Question about cigarettes...

[HaoZi]

I like licorice. You have to be careful with it though, it's also a laxative.

 

[Hound dog]

I can go as long as 4-6 hrs.....been as long as 24....but trust me that's pushing me to my utter limit. Two hours I'm comfortable with, and have grown used to it via watching easy child's boys......that's about the timing that the little one is occupied with being fed / napping and nana can slip on the porch for a quick smoke.

Mine IS the hand to mouth, actually more so than the nicotine oddly enough. It replaced nail biting. (imagine I thought I was so smart at the time ugh) Well, mostly replaced it.......I also used sun flower seeds to stop that habit. Then? well, the salt from the seeds make me so ill I had to wean myself off of them. That was as hard as the smoking all by itself, silly as that sounds. Whole hand to mouth habit.

Art classes cured me of it while doing art and crafts. I found I concentrate better without them. Was a hard process though to get used to.

To help cut down, due to budget..........I put off having one after a meal as long as I can, like doing dishes ect. I put off that first one in the morning the same way. Take the "habit" part out of the habit and it's easier for me. Just like I did with smoking in bed or in the middle of the night.

 

[Star*]

LIcorice /laxative - dog turd -------see? I'm telling you - you'll quit smoking or start running for the toilet - one way or another ----------come to think of it - one end or the toher.

 

[GoingNorth]

Licorice also raises blood pressure. Use with care if you have high blood pressure.

 

[PatriotsGirl]

It really is all habit. I found when I quit, I just had to replace that old habit with new habits and it was a LOT easier than I imagined it would be. I am with Star, I really wish no one smoked.

 

[Stella Johnson]

I find them so nasty and repulsive and I used to smoke - for many years! I can't stand to even be near some one who is a smoker. That smell is imbedded in everything. Smoking has ruined cruises for me, casinos, bars, etc. I refuse to spend money to be surrounded by smoke and feel sick. I WISH they would come out with a non-smoking cruise....so not fair!

Not sure what your comment has to do with the original question? We all know it is a nasty habit. It is very hard to quit. As far as cruises and other places we pay money to be there. Some perfumes smell bad to me. I just move away from the person. Sometimes people who live in India have a strong Curry scent. I guess my point is there are scents and smells everywhere you go. THere is no way to go anywhere that you love every scent you smell.

I would not want to go through life missing wonderful experiences and places that I could be going because of some scent I didn't like. I wouldn't want to lose friends over it either or hurt peoples' feelings over something that insignificant.

There are very few places in the US where smoking is allowed inside anymore except maybe casinos. Guess I just don't see it to be a big enough problem to concentrate on it so much that I would give up an entire mode of transportation on a vacation.

I have an extremely painful neurological disorder. I got it from cutting overcooked brownies with a steak knife. The surgeon botched the surgery and I woke up feeling like my entire left arm had been doused with gasoline and set on fire. There are so many things that I physically cannot do any more. It makes you step back and be grateful for what you do have and what you can do. Little stupid things that people do around me used to drive me crazy. I've learned that getting upset over stupid things isn't worth it. Your entire life can change in the blink of an eye. So, I try to enjoy what I can while I can. I never know what tomorrow might bring but it isn't worth getting uptight and missing out on a great adventure because of a scent I don't like or some odd habit someone has that is extremely hard to break. I've also learned understanding and empathy for others. There are habits that are harder to break than getting off of heroine. Cigarettes are one of those habits. With some understanding I'm sure one could enjoy a cruise with all the festivities much more. Just my experiences.

 

[DammitJanet]

Ive tried to quit cigs a few times. I did it one time and was off them for 6 years. This time is just not so good. Maybe I just am not ready.

I smoke cheapies. Cant afford the name brands anymore. These are called Native's and are made by the Mohawk Nation Territory. I like them pretty well.

 

[donna723]

I can go for several hours and not even think about smoking if I'm somewhere that I can't smoke and I'm busy and occupied, like in the mall or a movie or some place like that. But I'm more than ready for one as soon as I get somewhere that I can smoke. I worked for the State and when they banned smoking everywhere they gave these stupid classes that were supposed to help people stop smoking ... totally worthless and the people giving the classes didn't have a clue! They tried to get us to make little lists of things that we thought "triggered" us to smoke, like stressful situations, etc. So much BS! Nothing "triggers" me! I smoke because I have smoked for years and because my body is addicted to the nicotine! My "trigger" is my body telling me that I haven't smoked in a while. No amount of deep breathing or visualizing myself not smoking is going to take away that feeling that my throat is closing up on me if I go too long without smoking, or that urge to bite chunks out of people who get in my way! One of these days I will be ready to quit, but it will have to be when I decide, or it will never work. And no amount of deep breathing or rule making or list writing will be enough to make me quit until I decide to for my own reasons. Otherwise, it just will not work!