submitted by anon to askanon1.2 yearsFeb 13, 2024 02:04:14 ago (+5/-0) (askanon)
My youngest brother recently quit smoking cigarettes. Like 3 months ago. He didn’t really quit (in my opinion), he moved onto vaping. He used to smoke a lot, like a pack and a half a day. He is just sucking on these vapes like they’re his life force. It’s fucking disgusting too, when he was home for the holidays, he fell asleep on my couch and left a huge brown stain from his saliva on the pillow. My wife was mortified because it was the color of a shit stain. He’s been bitching that he is constantly exhausted and that there’s something physically wrong with him, too. It’s like, stop vaping you retarded faggot.
At first I was supportive, because he smoked like a chimney but once I saw him replacing the addiction and complaining about how he was feeling, I started busting his balls. “Dude, you’re sucking on these vapes so hard that you’re legitimately losing oxygen and you’re wondering why you feel like shit all the time?” “Stop being such a pansy!”
I’ve never been addicted to cigarettes so I wanted to see if any of you have had similar experiences to this when quitting smoking and hopefully you can help me understand what’s happening here. I think he’s being a pussy. Is it really THAT BAD after almost 3.5 months?
I used to smoke a lot, then one good day (long ago) I decided to stop. And I stopped, from one day to the next! I must add that my willpower is legendary.
I quit for 3 months. It was awful. Every moment of every day wanting;reaching. People said, oh after the first few weeks or a month the craving dissipates. Bullshit. Not only was it making me miserable, the stress of that constant hourly fight was making me sick. After 3 months of torment I started again and let me tell you - it was great. All that stress melted away. I could focus on life goals again. My health improved. Fuck it. Smoke till I die.
My father-in-law quit right after my wife was born. He just said that's enough of that shit, and never picked them up again. There were no vapes at the time, and he didn't fuck around with any nicotine patches or whatever. He was stubborn as an ox, so I imagine it's mostly a willpower thing. Your bro probably has no willpower.
Part of the habit that people don't often think about, is that you get used to doing the smoking actions with your hands and mouth. When you no longer have the same things to do with your hands, it really bothers people. I think that's partly why people who quit smoking gain a lot of weight. They replace the smoking with snacking.
You need a good reason to quit. You'll still always crave a cigarette, no matter how many years have passed. It's a habit you're better off not starting.
There is no such thing as a "former smoker", just a smoker who isn't currently smoking. I quit maybe 10 years ago and never had even a single drag since then, but I still want one every time I see someone smoking.
At the same time, quitting is extremely easy. You just don't smoke. How simple is that? You're beyond weak and pathetic if you can't do it.
I smoked for one month (4 weeks) as a lark with friends. I had withdrawal symptoms for three months after I stopped and still had cravings a year later. All from smoking very casually for a month. It's addictive as fuck.
Used to smoke a pack a day. I quit using NEX off-brand Nicorette. I took a week off work(to avoid being mean to my co-workers), destroyed everything cig-related and re-addicted myself to the gum. Then I just used the gum for ~6 months. When I started to crave the gum instead of cigs, I started to slowly wean myself off the gum by using smaller dosage gums. Eventually I kicked even the gum.
Of course it was like, my 5th try to quit.
The trick is to remove all the cig-related stuff and move onto another nicotine product that you aren't as used too. You can still go out "to smoke" with the guys, just use the gum instead.
Then, before you develop a decade-long usage addiction to the new product, you wean yourself off of it, and consequently the nicotine. Even after I stopped with the Nicorette I still chewed gum for another 8 months or so.
Vaping doesn't do it, it's too similar to smoking, and it comes with it's own problems.
The first year is rough, and I got dreams of smoking for a couple of years. After about 4-6 years I completely lost all desire to smoke. Now I am physically disgusted whenever I get a whiff of cig smoke.
Oh, and don't drink either, it will fuck up your attempt to quit.
Incredibly hard. The urge to overcome is like the need to eat. It can get very strong over time and effects your mood. I quit cold turkey decades ago and still have the occasional dream that I started the habit again. At least I smoked though, vaping is for fags.
I've quit twice. 1st time, 3 years no smokes, cold turkey. Was sitting there and caught a wiff of a buddy who'd rolled his own Drum brand and wanted one. Just one. Then I was hooked again for many years. Pack a day.
Currently I've been able to stop for years from the last time I got re-hooked, but I am still resisting the urge to smoke.
I started smoking when I was probably 10 or 11. By 13 I was a pack a day smoker. The last cigarette i had was at age 35 (20 years ago). WHat did I do? I got drunk. Hammered. So hung over the next day I couldn't look at a cigarette. Even sick into the 2nd day. That got me through the first two days of no-smoking. Then I bought a pack of doublemint gum. By the end of day 5, it really wasn't that bad. The urge to smoke would come and go (when having coffee in the am or beers in the pm), but I was feeling better, breathing easier.
Here is the thing about smoking: when you're a smoker, you CANNOT imagine life NOT smoking. Once you kick the habit long-term, you CANNOT imagine life smoking again. I'll never go back to that habit
Nicotine is the most addictive substance known to humans. I quit 50 times until I quit for real. After 2 years I started vaping, but I use a tiny device the size of a lighter. I vape in stores, on planes, no one knows. Vapebros with manbuns blowing huge clouds all get the rope.
