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Yeah the parent keys in on a very dated view of mental health ("it's just a state of mind") that ignores, I don't know, at least 70 years of knowledge. It's an

Yeah the parent keys in on a very dated view of mental health ("it's just a state of mind") that ignores, I don't know, at least 70 years of knowledge. It's an empowering thing for some people, but it's nonetheless wrong, especially when they start pushing it on other people. I've been on the on-again-off-again rollercoaster and made the switch to vaping myself. As to the withdrawal symptoms coming off cigarettes -- my personal opinion is that the MAOIs in tobacco cigarettes are a huge component in withdrawal effects, and coming off juul/etc. is a lot easier given that. But I'm not shaming by any means, and I'm still using the juul (need to stop yadda yadda), just in case that helps you with fears about quitting. Good luck :).

smogcutter 7y ago
Agreed - I was on the same path, from cigarettes to juul, and never had the emotional attachment to the juul that I did to cigarettes. Cigarettes were cruising down the road with the windows down on a sunny day, the juul was just a nicotine delivery system. On the other hand, because I could suckle the juul indoors I think I wound up way more fearsomely addicted to nicotine than I ever had been while smoking. I was constantly hand to mouth with it. Obviously your mileage may vary, but trying to quit the juul cold turkey drove me just as nuts as quitting cigarettes. What’s worked for me so far is the patch. It tapers you off while totally eliminating the craving-hit-craving cycle that made me feel like I was always on edge and couldn’t do anything useful unless I had the juul (or a smoke) available.