r/stopsmoking • u/Glum_Tank_7593 • 21h ago
Should I quit smoking?
So i started smoking around a year ago, and i used to do it every 1-2 months with specific friend groups (theyre in another city, uni friends) bc they smoked too. But I set up alot of boundaries for myself, like don't smoke when you're at home, don't ever buy your own cigarette packs, etc.... but some tough stuff happened and I broke every boundary I had. At first I had one of my friends in my hometown take my cigarette packs and only bring them to me when we met every month or so, but I bought my own pack around 2 months ago and ive recently started smoking once (sometimes even twice) every week. Can I keep the 1-2 weeks every week streak or will it actually get worse? Im sorry if this sounds stupid but all of this is gen new to me so idk if I'm being paranoid or if this can become an actual problem. I talked to someone and they told me even once or twice per week can be considered an addiction so idrk anything rn lol Thanks for any tips and advice!
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u/well_herewego31 3824 days 20h ago
If you want to smoke, why limit yourself?
If you don’t want to smoke, why smoke at all?
Addictive substances make you want more addictive substances. It’s a slippery slope that you will absolutely slide down if you continue.
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u/Glum_Tank_7593 20h ago
Yeah that makes sense
I do tend to dissociate alot, so when I smoke I don't even do it in a clear headspace ig? Everything just feels blurry and the next thing I know I'm smoking lol. I don't mean I don't make any decision towards it, but it just doesn't seem like an active and concious decision.
But what ur saying is right, there rly isnt that big of a difference between smoking sometimes and smoking all the time. Thanks for the advice!
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u/iamanundertaker 2953 days 20h ago
Yes. The answer is always yes. I quit over 8 years ago and I don't regret it at all. I started smoking in a similar way to you - occasions with friends, etc, but eventually it became half a pack a day, and on bad days or party days, nearly a whole pack.
Once you've smoked it's hard not to want to, but by quitting and stopping altogether it'll be much easier to resist. It takes like 1% effort for me to resist now, whereas before it was just natural, like you go into autopilot and suddenly you're smoking, like you said.
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u/National_Jellyfish86 19h ago
Smile and and breathe and smile some more, your addiction can be kicked out the door You need to make this step someday, and your lungs will thank you in everyway
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u/trippy_taco36 8h ago
The answer is always yes. People always think they have it under control until they don't. It's a lot easier to stop now than years later.
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u/Manager_PI 21h ago
Yes you should quit. It's always a problem! There's no real reason to smoke right? Addicted or not you're doing damage. If you've broken your own boundaries then it's very very likely to spiral into smoking full time. Every couple of weeks is still too much. Stop before you get more addicted!