I think I am going to start smoking again after reading DU today...

[Greenwood]

I quit on Jan. 1, 2002.

I love this board but I swear I am going to start back on Jan. 11, 2008.

[Bicoastal]

1. Smoking what?

[Barack_America]

2. Today?

Shit, you should've been around here on Tuesday. Today is tame!

Don't smoke though, seriously, take a pillow, imagine it is whoever you need it to be and annihilate it.

[MrMickeysMom]

3. No!!!!! Let's talk...

I'd rather you find another "comfort"....

Seriously, DU doesn't have that much power over you. I'm a respiratory therapist. I'd like to think I can offer behavior modification options.

[Greenwood]

6. I know. You guys are right. Still, I get frustrated....

I guess everyone needs something to help them cope. Don't want to go back to the smokes but I need something with some kick.

Maybe I will just go fishing.

[Silent3]

9. And then you can smoke the fish you catch.

:)

[suston96]

4. Try cigars and don't inhale.

[1620rock]

5. Roll a fat one...and relax.

[aquart]

8. Dear God, NO!

At Raul Julia's (Gomez--The Addams Family Movie) funeral (died from a rare form of stomach cancer) every eulogy spoke of how very much he loved cigars. He used to smoke them with producer Joseph Papp, also a cigar aficionado. Papp had been buried a few months previously, also dying from cancer.

Of course there's no connection. Silly me. Go right ahead and smoke them.

[tridim]

7. Buy a box of nicotine lozenges. They really work.

Even though they're equally as addictive as cigs, they don't cause cancer.

[applegrove]

10. No you won't. You have a great quit there. Here is a poem to remind you why

you will not smoke.



Twas three months after quitting, I was feeling quite pleased
93 days since I smoked, 73 days since I wheezed

The ashtrays were stashed, my lighter long gone
The cravings more tolerable, not nearly as strong

I reminded myself. "don't get too cocky"
The road she is long, the road she is rocky

But part of me whispered, "You've got this thing beat"
"It wasn't so hard, no big daring feat"

When out on the porch I heard a strange stirring
I tried to ignore it, it became quite alluring

I opened the door and turned to the noise
"Quiet" I whispered, "You'll wake up my boys"

The dog had peed on the new fallen snow
So the yellowish white gave a nice subtle glow

When what to my disbelief should I see
But a sled full of cigarettes brought there for me

With a stained tooth driver who looked tired and sick
I knew in a moment it must be Sir Nic

He held out his arms and took hold my hand
And scolded me boldly for taking a stand

"Oh Charlotte you silly, you rebel, you dreamer"
"You can't escape me I'm a powerful schemer"

"I'll be with you forever, and that's just plain facts"
"Now light up a smoke and you'll finally relax"

So far, somehow, I had kept him at bay
But could I really keep up this fight every day?

He glared at me smugly, he knew I would cave
This addiction will follow me straight to my grave

I said "Given me a moment, I need time to think"
Then I noticed that instant he started to shrink

He said "I'm losing my patience, there's no time to dally"
"Now go get your coat, we'll smoke in the ally

I didn't budge, I held firm my stance
I said, "tighten your belt, you're losing your pants"

"You were taller than me ten minutes ago"
"Either you're losing ground or I'm starting to grow"

He said, "Don't be daft, you're not bigger than me"
Then he stretched up his arms and grabbed at my knee

Then I realized something I'll never forget
Every craving I conquer the more desperate he gets

I said, "Beat it shorty, I've about had my fill"
"The ball's in my court and it's 16 to nil"

He said, "You've won this one but this much is true"
"I'll be back, and you know it, I'm gunning for you"

"When you're stressed and tired and you're life's at it's worst
I'll see you again"

"NOT IF I SEE YOU FIRST"

[ZombieHorde]

11. Smoking is pleasurable.

Pleasure is it's own reward.