If I had a good reason to quit it would be
alot easier.
So give me some good reasons to quit.
I bet that you can't.
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young Girl
Especially EHEALTHy
Joined: 21 Jun 2007 Posts: 13936 Location: everythings better in, texas USA
Posted: 08-23-07 14:38pm
ugh
because you are filling your lungs with
tar
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agathe
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 10 Aug 2007 Posts: 74
Posted: 08-23-07 19:20pm
And........
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young Girl
Especially EHEALTHy
Joined: 21 Jun 2007 Posts: 13936 Location: everythings better in, texas USA
Posted: 08-23-07 19:57pm
you could DIE
get cancer
get emphazema (sp?)
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popminer
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Aug 2007 Posts: 105 Location: ,
Posted: 08-23-07 20:29pm
yeah, haven't you ever seen what a
tar-filled lung looks like? it's pretty
gross.
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rosejackson
Supporter
Joined: 23 Dec 2005 Posts: 4314 Location: hertfordshire, england
Thanks: 3
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Posted: 08-28-07 10:56am
you could be killing everyone else around
you...second hand smoke
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UCanQuit
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Posts: 109 Location: SEATTLE
Posted: 08-31-07 08:53am
Why continue to smoke? What does it do for
you? What great benefit do you get out of
smoking?
Is it the lost lung capacity? Is it the
need to smoke a cigarette to relieve the
anxiety that the cigarette before that one
created? Is it spending hundreds to
thousands of dollars yearly to slowly
commit suicide that makes smoking so
appealing?
I'm sure you'll say that you like smoking.
That is a deceving answer, for people
don't really like smoking. They just don't
like the way they feel when their nicotine
level gets to low. So the only way to feel
better is to smoke a cigarette. Amazingly,
non smokers and ex smokers don't have
these extra anxieties. Coincedence?
Does it relieve stress? Nope, it only
relieves withdrawal. Smoking actually
creates stress. Stress causes the smoker
to lose nicotine at an accelerated rate.
The smoke then goes into withdrawal on top
of their stress. So they smoke a
cigarette, relieve the withdrawal, "feel
better" and then after years of doing that
they believe that smoking relieves stress.
Also nicotine has the ability to fit the
adrenaline locks, so as nicotine
metabolizes. The smoker is left with a
somewhat heightened fight or flight
feeling. A heightened anxiety. The smoker
smokes a cigarette which temporarily
switches this off.
Smoking is not a pleausre, it is a burden!
Whatever you experience in life. Good or
bad. You HAVE to constantly stop and smoke
to replenish you lost nicotine. You HAVE
to smoke to relieve anxieties that
shouldn't even be there. Really think
about that. Is that really pleasurable?
It is, I suppose if you're the type of
person that likes to bang their head
against the wall just to feel the relief
when they stop doing it, because that is
essentially what smoking is.
Does nicotine release dopamine? Yes it
does and this is what a lot of smokers
thinks keeps them addicted to smoking, BUT
it is also important to know that the
brain needs to regulate dopamine. It
cannot regulate nicotine as it is a
foreign substance(poison). So it has no
other choice, but to turn down it's own
sensitivity to releasing dopamine. This
makes a smoker rely a lot more on a
cigarette to make them "feel good" or more
accurately, feel nicotine normal.
What benefit is there to have our own
neurotransmitters turned down, only to
rely on putting a poison into our bodies
to make us think that we feel better when
we do? There is none.
You are taking two steps back with this
addiction, but you are only seeing the one
step forward every time you smoke a
cigarette.
Any pleasure you see in smoking is an
illusion.
So maybe instead of asking why should you
quit. Maybe you should ask yourself why do
you continue to smoke?
I smoke. I don't suggest that anyone
smoke, and everyone should quit, but I'll
continue. I know everyone who has ever
smoked ever will say this but, I'm not
addicted - I can stop whenever I want to.
I just really really don't want to. There
isn't a single aspect of smoking that
occurs at the time of consumption that I
don't enjoy. I like using a lighter. I
like the first puff. I like holding the
cigarette, ashing it and putting it out. I
like the idea of blowing smoke out my
mouth. I like inhaling and exhaling. I
love everything about it. If only they
didn't cause heart disease, cancer,
emphysema etc... I'd smoke more. My advice
to people who want to stop smoking is to
ask them if they want to quit. You won't
be able to change your behaviour until you
change your attitude. If you still want
it, resisting it is going to be a lot
harder
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UCanQuit
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Posts: 109 Location: SEATTLE
Posted: 09-13-07 11:59am
That's too bad that you feel that way.
That you believe that you really really
love smoking and you smoke for no other
reason that you enjoy it.
Smoking is like banging your head against
the wall just so you can feel the relief
when you stop doing it.
I used to believe the same thing when I
was younger, but those beliefs are built
off illusions that this addiction creates.
LOL I don't know how many times when I was
younger did I say that I wasn't addicted
like other people and I too could quit
whenever I wanted, but I just didn't want
to.
Eventually when the addiction catches up
to people and their health starts to
deteriorate and they try to quit smoking.
