Also, I noticed that when I quit cigarettes, food really does taste better. Funny thing is I could not handle much hot sauce or spicy stuff but now I can.
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I quit Copenhagen in 1982/83, price was about ¢.35 a can when bought by the roll, it jumped to ¢.50 and I said I quit at ¢.75, sometime around then it did and I quit cold turkey. 2 - 3 cans a days to nothing. Never bothered me, Christmas 2 years later I came upon a single car wreck, it was my fiancé, she died. I crawled in a bottle and didn't crawl out for almost 15yrs. That was hard, alcohol addiction is a bitch, tobacco wasn't to hard for me probably because I hadn't been at it all that long. I have watched plenty of friends struggle with it and I am glad it never got a deep hold on me.
The AMA and FDA are trying hard to protect Americans from Vaping.
I agree that young people should NOT Smoke, Chew, Dip, or Vape.
If you do any of these, STOP.
Until you get old. What if Nicotine actually has health benefits?
Do your GoogleFu (potential health benefits of Nicotine) and see what the underground medical community has to say.
Lung and heart doctors in the US are bound to follow government recommendations.
"They" will site counterfeit vape pods, Popcorn Lung, and other maybe non issues to protect the children.
It should be obvious that guns and vaping kill more kids than skydiving.
They are here to help you. I used to try and help others stop smoking and transition to vaping.
Hardly ever worked so I stopped. It's my choice and I THINK I am healthier. No lung or heart problems (yet).
Maybe it will help with Oldage issues down the road.
I agree that young people should NOT Smoke, Chew, Dip, or Vape.
If you do any of these, STOP.
Until you get old. What if Nicotine actually has health benefits?
Do your GoogleFu (potential health benefits of Nicotine) and see what the underground medical community has to say.
Lung and heart doctors in the US are bound to follow government recommendations.
"They" will site counterfeit vape pods, Popcorn Lung, and other maybe non issues to protect the children.
It should be obvious that guns and vaping kill more kids than skydiving.
They are here to help you. I used to try and help others stop smoking and transition to vaping.
Hardly ever worked so I stopped. It's my choice and I THINK I am healthier. No lung or heart problems (yet).
Maybe it will help with Oldage issues down the road.
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I agree that there is no reason anyone should start smoking. It is one of the nastiest habits you can have. I have been reading a lot about alternative medicines such as peptides and came across a few things about nicotine health benefits including some suppressed studies on intravenous nicotine use.
https://www.newhealthadvisor.org/positive-effects-of-nicotine.html -picked the first article off DuckDuckGo but have spent many hours reading over benefits that our .gov would prefer us not know because it doesn’t align with big pharma and the lobbyists that pay our corrupt members of congress ungodly amounts of money to fuck over our healthcare
I dont think anyone here has ever started smoking or dipping under the misconception that it was healthy…
Pointing that out is as helpful as announcing that the sky is blue
Pointing that out is as helpful as announcing that the sky is blue
Growing up in Southside Virginia in the 50's $1,80 pre carton/ $00.19 a pack.
My dad tells the story of one of his friends that grew up on a tobacco farm. When he was old enough to help out with the harvest (single digit years maybe 5-6) his dad or uncle asked what he wanted to do with his days wages. Couple bucks. The boy responded he wanted a box of cigarettes and matches. The boy smoked a couple cigarettes and decided he hated it and gave the cigarettes back.
Years later in elementary school some of the boys were smoking at school and asked the tobacco farm kid if he wanted a smoke. The boy responded "nah I already quit!"
Years later in elementary school some of the boys were smoking at school and asked the tobacco farm kid if he wanted a smoke. The boy responded "nah I already quit!"
I remember watching my grandfather take breathing treatments at home when I was young. He eventually died of complications related to emphysema. I hated smoking and vowed I would never smoke.
Fast forward to my early twenties and the stress from working nearly full time and going to school full time got to me. So I tried smoking cigarettes. I truly enjoyed them. After a meal, it was the best dessert in the world. My first job shop I worked at would actually let you smoke at your machine.
