I don't know if I'm the only one here who has quit primarily for this reason- the reason being that smoking has become such a socially abhorant thing. In some ways, I feel it is a strange reason to focus on to quit because there are som many genuine health concerns that being a social pariah ought to be quite far down the list.
And it's also strange to me because I have never done things because of what people or society think one ought to do. Now don't get me wrong, I'm hardly a sociopath....I just feel a strong sense of individuality and I never bow down to what people think I ought to do or think.
But I find myself here because I was so tired of quickly smoking one in the garage, in the rain, in the alley, during commercial breaks; I miss out on half of all conversations. Honestly...and I mean this, if we were still in the 70's or 80's, I very much doubt I would be quitting. Smoking, fortunately, had not ravaged my health yet. "Yet" being the key variable in that equation.
When I stepped back and looked at myself, instead of the rugged individualist, I had become this sad, pathetic isolated 47 year old man who had to sneak around to keep up my nicotine level.
As passive-aggressive as our laws now are that demonize the smoker and not the producer, I must say that without these laws, I would very likely still be puffing away.
I was just wondering if I am an exception in the general quit population or if others identify.
:quest:
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 2/18/2006
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 92
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 3,703
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $828
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 15 [B]Hrs:[/B] 5 [B]Mins:[/B] 11 [B]Seconds:[/B] 43
