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I started smoking at 18 and quit 15 years later. Truth be told, we didn't fully understand how addictive it is. The thing with addiction is that it's a very abs
by elorant 3y ago
I started smoking at 18 and quit 15 years later. Truth be told, we didn't fully understand how addictive it is. The thing with addiction is that it's a very abstract concept. As a smoker, you tend to believe that you smoke because you enjoy it, not because you desperately need it, although the signs of dependency are there. For instance, you wake up in the morning, and the first thing you feel compelled to do is light a cigarette to get your fix. Ironically, I only realized how addicted I was to smoking when I quit and experienced withdrawal symptoms, which came as quite a shock
- diggan 3y agoWhat about the opposite effect? I know/think I'm addicted to cigarettes, I smoke a couple every day, but the times I've stopped smoking for weeks/months at a time (most recently a year ago), I feel no withdrawal symptoms nor typical signs of dependency. But after smoking for more than 15 years, I'm either addicted or have some sort of addiction resistance... But knowing myself with other substances, I don't think it's the latter. Funny how different bodies seem to react very differently to substances...
- elorant 3y agoI don't think that a couple a day can build an addiction. My withdrawal symptoms were quite severe. Depression, insomnia, difficulty to concentrate etc. Every person I've known who has quit cold turkey went through symptoms of similar severity.