ITT Dischord Must Quit Smoking Before 1L

[dischord]

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[Elephant Lee]

I've always found that a permanent change of behavior requires a slight change in identity--"I don't smoke anymore. I am not a smoker. Smoker is not something that I do."

So, get to it. 

[UFBoldAsLove]

And without taking Chantix.

I know some of y'all have done this before . . . Help?!

My SO is quitting, and doing pretty well.

His strategy was instead of cold turkey off the bat, he stopped BUYING cigarettes. He only allowed himself one if a friend pulled out a pack while they were hanging out. (Note: He didn't tell anyone his strategy)

This slowed him down to a 3-5 a week. Now I think its been about 2.5 weeks since he's had one.

[Navlaw]

The strategy that UFBold's SO used is a good one. Thats what I did and then just stopped all together. I haven't smoked in over a year. It also helps when you are not around smokers and people aren't smoking in bars.

[UFBoldAsLove]

TM and UF -- how, uh, serious were your (or your SO's) habits?

Change of identity is a good one, which is why I was thinking of having this coincide with moving and starting LS.

I'm not sure... I will ask him. I know I saw him smoke a couple a day, but I know that wasn't the full extent of it.

[tkm.]

I've never smoked either

[tkm.]

I've never smoked either

LOSER







 

 

[stricly bricly]

best of luck, dischord.  i, too, tried quitting earlier this year, smoking my last cigarette on NYE and going cold turkey after that.  i was never a pack-a-day type but it was starting to get out of hand.  for those first couple of weeks i just kept reminding myself of how much better i smelled.   

anyway, i started again when some serious business went down in my life, but now i only smoke maybe a dozen per week.  that's not gonna kill me that fast, is it?  admittedly it means i smell like crap a dozen times per week.

[stricly bricly]

God, how do you even smoke in California?  The first time I went to CA I wandered around for half an hour trying to find somewhere to smoke after I got off the plane.  Then I was like, I'm never coming back here.

haha.  yea, it's great how we have whole cities that have banned smoking everywhere except your private property (@#!* you too, Calabasas).  LAX isn't a good place to be a smoker either.

i know of a few dive bars where you can still light up inside though, which is very special indeed.

[just dot]

<bad influence>

Forget it.  I haven't smoked in over 5 years, and even I am thinking of taking it up again.  Wait until after law school.  You'll need it to deal with the stress.

</bad influence>