It's a decision. The habit gets a lot of power lent to it by everyone saying it's soooo powerful and difficult. Decide to stop. Know that the struggle is contained between your ears and will be over soon.
I tried the nicotine gum until me jaw was so sore I couldn't move it.
I tried nicotine lozenges until I had mouth ulcers.
Then, I got an idea. I used the lozenges and snoose, together. This was the clincher. I would snort a tiny amount of snoose, and pop a lozenge. This gave me the satisfaction that killed my craving for nicotine and my craving for tobacco. After a while, it was easy to quit the snoose and I was able to shift my nicotine addiction to a aspartame (the sweetner in the lozenge and gum) addiction and the aspartame addiction was fairly easy to kick.
I bought 1 can of snoose and I didn't even get through half of it before kicking the habit, altogether.
6 failed attempts to quit using the gum or lozenges by themselves. 1 successful attempt using the combo, and it wasn't all that difficult.
I switched to vaping after smoking cigarettes for 17 years. I smoked maybe 2 packs every 3 days. I still vape now. I feel much better than I did smoking. I cough more after hitting the vape. Which keeps me from going crazy with it. I'm also hitting the vape at less than 30 watts. I see some people at 70+ watts. That's pretty harsh.
I smoked for 30 years, wife got COPD, she smoked also, she stopped straight away and I knew if I didn't stop then she wouldn't be able to and so I did the right thing and stopped, it was hard, very hard but 15 years later I can't stand the smell of smokers lol.
I have a neighbor that had real health issues and won't/can't stop smoking she's tried many times, it will kill her.
Nicotine patches are highly successful. Watch a youtube video from a doctor on how to use patches. Don't even ween off patches. Just keep using the patches. They're expensive though. Combine with chewing gum or bubble gum.
I hear good things about hypnotism but some people cant really be hypnotised and it's expensive and you have to drive far to find somebody. Probably like 4 sessions.
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[ - ] anon 3674701 5 points 1.2 yearsFeb 13, 2024 02:12:31 ago (+5/-0)
The chemical addiction and physical withdrawl fades after a month, but the psychological urge stays with you long after.
I quit twice. Still smoking.
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Part of the habit that people don't often think about, is that you get used to doing the smoking actions with your hands and mouth. When you no longer have the same things to do with your hands, it really bothers people. I think that's partly why people who quit smoking gain a lot of weight. They replace the smoking with snacking.
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[ - ] anon 2164394 0 points 1.2 yearsFeb 13, 2024 02:54:57 ago (+0/-0)
If he wants to quit, he's going to have to develop a disgust for all things cigarettes.
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There is no such thing as a "former smoker", just a smoker who isn't currently smoking. I quit maybe 10 years ago and never had even a single drag since then, but I still want one every time I see someone smoking.
At the same time, quitting is extremely easy. You just don't smoke. How simple is that? You're beyond weak and pathetic if you can't do it.
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Of course it was like, my 5th try to quit.
The trick is to remove all the cig-related stuff and move onto another nicotine product that you aren't as used too. You can still go out "to smoke" with the guys, just use the gum instead.
Then, before you develop a decade-long usage addiction to the new product, you wean yourself off of it, and consequently the nicotine. Even after I stopped with the Nicorette I still chewed gum for another 8 months or so.
Vaping doesn't do it, it's too similar to smoking, and it comes with it's own problems.
The first year is rough, and I got dreams of smoking for a couple of years. After about 4-6 years I completely lost all desire to smoke. Now I am physically disgusted whenever I get a whiff of cig smoke.
Oh, and don't drink either, it will fuck up your attempt to quit.
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Currently I've been able to stop for years from the last time I got re-hooked, but I am still resisting the urge to smoke.
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[ - ] anon 3620001 0 points 1.2 yearsFeb 13, 2024 09:21:51 ago (+0/-0)
Here is the thing about smoking: when you're a smoker, you CANNOT imagine life NOT smoking. Once you kick the habit long-term, you CANNOT imagine life smoking again. I'll never go back to that habit
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I tried the nicotine gum until me jaw was so sore I couldn't move it.
I tried nicotine lozenges until I had mouth ulcers.
Then, I got an idea. I used the lozenges and snoose, together. This was the clincher. I would snort a tiny amount of snoose, and pop a lozenge. This gave me the satisfaction that killed my craving for nicotine and my craving for tobacco. After a while, it was easy to quit the snoose and I was able to shift my nicotine addiction to a aspartame (the sweetner in the lozenge and gum) addiction and the aspartame addiction was fairly easy to kick.
I bought 1 can of snoose and I didn't even get through half of it before kicking the habit, altogether.
6 failed attempts to quit using the gum or lozenges by themselves. 1 successful attempt using the combo, and it wasn't all that difficult.
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[ - ] anon 3168193 0 points 1.2 yearsFeb 13, 2024 04:48:05 ago (+0/-0)
I have a neighbor that had real health issues and won't/can't stop smoking she's tried many times, it will kill her.
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[ - ] anon 1592698 0 points 1.2 yearsFeb 13, 2024 02:36:10 ago (+0/-0)
I hear good things about hypnotism but some people cant really be hypnotised and it's expensive and you have to drive far to find somebody. Probably like 4 sessions.
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[ - ] anon 2391325 0 points 1.2 yearsFeb 13, 2024 02:10:18 ago (+0/-0)
Yes, he is weak in spirit and mind.