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Date Posted: 03:51:38 11/24/25 Mon
Author: Curious
Author Host/IP: 49.196.254.112
Subject: Re: Story Inspiration Sources (Second Relaunch) - From a Daily Mail Article
In reply to: Curious 's message, "Story Inspiration Sources (Second Relaunch)" on 05:12:26 05/02/24 Thu

A long form quote from a Daily Mail article in which someone tries out Hypnosis to quit the habit. The point at which I cut off is followed by the usual "I don't actually like smoking' guff you get from the type of people who appear in articles like this.

"I had my first cigarette when I was 18. Heartbroken after being dumped, and on a night out in Lincolnshire, my friend encouraged me to cut loose by 'just having a fag'.

With my heart in tatters, and my mind groggy from the sugary cocktails served at the nightclub, I agreed against my better judgement.

But it was far from love at first taste. I found it disgusting. The lingering tang of ash, the smell of smoke in my fingers and hair, the latter of which had to be fervently scrubbed away to avoid my mum catching a whiff the next day.

'How can anyone possibly do this for fun?' I scoffed, naively convinced it would be the first and the last time I ever smoked. But it was the first in what would become thousands. Fast forward eight years, and I can safely say that I'm addicted to nicotine."

I thought this would make for an interesting start to a story. For anyone who wants to read further and I'm not sure who would, the link is below.

https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/alice-wade-tries-an-18th-century-method-to-ditch-her-smoking-habit-for-good/ar-AA1QwPiw

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  • Re: Story Inspiration Sources (Second Relaunch) - A non-standard progression -- Curious, 07:09:24 11/28/25 Fri
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