Who managed to quit smoking?

[farouk]

@Andrew Kind FYI....

 

[farouk]

Helen, I never "hear" you with a British accent, but I assume you speak with one. You "sound" very Americanized to me, if you know what I mean. Ha!

Cigarettes all speak with the same accent, I guess.

 

[Prayer Warrior]

Cigarettes all speak with the same accent, I guess.

Are you hinting that I'm OFF TOPIC??? That's me--off topic.:)

 

[farouk]

Are you hinting that I'm OFF TOPIC??? That's me--off topic.:)

Oh a hint of menthol is how many manufacturers keep their customers...

 

[Prayer Warrior]

Oh a hint of menthol is how many manufacturers keep their customers...

Are you sure? I thought it was by putting way too much nicotine.

 

[farouk]

Are you sure? I thought it was by putting way too much nicotine.

That too. Do you prefer nicotine to menthol? or maybe you're really speaking hypothetically about others' preferences.

 

[farouk]

@TruthBeliever FYI...

 

[farouk]

never.....more like a half a pack a day....

Have you been clear for long? it can be easier, if so, if your system doesn't crave for it.

 

[farouk]

Ppl: the poll closed the other day; and the results seem evenly divided between yes and no...

 

[farouk]

Quitting smoking would for a lot of ppl be a great Christmas gift to oneself!

 

[CoreIssue]

Maybe some incentive for some. My father was a chain smoker for many years, then quit cold turkey, which was no picnic.

30 some years later lung cancer was found, which spread and killed him.

This year my mother, died of cancer, probably the result of secondhand smoke.

It is a nasty habit that I never started having seen my dad puffing as a kid.

 

[farouk]

Maybe some incentive for some. My father was a chain smoker for many years, then quit cold turkey, which was no picnic.

30 some years later lung cancer was found, which spread and killed him.

This year my mother, died of cancer, probably the result of secondhand smoke.

It is a nasty habit that I never started having seen my dad puffing as a kid.

Sorry about your mother. Good all round to quit.

 

[farouk]

@HunterB FYI...

 

[farouk]

I quit smoking for 3 months with a Greensmoke ecig! Unfortunately, I had some stress and began again for almost 5 months now. But I am currently charging all of the batteries so I will be ready to start on it again. I felt so much better for that 3 months! But, I am not convinced that smoking is a sin. I think it might rather be one of those: all things are legal for me but not all things are profitable -that the apostle mentions.

Christmas with all its preparations can be stressful.

So for smokers it's understandable to want to light cigarettes.

But good to quit if possible.

But don't beat yourself up if you don't, right?

 

[farouk]

@VictoryinJesus It can be stressful especially at Christmas; and I think you said you have done it since you were 16.

Although it's good to quit if possible, don't beat yourself up if it relieves stress, right?

 

[farouk]

@Grams I think you quit, right? good you were successful. Christmas can be a stressful time, of course; and a lot of ppl find it hard to stay quit from smoking.

 

[farouk]

@Pisteuo FYI...

 

[farouk]

PS: @stunnedbygrace Did you ever try vaping instead?

 

[farouk]

Wishing success to anyone trying to quit this new year...

 

[farouk]

I didn't want to quit because I was afraid I would gain a lot of weight. I suppose to be honest I used smoking as a appetite suppressant. But also, my mom smoke while she was pregnant, smoked in the car with the windows up, smoked in the house (3 packs a day)….so I guess you can say I have been smoking since I was conceived....ugh!

Congrats. on your recent efforts to stay quit! :)

Especially as you indicated you grew up in smoke.