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Smoking, Dentists and Love

The advice is much appreciated. However, I think I too would need some overwhelming reason to quit. No incredible angel people have found me yet. Actually, not so sure I’d notice them if they did. So, I’ll probably just keep puffing away, and unfortunately, maintain or increase the already brown hue I’ve become accustomed to. It takes being incredibly happy to be incredibly healthy, I think.

cardinalcave:

Hello.

I know that not too many people read this but I just wanted to put this out there ok?

I was a smoker for 20 years ( wow - hard to even write that!) and I quit over x-mas.

Someone I love very very much asked me to quit. It was, for me, more than enough of a reason to quit. So I quit, no help, no questions, no band aid. I just stopped.

So today I went to the dentist to have my teeth cleaned, which was something I was very much looking forward to because after a month a non-smoking me realized how awful my teeth and mouth had become from years of smoking.

I can safely say I asked the dentist here “how bad was it” and told them how I had smoked heavily for so long.

The response was shocking. My dentist said ” I won’t lie, it was pretty bad”

Now I have clean teeth and at least a shot at maintaining some dental health.

WHY AM I OVER-SHARING?????????????????????????????

This is LAME and PROBABLY NOT COOL TO SAY BUT-

IF YOU ARE A SMOKER, AND YOU ARE ON THE FENCE ABOUT IT and YOU WANT TO QUIT- JUST KNOW THIS…..I DID IT, and I AM A WHINING CRY-BABY AND I DID IT-

and just know this- YOU CAN DO IT TOO- IF I CAN DO IT YOU CAN!!!
and if you are happy smoking no problem, I get it.

I AM HAPPY I MADE THIS CHANGE, I MISS SMOKING SURE BUT STAYING HAPPY AND HEALTHY IS WAY MORE IMPORTANT-

ANYWAY- Sorry for the heavy message….

XO

Ryan