5 WAISTED YEARS!!!

[RickyShakaZulu]

I’m on my 5th year no Cigarette’s. Doctors don’t like to hear negative opinions on quitting. They bring up Health & Money. Do cigarette smokers not know what health and money are? Do cigarettes stop the information from entering our brains? It’s all nonsense!!!! We treat the problem with no real solutions. I’m here, 5 years clean , with zero positive things to say about being straight edge!!!! Quitting smoking is not the answer. Don’t quit. Figure out why you smoke and then quit. Make all the anti smokers regret your quitting. Remind them, that you remember what they said to you. Remind them, it’s not that great smoke free.

[Dolphin14]

I don't understand. If you want to smoke then why don't you smoke?

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[RickyShakaZulu in reply to Dolphin14]

that’s the point. If you smoke, you are labeled a big of poop. I’m f you quit, you are unhappy with zero upside.

[Dolphin14 in reply to RickyShakaZulu]

People I know that smoke don't really care what other people think about it.

It's a bummer to be so unhappy about it. Did you have to quit for health reasons? Or did you decide to quit

[RickyShakaZulu in reply to Dolphin14]

cough while smoking, light up around people. You can hit a bong at a child’s party or smoke pot joints at a funeral, not one issue. But if you light a cigarette, you are the worst person ever. My boss told all of us cigarette smokers at work that cigarettes have ammonia in them, same as pee pee. So you guys all smell like piss!!! That’s what anti smokers do to us!!!

[Dolphin14 in reply to RickyShakaZulu]

Yikes idk I've never seen anyone using a bong or smoking a joint at a funeral or kids party. But I have seen cigarettes. Being honest I wouldn't want anyone smoking in my car or my home.

I'm sorry you received negative treatment.

[RickyShakaZulu]

I know the final outcome is sickness. Why act like we are uneducated? I know plenty who smoked themselves into oxygen and still want cigarettes. It’s the why we smoke that should be looked into, not quitting!!!

[Dolphin14 in reply to RickyShakaZulu]

Did you explore your why?

[RickyShakaZulu]

Too true. Thanks for talking to me.

[Arymretep]

Yes M Smoking is just a habit, my OH started at 12 with friends and is still at it in his 70’s, he gave it up for a few years a while ago, but started again one Xmas at work, I’ve given up nagging him .

I’ve never ever smoked yet when I visit the Dr with any complaint the first thing they ask me is do you smoke so that they can then blame whatever is wrong with me on that lol, it’s either that or being overweight, I’m 8st 8. so they can’t blame that either.

[Arymretep]

That’s long gone for me lol, they’ve got to have something to blame it on when they don’t know what’s wrong lol

[Cb1963]

Ah, I'll jump here , my mums mum was a heavy smoker , 40 a day, and she was around 70 years of age and she decided it was a good idea to quit smoking, so off she toddlers to the doctors, this was years ago mind you, before nicotine patches etc, and tells the doctors she wants to quit smoking, he just asked her how long had she been smoking and basically said if you quit smoking now your cutting your life expectancy very quickly indeed, he more or less said just carry on smoking 🚬 as your body will struggle to adjust to the lack of nicotine etc, perhaps she just wanted reassuring it was OK to carry smoking, but time's and attitude and health products are available now to quit smoking a bit more easily than many years ago

[Arymretep in reply to Cb1963]

Yes in my family people have smoked and drank and lived to their nineties, yet some have done neither and died at sixty, it doesnt make sense 🤔

[hypercat54 in reply to Arymretep]

It makes perfect sense actually. If you inherit very good lung genes then you will be one of those who live into the 90's. If you don't then you will pop your clogs a lot sooner and probably from lung disease. There were clearly other reason why some relatives passed in their 60's but this happens anyway.

I have been smoking for 50 years now and fortunately inherited some good lung genes but some bad too. So although I was diagnosed with lung disease (COPD) 15 years ago and am still smoking have not progressed very much in my illness. However that could stop suddenly so who knows.

It is playing Russian roulette with your health though, so best to never start or stop before any damage is done. The thing I regret most in my life is taking up smoking. The 2nd one is not giving up many years ago.

[Arymretep in reply to hypercat54]

I totally agree, better never to have started 😳

[hypercat54 in reply to Arymretep]

Definitely. But I never listened to anyone just like very few do now. I have tried but they don't listen - sigh....

[Cb1963]

Yes a cream and strawberry doughnut type of cake, fresh cream 😋 😍

[Cb1963]

Mad mandy strikes again 🤣

[Cb1963]

Everyone get to bed, that crazy woman is on the loose again, let's hope her phone runs out of charge soon 🤣

[Arymretep]

Love it, Mad Mandy 👍

[Arymretep]

sleep tight 😘

[Arymretep]

👍😘x

[Sabbath1]

One strange thing I find in the difference between tobacco and marijuana is, for some reason the tobacco makes my head ache.

But I know people who smoked for long times and were always coughing up stuff and always had that cigarette smell on them . Don't really like the smell and not entirely sure what it does for people, like why do they do it. It doesn't work like drugs or alcohol kind of thing, like you don't get high lol . Idk never really understood it.

Although weed smells pretty good when it's burning it leaves people smelling pretty bad after too. I don't do that anymore though. Started messing with my head too negatively.

But hey if you want to smoke just do what you want . Although maybe not at kids parties and stuff . Kind of an odd choice to bring a bong to as well.

[hypercat54 in reply to Sabbath1]

Smoking is very addictive and I have heard even more so than drugs like heroin. Once you are hooked it can be very difficult to pack it in, though some do say they find it easy.

I packed up for 17 months but felt no health benefits and actually the reverse. If you give up with lung disease all you really do is damage limitation and help stop further damage occurring.

I felt so awful though even after all that time that I did go back to it. As soon as I started again I felt so much better. Silly I know but this puts me off. I know I need to pack it in though so will keep going.

[gerrerd]

I would say listen to your body for anyone who smokes it tells you it not good coughing the body is say help your killing me. Wheezy chest, its saying I cant breathe, phlem its trying to get all the goo out, etc, the body knows best. But people dont listen to it.

[hypercat54]

Ha ha thank you my friend. I do have COPD like I said, and also spinal stenosis and sciatica which confines me mainly to my mobility scooter. But I count my blessings as I don't have any of the really nasty illnesses such as the big C and heart problems. Now that would be awful.

I own my small flat, am retired so get my state pension, have friends, sisters, a social life so I am very lucky.

Oh I am applying for Attendance Allowance due to my disabilities. My youngest sister got fed up with me not doing it so virtually ordered me round to hers last Wednesday for online form filling - and lunch! Lovely jubbley. Took ages but she is very experienced in filling them in due to her previous job, so fingers crossed.

I hope the same to you of course Mandy (or should I say Curley? ) Live a very long and happy life. xx

[Arymretep in reply to hypercat54]

Good luck with the A/A it’s a very long winded process, my Mum appealed twice before she got it, many. years ago, hope you get it first time 👍

[hypercat54 in reply to Arymretep]

Thank you I hope so. Glad your mum finally got it.

[bethelbee]

I never smoked, nor can I stand the smell. But it does shorten your life one way or another. I lost a close friend to lung cancer several years ago. She was only 53 and by the time she was diagnosed it was too late.. Some smokers may live longer than others but there will most likely be lung damage from it.

[Arymretep]

yes , who were the four, you, me, madbunny and .?