Beware of romancing the butt

[TAC]

Ten months, almost, and I still romance the damned things in my mind. Sure, when I am around them I hate the smell any more, but when I can't smell how bad they are I romance them in my head.

 

I recently stopped working at the Brothels and am going into RV sales here next month until May when I plan to permanently retire on my pension/social security. Can't wait:)

 

This post is just a reminder to those who might think that a long term quit gets it completely out of your head. Well for some, maybe it does but for me it is still there, a pathetic romance for a pathetic habit.

 

Talking about it here is important, because as I type I realize how vulnerable I still am. I don't dream about smoking any more, that passed after about three months, but when I see someone smoking in a movie, relaxing, looking cool, my mind does wander. No I seriously doubt I will restart, not even a little doubt, I just hate to think that those damned things are such an addiction that even a strong mind has trouble getting them off your mind.

 

Recently, I was talking to an employer who still has a zero tolerance for pot, in spite of the fact that pot is now legal in Nevada. Our discussion went to the FEDs who still consider Marijuana a class A substance along with Heroin. The classification is "addicting" and "of no use medically", CLASS A. OK, well we all know that Marijuana has some medical applications, perhaps even many, so it is clear that the FEDs will have to declassify pot some day because it no longer meets Class A criteria.

 

Cigarettes however DO MEET CLASS A criteria "addicting" and "of no use medically", hence Nicotine should be a CLASS A drug right along with heroin, right?

 

 

[Stewie]

Im still in love with tobaco after all these months, i just cant get to a point where theyre indifferent to me. Just now i was at a coffee shop drinkinf cofee looking at the tobaco machine wondering how great it would be if i could smoke. This, my friend, is what i call a marathon.

[Doreensfree]

I smoked a whopping 52 years..I never thought ..one day..I would see and smell cigs ..and hate them...

But it happens...

We are all different..the time is different...but it does happen...

If I'm near someone now who is smoking.. My eyes start watering... My throat goes tight..I feel dizzy...the smell is so strong it's horrible...

All this from a person whom spent most of her life puffing away...

Keep marchin...

[sharonsiff]

Well done on your ten months TAC. What a shame that you're still romancing...however...it should just get weaker and weaker, till one day you could well never imagine you even smoked in the first place. Took me a good while, till my romancing stopped so I just held onto both trust that it would (it did) and time.

[TAC]

At least I don't feel like the lone ranger.

[Sirius]

Desire at times comes to visit; unbidden.  But we have it's measure and know it will leave soon enough.

 

Having the occasional craving is a small price to pay for a long and well-deserved retirement.

 

I talked with an acquaintance that quit smoking over thirty years ago (I wonder what her quit meter would look like).

Maybe...219K+ cigs not smoked? 

 

Anyhow, she said that she doesn't think of smoking at all but it took over a decade.

 

I think it will happen when we forget we ever smoked.  When the memories are so distant and blurry that any other thing will occupy our attention.