I am a smoker, I´m always going to be a smoker
You know what they say, once a smoker, always a smoker... and you know what? That is right, I have stopped smoking several times, sometimes for months at a time, but I always go back, I always smoke again.
That is because I like it. I have a pleasant time smoking, I enjoy the taste, I appreciate the sense of calmness it gives me and also, I love to feel like a Marlboro Cowboy.
But it goes deeper, this is not about my smoking habit or me trying to quit. It is about my addictions.
In fact, I am addict. It doesn´t matter to what, but I need to be addicted to something all the time.
I think you know people like me, you probably have in your life someone like me. Yeah, those people who become obsessed with something until they are either the best at it or find another obsession. Those guys who find something they like and they dedicate body and soul to that.
Whatever I do in life I become addicted to the point that it may be considered an unhealthy obsession.
I´ve had major obsessions in my life that took at least 40 hours of my week - without counting school or my job depending on my age - that span from playing Magic:The Gathering to playing American Footbal; from playing Tomb Raider video Games to going to the gym 3 hours a day; from drinking 4 bottles of Coca-Cola to going to the Cinema everyday; at one point I used to read on every free second I had, now I do Steemit 8 hours or more a day.
The point is, it doesn´t matter to what or when, whatever I am addicted at the time, takes all of my attention and I can´t focus on anything else.
Right now I am addicted to adrenaline, Steemit and eating.
I managed to stop smoking a bit more than three weeks ago but I needed to fill up that space and food came to save the day. I´ve gained 6 kilos (around 12 pounds) since I stopped smoking.
  I guess Gym time is calling me... I will probably smoke again at some point, I´m just trying to be healthy for a while and to prove to myself that I still have control over my addictions and not the other way around. Actually, around 7 months ago I stopped smoking when I was in Honduras, I started to smoke again when I was in Belgium in late October. It comes by seasons.
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But I dread painful that comes with some kind sickness.
About smoking (i mean cigarette because the the other one is non negotiable). It comes in phases from phases for me too. I have been in phases I thought I will die if I missed a day without it, right now I am in phase I can't stand the smell. It's like that with me just need need a trigger I guess.
One thing about addiction that always work for me is when I am having too much thought about my current one, I replaced it with a new one or an old one I have abandoned.
Currently my top addiction like most steemian is steemit, still have another one or two but they don't have much hold on me right now because of steemit.
I wanted to say replace your food addiction with gym but fuck it...live however you want. After all said and done, we all live to die.
Oh yeah, about the other one, it is a delicate subject and there will always be opinions in favor and some against...
I get the phases part, it is the same for me, sometimes it is very easy and sometimes it is too hard for me to nost smoke that I have to get out of a room if someone is smoking there.
Yeah, replacing an addiction for another one "less harmless" is a good idea, especially if you are trying to quit once and for all.
i want to go to the gym but for my it is kind of pointless, I enjoy playing sports but going to the gym to run in a machine and push some weights... meh, its not for me man.
I was close to writing a similar post to this recently.
I know how you feel man, and 'addictive personality' they call it.
Check out the lovely @abigail-dantes's recent blog regarding addiction (where I commented with a similar list to you!)
https://steemit.com/psychology/@abigail-dantes/addiction-an-overview
It’s time to go to the nearest gym wherever you are now and register. 😊
Mi adicción son las galletas, cuando compro un paquete de galletas no logro saciarme hasta que el paquete este vació, no importa el número de galletas. por lo mismo hago deporte, porque sé que no son muy saludables. Te cuento que yo fume por aproximadamente 15 años, pero tengo una obsesión con el cuidado de los dientes, eso me llevo a dejarlo, y hace 7 años que no fumo, que ha sido muy bueno porque con el deporte he aumentado mucho la resistencia para hacer los ascensos a los volcanes que visito. Mucha suerte el el gym, es tiempo de tomar de nuevo el control, puedes hacerlo, debes creer un poco más en ti y dejar de repetir "tengo adicciones" recuerda que somos energías y atraemos lo que queremos.
Margarita! Y yo que por un momento te creí de 20 años y ahora resulta que fumaste durante 15! :O No te apures, no planeo sacar cuentas ni nada, tu edad está segura conmigo jajaja.
Tienes razón, a mi me falla un poco eso de los dientes porque cuando estoy en casa los cuido muy bien pero cuando estoy viajando es muy difícil :(
Es un gran motor el querer escalar volcanes... te entiendo perfecto, es horrible cuando se te acaba el aire a la mitad o simplemente ya no puedes debido a tu mala condición física y tu adicción al cigarro.
