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That's kindof like trying to quit smoking cold turkey. It's killing you, and you know it, but you still have to make the transition gradually.
by stuhood 17y ago
That's kindof like trying to quit smoking cold turkey. It's killing you, and you know it, but you still have to make the transition gradually.
- cakesy 17y agoWhat a load of waffle. You still get to write documents, do spreadsheets, you just use different products to do it. Products that have some advantages, and disadvantages. It is more like changing your brand of cigarette. Clearly not a follower of logic, are you?
- btilly 17y agoBad analogy. It is actually easier to quit smoking cold turkey than gradually. The reason is that a nicotine addiction comes back every time you smoke a cigarette. So if you've just tried to limit your smoking, then you are constantly in the position of craving a cigarette with a recently re-established addiction. You're drawing out the pain. By contrast when you quit cold turkey you have a rough time until the addiction fades, but then it is over.
- netsp 17y agoIt's been three years for me. Still not over.
- ZeroGravitas 17y agoYou're no longer chemically addicted, but you're still fighting the habit you've formed. Some people are chemically dependant, some smoke through habit, most are a combination of both. Knowing which applies to you can really help you quit and there's questionnaires that can pinpoint which you are. Sample questions: Do you smoke a cigarette when you wake up? (low nicotine in the blood) Do you smoke after a meal? (force of habit by mental connection)
- netsp 17y agoI strongly suspect that I am (was) a lot of both. I also strongly suspect that the distinction is hard to make. I smoked to wake up, to go to sleep, to be alert, to relax, to suppress hunger, to get an appetite to think, to take a break or to sooth the lonesome heart. I really loved smoking. Still dream I'm smoking (and feel guilty) about once a week.