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randilynne

posted 08/05/2009, comments (0)

ultimatums, threats,pleas, and guilt

My father died early sunday morning after a long battle with prostate cancer. He had smoked for most of my childhood but quit 25 years ago, with the excepition of an occasional hidden, stale kool. By the time we were each 17 my two sisters and i were smoking with parental permission. My sister, Merri was the first quitter. ... Read more Chevron

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Jim Christopher

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posted 07/15/2009, comments (0)

Mortality Focus: Cigarettes Have Consequences

When icons die -- especially one after the other, e.g., Ed McMahon, Farah Fawcett, and the legendary Michael Jackson -- we, at least momentarily, tend to focus on our own mortality. Life in progress or finite follies as I sometimes call it, can include powerful addictive disorders. When celebrities croak, we may feel more vulnerable than usual and... Read more Chevron

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Anne Mitchell

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posted 06/10/2009, comments (0)

Smoking and Self-Image

Do you wish for more out of your life? Have you ever thought about how smoking might be holding you back? Our horizons become limited by this addiction and by the physical and social consequences of feeding that addiction. If we find ourselves unable to quit smoking no matter how many times we’ve tried, perhaps we are subconsciously seeking... Read more Chevron

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posted 06/04/2009, comments (2)

Really trying hard not to give in

I feel like I wanna rip off this patch and smoke lie a train. I crave one worse now then when I was weening myself down just to start the patch. My bf smokes and its a rainy day and all i wanna do is grab one of this cigs. I feel horribly scared that I will just forget and smoke out of habit but then the voice says do what you want least you... Read more Chevron

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NonSmokeyOkie

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Mother of 5 Grandma to 2. I have a dog and a cat.

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posted 05/21/2009, comments (0)

Thinking about it

Thinking about it is at least thinking about it and a step towards quitting and success. Anything you think about everyday helps inforce the idea so I'm not going to be discouraged about the times I've failed at quitting. I learned new things each time (this will be the 3rd time I've tried to quit). I've learned what to avoid and... Read more Chevron

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