Posted by Bilbo on October 22, 2009, 10:27:19, in reply to "Re: Stop it immediately"
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Ok - I can see how that's a tricky situation. I think you need to be aware that although you are already addicted, at only three weeks smoking, the addiction is probably going to get a good deal more severe before it levels out.
How many are you smoking a day, and how often? Most fully addicted smokers after a few months can't level out at less than 15-20 a day long term - usually more like 20-25, and it's common to start to crave after about 35 minutes, and to be a complete mess after two hours without a cigarette. And at that level of smoking it's near impossible to hide, so if you really can't face coming out, maybe you should try to stop before you reach that point. I imagine it would be very hard for you to do so already, but it's only going to get harder.
Basically I love smoking my cigarettes, and I wouldn't want to discourage anyone from having the pleasure of being a smoker in their lives - BUT, smoking brings pain as well as pleasure, and if your circumstances are such that you regularly won't be able to smoke enough to satisfy the addiction, it's just not worth it because you get far too much of the pain and not enough of the pleasure.
--Previous Message--
:
: Thank you for the
: advice. I'm feeling
: addicted to smoking and
: I like it. It is going
: to be hard for me to
: give it up, because it
: relaxes me. My dilema is
: that I'm a pastor of a
: church, and many people
: of the church I think
: would have a problem
: with me smoking. Even
: though over the history
: of the church, there has
: been many great
: theologians, pastors,
: and Christians who were
: smokers; smoking seems
: to be the great evil of
: our time. Of all
: societies problems,
: smokiing seems to be the
: one that society
: condemns. As I read
: Jenny's story of
: starting to experiment
: with smoking, what if
: she becomes a smoker?
: Will her church accept
: her? I'm sure that she
: will continue with the
: good values that she
: stands for. How can I
: get my people to accept
: me if I do go out of the
: closet. Should I offer a
: time of cigars and Bible
: study? Maybe this would
: get more men interested
: in being part of the
: church.
: --Previous Message--
: There's nothing to add
: to
: the things Bilbo said!
: If you're such a weak
: person, who has not the
: courage to smoke openly
: at the age of 48, it's
: the best thing to stop
: immediately. Unsatisfied
: cravings will weaken you
: even more. As a smoker
: the need for nicotine
: will dictate your daily
: routine, you will need
: to smoke a cigarette at
: any time and at any
: place - otherwise it'll
: be hell für you! Hope
: it's not too late yet.
:
: --Previous Message--
: I have started smoking
: for
: various reasons, and
: enjoy it. I have always
: wanted to smoke since I
: was 13, but it was so
: prohibited that I never
: got the courage to do
: it. Three weeks ago, I
: finally got up the nevre
: to try. I discovered
: that I like it. I am
: smoking in the closet
: because as of now
: because I feel that I
: will not be accepted by
: people who I associate
: with. I am a person who
: is not allowed to smoke,
: but wants to continue.
: Any advice for me?
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