too good. You had asthma as a child...you should be at a point in your life where you take a long hard look at what smoking has done to your lungs the last 10 years; and think how nasal sprays ruin the fibers in your nasal passages - permanently !!

I am a recovering alcoholic - haven't had a drop in 16 years. I remember sitting in the rooms of AA, with newcommers of maybe 30 days or less; along with people who had been sober for 20 or 30 years !!! One meeting there were about 40 people present; and this guy started talking about how frustrating his day was - - he overslept, knew he was gonna be late for work; and then his truck wouldn't start !!! And he almost went out for a drink !!! People who had lived through divorces; deaths in the family; their house had burnt to the ground...and they stayed sober...told this guy to get his priorities straight -or he didn't have a prayer of staying sober !!!

The moral of this story is...get your priorities straight....you're worried about watching Sex and the City and wanting a smoke ??? You're 27 years old...don't you think it's time to act like an adult now ???? JEEZ !!!!
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louise2 Jul 11, 2008 2:07 PM
Hi, I used to watch Sex and the City and Yes, Sarah jessica Parker,(Carrie) smokes but not in real life!!!!! How about that! Now if I see her like in the Movie, I just look at her and other people that smoke and it doesn't seem glamourous any more to me. I was so sick of having that "Monkey on my back" I was ready to quit. I think that is a huge part of all this. Making yourself be really prepared. Knowing that "Carrie," does not smoke in real life, says it all. Put some real time in before you watch the series again and I'll bet you'll be pleasantly surprised with yourself. Good Luck, you can do this.
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