Uh , this is the Internet porn discussion group not the anti-smoking group Mark . Unless you are working on two handed techniques I don't know what smoking has to do with the topic .

I can empathize, I had my last cigarette last year but I didn't join TBDs quit smoking groups either . You really don't feel the benefits of not smoking ? I'm very glad I quit although I occasionally jones for nicotine gum .

They say quitting smoking is easy enough. People do it so many times.

Generally, you are only going to permanently quit an addictive habit when you "hit rock bottom" so to speak, and really want to stop permanently.

Most addictions are momentarily pleasurable. You have chosen the pleasure route over the intellectual health path. And it's a deliberate choice.

I think you'll have to find a way to make smoking a less pleasurable adjunct to your life.

Mark,

Please come join us in the Smoke Free and Finally Me Group. We'd be happy to support you.

http://www.tbd.com/group/93/view

Hey, Mark. You can do it! What do you like even more than smoking, and can you substitute it? When I decided, for the millionth time, to quit, I started preparing drinks when I craved a cigarette (nonalcoholic, because, as a substitution mechanism 20 times a day, that would have been a real hoot!) Something about the whole "ritual" factor helped -- get a nice glass, put some ice, seltzer, lemon or lime peel, throw in some fruit, some Starbucks sugar-free syrup, a little fruit juice, whatever. By the time I made the drink and drank the thing, I was all right for a while 'til the next craving. I've been smoke-free for six years -- and I can make some really killer "mocktails" now.

I've been there and the thing that finally helped me was Chantix. I used to love smoking too, until the doctor said I was starting to get emphysema that scared me real good. I would like to see my grandkid grow up.

I quit for the first time after 40+ years and have managed to go for 6 months now.

I had the incentive of not being short of breath after walking up a flight of stairs, yes walking not running. Whenever I want a cigarette I just think about that and the desire just lessens...

I suspect I'll be quitting the rest of my life.

Smoking is a tough addiction to beat. You say you feel no ill effects. That's good. But the fact is, there's real harm in every puff: higher blood pressure, increased risk of heart disease, several cancers, and erection problems. If you want to smoke, that's up to you. If you want to quit, and have trouble, I suggest you talk to your doctor.