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I started a while back because of work stress, depression and anxiety. It's a very short-term fix, but by the time it stops "helping", you're dependent on nicot

by shabble 15y ago

I started a while back because of work stress, depression and anxiety. It's a very short-term fix, but by the time it stops "helping", you're dependent on nicotine to the point of continuing just to avoid the extra pain of having to quit, on top of everything else. The final impetus for me was realising that I was spending something close to £200 ($300) a month on cigarettes. Nearly 4 months now, and I reckon in a year or so I'll have enough to replace my macbook :)

true_religion 15y ago
That's a lot of smoking. I've been a smoker for 9 years now, and I still smoke at most 2 packs per month. I buy the most expensive cigarettes that are still mass-market, and still I only pay ~$20 per month for my habit. If I were poor, I'd have to look more closely at that $20, but for anyone in the middle class $20 is the price of a good meal if that. With the game, I found myself questioning a lot of the priors such as---why when I'm living <5 miles away from work, do I lose my job the moment I don't have a car? Can't I walk? Why do I even have a car in the first place? Also, why do I have a mobile phone on monthly contract? Was pre-paid not available in my area? It's just a game but it seems pretty unfair even for small choices.
- JonnieCache 15y ago
  >That's a lot of smoking. A pack of 20 in the UK costs about £6, which is about $9. It's going up in the next budget.
- gnaritas 15y ago
  > and I still smoke at most 2 packs per month That's atypical, the typical smoker smokes between a half pack and a pack a day. I'd even say you're not really a smoker, you just dabble in smoking.