Help! I don't want to get addicted.

If you're so fussed, then why don't you just not smoke? It's not hard to refrain from doing it if you're just a social smoker.

Otherwise just accept that you enjoy doing it ffs.
 
Get your bird to give you a massage, if you're sans-bird then pay for one, seen as if you manage to get addicted like an idiot then you'll be spending a fiver each week it could have gone together to pay for something more useful/something that doesn't kill you faster.
 
NickXX said:
If you're so fussed, then why don't you just not smoke? It's not hard to refrain from doing it if you're just a social smoker.

Otherwise just accept that you enjoy doing it ffs.
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I openly do enjoy doing it, that's the thing.

All my mates say that is exactly what they used to think, until they got addicted where it becomes almost a chore.

As I said above, I'll take the advice here and stop now as no one has actually advocated doing it.
 
Smoking a few cigarettes won't get you addicted. I smoke a couple of cigars every week and when I go out back home I smoke kreteks socially. We're talking about 20 kreteks a month maximum, but I have never had a craving. At the first sign of a craving I will stop altogether but I have been doing this for a while and haven't become addicted.

Don't do it so regular that you do become addicted though, that would just be stupid.
 
Tommy B said:
I openly do enjoy doing it, that's the thing.

All my mates say that is exactly what they used to think, until they got addicted where it becomes almost a chore.

As I said above, I'll take the advice here and stop now as no one has actually advocated doing it.
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I smoked socially through uni, I didn't get addicted. Anyway, the smoking ban has kicked in now, so you won't have the temptation there anymore.
 
Scuzi said:
Smoking a few cigarettes won't get you addicted. I smoke a couple of cigars every week and when I go out back home I smoke kreteks socially. We're talking about 20 kreteks a month maximum, but I have never had a craving. At the first sign of a craving I will stop altogether but I have been doing this for a while and haven't become addicted.

Don't do it so regular that you do become addicted though, that would just be stupid.
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But your an idiot.... according to some people here :rolleyes:

I havnt smoked for 10 years, but im still going to miss going out and not seeing smoke filled pubs and clubs, tabs have always been a good ice breaker and would smoke just to make conversation, even though I dont smoke normally.
 
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Edinho said:
But your an idiot.... according to some people here :rolleyes:
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Yeah I know. I was actually approached when sitting outside a bar on the tables in the street and asked to extinguish my cigar as the chap downwind didn't like the fine aroma. I told him to go inside. :rolleyes:
 
I've had the "Why am I smoking on my own?" moment.

Scared me really, just made me realise that it can happen to anyone really easily. Luckily I learned from that and now only smoke when I'm pretty drunk.
 
Tried&Tested said:
I'd say it was more stupid continuing to smoke when you're not addicted. At least you'd have an excuse.
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There's no "Excuse" about it, it's just fun.

I hate the way people label smokers as idiots, it's just good fun. Yeah it's bad for your health but so are a lot of things, the only people who I see as "stupid" are those who are addicted but can't see it.
 
Tried&Tested said:
I'd say it was more stupid continuing to smoke when you're not addicted. At least you'd have an excuse.
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Stupid in the same manner as drinking alcohol socially? I enjoy smoking socially however I don't smoke normal cigarettes - they stink. I smoke kreteks, cigars and cigarillos purely for the taste and experience.
 
Exactly. I've always hated people (especially those my age) who automatically call smokers "idiots" because...

a) I don't think you can pass judgement on something unless you've tried it. Obviously there are some extremes, like I would never do Ecstasy, but you can't just re-iterate what your parents told you and that applies to anything; hobbies, habits, political views etc

b) Smokers appreciate the risks. They know it's bad for them. It's not as if they don't know any better. There are those who are addicted and those who do it for enjoyment, but either way there are very few smokers who actually believe that smoking doesn't damage your health!
 
Zefan said:
There's no "Excuse" about it, it's just fun.

I hate the way people label smokers as idiots, it's just good fun. Yeah it's bad for your health but so are a lot of things, the only people who I see as "stupid" are those who are addicted but can't see it.
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People who smoke are stupid. Keep at it long enough and you will get addicted!

Only way to guarantee you won't is not to have any in the first place.
 
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Kell_ee001 said:
People who smoke are stupid. Keep at it long enough and you will get addicted!

Only way to guarantee you won't is not to have any in the first place.
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Agreed. Accepting the fact that they are not good for you makes it even more ridiculous.
 
Please read my post 3 above why labelling smokers as stupid is stupid in itself :rolleyes:

it's like calling people who drink stupid because they know it CAN give you liver cancer in the long run!
 
Kell_ee001 said:
I did - I considered them invalid.
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But can't you see that it gives people enjoyment. A lot of things we enjoy are harmful. Eating chocolate is harmful, for example. In excess! A smoke now and again won't harm you!
 
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