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> You should just stop smoking instead. Saying things like this do not help. You can tell me to stop doing X and/or Y, but if I do stop them, then it would be

> You should just stop smoking instead. Saying things like this do not help. You can tell me to stop doing X and/or Y, but if I do stop them, then it would be equivalent to me stopping antidepressants that help me get out of bed and do my damn job (which is helping people) and be able to live my life instead of driving myself nuts and end up hanging myself. It is NOT WORTH IT to me (and to society, since I contribute this way much more, but you may rather prefer I was dead) to stop doing X and/or Y. FWIW the reason for this is that my brain is physically damaged. Plus I would advise you give them any tips (not just any random ones though) as to how to do that exactly. --- At any case, why are we so eager to tell people what to do without knowing anything about their life anyway?

pc86 4y ago
Lots of ways you could have attacked my "just stop lol" quip, and you chose to equate cigarettes with antidepressants. Interesting strategy. I smoked cigarettes for a long time, and it really does boil down to just... not smoking anymore. I think the average number of quit attempts prior to success is 6 or 7, which seems about right. Some people find success with the gum, some people like to do cold turkey and push through it. I weaned myself off to the point where the last couple cigarettes in a pack were so stale it lost its enjoyment. I think a big part of why it takes a bunch of attempts is finding the method that works for you because a lot of them are mutually exclusive.