Elaborate. Nicotine or Cannabis? Cigarettes or Chinese made vapes? Cold Turkey? Tell me more deets anon, and can tell you what you’re in for. I’ve quit both.
If you quit nicotine: >The first month will be the worst, with the first week being the hardest. >After that, you will occasionally think about smoking, but you will be able to not. >The thing that helped me is I made sure that I understood that I can't smoke, even on a "special occasion."
The second month however was really bad for me too, but for a different reason you probably wont experience: >Genetically, I am prone to anxiety as both my parents are diagnosed with it, so while my neurons were getting used to no longer having nicotine, I would experience anxiety attacks for a month. >These anxiety attacks would happen randomly, and I would think about some crazy shit like "some day, my parents are going to be dead and I will no longer be able to talk to them," causing me to freak out in my head. >This went away, and it motivated me to never smoke again because I would know that I would have to go through this stage again.
Yes I know we will all die and recently I have been trying to go to a Russian orthodox church more. But, the thought is still scary. I am 21 and am lucky both my parents are still alive. The point I was trying to get across about those anxiety attacks were that I would just be eating lunch with some friends and I would think REALLY deeply into such a concept, which sucked because I should have been just be enjoying the present moment. My parents dying was just an example. Another example I remember is thinking about how weird the sensation of sight is, like all I have to do is "not close my eyes" and I can see all these colors and things. IDK, it's not a profound thing to consider but, I would some how freak myself out about shit like that during that month I was experiencing that anxiety.
Also, looking back on the experience, I am glad that I experienced such anxiety because now, I have deeply considered such consequences of my parents dying. It's brought me closer to them and has motivated me to live the best that I can to make them proud.
Just know, no special occasions: >Im in college, and normally for the commute to my parents house during breaks, I'd buy a disposable to hit with the mindset "I need it for the drive, then throw it away and I will quit once I am home." > This never worked. The reasoning is because if you quit, you will not ever hit nicotine again, even on a long drive, so why even have this one excuse? >So, the time I successfully quit (May 2022, still haven't smoked) I decided to throw that shit away before that drive.
Occasionally, I still want to hit a vape, especially after a long day. However, when that happens, I consider all that I have gone through and don't. Idk if the sensation of wanting to hit a vape ever goes away, but it gets easier to say no in your head.
One more thing, vaping is so fricking gay dude. I like to imagine how I would feel if I saw my dad hitting a "stwawbewwy mango" vape. Like, do you really need to hit some fruity ass flavored shit because your life is "so hard?"
weight gain
whiter teeth
no apnea/asthma/bad breath
good sperm/ED gone/lasting in bed
better hair/skin/nails
most of it will come later tho
as with most of the bad stuff that shows only years into smoking
i dont know i’ve never smoked.
I don't know I've never stopped smoking
A new beginning
Elaborate. Nicotine or Cannabis? Cigarettes or Chinese made vapes? Cold Turkey? Tell me more deets anon, and can tell you what you’re in for. I’ve quit both.
Cigarettes and vape, cold turkey.
>healther
sounds great
>longer
sounds even better
NTA but give me a timeline on quitting cannabis
after i quit my brainfog was gone in about two weeks, within a few days energy levels were up
A longer and healthier life!
Depends on what type of smoke you are
referring to
Good luck, Anon. I suggest chewing gum as an oral fixation substitute.
About two weeks of cravings then maybe some random cravings later
I don't even think about it now but I used to smoke a lot of tobacco, just decided that I wanted to save my lungs and my health
I've been on and off the cigs before I quit, and it actually does reduce your endurance for cardio
You can still make it work, but if you do any sort of cardio then it just gets in the way
If you quit nicotine:
>The first month will be the worst, with the first week being the hardest.
>After that, you will occasionally think about smoking, but you will be able to not.
>The thing that helped me is I made sure that I understood that I can't smoke, even on a "special occasion."
The second month however was really bad for me too, but for a different reason you probably wont experience:
>Genetically, I am prone to anxiety as both my parents are diagnosed with it, so while my neurons were getting used to no longer having nicotine, I would experience anxiety attacks for a month.
>These anxiety attacks would happen randomly, and I would think about some crazy shit like "some day, my parents are going to be dead and I will no longer be able to talk to them," causing me to freak out in my head.
>This went away, and it motivated me to never smoke again because I would know that I would have to go through this stage again.
I mean bro all our parents will die one day, so will we
Gotta get right with the big man upstairs, it's not like you will lose them forever, Christ grants eternal life
Yes I know we will all die and recently I have been trying to go to a Russian orthodox church more. But, the thought is still scary. I am 21 and am lucky both my parents are still alive. The point I was trying to get across about those anxiety attacks were that I would just be eating lunch with some friends and I would think REALLY deeply into such a concept, which sucked because I should have been just be enjoying the present moment. My parents dying was just an example. Another example I remember is thinking about how weird the sensation of sight is, like all I have to do is "not close my eyes" and I can see all these colors and things. IDK, it's not a profound thing to consider but, I would some how freak myself out about shit like that during that month I was experiencing that anxiety.
Also, looking back on the experience, I am glad that I experienced such anxiety because now, I have deeply considered such consequences of my parents dying. It's brought me closer to them and has motivated me to live the best that I can to make them proud.
Just know, no special occasions:
>Im in college, and normally for the commute to my parents house during breaks, I'd buy a disposable to hit with the mindset "I need it for the drive, then throw it away and I will quit once I am home."
> This never worked. The reasoning is because if you quit, you will not ever hit nicotine again, even on a long drive, so why even have this one excuse?
>So, the time I successfully quit (May 2022, still haven't smoked) I decided to throw that shit away before that drive.
Occasionally, I still want to hit a vape, especially after a long day. However, when that happens, I consider all that I have gone through and don't. Idk if the sensation of wanting to hit a vape ever goes away, but it gets easier to say no in your head.
One more thing, vaping is so fricking gay dude. I like to imagine how I would feel if I saw my dad hitting a "stwawbewwy mango" vape. Like, do you really need to hit some fruity ass flavored shit because your life is "so hard?"
Will my hair grow back?
weight gain
whiter teeth
no apnea/asthma/bad breath
good sperm/ED gone/lasting in bed
better hair/skin/nails
most of it will come later tho
as with most of the bad stuff that shows only years into smoking
depression and lower testosterone
Isn't it the opposite?
I decided the same today
> Reduced blood pressure
> Reduced cholesterol
> Reduced coughing and sore throats
> Improved sense of taste and smell
> Reduced risk of cardiac and pulmonary illnesses
> Improved VO2Max
> Improved odor
> Improved finances