I don't want to become a smoker...

Saudi Arabia
August 18, 2007 6:43am CST
That was always my rule.. I've always hated smoking, but now something weird happened I tried a brand "More" that I really liked and I feel that I'm becoming an addicted.. I hate to admit it but I'm really enjoying it. Every time I smoke a cig I tell myself this is gonna be the last one but once I see the box I smoke again... Now I'm smoking 1 to 2 cigarretts a day, I really want to stop this bad habit.. what can I do???
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13 responses
@bluemars (952)
• Australia
14 Apr 08
You say you want to and I quote, this bad habit? If you really want something bad enough in this life then you should find the strength in yourself which is in us all really and really hold onto it. It will bring you closer to your goal. I know it can be very hard for smokers to quit and have seen many people suffer as a result of it. They want to quit but they end up being totally addicted because they did it for a long time. However it is possible my friend if it is what you really want. I know this because I have seen it for myself, a few people close to me have quit successfully and have not touched it since. I guess if you really want something bad enough you will find a solution to your problem and will do anything to get you there.
• Saudi Arabia
15 Apr 08
Dear Bluemars, I would like to thank you for your advice.. and I agree with you it is not that difficult to quit smoking, both my parents were heavy smokers, they both quit a long time ago and I think if I want to I can at any time... The thing is I enjoy smoking from time to time I am not a heavy smoker I just like it.. as my friend Perry mentioned I think it is glamorous specially after reading his response I just liked it more :p And to be honest I really find it sexy ;) Hope someday I will quit like my parents I just don't think this will happen now.. I actually wanted to stop when I started this discussion but now I learned to enjoy it... Thanks for the response :)
@Perry123 (363)
17 Apr 08
and honesty is truly a virtue. Many people find it sexy morning dew...they have just fear saying it. doesn't it feel good to stand up and be honest? I didn't take her to the dark side blumars...she was already there....and now she can enjoy the glamour of what she knows to be true.
@Perry123 (363)
14 Apr 08
I guess she wants the allure of smoking more bluemars.And she should be allowed to make that choice without your vilification of smoking. lol you are like a vampire hunter going round these smoking topics. And just like them you unedrestimate the allure of the darks side. Thing is...it was always glamorous but your demonisation has given it indcredible power now. And Morning Dew knows and likes that power. Oh yeah it's a bad habit. Bad girl. Dangerous exciting sophisticated elegant dark....and that is just the brand she smokes.
@ledfly (28)
• China
14 Apr 08
When you are ready to quit smoking start by choosing a quiting date.Try to pick a date that is less then two weeks away.Smoking is peritted until your quit date but you may want to begin cutting back immediately.It is a good idea to tell your family and friends you are quiting and the date since this will provide you wiht posetive reinforcement.
• Saudi Arabia
15 Apr 08
Thank you ledfly for you response... I don't smoke that much but I decided to enjoy it for now until I realize it is all bad... but until then I'll just enjoy the 3 to 5 cigs I smoke :D Maybe one day I'll decide to quit who knows, I just hope the number doesn't increase ;)
@Perry123 (363)
14 Apr 08
Why don't you read the thread before you comment? Morning Dew has made a positive decision to continue smoking as she knows well its allure. She always did.
@roniroxas (10560)
• Philippines
18 Aug 07
just stop it now.... do something or focus on something else when you feel like smoking. i used to smoke a pack or more a day.... and now i am clean for almost 7 years. i was really proud of what i did.... i hope you can stop as soon as possible.
@roniroxas (10560)
• Philippines
18 Aug 07
there are more good things to do than smoking. it would give you a good feeling that you will really feel sorry when you get so much addicted to it already. goodluck. wink wink
@anonymili (3138)
18 Aug 07
I'm rather confused about your post - you say you've always HATED smoking but you tried a brand? Why on earth would you even "try" smoking if you hate it? And how would you know you liked "More" without trying it? This is a difficult discussion to respond to because I'm not sure if you really mean what you say. Smoking is a bad habit yes, I've been smoking for 23 years now and wish I had never started but I enjoy it too much to quit - although I've gone down from 20-30 a day to just 1 or 2 a day now. Think about it this way... Are you rich enough not to notice how much you spend on smoking? Over a period of time how much money will you have spent on this habit? My husband quit neaarly 5 years ago and was recently able to buy a £20,000 car with cash that he had saved. If he had still been smoking, I highly doubt he would have had that much money saved as he smoked 30-40 cigs a day for years. Now you work out how much money you will waste over the long term and think about how lovely your breath smells when you speak with people or even when you kiss your loved ones? Not very nice thoughts huh? Good luck!
• Saudi Arabia
18 Aug 07
Hi.. I tried smoking before and didn't like the taste, but a month ago my friend told me to try a More cig... I did just for fun but really liked it, it gave me a strange feeling that I loved... I think you are right about the money thing and the kissing :s I'll try my best to never smoke again, wish me luck :) Thanks for the response...
