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smoking
i dont know what to do. well for the past 4 years ive been smoking ciggarettes. alot of the time with my friends. none of my family knows. i'll be 18 soon in over a month so it probably wont be a big deal since ill be legal. but im sick of having to hide my smoking. its a horrible addiction, but lately ive been so stessed out they are all i have to help my stress. i dont want to tell my parents because i know they will punish me and be in complete shock. my moms boyfriend smokes all the time and ive been stealing his ciggarettes but im afraid he will find out and ill be in deep trouble. i dont know what exactly im asking for but in your opinion do you think i should worry about it for the next month or just eventually tell my parents after i turn 18. little things like going to the doctors and them asking me if i smoke i lie and say no. it does put my health at risk. i feel guilty for smoking..but i dont want to stop.
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this is a really hard thing to deal with, but you will have to stopp. Nicotine patches might help, or anything of that sort. Plus, smoking that young is really unhealthy, smoking in general is, but that young is serious and you could get heart problems young or sick, and that would result in having to tell you parents the truth. SO you really should choose some nicotines guns or patches, which ive been told work real well. I have family members who smoked and it helped them. You may get sidaffects that make you VERY moody, but a good excuse is yor stress. MEanwhile you might want to try to find some new methods to get rid of your stress. there are books on it.
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Unfortunately, your only real option is sstopping. There is no way that you can please everybody, including yourself, while you are smoking. I'm sure that you know how bad it can be for you health and you have to find a way to stop. Nicotine patches will help wean you off the nicotine in the cigarettes and meanwhile try something that will occupy your hands like snapping a rubber band, or anything, and then make sure that you are doing plenty of things that will keep your ind off smoking. Try sports, shopping, anything. Tr not to let your friends pressure you into it if your trying to quit, explain tot hem where you are coming from. Right now it seems like if you continue this habit there will be problems with your boyfriend, friends, and parents, and that doesn't sound goo.d You can come clean to them and, if you seem intent on trying to stop, they should understand. Good luck.
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looking in the long term you should stop im sure your parents have a clue anyways, people who smoke end up smelling and there teeth turn a yellow color and in the long term there are all types of problems but if you are stressed out try chewing gum or something like that, i know this isnt what you wanted to hear but its better if you quit now then in say ten years and you have lung cancer.
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