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People hooked on vapes try a new way to quit: cigarettes

248 points · 335 comments · alephnerd

orphereus · 1790169013 · focus · HN ↗
You have to actually WANT to quit to actually quit smoking, and I don't mean on a superficial level.
You might think, oh I should really quit smoking because it is bad for my health. But if you don't make a decision and change your core mentality that you really want to stop smoking, you'll just go back to it at some point, no matter what "trick" you use.
1. lizardking · 1790169147 · focus · HN ↗
  Most people who think they want to quit are still in the "wanting to want to quit" phase. When I truly decided to quit (because of a family health issue), I quit cold turkey and never touched a cigarette again.
  1. orphereus · 1790179105 · focus · HN ↗
    Yes, I think you formulated what I think in a much better way. I quit by going cold turkey one day, but it was not out of nowhere, it took me a while to reach that mental point where I wanted to really quit.
    The best part of it is that it is not that hard to stop smoking.

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