R6cowboy wrote: ↑Fri Apr 15, 2022 2:14 pm
I'd absolutely really want to quit. Even being a "part-time" smoker, it's hard. Part time meaning, I typically have 0-2 cigarettes a day, but smoke like chimney while drinking occasionally.
Well done Steve
Dude, we're all human! I've heard it gets easier to every time you decide to. I am still just currently a nicotine "enthusiast". Started with dip, then ciggies then both, then dip, then cigs, then I kicked cigs for going on two 2+ yaers now. But still do the tobacco derived non-tobacco nicotine pouches. It's straight poison, but some say/believe nicotine is no more harmful than caffeine as a vasoconstrictor/blood pressure raiser.....it's still gonna enlarge your heart and increase potential for hypertension and stroke (insert THUMB's "stroke joke" here), but it's the delivery method that compounds the issue. Nicotine gum, the patch, etc. can all be considered as addiction transference if you don't have a realistic plan for grabbing the demon by the horns and engaging in mortal combat with it. I sound like a nicotine lobbyist and that is not my intention. I guess I'm trying to say we all have our reasons for doing or not and we are the only ones that have power over ourselves in that regard. We (we know who we are) should start "Steveing" immediately. It's been weighing on me quite a bit recently. I think cold turkey is the way to go. And with any of these pesky habits, the more distance you can gain on them, the easier it gets to move past them.
I really haven't given it much thought though..
And I've said too much.
Hope you're doin' something fun.