Oh bueno, es que sé mis límites, además me encanta ser adicto, eso me hace ser el mejor o al menos muy competitivo en lo que sea que hago, amo ser adicto, soy adicto a ser adicto :D
ja ja ja ja, eres de un chiste ja ja ja :P tengo el secreto de la juventud prolongada :)
You do not have to force it so, there is a method slowly .. first you have to reduce your smoking habit, then all you have to do is to do something that keeps you busy. that way you will forget the habit of smoking. and start with other substitutes like candy.
Its beginning feels difficult but after 3 months all will feel ordinary normal.
I was also a smoker and had left the habit 8 months ago.
good luck my bro
For me it works at once, I quit at all, I can´t do it in phases but I guess it depends on the person and their habits :D
I heard that one, that after 21 days it becomes easier and then after 12 weeks it is very much something you achieved :)
Nice that you dropped the bad habit man! Congrats on that one!
Your kids are going to thank you for having stopped smoking ;)
If you need a little motivation, read the next sentence. But be aware, it is nothing for thin nerves.
Around a year ago, when I worked at a lung department of a local hospital, I met a woman at 28 with lung cancer in the final stadium.
She had two kids, four and two years of age. One of the sadest things I ever heard a human say was the following sentence I heard out of her mouth: "I will never see my kids on their first day of school - I will be dead by then. And the sad thing is - it is probably my own fault"
No, fortunately not every smoker gets lung cancer and even more fortunately it's rather uncommon at age 28.
And yes, she probably had a genetic risk of getting lung cancer.
But she also had smoked way over one pack of cigarettes since she turned 14 and at least that's what she blamed in the end.
While I have no proof that the smoking got her that sick - There is plenty of proof it definitely boosted her risk.
Damn, this got a little longer than I wanted it to be. I am not here for telling horror stories - this is just one (and the most impressing) personal destiny associated with smoking I have witnessed live so far. If it is for me, I don't need to see anything worse...
well put....genetic predisposition is a greater risk that smoking itself. after all second class smoking carries higher risk
I do not see a problem on your photos. You look beautiful! Perhaps you yourself know this)). To realize the harm of smoking, you need to be a little pregnant. That's why I do not smoke or drink Coca-Cola. I like playing on the computer, and I also like to grow roses!
You look still great! Don't worry @anomadsoul :)
I think you made the right choice!
I'm happy with your decision :D
Thanks so much :D And ocming from you means a lot ^^
I hope it will last and when we meet again you won´t see me smoking!!
Me - I'm addicted to several pints on a Friday night, pizza and chocolate. Although that's work - when I quit I'll be on the 'straight and narrow again'.
A sociologist called Anthony Giddens has suggested that 'addiction' is simply our response to living in a rootless life in a chaotic world - addictions are the means whereby we root ourselves, give ourselves some stability and express our identities - there are many ways we do this, the important thing is to realize that we are all the same!
On the 'being 6 kilos heavier'... look at it like this....
Not so bad: I've got a similar amount of flab I want to lose - it's entirely doable in a relatively short period of time.
As you say, it's just a matter of turning on the gym addiction.
Edit - for some reason I added in an extra 1lb there, maybe go treat yourself to some extra junk food before you 'get on it'!
I read about it also, the roots part. Have you heard of reality anchors? I don´t know if that´s the term in english but in spanish it means *stuff we do in a cyclical way to feel like we belong, like not evrything is changing. Listening to out favorite music, rewatching a movie, visiting those places we felt happy in, those are our reality anchors and they let us not go insane... kind like what addictions are.
Oh hell yeah, I´m planning on eating healthy again at some point, not just yet cause I deserve my fat intake since I´m doing a hard effort here haha, you gotta give yourself treats to feel good about yourself huh?
Hey man, be on the lookout because there is going to be a philosophy sndbox Quest in the near future and I think you´ll enjoy joining.
Thanks fot dropping by my friend!
Reality anchors sounds like something Giddens would recognise.
I'll check out the sndbox thing when philosophy comes round for sure!
Everybody is addicted to one thing or the other. My own addiction for now is steemit. As you said, the most important thing is to be able to control our addiction and not the other way round.
Personally, I will not want you to go back to smoking. Keep enjoying your new addiction (steemit) and for the gained weight, go ahead and resume back to gym
True man, if we find ourselves being controlled by our addictions, we are in serious trouble, that´s why I often try to test myself, to see where I´m at.
Of course, the best addiction so far is Steemit! Thanks for dropping by man!