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@anonymili (3138)
20 Aug 07
I do indeed wish you luck. If you consider how much I've been smoking for the last 23 years and how much I might have spent you will get a shock and that might make you stop smoking right now! LOL I worked out that I have spent at least £25,000 on smoking, imagine what I could have done with that money? I'm even shocked myself now!
• Saudi Arabia
26 Aug 07
OMG.. this is really scary.. I mean 25,000???
@omar0913 (942)
• Legaspi, Philippines
2 Mar 08
likewise I told my mother when I was a kid, I will never smoke like my father did, and to tell you the truth, I smoked more than my father did before he stop and permanently quit.
• Saudi Arabia
3 Mar 08
Hi Omar, My parents were both heavy smokers and I used to say the same.. now they bith quit and I started smoking... I don't smoke that much but I think 3 to 4 cigs a day is not that bad :p Thanks for the response...
@maz323 (29)
• Australia
2 Mar 08
Throw the box away so u dont have to see it.. believe me u dont want to start smoking.. im trying to kick the habit and its hard.. i smoke about 25 a day and i wish i never started..
• Saudi Arabia
3 Mar 08
Wow 25 a day is too much I try not smoke more than 5 a day.. Thanks for the response...
• Saudi Arabia
18 Aug 07
Hi there .... Let us to a NON-SMOKER, ask a few questions here: Do you fall sick from time 2 time like everybody else ? Answer: yes Do you inhale polluted air from car exhaust and industry that may affect ur lungs and whatever ? Answer: yes Are you like everybody else a Passive smoker? Answer: yes Do current life stresses press on you hard, that your heart, your stomach and whatever part of your body could be seriously affected if you don't deal with those stresses wisely? Answer: yes Do canned and fast food raise the cholestrol and sugar level in ur body? Answer: yes Are you like any other human being pass thru' aging process where you'd have 2 watch 2 ur daily habits more carefully? Answer: yes Under specific conditions, could you be valurnable like everybody else 2 contagious diseases if precautions were not taken? Answer: yes So here comes, the BIG QUESTION: If all the above are factors that may play a role in shortening ur life and affecting your health, moreover, if all the above are almost unavoidable as we daily see, DO YOU NEED 2 add another factor 2 the list such as smoking? I could hear you say NO Thank you so much for the interesting post, DEW The 1ST
• Saudi Arabia
18 Aug 07
NO.. BiG NO... I don't need to add anything, what I have is more than enough.... I will stop it now as I can still control it... I'm afraid if I kept doing it for fun I'll end up addicted and will never be able to stop... Thanks a lot dear for your response :)
@lucky_witch (2707)
• Philippines
18 Aug 07
WEll...et me start by saying stop it if you really dont want to be smoker. Because the more you continue doing it the more you will become addicted to it so better stop it now while you can still control yourself. Im telling you it will be lot harder to control it and stop once you are used to it. Just stop it...
• Saudi Arabia
18 Aug 07
I will.. I mean I did... I promise you my friends I'll never smoke a cig again.... Thanks a lot for your support and kindness :)
@williamjisir (22819)
• China
22 Aug 07
You need to be persistent in giving up smoking if you have decided not to since you take it as always your rule that you don't want to become a smoker. It is easier to learn to smoke but rather difficult to quit smoking. Prepare something to eat when your addition to smoking arises. This way I think that you will give it up in the end. Have a try, morning dew.
@faith210 (11224)
• Philippines
18 Aug 07
Hi MorningDew! Some people usually eat candies so they wouldn't feel the urge to smoke or others have that nicotine patch that they place on their skin so to control the urges. However, I never have the will to stop smoking either. I guess what is important is that you have the will to stop and the determination to control it. Take care and have a nice day!
• Saudi Arabia
18 Aug 07
Thanks for the response... nice day to you too :)
• Philippines
19 Aug 07
i think you better stop now before you smoke a pack a day..i am a bad smoker..i smoke 1 pack or more a day..i tell you i started smoking when i was just trying to know what it makes me feel when i smoke one..then i got addicted till i am smoking a pack already..i am a chain smoker now and wuld wanna stop but is hard to do it...you can still stop it while your just smoking 1 or 2..better do it now than later
• Saudi Arabia
19 Aug 07
I know you are right.. My parents were both addicted to smoking my dad used to smoke about 5 a day and my mom smoked 1 and half packs a day.. they both stopped it now... Hope you will someday soon as well... Thanks for the response :)
@binlvpj (20)
• China
19 Aug 07
why ? why are you smoking? I hate smoking.I know you are addicted to cig.In my opinion, you should give it up as soon as posibble.if it continue,it really does harm to your health
• Saudi Arabia
19 Aug 07
I don't call myself an addicted yet, and don't want to be ever... I actually decided to stop it now... Thanks for the response :)
• India
23 Aug 07
This is how everybody starts smoking.Once you get the taste of it you go on doing that.You have to curtail it using your willPower. Smoking is more serious than drinking one or two pegs,as it affects your heart very badly.When the urge comes you may use some chocolate or Chewing-Gum.