I tried quitting several times with patches and gum. I swapped from Marlboro lights to ultra lights thinking it would make it easier (I still think it made a difference). The final straw was the day after my cousins wedding. I had stayed up partying the night before and was nursing an epic hangover when decided "fuck this". I smoked the last 3 from my pack and haven't smoked one since. That was about 12 years ago.
Me quitting lasted longer than my cousins marriage
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Fast forward to my early twenties and the stress from working nearly full time and going to school full time got to me. So I tried smoking cigarettes. I truly enjoyed them. After a meal, it was the best dessert in the world. My first job shop I worked at would actually let you smoke at your machine.
I tried quitting several times with patches and gum. I swapped from Marlboro lights to ultra lights thinking it would make it easier (I still think it made a difference). The final straw was the day after my cousins wedding. I had stayed up partying the night before and was nursing an epic hangover when decided "fuck this". I smoked the last 3 from my pack and haven't smoked one since. That was about 12 years ago.
Me quitting lasted longer than my cousins marriage
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I always went the cold turkey route. Quitting cigarettes was pretty easy to me. Only smoked for a couple years after high school. Chew was a lot harder. Fuck I want a chew right now. A nice fresh can a Cope...fuck. Lol.
Whenever I felt like I should stop I would take a brand new can or pack, and go throw it in the garbage. It could be unopened or have one out of it. Dealers choice. I'd do that enough that I'd just say "this is stupid I should just be done for real."
Smokes were easy, but dip is an entirely different animal for me. When my wife got pregnant with our first I started freaking out thinking about mortality and was able to make a mostly permanent quit. Went about 6-7 years and then chewed for about a year. Had a moment of weakness while drinking. Been off it again for the last 2-3 years.
But yeah, I want some chew...fuck.
Whenever I felt like I should stop I would take a brand new can or pack, and go throw it in the garbage. It could be unopened or have one out of it. Dealers choice. I'd do that enough that I'd just say "this is stupid I should just be done for real."
Smokes were easy, but dip is an entirely different animal for me. When my wife got pregnant with our first I started freaking out thinking about mortality and was able to make a mostly permanent quit. Went about 6-7 years and then chewed for about a year. Had a moment of weakness while drinking. Been off it again for the last 2-3 years.
But yeah, I want some chew...fuck.
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I've quit dipping at least 4 or 5 times for well over a year, 2 years last time. I have no problem quitting for pretty long periods of time. I have proven I am am most succesful at starting back. "I'll just have a dip hunting, fishing or on the tractor" always ends up going back to every day. Worse since my daughter is out of dental school and I have been able to work less and shoot/hunt and cow farm a lot more. Both sides of the family were tobacco farmers so I was part of the small gang in the back of pathology class with a spit bottle. Good news is we all still hunt and fish together regularly and are spread out in practices all over the state....every one still dipping and dranking.
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Had a can a day habit of copenhagen. Quit cold turkey. Health wise best thing I ever did . A can of Copenhagen is 9 bucks a can around here. Saves me around 3k a year.
Quoting drinking was harder for me than quitting smoking. Smoking I don't miss at all and can't stand being around one who does smoke. Nearly 5 years since I quit drinking and I still miss it. A lot. But I am stronger than any desire to drink anymore. Sorry for your loss those years ago. I can only imagine how much it hurt.......
It does not bother me to be around people who smoke. Nor do I judge them. Each person has his or her own responsibility and desire and life to live.
I quit Copenhagen in the late 80's, still use the fake stuff occasionally. Maybe some of you old bastards remember an old quitting cigarettes commercial where the dad put a picture of his daughter inside his pack. My son saw that and asked if he could put one of his little league baseball pictures on the lid of my copenhagen can, so every time I took a chew, I saw him. I moved it from can to can, and quit after a while.
POWERFUL STUFF.
