Forum Home Forum Home > Topics not related to music > General Polls
  New Posts New Posts RSS Feed - Cold Turkey!
  FAQ FAQ  Forum Search   Events   Register Register  Login Login

Topic ClosedCold Turkey!

 Post Reply Post Reply Page  123>
Poll Question: What is the hardest vice to give up?
Poll Choice Votes Poll Statistics
3 [7.50%]
19 [47.50%]
1 [2.50%]
10 [25.00%]
6 [15.00%]
1 [2.50%]
This topic is closed, no new votes accepted

Author
Message
Finnforest View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: February 03 2007
Location: .
Status: Offline
Points: 16913
Direct Link To This Post Topic: Cold Turkey!
    Posted: April 19 2014 at 18:40
You don't have to have tried all of these to participate. 

Simply, what is the hardest thing personally that you've tried to "give up" for whatever reason. 

Back to Top
King of Loss View Drop Down
Prog Reviewer
Prog Reviewer
Avatar

Joined: April 21 2005
Location: Boston, MA
Status: Offline
Points: 16327
Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 19 2014 at 19:26
Smokes definitely. I still have the craving for a lovely fag once in a couple of weeks.Confused
Back to Top
The T View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: October 16 2006
Location: FL, USA
Status: Offline
Points: 17493
Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 19 2014 at 19:40
I thought this thread was about low temperatures in Istanbul
Back to Top
Polymorphia View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: November 06 2012
Location: here
Status: Offline
Points: 8856
Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 19 2014 at 19:43
I've never even had food before.

(coffee. If I didn't get super hungry every once and a while I probably wouldn't even remember to eat, although I snack a lot when I'm not paying attention).


Edited by Polymorphia - April 19 2014 at 19:44
Back to Top
Man With Hat View Drop Down
Collaborator
Collaborator
Avatar
Jazz-Rock/Fusion/Canterbury Team

Joined: March 12 2005
Location: Neurotica
Status: Offline
Points: 166178
Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 19 2014 at 20:33
Food. Not that I really try to give it up often.
Dig me...But don't...Bury me
I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive
Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect.
Back to Top
Barbu View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: October 09 2005
Location: infinity
Status: Offline
Points: 30845
Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 19 2014 at 21:21
Cigarettes. And the older you get the more difficult it is to quit that sh*t.
Back to Top
rushfan4 View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: May 22 2007
Location: Michigan, U.S.
Status: Offline
Points: 65916
Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 19 2014 at 21:28
I cast my vote whilst my other hand is covered in Cheeto residue.
Back to Top
HolyMoly View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Retired Admin

Joined: April 01 2009
Location: Atlanta
Status: Offline
Points: 26133
Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 19 2014 at 22:06
Food. It's too easy to get in large quantities. Still trying to form healthier habits. Booze was hard to quit but I pulled it off. Smoking was easy because I didn't do it much anyway. Weed just doesn't present itself as an option much anymore, being a dad and all, but even when its offered in closed company i usually turn it down, but i haven't shut it out entirely. Coffee is something I have no plans to give up.

Edited by HolyMoly - April 19 2014 at 22:10
My other avatar is a Porsche

It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased.

-Kehlog Albran
Back to Top
Finnforest View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: February 03 2007
Location: .
Status: Offline
Points: 16913
Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 19 2014 at 22:17
Def smokes for me....that was terribly hard and I hope I never slip back into it.  But I love it.  If they came out tomorrow and said cigs are no longer harmful to your lungs (and it was true), I'd be lighting up instantly.  But I'd rather not die of COPD as it is one hellish, hellish way to check out.  So that motivates me just enough to fight the beast. 

The other vices I can turn off with no problem, except perhaps coffee, which I don't intend to stop so I don't need to worry about that. 



Back to Top
Tom Ozric View Drop Down
Prog Reviewer
Prog Reviewer
Avatar

Joined: September 03 2005
Location: Olympus Mons
Status: Offline
Points: 15916
Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 19 2014 at 22:22
Yep - ciggies.......
....... being a weak-minded b*****d doesn't help........
Back to Top
Triceratopsoil View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: April 03 2010
Location: Canada
Status: Offline
Points: 17995
Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 20 2014 at 02:05
Never smoked in my life, and of the others definitely coffee
Back to Top
ExittheLemming View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: October 19 2007
Location: Penal Colony
Status: Offline
Points: 11415
Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 20 2014 at 05:26
I gave up tobacco 2 years ago and it damn near killed me (or more accurately, I was almost driven to kill others. Suffice to say, the experience changed me forever)Confused
Back to Top
Finnforest View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: February 03 2007
Location: .
Status: Offline
Points: 16913
Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 20 2014 at 08:39
^ Any secret weapon Ian?

