Currently my "sister from another mother" Tina is on her 8th hour of quitting smoking, its safe to say that it will reach at least the 16th hour after she goes to bed any minute now and wakes up at 9:00 am in the morning.
I remember the time when i quit smoking, i was a cold turkey when i bid adieu to the habit. Back in college i had this break from 10am - 3pm when all i'd do was to sit on a bench surrounded by smokers until one day i decided that i'd smoke as well so as not to be the fucker that gets all the second hand smoke.
I'd smoke when i'm only at school, i was lucky not to be pulled deeper into that habit unlike my father who eventually smoked himself to death by consuming 3 packs a day.
So when i finally gave up smoking, there was no agony at all, i never counted hours, days and weeks, no sweating profusely and twiddling my thumbs that ever happened. I was that lucky i was able to become a cold turkey.
Just like Sickboy in Trainspotting who could easily give up drug use just to piss Renton, i'd given up smoking just like that and haven't puffed one stick ever since.
So, Tina - you can do it...i know you're struggling with trying to quit smoking, its not about living a long life, its about feeling good about yourself, just knowing that you can kick an ugly habit (pardon to hardcore smokers out there) without ever relapsing. It's a test of will and patience and of course enduring the inconvenience of missing something that already became a part of your everyday life.
Well, easy for me to say, I'm a cold turkey hehehe