Don't get emphysema! XD
Maybe you should stay addicted to the gym or rock climbing or something? XD
I probably count as having an obsession as I've been working in the same head-universe for the last 15 years or so and this is continuing for the forseeable future. Otherwise yeh I live with a partner that I would count as being addicted to MtG XD
And ergh steem I had to put a time limit on that as like you I'd be otherwise spending 5+ hours a day on it x_x
Yeah, I know that when I start traveling again I´ll have a bit more trouble to keep non-smoking, but one step at a time!
Hahaha that partner must be quite the quest, with side quests and foes at every corner haha but then again, it has to be interesting to make it work, I can´t imagine being with someone who is not a proper MTG tournament haha.
Its true, right now with the delegatino I have to spend a whole lot more time but if i didnt have it, perhaps 4 hours a days would be more than enough... oh well, thanks for dropping by my friend!
I also have a brother who's really into smoking. In fact, he's also an addict. It's never easy for him to stop smoking so what are we doing, we try to divert his attention. I think that's what family has to do, help each other in any way. And here I am, I am also an addict, STEEMIT ADDICT. I can truly say that it's the best thing that happened to me. I have gained so many positive changes. That's why, I am trying to convince my brother who is a smoker to join steemit so that it can divert his attention and learn so many things from people who have the same experiences in the platform.
Smoking is actually bad for your health but then so is red meat, and steak and fat and all the lovely lovelies we love munching . So I guess life is complicated. We are told that what we enjoy doing will kill us and that what is difficult to do or unpleasant will sustain our life. But we will all die one day anyway. So what's the point? Smoke if it makes you feel good
Ohhh bro... I am in that same boat. I need to stop smoking now before we start trying for a baby tho, so the weight thing for me is inevitable, no matter what I'll be gaining weight.
I wish I can help, I know how hard it is to quit. I quit last year but when we moved at the start of this year I picked it up again.
Regardless.. You are still a handsome devil <3
Oh hell yeah, enjoy those last cigarettes because if you get pregnant and keep smoking it could end very bad :( :( :(
I read that even if you are trying to have a baby, you should stop smoking now because you want your body as strong as it can be for when you get pregnant :D
Ah now you are just making me blush bear :) ^^ thank you for dropping by!
I'm an addict too lol. I need my rolled cigi and a glass of wine every night =). The key is moderation I think.
Have you heard of Jeanne Calman? She was the oldest woman in France (she's dead now), but she lived until age 122. She used to have her glass of whisky and cigarette every day . Maybe you can try that!
Other than that I'm addicted to Ginabot and I check my phone all the time for notifications...(pathetic, I know!)
Exactly, if we find a proper balance then everything is ok, the problem with cigarette and me is that when I start, I can´t stop. We have to know our limits and for me this is one, either I stop completely or I smoke everyday a few... Perhaps in a few days I´ll try one when Im having a beer and see what happends, maybe I will manage to only have one or two and not crave one the morning after :D
Oh, I will definitely check that woman out, sounds interesting, thanks for the input Eve!
Hahaha.. My husband told me he's going to quit smoking 4 years ago and still telling me he will. I gave up! Cannot stop it if he loves it.
If he stops smoking and gains more weight... 🤔 Omg! He will be a whale! 😂
Just kidding, he's always sexy in my eyes. And no kidding, you look great in both photos. That 6 kilos is hardwork. Be proud of that!
Cheers! 🥂
to feel like the malboro cowboy?" lol (that's what I liked, but probably without a beard you'd look a little bit like). I've known steemit for a few months and now I'm addicted to stemmit as well as to discord, it makes me feel a little out of the harsh reality that we live in my country, the sad thing is that probably for being so many hours on the pc I have the same 6 kg more than you! this addiction I like, I just have to control my other "eat"addiction. I hope my translator is helping, happy evening.
That sexy horse rider with a West style hat and his cigarettes... of course I feel like him when I smoke! hahaha
Discord is an addictive app, I always check it when I go to sleep and when I wake up... we better watch out with this app!
@anomadsoul, I'm a such a big fan of cigarette company. I used over 15 cigs before came to steemit. But fortunately my brother introduced steem blockchain and then really addiction here. Less time to used smoke. But my working time couldn't control my smoke level. Currently I used 6 cigarettes daily basis. If I need to stop this bad habit I know another habit invest for smoke habit. My body was changed lot. I was unfit and my body was down daily. But I wanted smoke those days. But currently I can being without smoke. I used meditation process to control my smoke. Thank you for sharing your bad habit experience. We can take imagine via your content. It's very important to us.
