12-03-2003, 06:07 PM
I don't think anyone would say stress causes cigarette addiction... it's more like some people feel more calm after smoking one, so that's how they started.
I don't understand smoking in the first place, with all the knowledge we have of how unhealthy it really is. I can't see the attraction to it, it smells horrible and you're breathing smoke! I mean just put it in those terms, you're breathing smoke! The hell are we doing??? Anyway, I like the smell of cigars, I can see people wanting to try that, but cigarettes just seem nasty to me. Especially when both of my parents smoke and I see the effects on them. I've never smoked anything, don't ever plan to, I think 18 years of living in LA has done enough damage to my lungs.
It is a habit... I agree with just chewing some gum, regular gum. Or a toothpick. Or something. Tell your friends to not smoke in front of you, or to not offer you cigs. In other words, make it so that it becomes difficult for you to smoke in the first place... just don't buy the damn things, don't borrow them.
I don't understand smoking in the first place, with all the knowledge we have of how unhealthy it really is. I can't see the attraction to it, it smells horrible and you're breathing smoke! I mean just put it in those terms, you're breathing smoke! The hell are we doing??? Anyway, I like the smell of cigars, I can see people wanting to try that, but cigarettes just seem nasty to me. Especially when both of my parents smoke and I see the effects on them. I've never smoked anything, don't ever plan to, I think 18 years of living in LA has done enough damage to my lungs.
It is a habit... I agree with just chewing some gum, regular gum. Or a toothpick. Or something. Tell your friends to not smoke in front of you, or to not offer you cigs. In other words, make it so that it becomes difficult for you to smoke in the first place... just don't buy the damn things, don't borrow them.