For me it was candy, believe it or not.  When I had a bad craving I would eat something sweet, which distracted me momentarily, but also, I find that I don't enjoy smoking after eating something like chocolate or sugary candy.  Now candy isn't great either, but for the short term it did help to make smoking less appealing. 

Did you have any diversions or tactics?

Back to Top
ExittheLemming View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: October 19 2007
Location: Penal Colony
Status: Offline
Points: 11415
Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 20 2014 at 08:55
No real secret weapon but constantly being broke and in debt is a major incentive to quit any addiction
Back to Top
Horizons View Drop Down
Collaborator
Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: January 20 2011
Location: Somewhere Else
Status: Offline
Points: 16952
Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 20 2014 at 10:45
I've never smoked anything or drank an ounce of alchohal. Never plan to do either.

Crushed like a rose in the riverflow.
Back to Top
Finnforest View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: February 03 2007
Location: .
Status: Offline
Points: 16913
Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 20 2014 at 12:01
Originally posted by Horizons Horizons wrote:

I've never smoked anything or drank an ounce of alchohal. Never plan to do either.



 
It's impressive and a good choice.  You don't need either to enjoy your life.  And while some people do "get away with" moderate exposure, they're still toxins, so why start down the road if you don't feel you're missing out.  I thought I could just play with cigs, enjoy a few here and there....well, it cost me I'm sure. 

Back to Top
Horizons View Drop Down
Collaborator
Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: January 20 2011
Location: Somewhere Else
Status: Offline
Points: 16952
Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 20 2014 at 12:48
Yea I have a certain personality where I'm just 90% of the time stress free and happy so that reason is pointless to me.
Plus I've seen the negative effects enough to decide that I don't want to try either.

One of the "smaller" things I've just found unfortunate is that my dad has smoked cigarettes for a long time, and since I can remember he's had an awful smokers cough that has served as a signal for me to know if he's waking up and what not. I just find stuff like that and the permanent stench of them on ur body just awful. No thanks.
Ironically he's been apart of healthcare since he was 17.
Crushed like a rose in the riverflow.
Back to Top
lazland View Drop Down
Prog Reviewer
Prog Reviewer
Avatar

Joined: October 28 2008
Location: Wales
Status: Offline
Points: 13173
Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 20 2014 at 13:43
Smoking, definitely. I am now on my tenth week of giving up.

This act was not because I smelt like a disgusting ashtray, or concern for my long term health and well being. Nope, it was because I was told, in no uncertain terms, that if I had a cigarette less than 24 hours prior to my ankle operation in February, then I would not have said operation. This, apparently, because nicotine and anaesthetic do not mix particularly well.

When I had said operation, it was the fact that my body, in recovery, did not crave any tobacco, presumably because it knew it would be bad. I didn't have a drink for a couple of weeks, either.

I am now using the electronic vaping cigarettes, but with 0% nicotine. I will not go back to smoking. I am determined that my sad addiction is now at a final end.
Enhance your life. Get down to www.lazland.org
Back to Top
infocat View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar
VIP Member

Joined: June 10 2011
Location: Colorado, USA
Status: Offline
Points: 4671
Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 20 2014 at 14:56
I'm boring.  Never smoked, drank or drugged.  Don't drink coffee, and my favorite soft drinks coincidentally don't have caffeine in them. Not even a huge fan of food, though I do have an unfortunate spare tire...
--
Frank Swarbrick
Belief is not Truth.
Back to Top
bloodnarfer View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: April 15 2010
Location: Austin, TX
Status: Offline
Points: 2162
Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 20 2014 at 15:05
I don't smoke and have no intention of giving up coffee. (I love it too much but don't overdo it). I've never had a problem with giving up unhealthy foods.  Trying to do no alcohol right now and its quite a challenge.  Unfortunately most of my engineer friends also have an alcohol dependencies thanks to college
Back to Top
 Post Reply Post Reply Page  123>

Forum Jump Forum Permissions View Drop Down



This page was generated in 0.191 seconds.
Donate monthly and keep PA fast-loading and ad-free forever.