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Originally Posted by Lady Blue;
Confession time?
Chronology:
I was 12, my sister was 15. She decided if she's gonna get in trouble for smoking, then so am I. So she had me smoking right along with her and her friends.
and back then storekeepers had no problem selling cigarettes to a 12 year old.
I've heard many times that drug addicts who smoke cigarettes and also do cocaine have found it easier to quit using cocaine or other drugs than kicking nicotine.
Not only is it the addiction you must conquer, but the BEHAVIOR as well. You need to totally alter your behavior. It's hard to stop unconsciously reaching for that cigarette after dinner, when you get in the car, when you walk out of a store, when you leave work, when you walk the dog, when you're sitting on the deck with a cool drink, etc.
So all I can say is GO MOEJOE! CONGRATS.
And to everyone else who is tackling the challange as well.
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Hey! and I thought my addiction was unusual!! I caught my BIG sister smoking she was 14 me 9, she hooked me from then on by supplying me with 'ciggies' & threats.
In the UK at that time small shopkeepers would supply anybody of any age with a single or packs of cigarettes. I finally "came out" with my parents at 13 when one of my fathers friends convinced him that it was OK. I paid for my habit with paper rounds.
I never even tried to give up until I watched a BBC documentary where a limp wristed doctor said you could only be successful if you made an honest pact with yourself that you really wanted to quit.
Well that worked for me as it gave the willpower to quit -I only gave up once & never have smoked since - it is really easy if you REALLY and Honestly want to.
Sory for the verbal diarrhoea but if it helps somebody to quit it is worth it.