Originally Posted by Stanley Nickels
This comment made me LOL. However, it's fairly resonant in your instance SR. Make this place, and this thread specifically, your resource when you're craving, losing hope, etc. I'm a newbie here, but the subject is something that transcends well past this board, and certainly applies to many more people.
Personally, I have my reservations about my own behavior. I don't smoke or drink-- until the weekend. And then, for whatever reason, it's a near guarantee that I'm going to end up drinking in excess (Friday nights especially), swear off drinking the next day, and reluctantly going out (peer pressure) Saturday evening and repeating. It's truly a drain on my body, and my wallet. That might be what eventually knocks the habit.
The truly strangest thing is, I'm the guy that all smokers hate: the drinking smoker. I rarely, if ever, have any inclination towards cigs during the week-- the smell actually disgusts me-- yet, get me in the mindset of partying, and I crave to no end. I literally smoke as much in a couple hours as some do in a day. Mind-boggling. But it does lead me to believe that everything is related to will-power and mind-over-matter behavior. I'm trying to curb this behavior, since drinking in moderation isn't apparently in my nature-- but I don't want to risk losing my best friends in the world, who center most of their actions on activities involving alcohol. It'll be tough, but it's got to happen. Something's gotta give: health or my "fun" Fridays.
I think those smoking commercials ("Become an Ex") are the absolute truth: if you can re-learn to do certain simple tasks without alcohol, cigs, drugs- whatever your vice-- you can re-learn to do anything. My personal goal is drinking IN MODERATION (the litmus being no hangover), and not smoking again. Ever.
So, best of luck to you, SR and DP. Use this thread ad nausea to vent, or whatever. Know that we're behind you, and we, for whatever it's worth, expect you to keep up with this.
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