What is your worst habit?\n\nHave you ever tried to quit?\n\nDo you want to quit?\n\nWhy do you feel it is your worst habit?
205916
Biting my fingernails.  It's a bad habit and I've tried quitting. In trying to break the habit, I've had fake nails;  made sure I polished them each day; putting some type of oil on my nails throughout the day (the oil tasted bad); to making a mental note not to bit them.  \n\nI'm still biting.\n\nI guess there are much worst habits then this one and my nails are short but not down to the skin.  I still have some fingernail to show.
584930
the cost of smoking MIGHT give some people the encouragement to quit. You have to realize we not only enjoy it, but we are addicted. I did manage to quit for 6 yrs and in those 6 yrs that craving NEVER left me. I finally gave in due to some extreme stress in my life and honestly I don't know if I could quit again or not. No matter what they cost. I always caution young people-don't take that first puff and you'll never become addicted.
347369
Don't you hate that?????\n\nI work with some one who has a chronic cough and it annoyed me so much, that I would ask him, "are you ok" or "are you sick again?"\n\nI have even gone as far as saying, "oh no........coughing still? I am a germ freak and can not stand it any longer, can you go home?" And that person packed up their stuff and left for about 2-3 days or so and when they returned they were not coughing that much any more, because they got some cough medicine from the doctor.\n\nAnother thing that I like to say when people cough and sneeze is, "DID YOU COVER????? I do not want to get sick!" That usually puts a cap on things too.\n\nI hate that coughing crap, especially when you are on the phone and the other person on the line, stops what they are saying, so that they can listen to my coughing neighboor.\n\nIt is so embarrassing!!!!!
460685
I quit smoking about 5 months ago.  I started with the gum, but after about 3 days I had enough of it.  Then I quit cold turkey.  For about the first 3 weeks, I wanted to punch every living being in the face.  I was very irritable.  Then I started to calm down.  After about 5 weeks, I started to forget about cigarettes (believe me, you'll think of them constantly when you quit).  It got easier and easier.  However, don't relapse if you get stressed.  About a week ago, I started smoking again because I was so stressed.  I am going to quit starting tomorrow, but it's going to suck again.  Just stick with it!!!!!!!
75077
Ohmygod... here you go:\n\nPeople who smoke cigarettes with the car windows down (I don't want to smell them..and if they like smoking them - why don't they like to leave their windows up?)\n\nPeople who throw their smoked cigarettes out the window - it hits my car!\n\nPeople who put toilet paper upside down.\n\nPeople who stare.\n\nPeople who cut in line.\n\nPeople who bag my bread with something heavy.\n\nPeople who are rude.\n\nPeople who don't use signals when turning.\n\nPeople who ride my tail when there is a car in front of me - I can't go anywhere!\n\nPeople who smoke while I'm eating.  Sorry - smoking folks are my biggest pet peeve.  I don't care if they smoke, but please not around me.\n\nPeople who eat really fattening foods and still ask for a diet soda.  Good grief!\n\nThese are just a few.  :o)
239875
I too was a smoker and quit twice long ago. I have not had a cigarette since 1979, the last time I quit. I went cold turkey, you must do the same, saying you are gonna slow down doesn't work. I don't know about your resolve nor your will and how much you are willing to go through to quit this nasty disgusting habit.\n\nI used no patches or outside medical help to stop. I decided one day in Feb of 1979 that this would be the last day that I smoked. It was.\n\nYou have to be very much aware of yourself and surrounding individuals. Tell yourself that you are bigger than the cigarette. I carried gum around with me in the event I wanted something in my mouth. The gum got to be too sweet so after a day or two of that I stopped chewing gum. I also stopped carrying cigarettes on my person just in case. Even if you quit for a month you will still want a cigarette, this is not umcommon,just remember that it is a want and not a need. In my opinion you have to be off cigarettes for over 2 years without smoking to say that you have overcame the habit and still you will want a cigarette. Just remember who is in charge and it is not the cigarette.\n\nNow this is not a long term thing this is a day to day conscious activity. You have to stop smoking one day at a time. Then you start over the next day. Get by your first week and you are almost there. Continue going day to day without smoking and beware of borrowing a cigarette from friends.\n\nIf you normally have a cup of coffee with your cigarettes you might have to stop two habits for awhile that is coffee and smoking. If you have a smsoke while having a mixed drink that is also a habit you might have to forego until you are over you smoking habit.\n\nIf you think that you want to try the patch or other medical remedies go ahead, just remember they are crutches and when you finish them you might think that you can go back to smoking. You might also check with your doctor if you feel as if you need help or support.\n\nTell all your smoking friends and family that you are quitting and that you don't want them to offer you a smoke, and not to give you one even if you ask for a smoke or even beg for one. Friends will honor your request, those that are not your friends will tease you with your attempt to stop smoking.\n\nI now can have a couple of cups of coffee without thinking about smoking. I can also have a few drinks without smoking or wanting a smoke.\n\nGood luck and welcome a world without smokes \n \nI hope this has been of some use to you, good luck.\n\n"FIGHT ON"