I could be back chewing tobacco in an instant, but fortunately haven't started again. Sadly my son has/does, and he has three beautiful children....
Looking at mouth cancer images on the web is pretty poweful incentive too.
POWERFUL STUFF.
I could be back chewing tobacco in an instant, but fortunately haven't started again. Sadly my son has/does, and he has three beautiful children....
Looking at mouth cancer images on the web is pretty poweful incentive too.
I sincerely don't mean this as a jab towards you but just had to say... your username checks out with that post.I'm an advocate of responsible vaping.
By that I mean age appropriate (old farts) low wattage, low nic levels.
I stay away from commercial "E-Juice", prefilled Pods, Gay Pen vapes.
Vaping will NOT help you if you are not committed.
There will be an initial $ outlay to get started, maybe as much as a new set of reloading dies.
We currently use vapes with a replaceable 18650 battery, variable wattage (capable of 80 watts) at a low 8-10 watts with a Nicotine strength level of 8-10 mg/ml. Some pods are 50mg/ml
One way or another get off SMOKES.
-LD
No offense taken by me personally- I think I'm ok with my few times a year of caving into a pack or two. For what it's worth- I'm genuinely happy to hear that your father was successful in quitting, as another poster shared, I'd have to imagine that a good chunk if not the majority of his motivation & why he was successful was for his children.
-LD
If you don't mind me asking- which pills? I mentioned 2 of which that I'm familiar with/ just was curious if it was one of those two is all.
-LD
I consider it a feature, not a bug lol. Very intense lucid dreams until tolerance builds up. Mine weren't bad like yours, but I've heard that before.Funny story on this.
I had a friend hand me a partial box of the highest strength quit smoking patches. I dont even remember what the brand was. This was Thursday before the Monday I picked to quit. He said, smoke your brains out, get it all in this weekend, then wake up Monday and put the patch on. He said it helped him and here is a partial box of the initial high strength patches you start out with. So I smoked all weekend, I remember my last cig, 11:36pm on Dec 12, 2010. I woke up Monday morning, took a shower, slapped a patch on.
Went to work, I was agitated and wanting a cig but I guess this patch kept the edge off just enough that I didnt give in. Came home from work that night, ate dinner and went to bed.
I had THE WORST FUCKING NIGHTMARES OF MY LIFE. I am talking CRAZY, WILD, murderous shit about me and my close friends. You wouldnt believe me if I told you the dreams. Just nuts murderous shit. And the thing is, I am one of those people that dont dream. I might remember a dream once or twice a year.
I woke up Tuesday morning and said holy shit wtf was that. I tell me wife and shes like man thats some crazy shit.. I rip the patch off, shower, slap another one on and go to work day 2. This repeats the next 2 nights....
I finally see my buddy that gave me this partial box of patches Thursday afternoon.. I tell him how the week has gone and about these insane nightmares. He looks at me and said.. asshole did you read the directions? Uh, no.. I just slapped the patch on in the morning and rinse and repeat daily..
He says read the directions when you get home. Sure enough, I read the box and it says right on the back. "WARNING do not sleep with the patch on. Remove before bed. Will cause vivid nightmares."
I cracked up, finished off day 7 of this partial 14 day box and never bought another box or used another patch again after the first 7 days.
I worked at the NASA facility "Rocket" and promoted "Vaping" over smoking.I sincerely don't mean this as a jab towards you but just had to say... your username checks out with that post.
-LD
Never had heart issues but lung function improved after I quit smoking.
Colds went away. Same for the wife (she be younger).
I was sort of popular on the various Vaping forums back then.
Wrote a E-juice mixing tutorial. If I can find it I'll post it here. Might take a couple posts to get it all.
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Do you remember what your bi-monthly pay was? I remember thinking $30 a carton being good for the time.
-LD
I 100% believe this. Same experience here.Funny story on this.
