Smoking

[Gavin Scott]

I'm a smoker. I normally smoke about 10-15 cigs a day ( depends how bored or stressed i am) and sometimes a couple of joints during the evening.

I have decided that this year i'm going to give myself a birthday prezzie by quitting. I've been stocking up on patches, gum and lozenges, i'm going to wrap them up and open them on my birthday. It's a psychological trick that i'm hoping will work.
Not only that, but, i want to replace the nicotine fix with an adrenalin fix ( it's the best buzz you can get). So i'm going to intensify my training sessions, well, my fella is going to intensify them and hopefully that will kill my cravings.

So from November i'm going to be a non-smoker!

Good for you. Similarly, I smoke about the same, and also have been known to indulge in a relaxant of an evening.

I've literally just returned from Amsterdam, so went from an uber smoky atmosphere to not being able to have a fag for 3 hours (what with the airport and all that). Made me tenser than even I expected. Not good.

I will give up; but not today.

[Cheese Head]

I will give up; but not today.

I say that to myself - everyday

[cdd]

Both my parents are smokers. Having spent the last 10 or so years of my life trying to convince them to stop I've realised there's no point. People don't stop smoking if they feel pressurised, and generally it just encourages the habit. They also don't stop smoking if they think it's OK, so it's a catch-22 situation. All you can do is cross your fingers that those you care about eventually see sense and have the willpower to quit. Plus, if they're spending money on cigarettes, imagine how much LESS money they're spending on me! It all adds up and it isn't pretty. This has probably been a positive influence on me though, as there is now no way in hell I'd condone or find myself smoking. I have a real respect for anyone who's successfully quit smoking -- hard as it is for a non-smoker to understand, it's one of the most difficult things to do.

[Purpleduck]

I go through phases with smoking. I can not smoke for weeks and then I'll fancy a ciggie and have one. Or in the case of the past few days - several. I smoke when I drink and I smoke when I'm stressed. Or both. I've been like this since I was 17 (I'm 31 now).