If I quit, how long will it take to not be a constant struggle to stay away? How long will the pipe keep calling me back, and how long will I need to resist that call before it leaves me?
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Tuesday, June 20, 2017
Do I?
I am contemplating quitting my pipe tobacco "cold turkey" as the saying goes. Perhaps I shall do so. But I worry about becoming an angry idiot during the refraining. I also worry about failing. I also worry about the discomfort. But, I think I may go this route. Heaven help me if I do. And my wife, and my kids, and the folks at the U. I should be damn well strong enough to do this. But, I fear I am not. I should be strong enough to do this with grace and a calm demeanor and a gentle heart. But I fear I may not be strong enough to be this way.
5 comments:
I appreciate all forms of comments on my writings. I find that I miss the sponteneity of coming to read them here when they were unmoderated. I believe I wrote less due to the moderation. I have decided to adopt limited moderation. Hopefully the prior problems with unfettered comments will not arise again. Please feel free to comment as you wish about the essays I write. I will maintain those comments that offer kind-hearted and gentle opinion... be it positive or negative. The opinions of your comments will, of course, need to have relevance to the post as well.
Wear the shirt. Get into a support group. Warn people. You can do it. (If you stumble and fall - try again, but don't count on stumbling)
ReplyDeleteI suggest you start by going through a ritual involving self hypnosis. Make your brain feel a change has occurred that makes pipe smoking a habit of ths past. Good luck, Professor!
ReplyDeleteI suggest you start by going through a ritual involving self hypnosis. Make your brain feel a change has occurred that makes pipe smoking a habit of ths past. Good luck, Professor!
ReplyDeletemy dad is 80 years old.he quit smoking in his late twenties and says he still craves a smoke every once in awhile. my sister quit smoking 20 years ago and says she never thinks about it.I quit for 18 months and wanted a smoke every single day.
ReplyDeleteYou will always crave it.... Go on a camping trip alone and don't take any with you.
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