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I was always fascinated by cigarettes and stole one when I was 10 and that was where my journey of addition to nicotine began. I now vape everyday and chew 2mg

I was always fascinated by cigarettes and stole one when I was 10 and that was where my journey of addition to nicotine began. I now vape everyday and chew 2mg of gum if I’m on a plane or some other situation. I’ve tried to quit multiple times but I’m weak. I can go a few months but always get pulled back. IMO there are no benefits. If you never had nicotine and this link made you curious don’t. You will most likely become a life long user to one of the most addictive chemicals known to man.

cmrdporcupine 3y ago
It really seems to vary by person, perhaps genetic. In university I used to bum cigarettes off people all the time and have one here and there, esp back when you could smoke at the club, at a rave, etc. before bylaws. I'd even buy a pack of cigarettes here and there, and then just...forget about them and never finish them. Sometimes I'd have a bit of a craving for two or three days after and just power through it, and that was that. In the summer I'll smoke some pipe tobacco, and every few years smoke a cigar. Don't really crave after. Before my older sister was born my father was a heavy smoker. When my mom got pregnant, he just quit, and that was that, never ever showed any interest in smoking again. But then I've seen the very brutal suffering that I saw friends go through trying to quite their smoking habit. Just awful. All said, I don't think nicotine is a wise thing to mess with. Vaping especially to me seems like a slippery slope because it kind of gives the vibe of a kind of "consequence-less" interaction with the drug. If you smoke a pipe or cigar, you stink, you might get a headache, and it actually costs quite a bit of $$. Vaping is set up to seem like this casual entertainment with few consequences. I'm glad my teens have so far ridiculed it and shown no interest.
- jdorfman 3y ago
  You are absolutely correct. Most of my friends were able to quit while some are in the same situation as me. All I’m saying is don’t take the risk.
thebigspacefuck 3y ago
Why do you get pulled back if there are no benefits?
- jdorfman 3y ago
  As I said I’m weak. Edit: the only benefit I get now is not thinking about nicotine until my cravings kick in again. While loop from hell.
  - nilespotter 3y ago
    Addiction isn't a question of will. You're not weak for not being able to walk away, and you wouldn't be strong if you were able to.
- andygeorge 3y ago
  addiction is wild

cmrdporcupine 3y ago

It really seems to vary by person, perhaps genetic. In university I used to bum cigarettes off people all the time and have one here and there, esp back when you could smoke at the club, at a rave, etc. before bylaws. I'd even buy a pack of cigarettes here and there, and then just...forget about them and never finish them. Sometimes I'd have a bit of a craving for two or three days after and just power through it, and that was that. In the summer I'll smoke some pipe tobacco, and every few years smoke a cigar. Don't really crave after. Before my older sister was born my father was a heavy smoker. When my mom got pregnant, he just quit, and that was that, never ever showed any interest in smoking again. But then I've seen the very brutal suffering that I saw friends go through trying to quite their smoking habit. Just awful. All said, I don't think nicotine is a wise thing to mess with. Vaping especially to me seems like a slippery slope because it kind of gives the vibe of a kind of "consequence-less" interaction with the drug. If you smoke a pipe or cigar, you stink, you might get a headache, and it actually costs quite a bit of $$. Vaping is set up to seem like this casual entertainment with few consequences. I'm glad my teens have so far ridiculed it and shown no interest.

jdorfman 3y ago
You are absolutely correct. Most of my friends were able to quit while some are in the same situation as me. All I’m saying is don’t take the risk.

thebigspacefuck 3y ago

Why do you get pulled back if there are no benefits?

jdorfman 3y ago
As I said I’m weak. Edit: the only benefit I get now is not thinking about nicotine until my cravings kick in again. While loop from hell.
- nilespotter 3y ago
  Addiction isn't a question of will. You're not weak for not being able to walk away, and you wouldn't be strong if you were able to.
andygeorge 3y ago
addiction is wild