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Late Bloomer Smokers
Posted by Jessica
on 2/24/2009, 20:20:32, in reply to "Re: Am I addicted?"
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Tom:
No problem at all. A lot of people have many questions going through their head when they first start. I did too, but I never really had anybody to answer them.
Basically, all you're really noticing is your body is getting adjusted. You're becoming used to it, so the harsh feelings are gone. I know the beginning stages can be uncomfortable (I sure remember) for a lot of people, but you're basically just past that. If you think about it, the bad part goes away fairly quickly. Since your body is fairly used to it now, you won't really feel anything unpleasant if you go up to lights. You may not smoke as much at first, but nothing unpleasant. If you think of the feeling as a meal, you're basically just going to get full faster, and you won't feel like having a cigarette for a little while longer at first.
Of course, all of that changes over time, just as you feel much different now than you did a few weeks ago when you smoke. Your body becomes even more tolerant, and you eventually smoke more and more as your habit becomes more regular.
After a couple of months, none of this will really phase you at all because it just becomes routine and your intake has increased by then. You'll see at that time there will be a big difference between what you're going through now, and how you'll feel then. Basically, at that point you're a smoker and this will all probably make a lot more sense.
Good luck Tom, and let me know how you do.
Jessica
--Previous Message--
:
: Hi Jessica,
:
: Thanks for answering my
: question. As for me, I
: have been smoking the
: ultra lights for about a
: month, and smoke a
: little less than 10 a
: day, but perhaps a
: little more on the
: weekend. What was
: surprising to e, but not
: in a bad way, is that
: over the last week or so
: i find that I am really
: beginning to enjoy the
: feeling when I inhale.
: It is a pleasant
: sensation, and very
: different then the first
: week or so when they
: were a bit harsh. That
: is why I was wondering
: about the lights and
: whether it woud be like
: the beginning again. I
: have to admit I am a bit
: surprised at these last
: couple of weeks and how
: things have changed, but
: I would be lying to
: myself if I were to say
: I was not enjoying it.
: Up to this point, I have
: not experienced what you
: describe as relief when
: smoking. I just enjoy
: the feeling at this
: point. Thanks Jessica.
:
: --Previous Message--
: 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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