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So I'm quitting smoking
Aziraphale:
I was off cigarettes for a year and change. I quit with the cheap e-cigarettes; they tasted like crap, but I didn't want to trade one expensive habit for another. I've been off the wagon for going on seven months now. Had a job interview, was stressed the fuck out, and figured that having a cigarette to calm my nerves would be a lot more socially acceptable than showing up to an interview at ten AM smelling of alcohol. First pack lasted me nearly a month. Let's just say the subsequent packs haven't lasted quite that long. :P I'm back on the wagon in a couple of days, though... hopefully it sticks this time.
The Seldom Killer:
--- Quote from: Aziraphale on 29 Oct 2014, 08:49 ---Had a job interview, was stressed the fuck out, and figured that having a cigarette to calm my nerves would be a lot more socially acceptable than showing up to an interview at ten AM smelling of alcohol.
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If you want to quit smoking, you will have to go through some stressful situations without the support of cigarettes. Non smokers do it all the time and I can say from experience that it does get easier to do without them each time.
As an aside, I did know someone who was apprehensive when interviewing people who smelt strongly of smoke as to whether they were the sort of person to disappear out of the room when the stress levels ramped up.
Fig:
Using my vape has definitely helped in curtailing my smoking habit. I'm not 100% cigarette free but I have not bought a pack for myself in a very long time and it's at the point now where I can't stand being around another smoker and especially not a heavy smoker. When I get one of those as a customer it's very difficult to maintain my composure when I'm comfronted with the smell of stale tobacco.
Thrillho:
I too, Fig, am finally at the point where cigarette smoke smells bad to me again. It's nice to be back there. Haven't been there in a good few years.
Aziraphale:
--- Quote from: The Seldom Killer on 29 Oct 2014, 09:28 ---
--- Quote from: Aziraphale on 29 Oct 2014, 08:49 ---Had a job interview, was stressed the fuck out, and figured that having a cigarette to calm my nerves would be a lot more socially acceptable than showing up to an interview at ten AM smelling of alcohol.
--- End quote ---
If you want to quit smoking, you will have to go through some stressful situations without the support of cigarettes. Non smokers do it all the time and I can say from experience that it does get easier to do without them each time.
As an aside, I did know someone who was apprehensive when interviewing people who smelt strongly of smoke as to whether they were the sort of person to disappear out of the room when the stress levels ramped up.
--- End quote ---
I'd been through plenty before that without cigarettes, and I normally cope just fine with stressful events and people. Don't know why that time was different -- stress and anxiety turned up to about 11. I didn't even smoke the whole cigarette... two long drags and done.
ETA: It wasn't even a matter of saying, "I want/need a cigarette right now." It was feeling like my heart was going to jump out of my chest and skitter away down the sidewalk. Tried my usual stuff (deep breathing, etc.). Didn't work. When the usual didn't work, I figured I'd try something farther down the list. :P
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