I have been smoking off and on for the past two years, but never considered myself a smoker. I would smoke one cigarette a week. Then a few months ago, I bought a pack and smoked then. I then quit for awhile, and then bought another pack, then stopped again. Well I just (again) finished my 2nd pack of cigarettes.
I know their bad, but I like them, it relieves so much stress, but I know I don't want to be addicted to them.
but I like them.
What should I Do?
2006-12-04 07:21:41 · 21 answers · asked by dizzy_19832002 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Respiratory Diseases
Smoking is bad
Coach
2006-12-04 07:28:55 · answer #1 · answered by Thanks for the Yahoo Jacket 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Smoke clove cigarettes, not the black wrapped nasty ones but the lighter ones like djarum light or Bali hais. they have no nicotine to get you addicted to them no carcinogens and they taste and smell good. they also have the same stress and anxiety relieving properties as regular old cigarettes. Yes they still can cause COPD if smoked in excess but when you smoke cloves you don't feel the need to keep relighting so you only smoke 3-4 a day and with no manipulation of nicotine it stays that way. Cloves are a spice that are gown in south east Asia, used in dental medicine and are a natural occurring anesthesia, they do cost a bit more but if you must have a vice, and believe me everyone does. try cloves.
2006-12-04 07:36:43 · answer #2 · answered by yellowkayak 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't do it! My partner quit smoking last year after 30 years and his withdrawal was awful. He did it though and I am more proud of him than I could say in words. (He is in the minority though - not many people can quit cold turkey after 30 years with no help). Smoking actually causes stress by increasing your adrenalin levels (you go into the 'fight or flight' mode) and you end up pushing stored fats and sugar into your blood stream. It actually does the opposite of what you think it does! You end up more stressed. You don't want to end up with cancer/heart disease/fertility problems/Emphysema etc. - Not worth it at all. Exercise, meditate, listen to music, eat a balanced diet etc. Perhaps talk things over with a trusted friend? It sounds like you've had a lot to deal with recently. There are better ways to deal with stress than smoking! Never, ever ever smoke. Best of luck.
2016-03-13 03:21:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Smoking DOES NOT calm you down. Actually, it speeds everything up, blood flow, heart rate, etc. If your feeling really stressed then go to the gym and kick the **** out of something. Smoking destroys your body. Check out www.thetruth.com
or just google 'effects of smoking on the body' or you can go to a doctors offce and have him show you examples of a good. healthy live and a liver that belonged to a smoker. Quit while you can before you become addicted.
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2006-12-07 08:33:38 · answer #5 · answered by Claire 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi, it's cazzie tlkn here. I think you should definatley quit smoking. It's really bad 4 ur health, and can cause all sorts of nasty (sometimes incurable) diseases! To name a few... Lung cancer, hardening of the arteries, (where ur arteries just get harder & harder, and in the end, find it so difficult to pump blood around the body.) Strokes, all other sorts of cancer, it can make ur hair, & clothes stink really bad, it'll cost you an absolute bomb, and with all the cash u spend on cigarettes, u could be saving up 4 xmas, or a holiday. Something worthwhile. To me, cigarettes are just cancer sticks, going towards a slow & painful death. I should know... My grandad died a few years back, and one of the things that he died from was hardening of the arteries brought on by smoking when he was younger. 4 him, it really was a slow & painful death, & not very dignified... Please take my advice, before you end up doing yourself some serious damage. Quit this terrible habit, before it kills you! Cazzie -x-
2006-12-04 11:01:47 · answer #6 · answered by Cazzie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
are you bleeping nuts???? there are other ways to relieve stress. Quit now while you still can! How about all the stress you're going to have when you're sick with lung cancer? How about the stress of knowing you're destroying your health? I used to smoke a little and even with only a few cigarettes I felt like I couldn't even breathe the next day. Cigarettes are nasty, nasty, NASTY!
2006-12-04 07:32:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are already addicted or you wouldn't be on them anymore. Of course you should stop.....are you kidding? I've never heard of a good excuse for smoking....unless you WANT to suffocate to death from emphysema or lung cancer. Besides you stink when you smoke--your breath, your clothes, your hands. It's nasty. There are other ways to relieve stress than to pick up a habit that you KNOW is really bad for you. Come on now. Go get a massage, sit quietly for a while, exercise relieves stress..........
2006-12-04 07:26:11 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
DO NOT START SMOKING.
For real!
It is EXPENSIVE and a health hazard.
I have smoked since I was 7 and would do anything to be able to quit.
Back in the day, it was considered elegant for a woman to smoke and very cool for guys to smoke.
Today it is totally socially unacceptable.
I have been to two hypnotists, have acupuncture, lasers, acupressure, the gum, the patch, counseling, the pill. slow cessation, cold turkey, switched to brands I did not like, ...
All I did was gain a ton of weight, and I still smoke.
I hate myself every time I light up.
DON'T SMOKE!!!
It will kill you.
If you are stressed out, listen to soothing music or get a hobby.
2006-12-04 07:29:20 · answer #9 · answered by Viola Shumski 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Stop smoking and stop now while you are not really addicted to it. I smoked off and on and then just stopped and have not smoked in about 9 years. You can find other ways of stress relief.
2006-12-04 07:28:06 · answer #10 · answered by joybalbert 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well, Your Better of killing yourself so you don't have to go through chemo once you get cancer. Wait, and your family (2nd hand smoke).
Well anyway, you are ruining the life of your parents, kids, cousins, uncles, aunts, nieces, nephews, and wife/husband when you die from smoking
2006-12-04 07:30:43 · answer #11 · answered by flylikepowell 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