Cigarettes and me
The way I dealt with it.
I personally don't like cigarettes. However, if we have hanged out, you have in all likelihood seen me bring one to my mouth. Personally, I had never felt bad about smoking, especially because (except for a few months, over 10 years ago) I didn't smoke enough to reap all of the horrible consequences of smoking.
On top of that, I have learned that there are quite a few interesting smokers out there. That was the biggest marketing success in the history of cigarettes: smoking became not only glamorous, but also a hint of deviance and daring.
As it should be clear to every single person on the planet by now, cigarettes have nothing necessarily glamorous or deviant about them. Not only do they smell and you eventually give you cancer, they're also expensive. And tobacco or drug use are not new to our society, even though our medical science has brought us to new heights of drug abuse and VERY addictive drugs.
Cigarettes are not THAT addictive, especially when compared to stuff like crystal meth and heroin. I know many people who quit smoking overnight, like my dad. On the other hand, I know people who know for sure that they should have quit long ago - and say they want to! - but still can't quit.
Me, I could go for years without smoking, but being in certain situations just trigger reaching and getting a cigarette.
Once I dealt with that, I didn't even feel like smoking ever again.
I personally don't like cigarettes. However, if we have hanged out, you have in all likelihood seen me bring one to my mouth. Personally, I had never felt bad about smoking, especially because (except for a few months, over 10 years ago) I didn't smoke enough to reap all of the horrible consequences of smoking.
On top of that, I have learned that there are quite a few interesting smokers out there. That was the biggest marketing success in the history of cigarettes: smoking became not only glamorous, but also a hint of deviance and daring.
As it should be clear to every single person on the planet by now, cigarettes have nothing necessarily glamorous or deviant about them. Not only do they smell and you eventually give you cancer, they're also expensive. And tobacco or drug use are not new to our society, even though our medical science has brought us to new heights of drug abuse and VERY addictive drugs.
Cigarettes are not THAT addictive, especially when compared to stuff like crystal meth and heroin. I know many people who quit smoking overnight, like my dad. On the other hand, I know people who know for sure that they should have quit long ago - and say they want to! - but still can't quit.
Me, I could go for years without smoking, but being in certain situations just trigger reaching and getting a cigarette.
Once I dealt with that, I didn't even feel like smoking ever again.
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