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AIBU?

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Original poster

To ask you all to remind me why i must not smoke?

86 replies

FlyRussianUnicorn · 20/04/2016 14:11

I gave up last week. Well, im on an electronic.

Just found a multipack of 100 that my friend brought me back from Greece last summer. I thought id left them, but no- soon as I quit, they turn up.

😩

OP posts:

zozzij · 20/04/2016 20:48

Smoke if you want to mate. My mum smoked heavily for over 30 years, and she absolutely loved it, she relished every drag. She died in January 2014, fighting for every breath. She was 62. Her consultant showed me the scan of her lungs and it was absolutely devastating- it was practically opaque. But honestly she loved smoking, pretty much more than anything! So for her I think it was worth it in the end. Obviously it was horrible for her kids to be there and watch her die, but she genuinely did enjoy every cigarette!

hollieberrie · 20/04/2016 21:19

I gave up just over 2 months ago. I do miss it but I'm treating myself to other things with the money I used to spend. As a pp said, rewarding yourself really helps.

I also have lots of take away coffees which I lurve and which also replace the comfort element of fags which was a big part of it for me. I've put on a few pounds in weight, sadly, but I feel better in myself and it's nice not to be paranoid about the smell all the time.

Good luck op. You got this.

CrossfireHurricane · 20/04/2016 21:37

Smoking is so last year!

Stay strong and fragrant
Bin the fags.

ladedah · 20/04/2016 21:44

I'm a couple of weeks ahead of you and it's going to be ok! definitely agree with the advice to never have "just one" as earlier this year I allowed myself to smoke on holiday then just carried on. Everyone's motivation will be different but my reasons included wanting to prevent wrinkles, wanting to do more exercise but not fit enough, and also had random pains in my chest/back of lungs sometimes.

People have said it gets harder to quit each time you try and fail, so try to stick with it this time because a week is a really long time to have lasted so far! Well done and keep it up!

tilliebob · 20/04/2016 22:09

Like others, I've just lost my dad to half a century of smoking. His lungs lost every bit of elasticity they had and his last couple of years were hell on earth. I hope he relished every single drag and he's happy wherever he is now, but those of us he's left behind are anything but happy.

I just thank God my mum gave up 30 years ago or I'd probably have lost them both by now. For nothing.

londonrach · 20/04/2016 22:42

Because you like to keep your legs..... Because you want to not smell like an old ash tray which i can promise you if you a smoker you do smell end of story. Because you are strong and in control of your life and not being controlled by a drug. I have 1000 becauses so just choose a couple.... Good luck op you can do it!

BalthazarImpresario · 20/04/2016 22:45

I've been on a respiratory care ward today one guy sounds like he's drowning due to his lungs not working. A very slow and distressing death. I shed a tear for him despite being there for my own loved one. It's it really worth having your children sobbing by your bedside just for a fag?

PaulAnkaTheDog · 20/04/2016 22:55

You're not smoking to show me that it can be done! Please! Stick with it so I can follow your example!

Rainbunny · 20/04/2016 23:10

Well done for stopping OP! Just sell the cigs and use the money on a massage or something nice.

For motivation purposes: You will smell of nasty cigarettes, trust me NO ONE in the history of the world has been a smoker and not carried that nasty smell around with them. I can't tell you how many times my "social smoking" friends have been shocked to be told that they smell. My own best friend was mortified when I confessed that I always had to throw my outfit straight into the laundry, have a shower and wash my hair before bed, even at 2am after a night out with her because I couldn't stand waking up in morning with her cigarette smoke clinging to me.
Same goes for your home. My mum smoked for decades before finally quitting but I still remember how our living room walls & ceiling would be re-painted every 3 or 4 years. You wouldn't realise that there was a slowly increasing tinge of nicotine until the walls were re-painted and they would look startlingly fresh. Considering my mum wasn't even a heavy smoker it's pretty grim how the smoke seeps into the walls, ceilings and furniture!

I've never smoked myself but friends who did and quit tell me that there is a point after quitting when the taste and smell of cigarettes nauseates them, they can't stand to be around it. Hopefully that day will come soon for you OP!

Lifecanonlygetbetter · 20/04/2016 23:28

My dad smoked like a chimney, I breathed this in, day in and day out for the first 18 years of my life. I had no choice about inhaling a huge range of chemicals including arsenic, cyanide and DDT.
You do have a choice- do not do it!!!

minatiae · 21/04/2016 00:17

OP send your cigarettes to me

Good on you for quitting. Wish I'd been successful and regret not being able to quit every time I've tried. Keep going!

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