On Nov 5, 2:58 pm, BLACKPOOLJIMMY <Blackpoolji...@aol.com> wrote:
> Gonna end this love affair with Marlboro's. Gonna go cold turkey.
> I will post a daily update on the progress for those interested and > thinking of quitting themselves.
> It's time.
Day 1 was hard. Constant yearning...smoking imaginary butts, trying to fool my head...made it though and find it IS getting easier with passing hours. Thoughts of smokes come and go with less regularity.
<Chippandf...@aol.com> wrote: >On Nov 5, 2:58?pm, BLACKPOOLJIMMY <Blackpoolji...@aol.com> wrote: >> Gonna end this love affair with Marlboro's. Gonna go cold turkey.
>> I will post a daily update on the progress for those interested and >> thinking of quitting themselves.
>> It's time.
>Day 1 was hard. Constant yearning...smoking imaginary butts, trying to >fool my head...made it though and find it IS getting easier with >passing hours. Thoughts of smokes come and go with less regularity.
> On Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:27:06 -0800 (PST), BLACKPOOLJIMMY
> <Chippandf...@aol.com> wrote: > >On Nov 5, 2:58?pm, BLACKPOOLJIMMY <Blackpoolji...@aol.com> wrote: > >> Gonna end this love affair with Marlboro's. Gonna go cold turkey.
> >> I will post a daily update on the progress for those interested and > >> thinking of quitting themselves.
> >> It's time.
> >Day 1 was hard. Constant yearning...smoking imaginary butts, trying to > >fool my head...made it though and find it IS getting easier with > >passing hours. Thoughts of smokes come and go with less regularity.
> Don't make the mistake of thinking you can pick just one up and smoke > it, either. That's happened to me, and it hooks you right back.
> Good going! I'm rooting for you! > -- > mad- Hide quoted text -
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...my days of smoking are over. I'm already breathing fresh fall air in two short days. The battle is far from over.. I know. As foolish as this sounds, it's as if I lost a close friend. Many crazy feelings.
On Nov 7, 3:46 pm, BLACKPOOLJIMMY <Chippandf...@aol.com> wrote:
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> ...my days of smoking are over. I'm already breathing fresh fall air > in two short days. The battle is far from over.. I know. As foolish as > this sounds, it's as if I lost a close friend. Many crazy feelings.
> ....claustrophobia in wide open spaces.
> Thanks for the support.
Yeah, that feeling of cigarettes being your friend is what drew me back into smoking the first two times I quit. Especially with Marlboro, because, hell, it's the last tie I had to being a cowboy.
This is where you really do experience the strength of branding. It's easy to see why so much marketing is directed at young adults who are still forming their identities.
I guess this is day two for you. Day three is tomorrow. Come Monday, it's all a mind game.
<Chippandf...@aol.com> wrote: >On Nov 5, 2:58?pm, BLACKPOOLJIMMY <Blackpoolji...@aol.com> wrote: >> Gonna end this love affair with Marlboro's. Gonna go cold turkey.
>> I will post a daily update on the progress for those interested and >> thinking of quitting themselves.
>> It's time.
>Day 1 was hard. Constant yearning...smoking imaginary butts, trying to >fool my head...made it though and find it IS getting easier with >passing hours. Thoughts of smokes come and go with less regularity.
On Nov 8, 1:28 pm, LookingGlass <goldencocke...@gmail.com> wrote:
> When you get to the *one month* mark, let us know. It's a battle for > some, for others the determination to quit is enough to make the > *quitting* easy.
> Twenty one years later I still have dreams about smoking a cigarette.
> One of the best decisions you will ever make in your life. Stick to > it. The grass will smell greener on the other side.
On Nov 8, 4:28 pm, LookingGlass <goldencocke...@gmail.com> wrote:
> When you get to the *one month* mark, let us know. It's a battle for > some, for others the determination to quit is enough to make the > *quitting* easy.
> Twenty one years later I still have dreams about smoking a cigarette.
> One of the best decisions you will ever make in your life. Stick to > it. The grass will smell greener on the other side.
On Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:35:22 -0600, Dale Houstman <d...@skypoint.com> wrote:
>Mack A. Damia wrote: >> On Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:29:17 -0600, Dale Houstman <d...@skypoint.com> >> wrote:
>>> Crisstti wrote:
>>>> I once had a dream of smoking a cigarrete (and I've never smoked a >>>> cigarrete in my life). It felt very good, lol.
>>> Freud has a little leather couch waiting for you...
>> ....and a cigar!
>Sometimes a penis is just a penis...
Everytime Freud would get a revealing insight into somebody's problem, he would jump up from his chair and light his cigar.
