# Quitting Smoking **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [November 1, 2007, 5:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/quitting-smoking/193410 "2007-11-01T05:33:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 23
**Author:** ![spektator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19adc/32.png) [@spektator](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/spektator)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2007, 5:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/quitting-smoking/193410/23 "2007-11-02T05:25:47Z")
> [@2010 AE86](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2010-ae86/33285/23): > > Yeah I personally don’t understand it either, I’ve never had any urge to start smoking. > I know a lot of people that start because of the “cool” factor associated with it these days…early in life ever…6th-7th-8th grade even. Kinda sad…I also know they aren’t even addicted though, and they just do it when they are out with friends and such to fit in… > > It’s easy to tell when they can go on vacation for a couple weeks and not smoke once, then come back and go out and smoke up a storm… > > Either way, good luck on quitting and congrats on the effort. I agree…my parents smoked like crazy…I used to be a great sprinter in elementary…by the time I got up to high school it took me 12 min to run a mile and had to stop constantly bc the asthma just got worse and worse!! We Finally talked my mom into smoking out side and not in the house when she moved in…therefor I am only around smoke when I am in a bar, LET me tell you the difference!! One night in a bar honestly can keep me in bed the next day for a good 15 hours… I dont know how the people that do smoke handle it directly… I think one of the best ways to get through this is to hate it…you have to mentally tell your self that its disgusting to touch so that when it does come around you, you wanna throw up inside of light up. As any habit its hard to break, but it is doable! Congrats for trying to quit!!! Good luck!!! --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/quitting-smoking/193410)._