I had a friend hand me a partial box of the highest strength quit smoking patches. I dont even remember what the brand was. This was Thursday before the Monday I picked to quit. He said, smoke your brains out, get it all in this weekend, then wake up Monday and put the patch on. He said it helped him and here is a partial box of the initial high strength patches you start out with. So I smoked all weekend, I remember my last cig, 11:36pm on Dec 12, 2010. I woke up Monday morning, took a shower, slapped a patch on.
Went to work, I was agitated and wanting a cig but I guess this patch kept the edge off just enough that I didnt give in. Came home from work that night, ate dinner and went to bed.
I had THE WORST FUCKING NIGHTMARES OF MY LIFE. I am talking CRAZY, WILD, murderous shit about me and my close friends. You wouldnt believe me if I told you the dreams. Just nuts murderous shit. And the thing is, I am one of those people that dont dream. I might remember a dream once or twice a year.
I woke up Tuesday morning and said holy shit wtf was that. I tell me wife and shes like man thats some crazy shit.. I rip the patch off, shower, slap another one on and go to work day 2. This repeats the next 2 nights....
I finally see my buddy that gave me this partial box of patches Thursday afternoon.. I tell him how the week has gone and about these insane nightmares. He looks at me and said.. asshole did you read the directions? Uh, no.. I just slapped the patch on in the morning and rinse and repeat daily..
He says read the directions when you get home. Sure enough, I read the box and it says right on the back. "WARNING do not sleep with the patch on. Remove before bed. Will cause vivid nightmares."
I cracked up, finished off day 7 of this partial 14 day box and never bought another box or used another patch again after the first 7 days.
That quite literally hurt to even read. I'm not sure how much it'll mean to you but I'm sorry to hear that. That's next level rough there.
-LD
Intro page, more if anyone is interested.
PREFACE (the beginning of many words to come)
Electronic cigarettes using a liquid ‘vaping’ medium (e-juice) containing Nicotine, Propylene Glycol, Glycerin, and various flavors are helping many break the cigarette habit. While there are several sources for commercial e-juice in hundreds of flavors it is also possible to prepare custom DIY e-juice, sometimes at a substantial savings in cost.
The goal of this tutorial is to show that mixing and vaping your own e-juice is easy and can save you bundles of money, make you smarter, and help you look younger for years. The combination of ingredients I'll use will minimize the risk of potentially dangerous impure or even counterfeit ingredients making their way into your body. I'll outline the simple math steps to determine how much of the raw materials you need and how to mix them to your desired Nicotine strength. Following these methods you should be able to mix a medium strength juice with basic flavors for about 10 cents a ml. Less if you are a proficient shopper.
A few prerequisites I ask the reader to complete before starting DIY mixing will be getting a clear picture of how much 'store bought' juice will cost you over the next year of vaping and how much you might be able to save by mixing your own. I'm going to ask you to practice some of the mixology math before you actually start mixing. While the hardest part of DIY mixing might be shopping for the raw ingredients and juggling the cost of the materials and shipping charges, the most important part is learning about SAFETY when handling Nicotine solutions. Make sure you know what you are doing before doing any real mixing.
Don't try and blend exotic flavors or add extra ingredients to improve Throat Hit or increase sweetness or for any of the various reasons strange chemicals are added to e-juice. The more ingredients you add the higher the risk for making a batch you won't be able to stomach (yuk factor) or making a batch that will go bad before you can use it up. Leave your bulk e-juice stash as simple and uncomplicated as possible. I suggest keeping a reasonable quantity of maybe a 2 or 3 month supply) for general everyday vaping.
I've been using these techniques for over 2 years to mix consistent tasting juice for a vaping family of 2. My likes and dislikes, methods, and assumptions will probably differ from those of the many experts you will run into. If you do not agree with anything contained in this tutorial I suggest you learn exactly why you don't agree and go forth benefiting from that knowledge.
