Kirlin Posted July 28, 2006 Posted July 28, 2006 hey i have smoked since i was 12 yrs old i am now 16 yrs old and my dad just recently caught me walkin ot of the kitchen with what he thought was in my hand ( was in my hand) i said it was a hair elastic when he asked then he follow me to my room and i hid the cigs and grabbed a bracelet and said i was holding that he said i dont think so then he went down stairs said he was gonna count his cigerettes that wereabove the fridge then he didnt say anything after the reason why i havent told my parents yet that i smoke is because they'd panic and be like thats so bad and id be grounded its an addiction and if i could quit i would but i cant..what shud i do?
Pink Amulet Posted July 28, 2006 Posted July 28, 2006 What she was refering to is the use of punctuation to make a story a little easier to comprehend! I want to first ask why you started smoking at 12? How often do you smoke? The fact you are stealing off your parents is a bad road to go down.... You won't want to hear this but I would say you should tell them, so they can be more careful with leaving cigarettes around the house where a child can access them...
Outcast Posted July 28, 2006 Posted July 28, 2006 Here's what you do. Go to your local hospital and visit a cancer ward. Go spend some time with the folks dying of lung cancer. And wise up. Smoking is poison - plus it makes you stink. So stop. You're doing way too much damage to your young body.
blind_otter Posted July 28, 2006 Posted July 28, 2006 I started smoking when I was 14. I'm 26 now, I've tried to quit so many times I can't count. I used the gum, I was on zyban for a while. I used to steal smokes from my Dad. Now I hide my smoking from him so I don't insult him in his final days. My Dad is dying of lung cancer. It is the most heartbreaking thing to witness a man I love with all my heart slowly suffocating to death. Gasping for air. Coughing. They removed his left lung trying to save him. He is living in constant agony. He is so weak and gray. He trembles. He forgets who I am. I never thought about this when I was your age. Now, it is the most difficult experience of my life. And I have had a pretty hard life. But this, this is harder to bear than any pain I went through because I can't take his pain away. I just have to be there with him and witness it. Stop smoking. You aren't addicted yet. 4 years and stolen smokes are nothing. 12 years and a pack a day, THEN you tell me you can't quit.
Author Kirlin Posted July 28, 2006 Author Posted July 28, 2006 Yah but i smoke alot like everyday a pack and yes i am addicted
blind_otter Posted July 28, 2006 Posted July 28, 2006 then keep smoking. what was the point of this post? Do you desperately need attention? I am in AA, I was addicted to cocaine, alcohol, and marijuana for 7 years.
whichwayisup Posted July 29, 2006 Posted July 29, 2006 Quit. You have no idea how hard it will be in another 10 years. Plus, you smoke a pack a day, that's not good. Start cutting down. You don't need half the cigs that you smoke in that package. Listen to B_O. And, I'll add in, my father died of lung cancer 13 years ago. I am still having a hard time quitting and it's something I'm working on. You're young enough to quit and hopefully no long term damage has been done to you.
hooghie Posted July 29, 2006 Posted July 29, 2006 Let me start by saying it's not easy to quit-it is VERY VERY VERY hard but you are young and have only smoked for a few years- it will only get harder if you don't stop now. Here is how I quit on January 1 and still haven't had a cig.. I went on the patch for about 3 weeks. The patch made it much much easier- not easy, but easier. I got really sick in week 3 with strep throat which is very common. I stopped the patch because I was so sick and knew I wouldn't have as bad of a nic fit. I was very cranky for about a week. I used www.quitnet.com and other sites to help me through the pain. After the physical addiction was gone- it was still hard but the cravings became fewer and far between and I learned to control them. Thta is the key. Once you get past the hump- you learn that when the craving hits- do something else- stop thinking about it. It will pass in a few minutes. The key is to never ever ever have another puff- EVER. One puff and it's all gone. Trust me, I learned the hard way several times before this time. Now I know I iwll never smoke again and it's so empowering. Good luck.
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