It’s such a damn shame that some of the funnest things to do are also the worst for you. It’s also a damn shame that the very worst things tend to be like, violently addictive. As anyone who’s tried to quit smoking (or shared a household with someone doing the same) will tell you, giving up the cancer sticks ain’t easy.
But it’s bloody worth it, as, in the immortal words of Ben Lee: they’ll kill you.
One woman from the Sunshine Coast is so deep in the throes of her dart game that she’s had to go to extreme lengths to give them the final flick.
I.e., she’s chained herself to her bed so she physically can not get her hands on another lung lolly.
Krystel has been a smoker for 20 years, and she’s tried to quit a bunch of times to no avail. But a recent abnormal pap smear has scared her into some drastic anti-durry action.
She told the ABC:
“I have thought about being arrested because the only place in Australia you can quit [smoking] is prison.“I have gone so far as to wonder about being put in intensive care for a week, drop me off [out] bush with tinned food and water and let me walk back.“So I was thinking of worse methods, but I’ve come to the conclusion that a chain around the ankle and some supervision wouldn’t go astray.”
Krystel’s previous attempts to give up the fags saw her cop some rough side effects – particularly the infamous quitter’s crankiness that she says makes her want to “bump heads together“.
But in the room where she’s chained herself up, she’s got a bunch of puzzles, the internet, food, water and access to facilities, and she’s gone 11 days with only a single gasper.
She reckons if she can crack three weeks, she’ll be through the worst of it. Onya, Krystel. Punch those durries right out of your life.
Image: 7 News.