321431
Make a bet with a few different people and put the money in a glass jar that you will save every day. Keep gum and or toothpicks to keep your mouth busy and try not to be around any one who smokes for at least the first two weeks. Change your habits, if you have to smoke when you drink, don't drink for a while, and stay away from bars and places where a lot of people smoke. If you always smoke as soon as you wake up, try sometype of light excercise instead. I wish I could tell you it's easy, but we all know that quitting smoking is one of the hardest things to do. I quit seven years ago cold turkey from 2 and1/2 packs a day and have not had one since. I told everyone I knew and no one bellieved me, so I did it to spite them and prove to myself I could. I had tried the patch and gum prior to that, but nothing worked until I really decided I wanted to quit. Be strong and everytime you get the urge, just remember why you're quitting. Congrats on making a life changing decision and I wish you the best of luck.
147591
As a very habitual smoker in high school,a 9 year break and now 10 years later(wake n'bake to bedtime)... I can tell you that no matter what people say about it, it is addictive.  I don't know if your body actually produces a dependance on it, but I know from experience when I try stopping now its all I can think about and I acually get hot/cold sweats and easily agitated.  The idea of buying a bag and making it last is impossible.  If I have it I smoke it.  Now don't get me wrong, I know the benefits of smoking grass, but i also am familiar with the concequences of habitual use.  The benefits are easily dismissed when you realize the drawbacks.  To quit, you've already done it with cigarettes with success.  Use the same motivation that invigorated you to drop that habit.  You're doing yourself a mental favor by stopping.
135679
Just quit. My husband quit about a week ago. He just came home from work, said I quit smoking today, and hasn't touched one since. He used Nicorette gum the first couple day, now he chews regular gum. I know it's hard, but if he can do it, so can you. (He's been smoking since he was 14.) Just think how much healthier you will be and in better shape to play with your kids. Plus, you are setting a bad example for your kids by smoking. By having a parent that smokes, they are twice as likely to smoke themselves.
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.\nFriend\nWe get into a habit easily and then the habit controls us.... once it becomes a habit, it destroys our Will Power\n\nThere are numerous web sites offering help in a professional manner..... there must be some help you could get in your town as well\n\nI have tried to find some helpful websites for you\n\nHope you soon get rid of this habit and find your health and happiness\n\nhttp://www.nicotine-anonymous.org/\nhttps://www.stopsmoking.ucsf.edu/index.aspx?src=GIndiaOnline&gclid=CKTzkJHgtIUCFQKIIgodVBKU0Q\nhttp://www.quit-smoking-guide.com/quit-smoking-product-reviews.htm\nhttp://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/how2quit.htm\nhttp://www.ash.org.uk/html/factsheets/html/fact24.html\n.\n\nI found 12 useful TIPS\n\n1--- Get professional help\n\n2--- Prepare mentally\n\n3--- Understand what to expect… Most people find the first few days difficult and for some it can be a long struggle, but things will typically start to get better after the third or fourth day.  Nicotine withdrawal may make you restless, irritable, frustrated, sleepless, or accident prone - but these things will pass and you will quickly start to feel the benefits.\n\n4--- Make a list of reasons why you want to stop smoking\n\n5--- Consider the money spent on smoking\n\n6--- Set a date…  Some people make a New Year’s Day resolution, others pick their birthday \n\n7--- Involve friends or family…  If you live with someone else who smokes, it will be much easier to quit if you do it together.\n\n8--- Deal with nicotine withdrawal.... you can roughly double the chances of successfully quitting smoking by using nicotine replacement therapies such as patches, lozenges, inhalers, and/or gum.  The idea is to come off nicotine gradually by using a low nicotine dose to take the edge off the cravings\n\n9--- Other treatments may help… Hypnosis, acupuncture or other treatments\n\n10--- Find a (temporary) substitute habit…It might be an idea to use chewing gum, drink more water, fruit juice or tea,  or to chew or eat something\n\n11--- Avoid temptation… In the difficult first few days you can change your routine to avoid situations where you would usually smoke. \n\n12--- Watch out for relapse… You will need to be on your guard especially in the first few days and weeks...You could lose everything you've achieved just in a momentary lapse.\n.
