Comments on: 17 reasons why people continue to smoke cigarettes http://smokeaway.wordpress.com/2007/11/19/18-reasons-why-people-continue-to-smoke-cigarettes/ Smoke Away Stop Smoking Resources Sat, 26 Jul 2008 02:40:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: Carrie King http://smokeaway.wordpress.com/2007/11/19/18-reasons-why-people-continue-to-smoke-cigarettes/#comment-86 Carrie King Thu, 27 Dec 2007 22:28:58 +0000 http://smokeaway.wordpress.com/2007/11/19/18-reasons-why-people-continue-to-smoke-cigarettes/#comment-86 I'm deep into my first week of quitting. I'm experiencing a lot of self-reflection since I have to fight with the urge several times a day, and that leads to me trying to figure out exactly why I like smoking; something that costs money, will make me age poorly, and smells bad to non-smokers and therefore makes me less appealing. I discovered that my reasons for smoking were because I enjoyed taking out cigarettes on the street and feeling like they gave me a purpose and an identity. It was an instant membership to a club and the second I put that stick to my mouth I was letting everyone around me know a little bit about myself. I was "cooler" than all those preaching non-smokers and I wanted to advertise that. Right now, one week into being one of those non-smokers that I turn up my nose at, all I'm laughing at myself for wanting such a juvenile method of "belonging." I will leave trying to "fit in" to teenagers. I’m deep into my first week of quitting. I’m experiencing a lot of self-reflection since I have to fight with the urge several times a day, and that leads to me trying to figure out exactly why I like smoking; something that costs money, will make me age poorly, and smells bad to non-smokers and therefore makes me less appealing. I discovered that my reasons for smoking were because I enjoyed taking out cigarettes on the street and feeling like they gave me a purpose and an identity. It was an instant membership to a club and the second I put that stick to my mouth I was letting everyone around me know a little bit about myself. I was “cooler” than all those preaching non-smokers and I wanted to advertise that. Right now, one week into being one of those non-smokers that I turn up my nose at, all I’m laughing at myself for wanting such a juvenile method of “belonging.” I will leave trying to “fit in” to teenagers.

]]> By: Lori Palermo http://smokeaway.wordpress.com/2007/11/19/18-reasons-why-people-continue-to-smoke-cigarettes/#comment-40 Lori Palermo Tue, 27 Nov 2007 23:52:19 +0000 http://smokeaway.wordpress.com/2007/11/19/18-reasons-why-people-continue-to-smoke-cigarettes/#comment-40 Hi! Very informative Blog. I am an Advocate for Lung Disease Awareness & Smokefree Living. My dad passed away 26 Dec. 2003 after a 13 year battle with COPD/Emphysema. I launched my website in June 2006 In Memory of him. May I have your permission to add your BLOG to my website? I have designed COPD Gold Ribbon Lapel Pins & Smokefree Living Lapel Pins. You may view them at: www.loveyourlungsbreatheforlife.com/bookstore.html Thank you, Lori Hi!
Very informative Blog. I am an Advocate for Lung Disease Awareness & Smokefree Living. My dad passed away 26 Dec. 2003 after a 13 year battle with COPD/Emphysema. I launched my website in June 2006 In Memory of him.
May I have your permission to add your BLOG to my website?

I have designed COPD Gold Ribbon Lapel Pins & Smokefree Living Lapel Pins.
You may view them at:
http://www.loveyourlungsbreatheforlife.com/bookstore.html

Thank you,
Lori

]]> By: Fredrik Eich http://smokeaway.wordpress.com/2007/11/19/18-reasons-why-people-continue-to-smoke-cigarettes/#comment-31 Fredrik Eich Tue, 20 Nov 2007 20:20:27 +0000 http://smokeaway.wordpress.com/2007/11/19/18-reasons-why-people-continue-to-smoke-cigarettes/#comment-31 My lame excuse for not quitting is that I stopped smoking for two years and didn't like being a non-smoker very much. So I set a date in the future for when I would take up the habit again. I set a date because this was what I did when I stopped smoking and it would give me a period of reflection to make sure it was the right thing for me. It was the right thing. It seems to me that a lot of smokers get into a cycle of quitting because they are trying to stop doing something that they enjoy because they are constantly being told that they are twenty times more likley to get deseases like lung cancer when their absolute chance of getting lung cancer is not much more than a non-smokers chance. I have since given up quitting cigarettes and this makes them all the more enjoyable. However, good luck to anyone wishing to quit - don't put that white stick into your mouth. Fredrik Eich My lame excuse for not quitting is that I stopped smoking for two years and didn’t like being a non-smoker very much. So I set a date in the future for when I would take up the habit again. I set a date because this was what I did when I stopped smoking and it would give me a period of reflection to make sure it was the right thing for me. It was the right thing. It seems to me that a lot of smokers get into a cycle of quitting because they are trying to stop doing something that they enjoy because they are constantly being told that they are twenty times more likley to get deseases like lung cancer when their absolute chance of getting lung cancer is not much more than a non-smokers chance. I have since
given up quitting cigarettes and this makes them all the more enjoyable.
However, good luck to anyone wishing to quit - don’t put that white stick into your mouth.

Fredrik Eich

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