Cigars killed him. Cancer of the jaw and mouth, I think.
P.S. Jaynes' theory is still very much alive as in the links I have provided and the book that was published in 2006. Much more than "pop psychology", he has become a cultural icon among many the enlightened. -- mad
> On Nov 8, 4:28 pm, LookingGlass <goldencocke...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > When you get to the *one month* mark, let us know. It's a battle for > > some, for others the determination to quit is enough to make the > > *quitting* easy.
> > Twenty one years later I still have dreams about smoking a cigarette.
> > One of the best decisions you will ever make in your life. Stick to > > it. The grass will smell greener on the other side.
On Nov 5, 4:31 pm, PJ <palejewel...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Nov 5, 1:24 pm, BLACKPOOLJIMMY <Blackpoolji...@aol.com> wrote:
> > Cold turkey it is. If I get a bit testy the next few days...you'll > > understand.
> > Tried to sing a tune last night..got into a terrible coughing fit. 8 > > hours in...looking for Dunkin Doughnuts, settling for a Twix bar.
> > I WILL succeed.
> Well, you're coming up on the weekend so that should help. I've never > smoked, but every once in a while I quit coffee - again. I take an > advil pm and just sleep through the weekend. I don't like to suffer.
Why quit coffee? I've been a coffee drinker for decades. I know it is not good to have 6 or 8 cups a day . . . but a cup or two is not harmful . . . . right?
> On Thu, 5 Nov 2009 13:38:47 -0800 (PST), BLACKPOOLJIMMY
> <Blackpoolji...@aol.com> wrote: > >On Nov 5, 4:31?pm, PJ <palejewel...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On Nov 5, 1:24?pm, BLACKPOOLJIMMY <Blackpoolji...@aol.com> wrote:
> >> > Cold turkey it is. If I get a bit testy the next few days...you'll > >> > understand.
> >> > Tried to sing a tune last night..got into a terrible coughing fit. 8 > >> > hours in...looking for Dunkin Doughnuts, settling for a Twix bar.
> >> > I WILL succeed.
> >> Well, you're coming up on the weekend so that should help. I've never > >> smoked, but every once in a while I quit coffee - again. I take an > >> advil pm and just sleep through the weekend. I don't like to suffer.
> >I'll probably eat through the weekend.
> >At 6', 183lbs..I can probably put on 10 and get away with it.
> >DON'T WANT PUDGE..but WILL quit...
> One way of doing it is to replace a bad habit with a good one.
> If you have a weight around (dumbell) everytime you feel the urge to > smoke do fifty arm curls or something. Go for several fast walks > during the first few days or week when you get the urge.
> Chew gum.
John Lennon used to chew gum, even when performing. (i.e. the live telecast of All You Need is Love.). I wonder if he chewed gum because of his smoking habit.
<fattuc...@yahoo.com> wrote: >On Nov 5, 4:46 pm, Mack A. Damia <mybaconbu...@hotmail.com> wrote: >> On Thu, 5 Nov 2009 13:38:47 -0800 (PST), BLACKPOOLJIMMY
>> <Blackpoolji...@aol.com> wrote: >> >On Nov 5, 4:31?pm, PJ <palejewel...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> On Nov 5, 1:24?pm, BLACKPOOLJIMMY <Blackpoolji...@aol.com> wrote:
>> >> > Cold turkey it is. If I get a bit testy the next few days...you'll >> >> > understand.
>> >> > Tried to sing a tune last night..got into a terrible coughing fit. 8 >> >> > hours in...looking for Dunkin Doughnuts, settling for a Twix bar.
>> >> > I WILL succeed.
>> >> Well, you're coming up on the weekend so that should help. I've never >> >> smoked, but every once in a while I quit coffee - again. I take an >> >> advil pm and just sleep through the weekend. I don't like to suffer.
>> >I'll probably eat through the weekend.
>> >At 6', 183lbs..I can probably put on 10 and get away with it.
>> >DON'T WANT PUDGE..but WILL quit...
>> One way of doing it is to replace a bad habit with a good one.
>> If you have a weight around (dumbell) everytime you feel the urge to >> smoke do fifty arm curls or something. Go for several fast walks >> during the first few days or week when you get the urge.
>> Chew gum.
>John Lennon used to chew gum, even when performing. (i.e. the live >telecast of All You Need is Love.). I wonder if he chewed gum because >of his smoking habit.
