Geekbabe
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My high school had this classic 'Smoker's Corner' where the cool-in-their-own-minds used to always sneak to during breaks.
At a recent reunion, I think all the ones I met were still in the habit.
At a recent reunion, I think all the ones I met were still in the habit.
FeathersMcGraw
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Oh oh, or they could make some sort of a patch that you stick to your skin!
Although friends that I know who have successfully quit smoking by going cold turkey say that there's also a psychological component which may be just as bad or worse than the nicotine addiction. The story is usually that the nicotine cravings end after perhaps a week, but the entire routine of smoking (packing the cigarettes, lighting the lighter, holding the cigarette while smoking) gave them a lot of things to focus on, and without doing those things, they have a lot of fidgety energy going untapped. One of them even went so far as to buy a fake cigarette that he could just hold, even though it's made out of plastic and can't be lighted, let alone smoked.
Originally posted by: FishTankX
D'oh.
Ah well, good for smokers. They have an easier way to quit.
That thing only works because of embarassment--you look like a real idiot sucking on the end of a white plastic stick, so you stop doing it.
I'm always confused when people say cigs. Cigarettes or cigars? Big difference between the 2. Cigarettes are more of an addiction, people smoke them to relieve stress or whatnot. Cigars are usually social, people smoke them at events usually just to set the atmosphere and break the ice.
Even though I don't smoke, I will smoke a cigar every now and then when I'm at a friends house playing cards or whatnot.
Even though I don't smoke, I will smoke a cigar every now and then when I'm at a friends house playing cards or whatnot.
People smoke because they want to. Nothing anyone can do or say will stop them from smoking. When they wanna stop, they'll stop.
dullard
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I didn't read all the previous posts, so sorry if this is repeated.
I think most people start for one of two reasons: (1) Spite. My dad started for that reason. His friends were smoking and his mother caught them. She yelled at my dad, even though he didn't smoke anything. So out of spite he started. (2) To fit in. Why else would people pay $60 for a pair of name brand jeans when better looking ones are $25. Why else would people pay $150 for basketball shoes when some $40 shoes are better for basketball. Why else would do teens do so many of the things they do. They just have to fit in with their friends and thus they start smoking. Sure there are probably other reasons, but that covers the majority.
Most smokers I know say they continue smoking since everyone needs something to calm themselves down in stressful times. "Hey everybody needs a vice" is what I hear. Then I look at smokers and non-smokers. In stressful situations the non-smoker only has to deal with that stress. The smokers have to deal with that stress AND they have to deal with intense cravings for a smoke. Thus the smokers have twice as much to deal with. They smoke a cigarrette and it definately helps - their stress level is cut in half - now they only have the original stress to deal with. However if they never smoked, they would have felt that way to begin with. I've never heard a non-smoker say "everyone needs a vice".
I think most people start for one of two reasons: (1) Spite. My dad started for that reason. His friends were smoking and his mother caught them. She yelled at my dad, even though he didn't smoke anything. So out of spite he started. (2) To fit in. Why else would people pay $60 for a pair of name brand jeans when better looking ones are $25. Why else would people pay $150 for basketball shoes when some $40 shoes are better for basketball. Why else would do teens do so many of the things they do. They just have to fit in with their friends and thus they start smoking. Sure there are probably other reasons, but that covers the majority.
Most smokers I know say they continue smoking since everyone needs something to calm themselves down in stressful times. "Hey everybody needs a vice" is what I hear. Then I look at smokers and non-smokers. In stressful situations the non-smoker only has to deal with that stress. The smokers have to deal with that stress AND they have to deal with intense cravings for a smoke. Thus the smokers have twice as much to deal with. They smoke a cigarrette and it definately helps - their stress level is cut in half - now they only have the original stress to deal with. However if they never smoked, they would have felt that way to begin with. I've never heard a non-smoker say "everyone needs a vice".
they are indeed calming.
every once in a while i have a cig too.. i like the after effect for a little while.
i don't consider myself a smoker though, that just sucks.
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