Although I believe that the information presented is correct and accurate and falls within the purview of generally accepted practices for the use of electronic cigarettes currently in the public domain, I offer no warranty or guarantee that the ingredients and methods presented, or that the vaporization and inhalation of liquid solutions containing Nicotine are indeed safe and will not harm you. The reader is further cautioned that use of this information is completely at your own risk.
The author, known as Rocketman on online forums, requests that dissemination of this tutorial via a website operating as a for-profit, commercial entity include a reference or link to this original website and thread. Corrections/updates to the text will only be maintained in this web space.
This tutorial is organized as follows:
Preface----- You are Here
Chapter 1 Nicotine Safety in the Home
Chapter 2 Units of Measurement, Calculations and Examples
Chapter 3 Ingredients-Time to Shop
Chapter 4 Setting up a Temporary Home Mixing Lab
Chapter 5 Preliminary Mixes
Chapter 6 Final Adjustments and Testing
Chapter 7 Labeling, Storing and Dispensing
Summary----- Don't Go Jumping to the End and Spoil the Surprise
Rocket's E-Juice Mixing Tutorial
PREFACE (the beginning of many words to come)
Electronic cigarettes using a liquid ‘vaping’ medium (e-juice) containing Nicotine, Propylene Glycol, Glycerin, and various flavors are helping many break the cigarette habit. While there are several sources for commercial e-juice in hundreds of flavors it is also possible to prepare custom DIY e-juice, sometimes at a substantial savings in cost.
The goal of this tutorial is to show that mixing and vaping your own e-juice is easy and can save you bundles of money, make you smarter, and help you look younger for years. The combination of ingredients I'll use will minimize the risk of potentially dangerous impure or even counterfeit ingredients making their way into your body. I'll outline the simple math steps to determine how much of the raw materials you need and how to mix them to your desired Nicotine strength. Following these methods you should be able to mix a medium strength juice with basic flavors for about 10 cents a ml. Less if you are a proficient shopper.
A few prerequisites I ask the reader to complete before starting DIY mixing will be getting a clear picture of how much 'store bought' juice will cost you over the next year of vaping and how much you might be able to save by mixing your own. I'm going to ask you to practice some of the mixology math before you actually start mixing. While the hardest part of DIY mixing might be shopping for the raw ingredients and juggling the cost of the materials and shipping charges, the most important part is learning about SAFETY when handling Nicotine solutions. Make sure you know what you are doing before doing any real mixing.
Don't try and blend exotic flavors or add extra ingredients to improve Throat Hit or increase sweetness or for any of the various reasons strange chemicals are added to e-juice. The more ingredients you add the higher the risk for making a batch you won't be able to stomach (yuk factor) or making a batch that will go bad before you can use it up. Leave your bulk e-juice stash as simple and uncomplicated as possible. I suggest keeping a reasonable quantity of maybe a 2 or 3 month supply) for general everyday vaping.
I've been using these techniques for over 2 years to mix consistent tasting juice for a vaping family of 2. My likes and dislikes, methods, and assumptions will probably differ from those of the many experts you will run into. If you do not agree with anything contained in this tutorial I suggest you learn exactly why you don't agree and go forth benefiting from that knowledge.
Although I believe that the information presented is correct and accurate and falls within the purview of generally accepted practices for the use of electronic cigarettes currently in the public domain, I offer no warranty or guarantee that the ingredients and methods presented, or that the vaporization and inhalation of liquid solutions containing Nicotine are indeed safe and will not harm you. The reader is further cautioned that use of this information is completely at your own risk.
This tutorial is organized as follows:
Preface----- You are Here
Chapter 1 Nicotine Safety in the Home
Chapter 2 Units of Measurement, Calculations and Examples
Chapter 3 Ingredients-Time to Shop
Chapter 4 Setting up a Temporary Home Mixing Lab
Chapter 5 Preliminary Mixes
Chapter 6 Final Adjustments and Testing
Chapter 7 Labeling, Storing and Dispensing
Summary----- Don't Go Jumping to the End and Spoil the Surprise
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I get it- I haven't had any Copenhagen in over 10 years but I still have dreams about it and occasionally catch myself rubbing my tongue across my front lip thinking about it.
