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Ulic Qel-Droma · 08-03-2013, 05:22 AM

I was never a smoker, but I'll have on average 1-5 smokes a month. it's always social.

I used to never smoke, but once that door was opened... I duno, it just won't seem to close. I don't have a problem with it, I don't smoke alone. I don't buy smokes.

but if i'm at a club or bar, and I'm offered one... I'll sometimes say yes.

in the back of my mind I know i should just never ever accept another cigarette. but... I can't always say no. although i do say no more often than yes.

I think for any smoker, if they can cut it down to this level, it's okay... but it would be so easy to slip back to full time smoking.

I'd say if one identifies themselves as a smoker, and they are trying to quit smoking... if they achieve this, they should be able to quit coffee and just about every other addiction as well.

I for one, don't drink coffee... I have about 5 cups a year if even. usually because it's offered and i'm bored. But I can see how they kinda go hand in hand.
kinda like how other sitmulants or booze + smokes go together. it's kinda just like a mindset of routine. you gotta break those patterns of routine... some can do it through sheer will power. other ppl need assistance or true logical reasons that that have been self realised/actualized... some people need fear.

I think if you have any other addictions in your life, you should look deeper into why arent you quitting those either (coffee, food, biting your nails or whatever). I bet the same excuses/reasons come up.

if you can't quit those other things... it would be hard to see why you would quit cigarettes too.

i've read other people doing crazy things like... neuro-conditioning lol. chain smoke yourself till you puke. till it's so gross and the feeling associated to the smell of cigarettes is so negative that you don't even fucking want another cigarette. I know it's kinda stupid. but it's like people freaking out on drugs. once u experience the fear, the negativity, something changes in the brain and it just becomes easier to repel it. to ignore the cravings or deny offerings.

i know tons of people that have freaked out on weed, or used too much of some other drug and felt really uncomfortable, and they have since cut down tremendously or completely quit. i don't see why cigarettes would be any different.

I used to smoke cigars sometimes and one time i just had too much and fucking puked. I haven't had a cigar since then. lol. it was just easy to quit after something bad has happened.

08-03-2013, 05:22 AM	#188
Ulic Qel-Droma I keep RS good Join Date: May 2001 Location: Cosmos Posts: 28,736 Thanked 5,599 Times in 1,524 Posts Failed 889 Times in 301 Posts	I was never a smoker, but I'll have on average 1-5 smokes a month. it's always social. I used to never smoke, but once that door was opened... I duno, it just won't seem to close. I don't have a problem with it, I don't smoke alone. I don't buy smokes. but if i'm at a club or bar, and I'm offered one... I'll sometimes say yes. in the back of my mind I know i should just never ever accept another cigarette. but... I can't always say no. although i do say no more often than yes. I think for any smoker, if they can cut it down to this level, it's okay... but it would be so easy to slip back to full time smoking. I'd say if one identifies themselves as a smoker, and they are trying to quit smoking... if they achieve this, they should be able to quit coffee and just about every other addiction as well. I for one, don't drink coffee... I have about 5 cups a year if even. usually because it's offered and i'm bored. But I can see how they kinda go hand in hand. kinda like how other sitmulants or booze + smokes go together. it's kinda just like a mindset of routine. you gotta break those patterns of routine... some can do it through sheer will power. other ppl need assistance or true logical reasons that that have been self realised/actualized... some people need fear. I think if you have any other addictions in your life, you should look deeper into why arent you quitting those either (coffee, food, biting your nails or whatever). I bet the same excuses/reasons come up. if you can't quit those other things... it would be hard to see why you would quit cigarettes too. i've read other people doing crazy things like... neuro-conditioning lol. chain smoke yourself till you puke. till it's so gross and the feeling associated to the smell of cigarettes is so negative that you don't even fucking want another cigarette. I know it's kinda stupid. but it's like people freaking out on drugs. once u experience the fear, the negativity, something changes in the brain and it just becomes easier to repel it. to ignore the cravings or deny offerings. i know tons of people that have freaked out on weed, or used too much of some other drug and felt really uncomfortable, and they have since cut down tremendously or completely quit. i don't see why cigarettes would be any different. I used to smoke cigars sometimes and one time i just had too much and fucking puked. I haven't had a cigar since then. lol. it was just easy to quit after something bad has happened.