I don't know if i want to quit smoking cigarettes?

[YourBro]

Sometimes after an event or anything I've worked towards, like I dunno a day at school or working hard at something a cigarette just seems to top off it off. But other times I feel ridiculous after i've been around a group of people and I just "have to" light one up, so I don't feel so awkward just sitting there doing nothing. But i dont know.
A second ago, i just asked myself if I really liked "these things". i asked myself out loud actually - and I didn't have a straight answer. I don't like being addicted to anything, and i dont want to lose my life due to bad health way in the future. but at the same time a cig just seems to just feel right at times, and all my buddies smoke way more than me and actually a lot longer too, and they're doing fine. so I dunno, i know most people are just gonna straight up say, "just quit smoking" because its better for you and all that stuff. but is a couple every day a serious issue? of course i'm not down to a couple a day, especially on weekends, but i've fought off the cravings before and i'm sure i could get down to it. or should i just quit entirely? i just don't see what the big deal is, if every now and again i light one up. as long as its not constant. i dunno, i'm making this seem complicated and there really isn't a straightforwards question, im sort of just ranting. i don't really care about my health too much i'm not gonna lie, i mean i dont run or play sports, so it's not like i need to be in top physical shape or anything. i dont want to quit smoking, but deep down inside i think.. maybe... i should. maybe. ugh. i think the deep down inside thought is because i just feel mentally bad cuz i'm letting cigarettes control me. any thoughts are welcome, i just want to see what you guys have to say. maybe like a cool, "oh i quit smoking years ago and i feel great" story or something like a loss of someone dear to you story due too smoking or something. anything is welcome. thanks

 

[daniel]

Firstly I had to witness the causes of prolonged cigarette smoke. My grandmother died from lung cancer and I saw here a day before she died. Wow, it was disgusting. And sad....
But I decided to start smoking in any case. It was a choice I conciously made and with that choice I accepted its consequences. I enjoyed it.
I smoked for about 3 years but eventually I had the same experience of questioning my reasons for smoking. I could not find any significant reason for smoking so I decided to quit.
There is actually no such thing as chemical addiction. The mind forms associations constantly and often the use of certain substances get jumbled into that. It becomes a sort of emotional dependence. For example, a cigarette always felt right after a meal or with a beer, but it is the ritual that makes you repeat the same pattern. By realizing this you can start to see that the cigarettes are indeed not necessary for the execution of those rituals.
But don't feel guilty about using it. You have the freedom to choose, but with your choice you should acknowledge and accept the consequences.y no such thing as chemical addiction. The mind forms associations constantly and often the use of certain substances get jumbled into that. It becomes a sort of emotional dependence. For example, a cigarette always felt right after a meal or with a beer, but it is the ritual that makes you repeat the same pattern. By realizing this you can start to see that the cigarettes are indeed not necessary for the execution of those rituals.
But don't feel guilty about using it. You have the freedom to choose, but with your choice you should acknowledge and accept the consequences.

 

[hstoroschuk]

I know exactly what your feeling. I start smoking last year, which was grade 10. At first I smoked 2-3 a day, and now I'm down to 3-4 a month. Starting off I was scared off getting addicted, but as time wore away that feeling lessened. After a day at school, when my homework was done and I have nothing left to do but crash, I enjoyed a cigarette(Well, still do. Sometimes.). And at school, standing in a group of people, half of them stoned, I feel like all I'm trying to do I put on a social image of what kind of person I want to be seen as, so I'll take a hit off the cigarette going around. I also smoke weed, but thats a different story. But since I exercise and do cardio regularly, I have started to feel the affects of all the smoking. I thought about it a whole lot(by allot I mean ALOT) and came to this kind of conclusion: cigarette once in a while isn't gonna absolutely kill me. Sure, it's not exactly the healthiest ever, but not as bad as if I gave the whole thing no thought and just smoked away a pack a day. So now if I had a extremely bad day I'll light up, or if I'm with actually good friends, but i cut down by more then half as much as I was smoking. Now I smoke approx. 3-4 cigarettes a month, and I recommend you do the same. Also you could try smoking cigars. They are less addicting, have less shit in them,taste a lot better, and the smell doesn't linger as much. Well that's my say, over and out. Good luck!