-LD
I have grown my own tobacco a few times the past few years. tried to quit many times. but I definitely feel better smoking my organic homegrown than store bought.
But, where do you get all the extra chemicals "they" put in store bought?
I get that too- towards the end of my 'regular' cigarette smoking I switched to American Spirits (no I'm not a hipster but I sure looked like one) for the same reasons. They were actually pretty good but certainly more expensive than other more popular brands.
-LD
Quiting You have to change your habits. and having to go roll one definitely changes your habits.
Got tired of the little bastards controlling my life 5 years back, quit and have had no serious relapses outside of a few 1 smoke relapses in the first 6 months. The smell off them makes my stomach turn these days, no chance of relapse.
What a fuckstain......dude.. youre in a thread abour people quiting tobacco.
Comradery goes so far before you are a dick...start a thread about rolling your own.
I will go back to my guitar and beer now.
(Im not perfect, jesus love you, and so do i...just think next time)
Shred
Grew up in smoking houses. Tried to start multiple times but couldn't ever get over the tastes like shit hump, thank god. Watched my gramps who started in WW2 slow down and then die from emphysema. I was taking care of my grandma on my moms side with alzheimers who smoked a pack and a half a day when she broke her hip. Went into the hospital for about a week. When she came back home I brought her her Pepsi and ciggys. Sitting in her chair with about 100 burn holes on her right side and a gnarly ol bean bag ashtray next to her she swore up and down that she didn't smoke. I threw out the smokes and removed all paraphenalia when she went to the bathroom. It was never mentioned again. That let me know that doing hard shit was all in your head and its helped me in the past. If you can get it in your head that you really want to quit you can do it. When she passed and her kids sold the house you could see every picture, cross, etc on the walls even after they were gone. I never knew how blue the walls used to be until I took that first picture down. There was "gold" plated shelving brackets on the walls. I didn't know they were actually "silver" plated until I cleaned one. The yellow tar deposits on everything were impressive. At any rate, it really is a nasty ass habit that affects people you love. Good luck to anyone trying to quit, keep up the good fight. Congrats to those of you that have beat it, your family and friends thank you for it.
I got so tired of looking for my cigarette and lighter every time I went somewhere. I smoked 2 packs a day ( Marlboro reds) and quit cold Turkey 20 years ago. I definitely don’t like the smell now either.
Best part of the patch…Very realistic and detailed….Always good dreams for me. Ymmv
smoked from age 15 till i was 29, quit cold turkey. Went to the bar every night for a week and sat in the smoke and just got mad. Mad that anything like that was controlling my life. Never smoked again. Both my younger brothers quit at the same age. Have to make up your mind first before trying to quit, no aids will help u quit. It's mental
Started in highschool as well. Quit in college probably about 6 years after.
I was at work, got a call from my parents, saying my grandma had a stroke, she was in the hospital and they weren’t sure if she was going to make it.
I took my work break and panicked and chain-smoked an entire pack on me, until I was visibly sick. Ended up going home from work, still sick, and after that couldn’t shake the sick feeling anytime I tried to smoke another cigarette again.
Years later, it stuck. Had a few times when I drank too much and enjoyed a cigarette with it, and I similarly enjoy cigars on some occasions now but haven’t had the urge to buy a pack ever and the smell still makes me feel sick when I occasionally get a waft of smoke.
Camel crush were my favorite from the menthol line.
I was at work, got a call from my parents, saying my grandma had a stroke, she was in the hospital and they weren’t sure if she was going to make it.
I took my work break and panicked and chain-smoked an entire pack on me, until I was visibly sick. Ended up going home from work, still sick, and after that couldn’t shake the sick feeling anytime I tried to smoke another cigarette again.
