• theangryseal@lemmy.worldEnglish
    26·
    1 year ago

    When I was a kid I used to kick cigarette butts down the aisles at the local grocery store.

    I’m a weirdo and I loved the smell, so naturally I became a smoker at the ripe old age of like, 10.

    I know how much other people hate the smell so I’m always so paranoid about it.

    I’m about to be a stay at home dad for a bit. I’m quitting to kill the expense. Wish me luck!

    • intensely_human@lemm.eeEnglish
      51·
      1 year ago

      I quit like 20 times, and what finally worked was an ayahuasca ceremony.

      Those things had me in their grip hard

    • Nalivai@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      Good luck! I quit cold turkey after 20 years of smoking, and I started just like you at around 10 or so. The year after I quit was a bit weird, it was hard the first month or so, and got substantially better every day. What helped me not to start again, is that feeling that it might be weird now, but if I start again, that would mean all those terrible first days were for nothing, and I hate suffering with no purpose.
      After a year I randomly realised that not only I don’t want to smoke anymore, the thought alone is a bit revolting, and that’s when I knew that I’m finally done with the whole shit. Gained a bit of weight though, nicotine is a wonderful appetite suppressor, but never regretted it.