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SpiritWarrior · 07-12-2007, 10:15 PM

Well, i'm on the nicorette and have been for months now...almost a year. It's been hard for me because smoking was a HUGE habit in my life. When they call it "a crutch", man that's a understatment. But then of course there was always this gnawing in my head about how much i'm ■■■■■■■ my body up. It's a horrible love/hate relationship that went on for years. You kinda feel guilty for succumbing to your craving, and yet can't stop. I tried to get off them a few times and failed but, using the nicotine supplements (nicorette gum) has helped alot.

Still, I crave the nicorette. But I figure it beats throwing all the toxins into my body 10-20 times a day. There was a time when I was on the nicotine gum, that I would gladly accept either a cigarette or a gum and had to remind myself I don't smoke anymore. Now though, I don't even think of cigarettes, but only the gum. If I see or smell smoking, I don't want one. It's odd because I am addicted to nicotine still, but I do not want it from a horrible cigarette anymore. It's like I have severed my emotional addiction firstly, instead of the physical.

07-12-2007, 10:15 PM	#86
SpiritWarrior Jack Burton Join Date: May 31, 2002 Location: Ireland Posts: 5,854	Well, i'm on the nicorette and have been for months now...almost a year. It's been hard for me because smoking was a HUGE habit in my life. When they call it "a crutch", man that's a understatment. But then of course there was always this gnawing in my head about how much i'm ■■■■■■■ my body up. It's a horrible love/hate relationship that went on for years. You kinda feel guilty for succumbing to your craving, and yet can't stop. I tried to get off them a few times and failed but, using the nicotine supplements (nicorette gum) has helped alot. Still, I crave the nicorette. But I figure it beats throwing all the toxins into my body 10-20 times a day. There was a time when I was on the nicotine gum, that I would gladly accept either a cigarette or a gum and had to remind myself I don't smoke anymore. Now though, I don't even think of cigarettes, but only the gum. If I see or smell smoking, I don't want one. It's odd because I am addicted to nicotine still, but I do not want it from a horrible cigarette anymore. It's like I have severed my emotional addiction firstly, instead of the physical. __________________ Still I feel like a child when I look at the moon, maybe I grew up a little too soon...