Years later, it stuck. Had a few times when I drank too much and enjoyed a cigarette with it, and I similarly enjoy cigars on some occasions now but haven’t had the urge to buy a pack ever and the smell still makes me feel sick when I occasionally get a waft of smoke.
Camel crush were my favorite from the menthol line.
Totally understand that- do you remember what cigar you were able to snag by chance?
I was a pack a day for about 20 years and switched to vapes when they first came out. Never had another cig after that. I vaped for a few years till a guy at work made me try a Zyn nicotine pouch. Threw my vape in the trash and have been doing pouches ever since, but I switched to Rogue because it’s cheaper and a pouch last longer than the Zyn. I haven’t inhaled anything toxic for a few years now and I can breathe very well, and run a 10k if I want and I feel great in general. My house, my clothes, and my vehicles don’t stink.
I agree that straight nicotine does have benefits, it’s all the additives and chemicals that get you. Good luck to anyone trying to kick a bad habit. I’m pretty sure nicotine is the most addictive substance on the planet, and it certainly doesn’t help that it’s so readily available.
I agree that straight nicotine does have benefits, it’s all the additives and chemicals that get you. Good luck to anyone trying to kick a bad habit. I’m pretty sure nicotine is the most addictive substance on the planet, and it certainly doesn’t help that it’s so readily available.
I'm in the middle of trying to quit smoking myself.
I started on my 27th birthday. I'm 31 now. Kinda late to start smoking. Started with like a pack a week. Now a pack last me about 36 hours. I quit cold turkey for 3 straight months after getting with my now wife a couple years ago. Been on and off since.
My job is boring so a smoke an hour helps. I've been easing my way into vaping. Vaping is starting to become more enjoyable since I don't have to leave the couch or desk etc. It's also a fuckton cheaper to buy a $15 5000 puff vape than it is to spend $13 every 2 days on packs of American Spirits.
The problem isn't always the chemical part. It's habit. You get used to going outside for a bit. You get used to the 5 minute break. It becomes cathartic to be able to wash the stress and bullshit away for a few minutes.
Nicotine in itself isn't all bad. It's just the delivery method that for some reason we enjoy. I also enjoy a good cigar and occasionally a pipe. Both are leagues better than inhaling cig smoke into your lungs.
It's hard to break man. Best of luck to you. If possible, find something else to do in the time you normally take a smoke break. Lately I've noticed that I'll get distracted by something for awhile and the next thing I know it's been several hours since I had a cig.
I started on my 27th birthday. I'm 31 now. Kinda late to start smoking. Started with like a pack a week. Now a pack last me about 36 hours. I quit cold turkey for 3 straight months after getting with my now wife a couple years ago. Been on and off since.
My job is boring so a smoke an hour helps. I've been easing my way into vaping. Vaping is starting to become more enjoyable since I don't have to leave the couch or desk etc. It's also a fuckton cheaper to buy a $15 5000 puff vape than it is to spend $13 every 2 days on packs of American Spirits.
The problem isn't always the chemical part. It's habit. You get used to going outside for a bit. You get used to the 5 minute break. It becomes cathartic to be able to wash the stress and bullshit away for a few minutes.
Nicotine in itself isn't all bad. It's just the delivery method that for some reason we enjoy. I also enjoy a good cigar and occasionally a pipe. Both are leagues better than inhaling cig smoke into your lungs.
It's hard to break man. Best of luck to you. If possible, find something else to do in the time you normally take a smoke break. Lately I've noticed that I'll get distracted by something for awhile and the next thing I know it's been several hours since I had a cig.
Jesus don't get me started on American Spirit Hunter. Best cig I've ever had. Wife hates when I get them because as great as they are for the smoker, they stink bad afterwards. My wife is the primary reason I'm trying to quit. My family has lifetime smokers on both sides that have lived and continue to live with no cancer etc from smoking so good genetics but...
