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1. S0y · 1790118150 · focus · HN ↗

   Here's what I did to get rid of my nicotine addiction (vaping):

   - Gradually lower the strength of my liquid until it was at the minimum.

   - Stop all vaping and switch to nicotine gum

   - Gradually increase the time between each gum

   - Stop the gum altogether

   This process took probably 3 months and tbh it was pretty miserable the whole time. It's 100% worth it tho, You don't realize how much it controls your life until you stop. You will also still get random cravings for a year or two afterwards, Heck it's been 4 years and I still sometimes get dreams where I'm vaping.

   1. simoncion · 1790123257 · focus · HN ↗

      > Heck it's been 4 years and I still sometimes get dreams where I'm vaping.

      It has been way more than four years for me, and I'll smell some cigarette smoke when I'm in a mood and be all like "Man, wouldn't it be nice if I got me one of those?".

      But, I can say the same sort of thing about my reaction to the odor of coffee or caffeinated tea. Despite the fact that the very same place I get my coffee and tea from sells cigarettes -and wouldn't even card me because I'm so very obviously old- I've been able to quit nicotine. I've never been able to quit caffeine.

      1. idiotsecant · 1790129038 · focus · HN ↗

         How do people not just do the easy pleasurable thing? I am incredibly prone to addictions and I don't understand how some people aren't.

         1. chihuahua · 1790144887 · focus · HN ↗

            That's funny, as I was reading the comments on this page I was thinking the opposite: I don't understand people who get addicted to things.

            Smoking seems gross and stupid and self-destructive to me.

            Alcohol does nothing for me, I don't understand why people drink alcohol when it's clear they will get a hangover. Sometimes I drink wine or beer but there's nothing appealing about it.

            Gambling (casinos, online, sports betting) seems stupid and pointless - it's pretty much guaranteed that you'll lose, it's the whole point of a casino.

            Caffeine - I drink tea and coffee, but most of it without caffeine. Sometimes I drink caffeine every morning for a couple of weeks (mountain biking vacation), and then I stop it and feel bad for a day and then I'm back to normal.

            I guess I'm just lucky.

            1. program_whiz · 1790159411 · focus · HN ↗

               Probably the same way normies view us who spend time reading and commenting to semi-hostile strangers on the internet.

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