I’ve never smoked/vaped and I do not plan to anytime soon, but I’m curious of how quitting is like once you’re addicted.

  • Rikudou_Sage@lemmings.world
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    10 months ago

    Terrible at first because I tried it without any medication and I simply could not afford to not be working for the 3-5 days for the worst physical signs to pass.

    Afterwards I tried again with medication and it went smoothly, no physical addiction signs, but the mental ones were interesting. I haven’t even realized how rooted in my routine smoking was - every time I knew I’d be waiting for ~5 minutes, I went for a smoke.

    Has been over a year now and the strangest thing is I really want a cigarette from time to time, not very often, but it feels weird.

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      10 months ago

      Yeah I know people who haven’t smoked for decades but still get cravings from time to time.

      It permanently alters your brain. That’s why stopping people before they get addicted is so important.