Quitting smoking is the hardest fucking thing I’ve ever done. Nicotine is fucking evil, and I’m tired of being beholden to it’s whims.
This is it, I’m done. This shit sucks in every aspect.
Good luck, you got this. I managed to quit by drinking bitter green tea. Instead of having a smoke, I’d make a cuppa and let it steep for too long. After a while I associated the cravings with bitter tea and they somehow went away.
that’s very clever
After many, many unsuccessful attempts I had my old GP suggest something like this. After 2 weeks or so, the nicotine addiction becomes psychological and not physical. Just had to trick my brain really.
I support your quitting endeavour. You can do it!
It’s tough to do! One craving at a time. The space between gets bigger, and eventually it’s not your all consuming thought. 11 years quit this week for me, and I still very very occasionally want one, but I’m not having one!
Very good luck to you! It’s totally worth it.
It took me a hundred goes but I got there.
Do you/did you use any cessation aides or methods in particular? I’m close to trying to quit - the rolling tobacco I used to get for about five quid back in the UK (around $10 aud) is now over $90 here for a smaller pouch. Vaping isn’t for me I don’t think. Anyway, good luck with it.
you can do this 💪
You can do it! It took me a few goes, and the thing that finally worked was cutting down the strength until they tasted too disgusting to smoke.
I quit smoking pretty successfully… But I’ve been addicted to the nicotine lozenges for like 2 years now 🫠
Thank you for the encouragement and motivation to quit, I appreciate the support immensely and sincerely 😭💜💜
For those who asked: I use patches and an inhalator. Today, I signed up for QuitMail and cried to Quitline and made a proper plan to follow.
Again, seriously, thank you. I’m so grateful to be a part of this community, full of all of you beautiful humans 💜💜💜
You can do it!!!
I found the patches helpful. And the Quit app. If I can do it, you can too!
We’re all here rooting for you. 😐
You can do it!
You can do it!
If you’re ever finding it near impossible: you can buy a cheap vape and very gradually dilute the nicotine solution down until you’re weaned off. I’m aware the media is very anti-vape now but the dangers are from particular things (especially in black market vapes). With care taken I got off the cigs and then quit the juice.
Doctors may still prescribe nicotine for the purpose of quitting.
I went to IKEA for the first time today. My good it’s a bloody hoot! I love it. I got the Swedish meatballs with jam and a blahaj (I’ve wanted one for yearrrrssss)
Baku ♥️ IKEA
It’s a great time, and you get some decent, cheap food to boot.
Flat has entered the 21st century 😎
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So pretty
As I was saying…
What a beautiful manager you have. 💖🐈⬛
He is gorgeous, but currently inconvenient
I’ve had 5 hours sleep. Brain is not working properly. Time to head to the bedroom and negotiate a small space for myself on the bed
That bed looks very occupied to me… access denied.
Last night was ridiculous. I barely had enough room to lay on my side, yet she gets 3/4s of the bed. She’s 1/20th my size!!!
But as with all cats, her attitude is much larger than her mortal body 😽
Well her cat senses apparently extend a metre around her because if I move, ever so slightly, I get trampled when she runs away.
Try a hot water bottle for her - with at least two covers on it or thoroughly wrapped in a towel. Put that in one corner of the bed and I reckon she’ll gravitate to it - leaving the rest of the bed for you.
And 2000 times as important, Peasant!
Vic gov inquiry into Women’s pain now open: https://go.vic.gov.au/3Tzwi5F
Danke! Completed 💜 thanks for linking this!
oh look my first ever job application rejection
Oh mate sorry. And welcome to the infinite club.
Thanks! That one was something I’m wildly overqualified for. Going to apply for one actually relevant tomorrow. I’m pretty much applying for anything that looks reasonable :P
All smoky from planned burns over in the next valley.
Small quarter pounder meal, add on lettuce tomato bacon and mayo, with a medium coke please
A McWhopper from when I used to work at maccas.
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Would that have worked? Asking a cashier for a “McWhopper”? I know they don’t exist any longer.
Probably not, we only made them for other staff usually.
Breakfast 🍏🍎🍐🍊🍋🍈🫐🍓🍇🍉🍌🍒🍑🥭🍍🥥🥦🥑🫛🍆🍅🥝🥬🥒🌽🥕🥐🍠🫚🥔🧅🥯🍞🥖🥨🧀🧇🥞🧈🍳🥚🥓🥩🍗🍖🫓🍕🍟🍔🌭🥙🧆🌮🌯🥗🍲🍜🍝🥘🍛🍣🍱🥟🦪🍥🍘🍚🍙🐠🍤🪼🦀🐙 🍗🥮🍢🍡🍧🍰🧁🥧🍦🍨🎂🍮🍭🍬🍫🥜🌰🍪🍿🍯🥛☕️🍵🍺🍶🥤🧋🧃🥂🍷🥃🍸🍹🧉🔋
Please refer to above post. I’m half asleep
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Taiwanese thick shake hmm.
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On this chilly morning, could I have some porridge with cherry jam and cream please. And coffee.
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Thanks.
Starting Cyberpunk 2077.
That game is perfectly suited to pressing my “happy chemical” buttons.
I had to delete it in the end. I was dreaming about it lol
It’s certainly pretty cool so far.
You are in for a treat! I love that game so much!!
Have a great day everyone ❤️
I wish I’d stop switching between hobbies/projects as fast as I do, I feel like I end up wasting so much money. I start working on a project, order some of the stuff I need, spend hours researching it, and then by the next month I’m already in another hobby hole and start ordering things for that. It’s an absolute curse. I’ve got so much crap I got specifically for a project just lying around
It’s not even because I properly lose interest in them, it’s because I find something else I want to do and being more recent it sits further up in my mind. The net result is rather than having 5 completed projects I’ve got 25 only barely started ones
It’s normal to have many projects on the go at the same and at all different levels of completion. NORMAL.
Work on the ones you feel inspired to work on that day.
Fuck where does this expectation and guilt about art come from? School probably.
But every artist I know has lotsa stuff on the go all the time.
My problem with this is having things come up and not getting back to them for a while, which then just never happens. I don’t get to work on things enough to make a habit and get momentum
The “never have I ever” comments got me thinking… for the people who have never tried cannabis: would you consider trying it if it were legal for recreational use, and you could just go to a shop and buy it in any form… smoke, vape, edibles?
No. Living with someone who has used daily since they were in their teens, hell no. It’s not as harmless as people think, especially long term use.
No. Not only is cannabis not good for migraineurs it’s also bad for people who have had cptsd with disassociation. Psychiatrists have told me.
I’m not a never, but a not in over 20 years. Don’t care for the smell and can’t be bothered with the shenanigans of illegality. Would 100% try some sort of pain/sleep gummy.
Ditto & also wouldn’t mind gummies for same reasons
I’d try it to see how it works with my crazy brain as long I don’t need to jump through hoops and I also don’t have to smoke or inhale it. Can’t be that much worse than alcohol (which I don’t have much of either because it doesn’t do much for me, but might have a glass or two socially). I mean if it could help my mental health or I could use it to safely relax after stressful days I’d certainly want to try it
I don’t think I’d get anything done. Having it readily available to everyone would probably have our streets a bit more quieter but on the other hand teenagers would be doing more dumb dumb things in stolen automobiles.
it’s bad for teenagers, proof of link with schizophrenia
That explains the voices.
Weed was absolutely a gateway drug for me. People who say otherwise have a very narrow and pampered view of that world.
Nope. Maybe possibly in 30 years when I’m retired?
