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Late Bloomer Smokers
Posted by Brian on 6/9/2009, 8:45:11, in reply to "Re: addicted, I'm a smoker"
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Does it feel and look like areal ciagrette? I saw the web-site and was not sure about it. Do you blow out smoke? Would love to hear you experience on it.
Sara,
I am 35 and have been smoking for 23 years. I am aware that smoking will lead to health issues. My wife hates it, but I still like it. I work out everyday and have done iron man triatholons, marathons and 1000 bike races. I am in excellent shape, but the bottom line is this. You either smoke and like it, knowing you can get sick from it or you quit. Very simple.
--Previous Message--
: Sara
: You posted a similar
: message a while back so
: it is obviously
: troubling you that you
: have become a smoker.
:
: I started smoking at 44
: and found that I enjoyed
: it very much. I started
: on full flavour menthol
: and found that I got up
: to 15 a day very
: quickly. For me the
: addiction happened very
: quickly, within 4 weeks
: I was totally addicted.
:
: The problem is that over
: time our addiction grows
: until it reaches a point
: where it normalises and
: for most of us that
: point is a pack a day. I
: found that smoking more
: than 15 a day to give my
: body the nicotine it
: needed made my chest
: tight. Like you at that
: point I started to think
: about the longer term
: effect...but I was
: addicted and I enjoyed
: the nicotine and the way
: it made me feel.
:
: So if you feel like I
: did then I think you
: have three choices; 1)
: just smoke and don't
: worry, 2) use nicotine
: replacement (patches and
: gum) and quit...bad idea
: or 3) switch to
: e-cigarettes. With
: e-cigs you inhale
: nicotine vapour and get
: all the nicotine your
: body needs without all
: the bad chemicals, plus
: you can get very high
: nicotine refill juice in
: menthol...even stronger
: than Newports!
:
: This is what I did and I
: have never looked back.
: Now I can have nicotine
: and no cancer causing
: chemicals.
:
: --Previous Message--
: Hi, posted before after
: being tricked, or
: convinced, by friends to
: try smoking. Started
: with marb lights, and
: somehow ended up smoking
: nearly 1 ppd of
: newports. I really
: enjoy it now, and for a
: long while really was
: conflicted about it and
: although I knew I was
: becoming addicted, still
: thought I would quit due
: to health issues. I'm
: in my 40's, and never in
: a million years thought
: I'd actually enjoy it.
: I don't even think about
: it now, just buy another
: pack when I get down to
: about 3 cigs. I can't
: see myself being able to
: quit even though I
: really want to. It's
: really like impossible.
: How do people do it???
: it really snuck up on
: me, and my friends gain
: no end to enjoying my
: newfound habit
: (addiction). I was so
: anti and always
: lecturing them. Now it
: seems I'm lighting up
: more than they are.
: Wow, everything about
: it, putting one in my
: lips, lighting it,
: blowing out the smoke,
: it just feels so
: satisfying. I don't get
: cravings, but urges, and
: always seem to give in
: to them. It's like I
: can't even get to a
: craving, although each
: morning I have two and
: they are great. I'm
: totally blown away that
: I could actually like
: it. Never expected
: that. I'm admitting now
: I smoke, but still do
: not smoke around anyone
: except my friends. it
: gets very hard at times.
: It's like the thought of
: quitting almost scares
: me because I don't feel
: like I can now. This
: site is interesting
: because so many seem to
: want to smoke. This
: blows my mind. I was
: just curious, never
: wanted to, still don't,
: but am shocked I like
: it, and cannot even seem
: to bring myself to try
: quitting anymore.
: AHHHHH!
: Now I understand what it
: must have been like for
: me to bug them to quit.
: You just can't. I never
: understood addiction,
: but now am in it, and
: thoroughly understand
: it. Question: once
: addicted, can you get
: "more
: addicted". The
: longer you smoke once
: addicted does it become
: harder to quit? Is it
: harder to quit something
: like Newports than Marb
: lights, or is it an
: individual thing,
: depending on the person.
: Thanks, Sara
:
:
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