Trying to get my mom to quit too. She's smoked cigarettes since she was a teen. Switched to smoking Swisher Sweets years ago but has noticed the tobacco quality decrease over the years (part of why I only smoke American Spirits or Winstons, you can tell how much higher quality they are) and has also picked up vaping slowly.
It's an absolute bitch isn't it? I haven't had a cigarette for weeks but guess what I'm thinking about? yeah the American Spirits don't quite have the swagger that Marlboro's do but damn I they aren't tasty as all get out. I went as far down as the bright yellow pack personally.
I almost hate to admit it (after all- I quite literally 'accidentally' quite Copenhagen many years ago) but were it not for my wife- I'd still be sucking down the proverbial Cowboy Killers with a smile on my face. I'm not exaggerating when I say I still dream about smoking cigarettes. It's unreal.
-LD
Many years ago, I read of a woman who started smoking cigarettes as a teenager. At the age of 119, she decided to quit because she had heard they could shorten your life.
She passed away at the age of 123.
On the converse, I remember watching an episode of Phil Donahue back in the day. He had a young guy on there was about 20 years old and dying of lung cancer. Neither he or any of his family and friends smoked or went to places one might find other smokers.
So, yeah, genetics can have an effect. But still, I am happy to be done with cigarettes. My breathing is better, my voice is better.
She passed away at the age of 123.
On the converse, I remember watching an episode of Phil Donahue back in the day. He had a young guy on there was about 20 years old and dying of lung cancer. Neither he or any of his family and friends smoked or went to places one might find other smokers.
So, yeah, genetics can have an effect. But still, I am happy to be done with cigarettes. My breathing is better, my voice is better.
That's the only thing that puts the shits to me with smoking is hearing some of the old fucks say that decades later they still get cravings for cigs.
Only way I know I'd continue to smoke them is if something happens to my wife. I got damn lucky and found the holy grail big titty goth girl rightwing chick (better late than never) and couldn't even imagine finding someone else. And that's the only reason I'm still smoking here and there throughout the week; my wife's work hours are a joke and I won't see her for days at a time. I smoke when she's not around because it's depressing lol.
Quit drinking 2 1/2 months ago. Quit dipping (actually Zyn pouches) yesterday. Next month I unfuck my diet. Month after that it's back to the gym. I'm running out of vices, but I still smoke a cigar every other night. I'd have stayed on the Zyn, but $50 a week was pissing me off.
I smoked 30 cigarettes a day for 14 years. Loved smoking and hated it ($13 packs = spending more on cigarettes than my mortgage in a month). Tried quitting a few times and the cravings and panic and withdrawal were so awful I couldn't last a day.
Then, basically in a frustrating moment and after hearing TONS of people in online forums, I read The Easy Way to Quit Smoking by Allen Carr.
Stopped smoking that day. Easy. No cravings, no physical discomfort of any kind. It completely changed my view on what, exactly, smoking and nicotine addiction is, and made a HUGE revelation to me in how much 90% of the challenge in quitting is psychological, not nicotine. (Carr's book specifically tells you NOT to use nicotine supplements and it makes a ton of sense as to why.)
I'm still in a bit of shock that it really was that easy. Like I was a DEDICATED smoker, and I have the voice and the gross smoker's cough to prove it. I am now basically dedicating my life to telling everyone to get this damn book and keep it around for when they're ready.
Then, basically in a frustrating moment and after hearing TONS of people in online forums, I read The Easy Way to Quit Smoking by Allen Carr.
Stopped smoking that day. Easy. No cravings, no physical discomfort of any kind. It completely changed my view on what, exactly, smoking and nicotine addiction is, and made a HUGE revelation to me in how much 90% of the challenge in quitting is psychological, not nicotine. (Carr's book specifically tells you NOT to use nicotine supplements and it makes a ton of sense as to why.)
I'm still in a bit of shock that it really was that easy. Like I was a DEDICATED smoker, and I have the voice and the gross smoker's cough to prove it. I am now basically dedicating my life to telling everyone to get this damn book and keep it around for when they're ready.
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