LOL, I feel you on this one 100%. I go through phases where I collect coins, build stuff, read, play pool and so on and so on. I get bored, it's never about the time or money it is the focus. I am an attention whore and need something to fill my attention. I hated quitting smoking because it was a constant I never got bored with. Luckily I found the Vape or I would still be smoking. Just drink more beer but avoid blows to the face : )
Lol you should see how many MTG cards I have, or my bag of coins haha, at one point I also started to build small modeling castles, it was awesome; other time I bought a shiton of lego and made my own dragon city (at like 19 years old). I could Vape but I´m trying to see if i can handle it without any smoke support whatsoever:D
Haha no wonder you started smoking again in the Belgium october with all those rain and depression giving feeling! But now, you can be very proud on yourself that you won the fight again, I hope you will never be a smoker again :)
Regards,
Sha
Sam's Thai grandfather was a smoker and gave up about ten years ago now (he's in his 80s). Once he stopped, his appetite increased and he gained a lot of weight. However, now he feels too old to exercise, so he eats careful. A hearty breakfast in the morning, a balanced lunch and either a salad or boiled vegetables with something small on the side to make it less boring for dinner. It's about managing the addiction too.
We're on the same boat for the Steemit addiction! Where's the rehab centre? 😜
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Thats what Ive been thinking, maybe I can eat a lot but healthy stuff... instead of getting those cookies I can get some sugar from a banana or a mango :D
Oh there is no rehab center! Just when you go to Steem Fest 3 please bring a safety shirt ;) hahaha
Never hurts to try eating healthily, huh? Try it out for a week and see :)
Bring a safety shirt? Is this the way we'll identify all the Steemit addicts at the Fest :p hahaha it's like going back to school, where we'll be ordered to eat in the corner away from the rest. ;) haha
please do what gives you genuine joy. Life is short. At the end, nobody gets out here alive. So why the restrictions. Just don't smoke around infants and young children. Please! Research shows that it predispose them to asthma, upper respiratory tract infection etc. Reason is that their immune system is very low.
Talking about Steemit addiction, I am with you on this. I've been here for barely twi weeks yet I somehow see myself infront of my PC everytime. My mom is beginning to get worried.
Enjoy your addictions, dear @anomadsoul 😙
I did quit smoking a year ago because of a respiratory scare. Now I don't miss it at all. Maybe because smoking for me was never a pleasure but something I used to do when I was angry and/or anxious. Whenever I was relaxed and content with my lot I never thought of lighting a cigarette. Maybe that's why after the scare I haven't missed it a bit. I even dislike the smell of it. I was chained to it for almost three decades of my life.
But I understand you, and can because smoking was something that gave you real pleasure.
Its funny how sometimes we need something to happen to realize we are making a mistake... I am glad you realized before it was too late and I hope I can keep this complicated quest to avoid smoking :D
This is an excerpt from a post I did more than 2 months ago on how I stopped smoking. Click here if you're interested. I've been off the habit 30 years running. Before I quit I had been smoking for 21 years. Good luck.
You gained weight but in a good way! You still
look good. My friends are trying to quit smoking too and they're trying to revert their attention to something else because they said they're getting worried now about their health. You'll be fine. ❤😊
I have several attempts and quit-start cycles in the past. I am clean for one week again. Will do this, this time :)
You can always lose weight but you can’t take back the damage to your lungs in the long end. Trust me, you made the right choice.
Sometimes I find it funny that things we like to do like smoking can potentially kill us. While things most of us hate to do like exercising can prolong our life. I really wish it is the opposite though. Anyways, I'll just do what I like and enjoy a shorter life rather than doing what I hate and live longer. Thanks for the interesting article.
You can do it!!! I had this problem and i realized some behaviors triggered me like drinking. I might write s post about addiction soon. Keep it up. Also dont replace it with food. Try toothpicks or mints!!
Hi anomad..
Congrats.. You left it but dnt know you ll carry it up or ll start again..
Dont do it again plz.. My hsband also tried many times but he started again after few days or even 2 or 3 months.. I hate smoking as i afraid of it.. It took my fathers health..
So when i saw a smoker i try to convince him to quit.. My husbands health is also day by day down now but he is not ready to quit.. Tried many times although
Hahahahaha
@anamadsoul you looking handsome . lol.
Smoking is very bad habit . just because the result of that is not good
So best of luck . i hope you can do it .