They are usually in for a rude awakening.
They find out that they are addicted and
that quitting smoking is not a piece of
cake.
You're still young and quitting smoking
now is the best thing that you can do for
yourself.
No matter how much you smoke you 're
putting the risk of developing a smoking
related illness at a much higher level.
People you have only smoked a few aday
have developed these illnesses.
Eric
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unnamedny
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 31 Dec 2007 Posts: 68 Location: New York, USA
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Posted: 01-10-08 07:43am
There are plenty of good reasons to do it.
I used to smoke for 2 years and good thing
I quit, I don't regret it.
a)emotional health, it seems that smoking
calms you down, it's BS, if you don't
smoke you are more emotionally stable,
when the stress hits you, you are more
calm.
b)Physical health, if you quit, you get
more fit and you look younger, your skin
is much better, also you might avoid
something like gastritis, more stamina
more straight. (if you are a guy) Smoking
cases Impotence. Smoking ruin your teeth,
hair and etc. Just an example, I have a
friend (girl) she is 23, she's been
smoking for a while, I've seen that girl
without a make up once, I was totally
shocked, she looks older than some 30 year
olds.
c)People think better about none smokers,
some people are very very annoyed by the
smoke and the smell of cigarettes, It's
easier to meet some one in life. You get
less problems at work, less you smoke than
more you work and your boss has less to
tell you.
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Frannie5252
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 27 Jan 2008 Posts: 9 Location: Marmaduke, Arkansas, United States
smoking Posted: 01-27-08 12:24pm
You may feel fine right now smoking. You
may feel like you are in tip top shape,
but give it 20 years and see how well you
can breath, smell, taste.
I didn't realize it myself when I was 20
but now that I am 55 I know.
My first husband quit smoking 10 years ago
and it wasn't by choice. I found him dead
from a massive coronary. He was 50. He
should have lived a long life if he hadn't
smoked.
One day you will quit either by choice or
not. If you know what I mean.
So, the real reason to quit is to save
your life. Life is too short to be a slave
to something that is going to cut it even
shorter.
Fran
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rooted
Supporter
Joined: 22 Mar 2007 Posts: 325
Posted: 01-27-08 12:51pm
You can't smell. Or at least the sense of
smell is lessened. Lack of smell
decreases the sensory pleasure of doing
things like eating. Yum. Or, of course,
smelling the roses.
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Frannie5252
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 27 Jan 2008 Posts: 9 Location: Marmaduke, Arkansas, United States
Posted: 01-27-08 13:05pm
That's absolutely right.
Can you remember when food tasted good and
you could smell the roses?
I've smoked for 40 years, since I was 15,
so I was a devoted smoker and now I am
breaking that habit with Chantix. I didn't
quit immediately but the cigs taste bad
and I can actually smell a few things
again.
If you have ever had the flu or pneumonia,
you know how hard it is going to be for
you to breath in 20 years.
will you be ready to kick the bucket by
then?
Believe me, I've lived all these years and
watched my friends and loved ones leave
this earth, and all of them smoked. My
husband of 27 years died of a massive
coronary because of smoking. I have no
doubt of that. He was a 3 pack a day
smoker.
So, no matter how I have tried to tell
myself through the years that smoking is
not bad for you, I finally woke up and am
going to do something about it so I will
live to see my great-grandchildren.
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yogahoneybunny
Supporter
Joined: 04 Jan 2006 Posts: 868 Location: Strumica, Macedonia
Thanks: 1
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Posted: 01-27-08 13:15pm
Boy it stinks. Who wants to make love to
a smoker? It comes out of their pores!
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woops
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 31 Jul 2007 Posts: 222
Posted: 02-20-08 20:39pm
Ya know, my great grand mother never had a
cigarette in her life, she grew so old
that we had to put her in a home,
everytime we visited her she begged that
we kill her, KILL HER, imagine one of your
loved ones just begging you to do it,
crying and wailing and praying, pooping in
a bedpan and urinating on themselves,
unable to walk. There are plenty of good
reasons to smoke. Does nobody know what
happens to non smokers, it ain't pretty,
and it's 100% of the time, and only a
matter of time. There just isn't any good
choice to make on this one.
Why do people bring up second hand smoke
when all of this pollution is in the air,
if you get cancer and don't smoke it just
might have something to do with that. In
fact if you drive you have no right to
talk about second hand smoke.
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woops
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 31 Jul 2007 Posts: 222
Posted: 02-20-08 20:54pm
What about the ones that are already
dying, would you deny them a cigarette,
that's one of the reasons that I keep
smoking, I was going to die long before I
ever had a cigarette and if I quit what do
I have to look forward to then, that's
right, death.
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season_00
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 19 Feb 2008 Posts: 9
Great advice UcanQuit Posted: 02-21-08 05:56am
UCanQuit I agree with u.
Peeps PLs quit smoking - honestly it does
not do u good at all. but i guess if u
wont quit for yourself u would not quit
for others right??
my cousin died last year - lung cancer
caused by his 1 packet-a-day-smoking,
what's worst is that his son AND daughter
now have lung cancer as well from 2nd
hand smoke... but i guess u would really
feel anything until this kind of thing
happen to u right...
