The spite, hate, rage, apathy and mild irritation thread...

[Eivind August]

Quit smoking. Thinking I should maybe kill someone.

[MEC]

That's better than killing yourself...from smoking.

[Eivind August]

Exactly. Just need to find the right victim. The kids playing outside might just fit... in my meat grinder.

[Disarm D'arcy]

A meat grinder? Hmm. Talk to your American friends for a better weapon.

[Eivind August]

I've also got a hammer, a homemade bat, and a cheap katana. And a banana.

[morange]

Pff. Here in America we have bananas everywhere.

[neonblack]

In America, our weapon is democracy.


Oh, and guns. So many guns.
And drones.

[Eivind August]

I hear kids in the US bring bananas to school these days...

[dubkitty]

<Monty Python accent>...or a poin-ted stick...</Monty>

[morange]

I hear kids in the US bring bananas to school these days...

Look in the pantry and there's just a bunch of guns. It's alright, pack one and swap with some kid for a banana at lunch.

[Moose]

I suck at quitting smoking. I didn't even make it three days


It's infuriating because of everything that stacks up against it. I don't actually enjoy smoking, I know that to anyone who isn't a smoker they can smell it distinctly, I know my health is suffering for it (not least because I have a fair few respiratory/breathing problems anyways), plus the fact I really want to get back into doing vocals and I've lost a noticeable amount of my vocal range and ability to hold notes since I started smoking.

It's just the addiction itself in my head. I want to stop, but I'm really finding this shit difficult.

Bah.

[alexa.]

Ok, for this smoking shit, a few stuff that triggered people that I know of, to stop:

Art of Living course.
- It's 5 days, they teach you breathing exercises, and you should strive to do the practice for 40 days. It cleans up the respiratory system and helps break any habit you wish.

Shrooms.
- Making the neuron paths flexible helps breaking habits.

Substitituon.
- Either E-cigarettes, physical activity (endorphins are the shit), or.. idk weed?

Also, habit, when recognized, becomes a choice. This understanding may help as well.

Hardwired physical addictions, like the one for nicotine, are pretty challenging to get through, so I wish you all the best of luck!

[Moose]

Thanks for the advice, very much appreciated!

I'll look into the Art of Living course, for definite, that sounds quite interesting. I'm not sure about the other options, just because I don't want to end up substituting it for something else, unless it's something like physical activity. This could be the push I need to buy myself a rowing machine, I've been considering that for some time.

The main approach I'm looking at taking is distraction. I know I smoke more when I'm at home, bored. If I'm with my girlfriend, I barely smoke, and if I get a new pedal/other form of gear I just end up playing with it for ages and not smoking at all haha.



I'll get there I think a lot of it is dredging up willpower on my part, which isn't something I've been very good at.


Thanks again

[D.o.S.]

Next time you get sick, quit at the same time.

[Eivind August]

I've had some slight headaches so far, but nothing too bad. I might be a bit more annoyed than usual, but I've made sure to only take it out on new-agey spiritual friends. All in all it's going good.