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Late Bloomer Smokers
Posted by Jessica
on 2/23/2009, 19:40:06, in reply to "Re: Am I addicted?"
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Tom:
I think it depends on how long you've been smoking your ultra lights. Have you been smoking a week, or a month? Also, how many have you been smoking per day? These have an importance on the answer to your question.
If you've been smoking 10 or so ultra lights per day for a month, then no, lights will most likely not bring back the unpleasant memories of when you first started. Yes, you will feel a difference, but the beginning stages are basically over and the difference will not be unpleasant.
Regarding the addiction process, you won't even know you're addicted until you already are. You may have heard smokers say this in the past. The funny thing about smoking is, when your body becomes addicted, you don't even know it until well after you're already there. You will be in the mood for a cigarette, but you think it's just because you feel like having one. Then, one day you will experience a situation where you cannot smoke for a long period of time. You will then start to notice you are thinking about it constantly, and cannot seem to get the idea of smoking out of your head. You may start to become edgy, and nervy.
Finally, when you are able to have a cigarette, you will feel a sense of relief or satisfaction. That's when you know. However, most new smokers do not experience this until a while after they are already addicted. Addiction comes with smoking very quietly, and most new smokers don't know they're hooked until well after they first become addicted. This is why, at times, you may have heard of people that were social smokers becoming regular smokers without really wanting to.
So, to answer your question, it's actually a very smooth process because you don't really know it's happening. I hope this helps Tom. Feel free to ask any additional questions if any come to mind.
Jessica
--Previous Message--
: Hi jessica,
:
: Your response caught my
: eye, since i have been
: smoking ultra lights
: also. They did make it
: easier in the beginning,
: and I am beginning to
: enjoy it at this stage.
: My question is, will
: switching bring back
: some of the unpleasant
: things I first
: experienced with the
: ultra lights like
: dizziness? Also, if
: they do bring addiction,
: is this a difficult
: process or do most new
: smokers adjust to it
: easily...I guess that is
: the only issue that
: bothers me a bit
: sometimes. Thanks.
: --Previous Message--
: SaraJane:
:
: No, you're not the only
: one who feels this way.
: I felt this way when I
: was younger, and I've
: met a few people over
: the years who have felt
: the same way when they
: started.
:
: If you're smoking a
: steady 10 per day, every
: day, chances are you are
: starting to get
: addicted. My best
: advice to you is to move
: up slightly to a
: stronger brand. There
: isn't much to Marlboro
: Ultra Lights, so they
: don't really help
: addiction all that much.
: Believe it or not, you
: would see a big
: difference just by
: moving up to Marlboro
: Lights.
:
: So, I would say continue
: smoking (as it would
: probably be hard to stop
: now anyway) and move up
: in strength to at least
: lights rather than ultra
: lights. I'm sure after
: another week or two
: smoking lights, you'll
: know if you're addicted.
:
: Best of luck SaraJane.
:
: Jessica
:
: --Previous Message--
: I actually do like the
: idea of being addicted.
: Am I the only one who
: feels this way? Crazy?
: I can't explain it, I
: just like the idea not
: just enjoying a
: cigarette, but acutally
: needing one. Sound
: crazy?
:
: --Previous Message--
: Its nice that you found
: the way to smoking. It
: may be that you are
: already addicted. Make
: the test written by
: Roger M..
: If you like the idea of
: beeing addicted it could
: be time to switch to
: stronger cigs without
: decreasing the number of
: cigs you smoke.
: Good luck.
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