People Who Used To Smoke
posted 09/07/2009, comments (0)
still crazy after all these....months
it's been 18 months since i quit smoking. i think. i stopped counting early on because i wanted to think like a non smoker, not an ex-smoker (not that's there's anything wrong with that) and it hasn't really been all that difficult. or, i should say hadn't been. my father died august 2nd. from prostate cancer. he was... Read more
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posted 08/26/2009, comments (2)
How I Finally Quit Smoking
I was a smoker for over 25 years. I smoked about a pack a day and maybe inhaled another pack when I went out drinking. I started smoking when I was 15 years old. I first tried to quit when I was 18. About 13 years ago, a series of events occurred that finally forced me to face my growing problem with another addiction: alcohol. I also... Read more
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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
posted 06/22/2009, comment (1)
