i dont smoke or anything but for the people who do how did you start and was the situation avoidable/ i mean like if it was a stupid mistake and you just cant quit or if anyone has no regrets/

J_9

It was a stupid mistake over 25 years ago. Now I am fighting the urge to light up. So, yes, I do regret it. After spending this summer watching my father die essentially from smoking (among some other illnesses), smoking is not worth it.

nauticalstar420

Mine was a stupid mistake. I started smoking 11 years ago when I was 13. I know its a lame excuse, but it was peer pressure. All of my friends did, so I had to do it too. Stupid, i know.

Then I joined the Navy and was forced to quit smoking. I hadnt had a cigarette for 5 months, but the minute I got out of boot camp, I lit one up. I even smoked every once in a great while when I was pregnant. I think once you start smoking, there is a possibility of quitting, but you always want one.

lizliz

Hey there.. If you are thinking about starting.. don't.. it's avoidable... mostly i found myself starting tosmoke at parties... you drink... and smoke.. it goes hand and hand.. even if you do get drunk.. don't start smoking ... you can quit drinking way easier than you quit smoking.. i've been smoking only less than a year.. but.. it's an expensive habit... and often i second guess myslef i think.. " wow i reallyneed to quit this habit" when i'm actualy smoking and when i'm not i think " who the cares!? i really really need this righ tnow i'm stressed!" and try to justify my actions... not cool

KBC

I also started over 25 years ago,peer pressure, the need to accentuate the drinking/drug use,the group I was hanging with or wanted to be with.

Regrets? Plenty. Shortness of breath/stamina. today being in the minority not the majority of my friends(they either quit or never did) and now the new law here about not being able to smoke within 15 feet of a public building/window,outcasts for sure!

If your thinking about it,STOP thinking so much its not worth it.

KBC

happy711

I don't want to become a smoker. But didn't you wonder what it was like to smoke before you actually had one?

xphelper

I did it on a dare when I was 17 (and stupid). Yes, I am sorry that I ever started.

ISneezeFunny

I did it just to see why people did it. Honestly. I tried it. I actually liked it a lot. Never tried it again.

does that logic make sense? I liked it, but didn't try it again? self control...

starbuck8

I started smoking over 20 yrs ago. A family member that I looked up to, and thought was so cool gave me one, and I really wanted to be like her. She quit yrs later, and I didn't because I was hooked. They say it's harder to give up than heroin or crack (which, by the way I wouldn't know) but, I struggle to quit and it's very hard to do! Don't EVER start smoking, especially if you have an addictive personality to begin with! It's sooo not worth your health and money!!

mirandycc

I started smoking when i was 15. I am 19 now, going on 20(in April) I started because i was a rebellious child, and my parents were always on me about not starting smoking. Stupid, i know!!! I regret it terribly. I try to quit, but i find myself eating in place of the cigarettes, and i am overweight anyway, so i choose cigarettes over weight gain every time......