Comments on: Personal Story – How to Give Up Smoking http://www.sidelanes.com/personal-story-how-to-give-up-smoking/ takin' it eazy Sat, 30 Jul 2011 11:55:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Luke http://www.sidelanes.com/personal-story-how-to-give-up-smoking/comment-page-1/#comment-15996 Luke Sat, 30 Jul 2011 11:55:53 +0000 http://www.sidelanes.com/?p=396#comment-15996 How long did you smoke for the second time round? I quit 4 times.. Still smoking.. You are right, over in UK they're not too expensive depending what you get How long did you smoke for the second time round? I quit 4 times.. Still smoking.. You are right, over in UK they’re not too expensive depending what you get

]]> By: jcbrady http://www.sidelanes.com/personal-story-how-to-give-up-smoking/comment-page-1/#comment-15608 jcbrady Tue, 26 Jul 2011 22:35:27 +0000 http://www.sidelanes.com/?p=396#comment-15608 Luke, I started smoking and then quit again. The problem with cigarettes is that they're so damn habit forming. You can't just have one or two on occasion. The main thing that got me to quit again was that I couldn't justify how much I was spending on cigarettes at the end of the month—too expensive! $$$ Luke, I started smoking and then quit again.

The problem with cigarettes is that they’re so damn habit forming. You can’t just have one or two on occasion.

The main thing that got me to quit again was that I couldn’t justify how much I was spending on cigarettes at the end of the month—too expensive!

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]]> By: Luke http://www.sidelanes.com/personal-story-how-to-give-up-smoking/comment-page-1/#comment-15353 Luke Sun, 24 Jul 2011 16:16:48 +0000 http://www.sidelanes.com/?p=396#comment-15353 Hey mate, I did this same experiment in the UK and two years later.. Still addicted. You smoking again then mate? Hey mate, I did this same experiment in the UK and two years later.. Still addicted. You smoking again then mate?

]]> By: jcbrady http://www.sidelanes.com/personal-story-how-to-give-up-smoking/comment-page-1/#comment-8672 jcbrady Thu, 03 Mar 2011 02:33:28 +0000 http://www.sidelanes.com/?p=396#comment-8672 03-02-11 I just had an extremely enjoyable cigarette. My first one since this post, actually. 03-02-11

I just had an extremely enjoyable cigarette. My first one since this post, actually.

]]> By: jcbrady http://www.sidelanes.com/personal-story-how-to-give-up-smoking/comment-page-1/#comment-5752 jcbrady Sat, 05 Jun 2010 03:09:01 +0000 http://www.sidelanes.com/?p=396#comment-5752 Well, not quite hallucinations but definitely some influential thoughts... Anyway, 2 weeks and here's an update: on about day 10-11 my cravings were manageable and I was able to hallucinate — whoops, think of myself as a non-smoker again. I fight off an occasional urge but it's not really a problem to avoid smoking. Thanks for all the comments and encouragement! -JC Well, not quite hallucinations but definitely some influential thoughts…

Anyway, 2 weeks and here’s an update: on about day 10-11 my cravings were manageable and I was able to hallucinate — whoops, think of myself as a non-smoker again. I fight off an occasional urge but it’s not really a problem to avoid smoking. Thanks for all the comments and encouragement! -JC

]]> By: Adam H. http://www.sidelanes.com/personal-story-how-to-give-up-smoking/comment-page-1/#comment-5745 Adam H. Tue, 01 Jun 2010 22:27:15 +0000 http://www.sidelanes.com/?p=396#comment-5745 "The gunslingers are there, riding camels. We all shake our heads in approval of the cigarettes we smoke. " I love this. Withdrawals invoking hallucinations. Your take on it is haunting. “The gunslingers are there, riding camels. We all shake our heads in approval of the cigarettes we smoke. ” I love this. Withdrawals invoking hallucinations. Your take on it is haunting.

]]> By: Rachel http://www.sidelanes.com/personal-story-how-to-give-up-smoking/comment-page-1/#comment-5744 Rachel Tue, 01 Jun 2010 17:48:12 +0000 http://www.sidelanes.com/?p=396#comment-5744 Really a fascinating perspective on what it's like mentally to undertake quitting. And I liked the part about the clouds even looking like smoke. :) Good job quitting! Really a fascinating perspective on what it’s like mentally to undertake quitting. And I liked the part about the clouds even looking like smoke. :) Good job quitting!

]]> By: jcbrady http://www.sidelanes.com/personal-story-how-to-give-up-smoking/comment-page-1/#comment-5742 jcbrady Sat, 29 May 2010 22:31:00 +0000 http://www.sidelanes.com/?p=396#comment-5742 Yeah, today is day 8 without a cigarette. I still want to smoke pretty bad. I didn't know it would be this hard to quit! Whatever you do, don't stop eating though. You need food to live. -JC Yeah, today is day 8 without a cigarette. I still want to smoke pretty bad. I didn’t know it would be this hard to quit! Whatever you do, don’t stop eating though. You need food to live. -JC

]]> By: Dustin http://www.sidelanes.com/personal-story-how-to-give-up-smoking/comment-page-1/#comment-5741 Dustin Sat, 29 May 2010 17:53:15 +0000 http://www.sidelanes.com/?p=396#comment-5741 Dude, that's crazy. I had no idea you smoked. Was this recent? Good job on quiting. Now if I could stop eating... ;-) Dude, that’s crazy. I had no idea you smoked. Was this recent? Good job on quiting. Now if I could stop eating… ;-)

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