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Clancy Steadwell's avatar

Haha the post-coital thing made me laugh. Good advice me thinks, and some I totally didn’t ask for so… perfect.

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Ana Bosch's avatar

Hahaha. Clancy, I always sell what I advertise 😉

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Georgina Bruce's avatar

Love this advice. I stopped smoking by reading Allen Carr's The Easy Way to Stop Smoking. My dad did the same. I recommend this book to anyone who wants to quit.

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Ana Bosch's avatar

Fantastic! Well done on a really hard achievement

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Georgina Bruce's avatar

Thank you! I started smoking when I was 12, stopped for good when I was about 35. So there had been a few failed attempts before I managed to quit. But once I did, everyone in my family and several of my friends also quit, because they thought, if Georgina can do it, anyone can! It was the best thing I ever did for my mental and physical health.

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Alison Macaulay's avatar

Excellent advice, although I wonder how this changes with age. I'm not sure that vanity would be much of a reason in many over-60s, and I can't think what other reasons there might be, apart from health? Money, I guess, but that's all I can think of

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Ana Bosch's avatar

Also! I forgot to mention that while money can be a good incentive, I find that for me money per se is a pretty weak one. I would calculate how much I save in 6 months of not smoking and then think of something that I don’t need but really want and allow myself to splurge on it because I saved the money and I made a titanic effort to quit smoking and buy that ring or that first edition of a particular book, or that dinner at that really fancy restaurant. A goal that is not abstract I find more appealing. Thanks for reading!

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Ana Bosch's avatar

Money, better sense of smell, nicer breath, nice smelling clothes, love for grandchildren you don’t want to be passive smokers, buying a dog and needing to keep up with the walks, better sense of smell and taste to become a foodie, white teeth (vanity at all ages), nicer skin with or without wrinkles (skin can look really dull in smokers). All this off the top of my head. I could come up with more 😉💪🏼

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Lor's avatar

I’ve never smoked, but I appreciate your “unsolicited advice” enough to ‘ pay it forward’. And I did.

“Should you want to start a healthy habit or stop an unhealthy one, don’t make Health your “why”. It won’t stick. “

Wisely stated.

If you don’t mind;

And always remember , be careful what you’re thinking. “Your body hears everything your mind says.”

Sometimes, when I need to be hard on myself, I say (because I know my body is listening in on the conversation) you only have one chance to get this right, don’t fuck it up.

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Ana Bosch's avatar

And I forgot to thank you for paying it forward 😊

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Ana Bosch's avatar

Bravo Lor. To be kind one must start at home.

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Míriam Bosch's avatar

Don't give up!!!!!

Your writting is fantàstic,

( By now keep your job)

😘😘😘😘💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

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Bob Graham's avatar

Too true. I loved smoking, and even though the obvious health implications were always on my mind, they never made me stop. My now wife hated that I smoked when we were dating, but she never stopped me from doing it, never even got on my case to quit. She would just gently remind me every so often that she didn’t like it, and she hoped one day that I could stop on my own terms.

And I did, because she accepted me for who I was, shitty habits or not.

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Ana Bosch's avatar

It’s funny how we do things for people we love but not for ourselves. I’m glad you kicked the habit. 💪🏼

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Bob Graham's avatar

I’m glad you did too!

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E.T. Allen's avatar

This was great. Some of the best unsolicited advice I’ve ever subscribed to.

For me, I managed to smoked myself sick on vacation in my mid-20’s, and after that my body pretty much said “no more dude/you’re an idiot.” Even after stopping though (and 20 freaking years later) I still somehow like the wafting smell of a cigarette.

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Ana Bosch's avatar

My first cigarette made me vomit… my body was not particularly sharp to signals of “don’t do this, you idiot!” 🤣

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C. Elyse's avatar

There is no designated section for “top-quality” heart attacks or liver failures in the ICU, nor is their prognosis better. Very true, nor does top quality afford that medical personnel do not work their asses or fell stressed out when non-compliant patients land in the ICU.

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Ana Bosch's avatar

Ooooh C.Elyse… that is another can of worms I am not ready to open 🤣😘

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Maria Jose Bosch Campos's avatar

Any addiction is so hard to quit... I found myself panicking when my surgeon told me that I needed to stop sports for a month. He did not understand me, many patients when told not to do sport were so happy. After surgery I just couldn't wait for him to tell it was okey to swim again. And boy, what a mental good it does when you get back floating in the water, with all the people in your club chearing. Sooo that is it... get addicted to good things.

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Ana Bosch's avatar

Here comes a toast for addiction to the stuff that makes you feel good, agile and strong. 🥂🥳

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Ana Bosch's avatar

Exactly. What. Ever. It. Takes.

Thanks for reading Bethel 😊

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