I finally quit smoking

Halfdeck · 2006-02-25, 06:44 PM

I quit once for 2 years, but a relationship going haywire started me back up on smoking, just like how I crave a few beers after a long day. I remember days when I would just spend nights trying to stop myself from driving to the gas station to buy one more box of Camels. I would go clean for a few days and I'd think "One cig won't kill me." Before I know it I'm back to smoking 2 packs a day. One thing I know -- if you're an obsessive / compulsive, it's impossible to just be an "occassional" smoker.

How did I quit? 8 years ago, I gambled / played tourneys in pool halls 24/7 all over my state. If you spent time in pool halls, you know everyone is stoned in there and you're usually surrounded by lots of smoke. One day, I picked up the habit of chewing gum instead of smoking and after 1 year, I realized I wasn't smoking anymore. It took no thinking, no will power, no counseling -- just packs and packs of gum

2006-02-25, 06:44 PM	#11
Halfdeck You can now put whatever you want in this space :) Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: New Haven, CT Posts: 985	I quit once for 2 years, but a relationship going haywire started me back up on smoking, just like how I crave a few beers after a long day. I remember days when I would just spend nights trying to stop myself from driving to the gas station to buy one more box of Camels. I would go clean for a few days and I'd think "One cig won't kill me." Before I know it I'm back to smoking 2 packs a day. One thing I know -- if you're an obsessive / compulsive, it's impossible to just be an "occassional" smoker. How did I quit? 8 years ago, I gambled / played tourneys in pool halls 24/7 all over my state. If you spent time in pool halls, you know everyone is stoned in there and you're usually surrounded by lots of smoke. One day, I picked up the habit of chewing gum instead of smoking and after 1 year, I realized I wasn't smoking anymore. It took no thinking, no will power, no counseling -- just packs and packs of gum __________________ Success is going from failure to failure without a loss of enthusiasm.