Author Archives: velenophobe
Google sees everything
Amazingly my apology worked and must have been seen by the almighty Google as when I came into work this morning they had sent me a link to their feedback survey. So I took this to mean that my … Continue reading
I’m very sorry Mr Google
It’s been a long time since I’ve written anything, I have been very busy and pretty much forgot all about this. But today something terrible happened and writing here is perhaps the only way I can try to make it … Continue reading
Can Hollywood help save the youth of today?
So yesterday I was without my laptop and instead had to amuse myself while watching some films. I don’t know why I felt necessary share that, it’s not relevant to this post. Anyway afterwards I decided to amuse myself by watching … Continue reading
A Belated Happy Thanksgiving
I was working last night and as usual had the TV on in the background, muted so as to not distract me too much. I noticed on the news, that yesterday, our cousins across the pond seemed to be engaging … Continue reading
Stop Stoptober
So as I mentioned yesterday, today I’ll be looking at Stoptober… For those of you who may not be aware., the government has created an initiative called “Stoptober” As the name suggests this is a large campaign to get people … Continue reading
The Five Stages of Grief – Acceptance
Today we’ll be looking at Acceptance. You’ve finally accepted that you no longer want or need to smoke. Your cravings should become less frequent and far easier to manage. You will finally believe that you’ve got your smoking addiction under control … Continue reading
The Five Stages of Grief – Depression
Today we’re going to look at the depression stage of the grieving process. It’s very important that you pay close attention to the following guide in combating depression else you will fail in your attempt to quit smoking. During the depression stage … Continue reading
The Five Stages of Grief – Anger
Today we’ll look at how to deal with the second stage of grief: Anger So your mind and body have realised that no more nicotine is coming their way and boy are they pissed off about it. You’re angry at … Continue reading
The Five Stages of Grief – Denial
So you’ve heard of the 5 stages of grief right? Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression and Acceptance Well did you know that you also go through these exact same emotional states whilst quitting smoking? I didn’t, until I couldn’t think of a premise … Continue reading
How to Quit Smoking 