>(notice how clevely I make this on topic)
Also, chewing gum is a great way to dissipate nervousness. -- mad
> On Sun, 8 Nov 2009 20:02:56 -0800 (PST), Fattuchus
> <fattuc...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >On Nov 5, 4:46 pm, Mack A. Damia <mybaconbu...@hotmail.com> wrote: > >> On Thu, 5 Nov 2009 13:38:47 -0800 (PST), BLACKPOOLJIMMY
> >> <Blackpoolji...@aol.com> wrote: > >> >On Nov 5, 4:31?pm, PJ <palejewel...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> On Nov 5, 1:24?pm, BLACKPOOLJIMMY <Blackpoolji...@aol.com> wrote:
> >> >> > Cold turkey it is. If I get a bit testy the next few days...you'll > >> >> > understand.
> >> >> > Tried to sing a tune last night..got into a terrible coughing fit. 8 > >> >> > hours in...looking for Dunkin Doughnuts, settling for a Twix bar.
> >> >> > I WILL succeed.
> >> >> Well, you're coming up on the weekend so that should help. I've never > >> >> smoked, but every once in a while I quit coffee - again. I take an > >> >> advil pm and just sleep through the weekend. I don't like to suffer.
> >> >I'll probably eat through the weekend.
> >> >At 6', 183lbs..I can probably put on 10 and get away with it.
> >> >DON'T WANT PUDGE..but WILL quit...
> >> One way of doing it is to replace a bad habit with a good one.
> >> If you have a weight around (dumbell) everytime you feel the urge to > >> smoke do fifty arm curls or something. Go for several fast walks > >> during the first few days or week when you get the urge.
> >> Chew gum.
> >John Lennon used to chew gum, even when performing. (i.e. the live > >telecast of All You Need is Love.). I wonder if he chewed gum because > >of his smoking habit.
> >(notice how clevely I make this on topic)
> Also, chewing gum is a great way to dissipate nervousness. > -- > mad- Ocultar texto de la cita -
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that's a good explanation and a great idea.. thanks!
On 5 nov, 16:58, BLACKPOOLJIMMY <Blackpoolji...@aol.com> wrote:
> Gonna end this love affair with Marlboro's. Gonna go cold turkey.
> I will post a daily update on the progress for those interested and > thinking of quitting themselves.
> It's time.
Sometime in my life i stop smoking cigarettes for about 6 months. Than i got depressed (for other reasons, of course), so i had to take a treatment.. taking pills, no drugs, no alcohol, being a good clean guy. I was so good that I get bored of it so I return to smoke cigarettes, cos that was the only "bad thing" that i could make. Than I get well, no depression, no pills, but more cigarettes per day. OOh.. I long for those days when I stop smoking cigarettes.
> On 5 nov, 16:58, BLACKPOOLJIMMY <Blackpoolji...@aol.com> wrote:
> > Gonna end this love affair with Marlboro's. Gonna go cold turkey.
> > I will post a daily update on the progress for those interested and > > thinking of quitting themselves.
> > It's time.
> Sometime in my life i stop smoking cigarettes for about 6 months. Than > i got depressed (for other reasons, of course), so i had to take a > treatment.. taking pills, no drugs, no alcohol, being a good clean > guy. I was so good that I get bored of it so I return to smoke > cigarettes, cos that was the only "bad thing" that i could make. Than > I get well, no depression, no pills, but more cigarettes per day. > OOh.. I long for those days when I stop smoking cigarettes.
On Nov 9, 1:28 am, LookingGlass <goldencocke...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Nov 8, 11:38 am, Bernie Woodham <birnhamw...@insightbb.com> wrote:
> > On Nov 8, 2:28 pm, LookingGlass <goldencocke...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Twenty one years later I still have dreams about smoking a cigarette.
> > when you have these dreams do you wake up in a panic, feeling like > > you're too weak to overcome your addiction?
> No. Less tar...more taste.
After I quit smoking, I would have dreams where, in the dream I'd suddenly realize I was smoking. The dream would like, freeze up at that point. I'd be mortified that I was still smoking. Afraid I had no control over the habit. I'd wake up in a panic. Then I would experience great relief, knowing that it was just a dream.
That experience would reoccur over the next 8 years. Never the same dream, but somewhere in the dream I'd realize I was smoking.
Finally, into the 8th year, some guys from work wanted to hit a bar after work and I went with them. They all smoked and I got the idea that maybe if I smoked a few cigarettes I'd convince myself that I had control over the habit. So, I smoked that night. I never had those dream experiences again. Nor did I start smoking again.
Anyway, a few years later I read a newspaper article about people who quit smoking who reported the very same sort of dream experiences where they would wake up in a panic. The success ratio of people who had those experiences were much greater than the people who didn't report such experiences.
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