Just think about yourself . in future you want to be a happy men . or today you want to be .because if you leave smoking you will have a good and happy future .
I do a advise . do some kind of sports in regular bases . like gym or anything else .
Sports is the only thing which make as strong and happy and relax .
Don't ask me why.. But when i finished reading this all i thought about was that song by shakira "addicted to you", i guess it'll fit u to sing it >=).
Now.. If u quitted, means you're strong! Remember what Ben Parker (RIP) said: " with a great power, comes great responsability".. Maybe about trying to quit it for real. One day at time, one step at time.
Also.. Winter is coming, which means we all need some extra pounds :P
I am addicted to smoking and reading.
@anomadsoul sir...
I'm really like you stopped smoking...smoking is bad habbits in our life....
The chemicals in tobacco smoke reach your lungs quickly every time you inhale, causing damage immediately, U.S. Surgeon General Regina M. Benjamin said in releasing the report. Inhaling even the smallest amount of tobacco smoke can also damage your DNA, which can lead to cancer...
Bottom line, Troy, is that no quantity of cigarettes is safe or healthy for our body. But for the millions of people struggling to quit right, don't be discouraged if you slip up and smoke. Smoking one cigarette is much better than an entire pack. And by no means does it mean you're a smoker again...
The tar sticks to clothing, skin, and the insides of our lungs! With the nicotine and tar working together, there are a lot of bad diseases linked to smoking cigarettes. Diseases like throat cancer, mouth cancer, bladder cancer, lung cancer, chronic bronchitis, emphysema, and heart disease are all caused by smoking....
Actualy I'm new comer in to this platform...I'm always try learn something with every posts...
Followed now U sir....I'm become ur fan now...I'm always try check ur blog everyday...
Thanks sir..
Even yet I still feel like you are a strong man to have being able to quit smoking. Many have being trying hard to no avail. Just hit the gym to stay in shape
some people find smoking impossible to quit!
as it is impossible for me to quit watching cricket!
Haha...
Great comparison.
Though I think most of us are addicted to something in our lives..
I agree to steemit and eating.. I've always been addicted to eating though for some reason I don't pick up weight..
it's really remarkable whether there is a cure to quit smoking
You are not the only addict. I'm addicted to yoghurt.
you're doing okay....don't be bother so much...maybe this is what your body need right know..btw, you look great! cheers..
Well, it's not easy, and you have made it to control yourself in addiction. I'm not able to do it. When I'm into my music, I can't stop until I'm happy with the outcome.
Bueno compadre pienso que las adicciones son parte de la vida, solo tenemos que saber sustituir esa adicción, o tener conciencia de lo que se hace para poder controlarse y no caer en la popular carrera de ratas "hacer siempre lo mismo". Saludos
Yup! I know someone who actually started smoking to lose weight. Nevertheless, smoking i bad so congrats for finally quitting. Gym time !! 😉
Woww amigo imagino lo dificil que debe de er tratar de dejar ese vicio, lo bueno es que lo estas intentando y mira ya estas teniendo beneficios 6 kilos mas Jajajaa pero veo que no lo quieres dejar al 100% de igual forma tienes mucha fuerza de voluntad para evitar eso.
Really? I have the same addictions, adrenaline, steemit and eat.
The adrenaline of riding a motorcycle, extreme adventures are the best. Steemit started for me in January of this year, now I spend every day thinking about my next publication. Eat always has been my addiction but not fattening, I still think the same 65 kg (143 pounds)
Sometimes everything starts as a challenge, being the best in what I propose but ends up becoming an addiction.
I think it's not wrong, wanting to be the best at something, should be the purpose of all. @anomadsoul
Kudos on making a healthy choice. I too have an addictive personality so I know how you feel. I wasn't able to give up cigarettes until I no longer lived with any smokers. But now I no longer smoke.
Consider herbal smoking blends if you do want to give in... smoking isn't healthy no matter what but there are at least healthier options than tobacco.
I know how the quitting process goes. It is never fun.
I live in Honduras, I quit smoking 25 years ago and I stopped drinking alcohol 12 years ago, now I am addicted to chocolate and Coca Cola and of course video poker, also Steemit.
lol...replacing a harmful addiction with a less harmful one.am addicted to pepsi
Yo soy adicta a los dulces, me costaba engordar y ya estoy teniendo kilos de más, pero voy en la lucha mucha agua y ejercicio jaja. Unos kilos menos no vienen tan mal, luces bien sólo te falta sonreír jajaja.
mejor gordo que con los pulmones dañados... aun sigo en ese proceso, felicitaciones