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Originally Posted by maddy
I also believe that quitting is an option - again this is my naive, never addicted opinion. I've seen people quit so I have to believe it's a possibility.
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I only pulled this one quote from your reply because I agree with everything else you said prior to it.
And...YES! I agree we have the option to quit...and I have on many occasions! If I NEVER smoked, it'd be easier to see your side of things. So, as a smoker, let me enlighten you to my plight.
I swear maddy...I understand your naivety. I am naive to the addiction of heroin. Never tried it, can't understand the attraction, would NEVER try it. Though, I know heroin users who have given up heroin and CAN'T give up cigs. They say it's the worst addiction they have ever known, above and far beyond smoking cigs! I thought...peshaw <sp?>...Heroin is pretty bad shit! But I see it with my own eyes..smoking cigs is the badder of the shit!
OK...that said... If I could get an hemi-lobotomy to make me FORGET that I ever smoked or (at one time) ever liked it...I'd be first in line! Use me as a guinea pig...I don't care...I HATE SMOKING that much! I'd go where no one has gone before if they thought I could stop and never want to start again!
Ask everyone that you know who has quit maddy...ask them to be honest and tell you if there aren't times when they want to smoke again...do they miss it from time to time...do they get the urge under pressure...and so on. I've known peeps who have quit 30+ years and STILL have the notion to start again!
I DO NOT WANT THAT URGE ANYMORE! I just don't like dwelling on past experiences unless they are good ones! That's why I quit quitting. It's all I can think about when I quit. I see cig smoke in my dreams. When I am awake, I see more people smoking than I ever knew smoked. It's almost like they are taunting me with it! I went to several hypnotists and that didn't work. I tried the patch and as soon as I was done my last step, I went back. I went into the woods for 7 straight days without a pack and as soon as I got out I lit up. It's all I think about!
As to being restricted...I do think I smoke more when I am aware that I'll be restricted when I get to my destination. At work...I have 2-10 minute breaks and a 15 minute lunch (chosen...to get out 15 minutes earlier). I smoke 2 cigs on my 10 min. breaks and 3 on my 15...so there is some truth to wanderingsoul's proclaimation!
I hear there will be a pill in the near future that'll not only help us quit but lose weight in the process (a big concern for quitter's). I hope it's all they are cracking it up to be...because I have no hope otherwise!