My experiences with cigerette smoking

sunnycalifornia · #1 10-22-2007, 04:04 AM

I grew up in a household where both of my parents smoked, but my dad never smoked in front of me and refrained from smoking inside the house. My mom on the other hand smoked a moderate amount inside the house so there was always some second hand smoke in the household, on my clothes, etc.

I had my first cigarette about a year ago with a friend. I chocked a little bit at first as most people do but I finished it and felt nothing afterwards. Ever since that time I've had three more cigarettes. Each time I smoked it did absolutely nothing for me - I wasn't addicted, I didn't feel any different, and I didn't see what the big deal was. My college roommate right now is addicted to cigarettes and I don't understand why it doesn't have the same effect on me.

Has anybody else experienced this? or is smoking like alcohol in that its an acquired taste?

Taso · #2 10-22-2007, 04:33 AM

I had my first cigarette maybe 3 years ago. In the past year I've had maybe twenty. I definitly felt different, I get a little buzzed from the nicotine.

Am I addicted? I think I am, although I use that word very reluctantly. Seeing people smoke (in movies or in real life) and smelling cigarette smoke makes me want to go out and buy a pack. I don't though, and I never will. I believe in will power.

I was with a friend who is a heavy smoker, outside Caesar's in AC actually, and he said "I think you are addicted now" and because he said that I told him I wouldn't smoke cigarettes for the rest of the year. I intend to hold to that, and I don't see any possible way that I don't.

I don't really believe in addiction. In my opinion, if you can not do something, you aren't really addicted. All it takes is will power.

And neither of my parents smoked. My dad did when he was young, but at least since I was born he never ever did again. He was a social smoker in his youth I guess.

NNNNOOOOONAN · #3 10-22-2007, 05:02 AM

i smoked my first cigarette when i was 12.

i kept smoking as much as i could (hard to when living w/ non-smoking parents) until i graduated high school. quit the summer i graduated.

started again first day of college. smoked a pack a day for 5 years. just quit a month ago.

i quit cold turkey and had zero problem doing it. the only reason i never quit before was that i absolutely love smoking. there is nothing like the familiar burn of smoke pouring down your throat and blowing it out your nose first thing in the morn.

god i loved smoking.

i quit because my fiancee hated it and i realized that sometimes it's better to not be selfish.

TiK · #4 11-16-2007, 01:54 AM

Noonan,

My experience has been very similar to yours.

I had my first cigarette when I was 11 and smoked on and off until high school, where I played football so I quit cold turkey for 4 years (92-96). Once the season ended senior year, I started again out of sheer boredom. I smoked throughout college (graduated 2002), and then just quit again because I started running recently and found that smoking and running don't really mix.

I too quit cold turkey and had no problems doing it. I also love smoking as much as you seem to.

kerowo · #5 10-22-2007, 09:56 PM

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I had my first cigarette maybe 3 years ago. In the past year I've had maybe twenty. I definitly felt different, I get a little buzzed from the nicotine.

Am I addicted? I think I am, although I use that word very reluctantly. Seeing people smoke (in movies or in real life) and smelling cigarette smoke makes me want to go out and buy a pack. I don't though, and I never will. I believe in will power.

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You aren't addicted and know nothing about addiction.

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I don't really believe in addiction. In my opinion, if you can not do something, you aren't really addicted. All it takes is will power.

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Do you believe in Friday? You sound really young and pretty stupid. Good luck with that.

Taso · #6 10-22-2007, 10:59 PM

I believe in communicating with people without sounding like a condescending douchebag who is unable to interact with people unless on an internet forum.

But to answer your question, I also believe in Friday.

kerowo · #7 10-22-2007, 11:58 PM

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I believe in communicating with people without sounding like a condescending douchebag who is unable to interact with people unless on an internet forum.

But to answer your question, I also believe in Friday.

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Man, you must have been a penis 20 times this year and got addicted to it.

Having one pack of cigarettes a year does not make you addicted. Getting a cigarette buzz doesn't make you addicted. Since you've never been addicted to smoking you have no idea what you are talking about when it comes to quiting. Saying it's just a matter of will power is perhaps the most condenscending douchebaggery I've seen here.

westhoff · #8 10-23-2007, 12:39 AM

I smoked from age 16-22. 1-1.5 packs a day. Never had any intention of quitting, thought I was addicted forever. Anyone thinking cigarettes are not extremely addictive doesn't know what it's like. Then I got really sick and just stayed in bed for two weeks. (Probably shouldv'e gone to the hospital) When I got better I definitely wanted to smoke because I liked it, but I figured I had gone two weeks without smoking so I didn't need to. I haven't had one in almost two years now! I still have no idea how I did it. The disappointment it would cause my family and friends if I started again was the major factor in me not starting again. Good luck to anyone trying to quit!

Taso · #9 10-23-2007, 01:48 AM

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I believe in communicating with people without sounding like a condescending douchebag who is unable to interact with people unless on an internet forum.

But to answer your question, I also believe in Friday.

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Man, you must have been a penis 20 times this year and got addicted to it.

Having one pack of cigarettes a year does not make you addicted. Getting a cigarette buzz doesn't make you addicted. Since you've never been addicted to smoking you have no idea what you are talking about when it comes to quiting. Saying it's just a matter of will power is perhaps the most condenscending douchebaggery I've seen here.

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Okay. Do you want to continue trying to make up your small penis? Or can we start communicating like mature adults yet?

If its the latter, great. What "makes" an individual addicted to cigarettes then? (Now here is where you can communicate intelligently, and instead of acting like a jerk because I don't know something that you do, you can instead help me to understand.)

MagicNinja · #10 10-22-2007, 11:35 AM

smoking is wonderful, but i have quit. the more addicted you are the better it is; when you are in weekend warrior mode chain smoking non stop there is nothing as good as waking up and having a cigarette and a beer for breakfast. the harsh feeling on the throat becomes very enjoyable for some reason.

on the other hand if you haven't smoked for ages, they taste a lot worse and you can feel them hurting your lungs more, you notice the smell, etc.