Came back to see if there were any new posts, mine (below) having been over 2 years ago. Yes, still smoking though I've tried to quit several times. Now, though, I usually smoke around one pack every day...some "experiment".... I think the main reason it's hard for me to quit is because, though I was once hard core against smoking (lots of stories there), once I was addicted (being honest here) it changed the way I looked at it. It's really fascinating, to me at least, on how that has happened. I know I'm rationalizing but I really enjoy it though I know I shouldn't.
I've since learned about "latency period" in new smokers. The time between feeling the need or want of a cigarette can, at first, last a month but, as tolerance builds (happens in the brain of course) this latency period gets shorter. The OP here tried to ignore that truth and suffered the consequences which turns out to be fortunate for him. As far as myself, I learned a lesson but too late.
lazurmae wrote:
You obviously were suffering from nicotine poisoning and your "experiment" suffered from lack of correct methodology. What you should have done was, first get used to "puffing" thus getting nicotine from your swallowing saliva and from your salivary glands near your mouth. Inhaling is another matter and it should have been done meekly at first and, maybe, after a few packs, with increasing volume. Doing this, very slowly, would have had you addicted within 2 months if you increased your number of cigarettes slowly (maybe adding a cigarette every day or two). Additionally, associating your smoking with certain normal tasks (prior to sleeping, leaving your house, talking on the phone, etc.) would have added to the addiction factor by introducing behavioral associations.
I actually did this and I can tell you that it will certainly lead to addiction. For me it took about 2 months. I did it for one year and I'm now sorry I did it as I found it impossible to completely stop. Worse, though I was able to reduce my smoking the fact remains that, over time, the numbers of cigarettes each day increased until it settled at between 10 and 15 each day.