• theangryseal@lemmy.world
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    3 months 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!

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      3 months ago

      Good luck! If it’s ok, I can DM you to see how it’s going? Quitting smoking/nicotine felt like the hardest thing I ever did, but I’m so glad that I did it. I’m still kind of surprised at myself for having succeeded after so so so many failed attempts.

      But if you keep trying, one day it just works.

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      3 months ago

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

      Those things had me in their grip hard

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      3 months 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.

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      3 months ago

      I never became a smoker but I too love that smell.

      That smell kinda helps me relax too, depending on the type, I guess. I use (vanilla) incense because it has a similar effect for me. Though it doesn’t smell quite the same.

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        3 months ago

        I don’t know if it’s nostalgic for me or what. Funny thing is, I hate, hate, hate, the smell of incense (or anything else burning for that matter). My daughter started burning them recently and I couldn’t stand it.

        A lot of smells that most people enjoy make me sick or give me a headache. The smell of matches burning and cigarettes though, I’ve always loved that. Maybe it makes me feel like a little kid or something. Who knows?