Smoking.

[expat]

Bagpuss, the problem with you is you always think you are right.
This isn't the same as opinionated...you just genuinely think there is no other way other than your way!

You're trying to get me to do Paul McKenna because you've done it for, what, 1 week?

I've been off for 18 months without one passed my lips!

I've already cracked it, my way. I'm just honest enough to talk about how I very occassionally miss the act of smoking.

That's right. And if you know it, you can live with it.

Knowing thyself is a rare trait on here.....

[Bagpuss]

Bagpuss, the problem with you is you always think you are right.
This isn't the same as opinionated...you just genuinely think there is no other way other than your way!

You're trying to get me to do Paul McKenna because you've done it for, what, 1 week?

I've been off for 18 months without one passed my lips!

I've already cracked it, my way. I'm just honest enough to talk about how I very occassionally miss the act of smoking.

Not so, I've done that method twice, as soon as I stopped listening the old daemons in my head appeared again "smoking is cool" "I like smoking" etc. It's a lie you believe in order to get the nicotine hit, and even if you stop you remember that. Nobody craves cigarettes before they are addicted. To be rid..you need to reprogram your head to a time before you ever started

[EternalOptimist]

Not so, I've done that method twice, as soon as I stopped listening the old daemons in my head appeared again "smoking is cool" "I like smoking" etc. It's a lie you believe in order to get the nicotine hit, and even if you stop you remember that. Nobody craves cigarettes before they are addicted. To be rid..you need to reprogram your head to a time before you ever started

you've convinced me.
Gotta get my head reprogrammed to a time before I ever heard of Everton

[ratewhore]

I've been off for 18 months without one passed my lips!

Must - resist - funny - retort!!!

[OwlHoot]

So much nonsense being posted here. Smoking is an addiction to nicotine pure and simple. Whatever you dress it up as - that's what it is and that's what you want - Nicotine.

Been a few years now. Still tempted ocassionally especially with a drink. Pop the odd nicotine lozenge now and then.

But that helps against Alzheimers anyway.

and smoking is actually beneficial if you have ulcerative colitis.

[Pogle]

and smoking is actually beneficial if you have ulcerative colitis.

I've had ulcerative colitis for 18 years and I have heard before that nicotine can be good for it, but I'm not sure if its a recognised treatment.

I cant imagine any doctor telling you to smoke for it!
Nicotine patches or tablets maybe, but not fags.

[PRC1964]

I've had ulcerative colitis for 18 years and I have heard before that nicotine can be good for it, but I'm not sure if its a recognised treatment.

I cant imagine any doctor telling you to smoke for it!
Nicotine patches or tablets maybe, but not fags.

Damn me and my need to google these things. There are some nasty pictures out there.

I'll learn one of these days.

Oh, and hope you're better now.

[Ruprect]

Alan Carr (gay comic) was going to call his autobiog "Go on, have a fag"; an amusing play on words in tribute to the other Alan Carr (anti smoking guy) but WHSmith said they wouldn't stock it with that title!

[PAH]

I gave up about 50 years ago, never wanted another since

Someone gave me a puff on a ciggy when I was five, in the school gates, put me off for life it did.

Same here, though not with anywhere like a 50 year gap!

When I was about 7 or 8, me and my best mate at the time 'borrowed' a cigar of my dad's, legged it down to the local playing field, and lit up. Took one drag and nearly puked. Never touched them since, though I really liked the smell of the pipe my grandad used to smoke when I was a lad.

So maybe a solution is to let kids try them at junior school in the hope it'll put most off for life.

[gingerjedi]

I've had ulcerative colitis for 18 years and I have heard before that nicotine can be good for it, but I'm not sure if its a recognised treatment.

I cant imagine any doctor telling you to smoke for it!
Nicotine patches or tablets maybe, but not fags.

But bad for Crohn's which is odd seeing as it's so similar to UC.

It's the nicotine that increases blood flow so patches would do a similar job, chillis are good too if you can stomach them.