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Quitting smoking is the hardest thing to do.  I quit 4 months ago.  I smoked 2-4 packs a day for over 40 years.  I never considered quitting until they took me to the hospital by ambulance.  I have 1st stage emphysema which is a miracle but will live with the consequences of smoking for the rest of my life.  I wish you well.  I can not imagine smoking one cigarette a day.  It seems a bit ridiculous.  However, if you smoke one cigarette a day, it seems that would not necessarily be bad for you.  Tobacco is an herb and has medicinal properties, but you would have to grow the tobacco yourself, since each cigarette produced by our huge tobacco companies has been enhanced with over an hundred chemicals which go directly to the brain and cause the craving and addiction which has proven too difficult for some people to quit even to the point of death.  I loved smoking for most of my life but have been devastated at the horror of coming "off" of this drug for the last 4 months but am determined to remain smoke free.  I have tried the commit lozenges, nicotrol gum, a nicotrol inhaler and the patch and am using the gum right now.  Hopefully, I will be able to get off of all nicotine by the end of this year but in any case, I am no longer polluting my environment and causing grave harm to my health.  There is a huge pool of resources available to "quitters".  I have used them all, even down to a counselor that I got by calling 1-800-nobutts.  Again, I wish you well.
51845
Wow, so many agressive answers!!!! You guys are such hypocrtits!! How easy it is to point the finger at those whose vices are visible to all. What if everybody knew  your weakness and was allowed to hate you for it?! Do you really think smoking is worse than junk food or alcohol?? Millions of people are sick as a result of an unhealthy diet. What do you wanna do next? Tell us what we are allowed to eat or how much we may drink? \nI agree that smoking should not harm those that are not active smokers but like someone said, smoking in public is already very restricted. I don't  think that passive smoking is a big issue anymore these days.\nHow about a little tolerance and acceptance. Nobody is perfect. We all have our little weaknesses. \nDon't try to tell others how to live their life, it's none of your business.\nBy the way, I'm a non-smoker!!!!
408990
Do you plan to quit cold turkey?\n\nor Do you have plans to quit cold turkey?\n\nor Are you planning on quitting cold turkey?
534908
No Clue\n\nAnd why do you let your friend smoke pot\n\nDo you smoke
257061
Oh...this question sucks this morning!! NO OFFENSE but I am trying to quit...and the urge is so strong I can just about taste my Marlboro Light!! \n\n*deep sigh, gets a piece of gum.
290110
hellooooooooo....  everyone doesn't do it.\nit's not natural to do it.\ni am really proud of u for choosing to quit it. u feel guilty cos its messy and wrong...\nits a bad habit.\nif i were close by i'd actually give u a hug!\nthumbs up and keep it up....\ncheers!
13689
An addiction is done for reasons not under control.\n \nA habit is pissing your name in a snowbank alongside your significant others. Praying before bed, biting nails while tense, painting nails while tense, driving nails while tense. Driving tenses while being nailed.....Whoops, can I say that?\n\nMind awareness-capable instead of uncontrollable needs=habit.\n\nAddictions run your mind and body both, habits are willful allowances.