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Late Bloomer Smokers
Posted by dennis on 6/8/2009, 16:38:43, in reply to "Started and can't stop"
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firstly, welcome to the board and to the wonderful world of smoking !
you are hardly the first anti who upon trying smoking has found out why so many enjoy the habit as much as we do. i honestly wish more people that take such a strong anti stance would try it, enjoy it for a while, and come to an understanding as to why its pleasant. if they choose to be against smoking after that, i would highly respect thier oppinion. i have and continue to be very pro choice in the smoking area. not every one should smoke of course, but if some one decides that smoking is something to enjoy, then they should have that priveladge too.
there is no shame comming to the decision that you like to smoke, that it gives you pleasure, a bit of an erotic thrill, and if you smoke in public, i'm sure you will find you will get more attention and be included in a more social crowd (fellow smokers) that you will find to be very pleasant folks.
never be ashamed of your decision to smoke. you are adult, and quite capable of making an informed choice. the fact that you were once anti doesn't mean you can't change your mind. any one who was a true friend before will still be your friend, and thoes who can't accept it probably aren't worth your effort to keep as friends any way.
i encourage you to get out of the closet as soon as you can. its my hope that you find people far more accepting of your new joy than against it.
as far as the health issues go, if you really research it, you will find every anti claim is exagerated beyond all reason. for every report anti's quote as schripture, there are 10 reports that contradict thoes findings. so i guess the best advice i can give is if you like smoking, just enjoy it. i doubt you will regret it. its just my oppinion, but the pleasures have always out-wieghed the risk for me.
best wishes, and do drop us a message from time to time. we all like to keep in touch !
--Previous Message--
: I have always been very
: anti-smoking due to the
: smell and health issues.
: But for some reason I
: have always been
: intrigue by it also. As
: of late everytime I see
: a smoker it makes me
: want to try it. I
: finally stop one day a
: few months back after
: work on a Friday and
: bought a pack of
: Marlboro's. I was really
: excited and nervous at
: the same time. As soon
: as I got in the car I
: could not wait any
: longer. I took a
: cigarette out of the
: package and used my car
: lighter to light it
: being I did not have a
: lighter and started
: smoking. I finished that
: one and had another one
: before I got home. I was
: really excited about the
: fact that I was smoking
: but knew it was not
: healthy for me. When I
: got home that is all I
: could think about was
: having another
: cigarette. I ended up
: having about 4 more the
: rest of the night. The
: next morning I woke up
: and the first thing I
: thought of was having a
: cigarette which I did. I
: went about my business
: the rest of the day
: trying not to think
: about it but about every
: hour or so I decided to
: take a break and have
: one. To make a long
: story short I have not
: been able to stop and
: have been closet smoking
: about a half a pack a
: day for two months now.
: I am afraid and
: embarrased to tell
: family and friends that
: I have become a smoker.
: And after each day I
: seem to be increasing
: this bad habit that I
: thought would never
: happen. I am afraid I
: will be up to a pack a
: day pretty soon and will
: not be able to quit. I
: even wake up in the
: middle of the night
: sometimes and have one.
: I can't stop thinking
: about smoking.
:
: Carla
:
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