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bbfeet9
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 05 Feb 2008 Posts: 62 Location: ,
Gotta b kiddin Posted: 02-21-08 09:27am
There is a ton of reasons to quit
smoking!!! One good reason is, DYING!!! 4
family members have passed away due to
smoking related issues. I have asthma (i
smoke) My husband can't run fast anymore
as he pants like a dog. My daughters dad
has emphasyma. I was supposed to try a
smoking cessation meeting next month, but
reading how Chantix, thats what they would
give me as an experiment, has affected
folks who took it, i changed my mind. I am
seriously gonna try on my own. I watch my
4 month old grandson 3 days a week. His
parents do not smoke. I smoke in the
kitchen with the window open and the stove
exaust going. He has been sneezing. I
think the smoke is bothering him, even if
he is in another room. That did it, i
would never forgive myself if i made that
little sick. Thats a VERY good reason.
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UCanQuit
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Posts: 109 Location: SEATTLE
Posted: 02-23-08 10:24am
QUOTE "Ya know, my great grand mother
never had a cigarette in her life, she
grew so old that we had to put her in a
home, everytime we visited her she begged
that we kill her, KILL HER, imagine one of
your loved ones just begging you to do it,
crying and wailing and praying, pooping in
a bedpan and urinating on themselves,
unable to walk. There are plenty of good
reasons to smoke. Does nobody know what
happens to non smokers, it ain't pretty,
and it's 100% of the time, and only a
matter of time. There just isn't any good
choice to make on this one.
Why do people bring up second hand smoke
when all of this pollution is in the air,
if you get cancer and don't smoke it just
might have something to do with that. In
fact if you drive you have no right to
talk about second hand smoke."
UNQUOTE
LMBO You really are delusional aren't you?
What does the fact that your grandmother
wanting you to kill her and pooping in
bedpans and peeing on herself have
anything to do with smoking? That is the
dumbest justification I have ever heard.
That happens to OLD people, NOT old non
smokers.
You asked, " Does nobody know what happens
to non smokers?"
Let me ask you a question. Does nobody
know what happens to smokers?
As they lay in bed, cancer ridden. Dying
from smoking. Almost unable to hold a
cigarette as they have no strength due to
the illnes. Looking like skeletons of
their former selves and still NEEDING to
smoke.
Or the lady who is on oxygen because she
got COPD from smoking and takes off the
oxygen tube so that she can sufforcate
herself with another cigarette. Only to
die from the "pleasure" of smoking.
I didn't make up those two scenarios.
Those were my grandparents.
And your polution arguement is just as
dumb. It reminds me of a friend I had that
drank too much. When I called him out on
it one weeknight. His reply was that work
sucked.
So that really makes all kinds of sense to
make work worse because now they had to
deal with a hangover.
Yes there polution. Given the option
people would not want to breathe it in.
and given the option, they do not want to
breathe in 2nd hand smoke either.
It's like someone having a headache and
then say " I might as well bang my head
against the wall." Your arguement doesn't
make sense.
QUOTE "What about the ones that are
already dying, would you deny them a
cigarette, that's one of the reasons that
I keep smoking, I was going to die long
before I ever had a cigarette and if I
quit what do I have to look forward to
then, that's right, death."
LMBO, I almost don't even know why I am
even replying to this garbage.
This reminds me of the alcoholic who says"
I drink because life stinks. When in
reality, life stinks because he drinks.
Yes you were going to die before you
started smoking. It doesn't mean you play
Russian Roulette with smoking. and what
would you have to look forward to if you
quit smoking? How bout living? How bout
not having to waste your money on slowly
commiting suicide. How bout not HAVING to
smoke to feel normal.
You may think that you have made a point.
You have not. The joke isn't on people
trying to quit smoking or people that have
quit smoking.
The joke is actually on you. Poor you. You
think that you get to smoke. Guess
what?............ you don't. YOU HAVE TO
SMOKE!
I no longer have to smoke and it is great!
I no longer have to waste money on
something so absurd and so useless as
smoking. Unfortunately you do.
So puff puff away woops. "Enjoy" those
tens of thousands of cigarettes that you
have to smoke. Yummy yummy. LOL
Thanks for the laugh.... I enjoyed it.
Three years, seven months, two weeks, one
day, 19 hours, 22 minutes and 46 seconds.
53032 cigarettes not smoked, saving
$13,258.49. Life saved: 26 weeks, 2 days,
3 hours, 20 minutes.
Wow, look what I have been missing out on
since I quit smoking. I have NOT got to
spend over 13,000 dollars so that I could
smoke over 50,000 cigarettes. Oh how
deprived I am. LMBO.
What a great way to start the day, with a
good old fashion laugh!
Eric
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dineshsingh
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 25 Mar 2008 Posts: 30
quit smoking Posted: 04-02-08 06:48am
the simple reason is because its injurious
for health and its effect your health
body.so i will suggest you quit smoking as
soon as possible.
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