Quitting Nicotine Accountability Thread.

I hate to admit it but I started to vape again. I did notice my nose plugging up, have to use my cpap mask again, so tomorow back on the nicotine mints.

I could care less if I ever smoked another cigarette again though, no desire at all.

This shit is addictive.
I'm on the CPAP forever I think, wearing it is like an order of magnitude improvment in my quality of life. I think it's uncomfortable but necessary the doctor told me something like my trachea is anatomically undersized so I'll probably always need it and probably always should have used it I wonder how many years I've lost from not wearing it....

The nicotine dependence is another issue and I'll have to eventually stop I'm considering diluting my juice slowly to titrate off of it.
 
I really respect what you’re doing here. Quitting isn’t easy, especially when life gets stressful. Vaping helped me cut down gradually before I finally stopped completely. What made a difference was finding reliable gear and liquids that didn’t trigger cravings.
 
I really respect what you’re doing here. Quitting isn’t easy, especially when life gets stressful. Vaping helped me cut down gradually before I finally stopped completely. What made a difference was finding reliable gear and liquids that didn’t trigger cravings.
Yeah I'm going down from pouches now to lozenges. Even the chevrons here have govt pouches now called club 6. It's an expensive thing lol.
 
Yeah I'm going down from pouches now to lozenges. Even the chevrons here have govt pouches now called club 6. It's an expensive thing lol.
Ive been off and on the lozenges for years lol. I find they have good nutropic effects.
 
Every few months I have a little cheat day where I smoke a pac or two with the wife. This has been the hardest thing to quit in life by far. Its hard to argue when the wife wants some. For example on my last birthday I was eating clean etc wife comes to me and says hey lets let loose for your birthday, how about we order a pizza get some cigarettes, throw on some porn and do anal? I was like ummm know cant argue with that lol. Except the porn I said no to thats a hole I dont want to dig.
 
Every few months I have a little cheat day where I smoke a pac or two with the wife. This has been the hardest thing to quit in life by far. Its hard to argue when the wife wants some. For example on my last birthday I was eating clean etc wife comes to me and says hey lets let loose for your birthday, how about we order a pizza get some cigarettes, throw on some porn and do anal? I was like ummm know cant argue with that lol. Except the porn I said no to thats a hole I dont want to dig.
I used to do that.

I had a couple start of the summer when my wifes sister came to visit, woke the next day never wanting to touch them again.

I use the mints now. I will never go back to smoking or vaping, I do not miss it.

I am slowly reducing my mint useage, tendons heal better if you don't use nicotine, I will be completely quit my new years.
 
I used to do that.

I had a couple start of the summer when my wifes sister came to visit, woke the next day never wanting to touch them again.

I use the mints now. I will never go back to smoking or vaping, I do not miss it.

I am slowly reducing my mint useage, tendons heal better if you don't use nicotine, I will be completely quit my new years.
Your right all my old injuries feel horrible lately. Its funny you mentioned that about tendons I feel like i re tore my shoulder ac but I havent done anything to it lol.
 
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Its amazing how bad they are for you. No matter how much gear your on they still impact recovery drastically. Im 4 weeks into a decent cycle with huge progress then 2 days of smoking and it set me back way more then someone would expect.
 
Its amazing how bad they are for you. No matter how much gear your on they still impact recovery drastically. Im 4 weeks into a decent cycle with huge progress then 2 days of smoking and it set me back way more then someone would expect.
We all know better, but it is one hell of an addiction.

Just stick to the mints. After a while you’ll like them better than smoking or vaping.
 
Every few months I have a little cheat day where I smoke a pac or two with the wife. This has been the hardest thing to quit in life by far. Its hard to argue when the wife wants some. For example on my last birthday I was eating clean etc wife comes to me and says hey lets let loose for your birthday, how about we order a pizza get some cigarettes, throw on some porn and do anal? I was like ummm know cant argue with that lol. Except the porn I said no to thats a hole I dont want to dig.
I dig your wife's vibe for your birthday. That's an average evening for me if you replace cigs with a vape 😂 and I usually only have pizza on Fridays. Not watching porn is pretty based though, I think we're addicted to it we generally go to bed watch porn on our phones for a bit and then sex, some times we raw dog the sex without porn but that's uncommon.
 
I dig your wife's vibe for your birthday. That's an average evening for me if you replace cigs with a vape 😂 and I usually only have pizza on Fridays. Not watching porn is pretty based though, I think we're addicted to it we generally go to bed watch porn on our phones for a bit and then sex, some times we raw dog the sex without porn but that's uncommon.
We used to do that too but I found it got carried away, id be looking for the perfect video for like an hour and never find one lol. I didnt want to start comparing my wife or loose any appreciation for her so I had to stop it. For guys porn is a powerful drug it can really get a hold of ya.
 
We used to do that too but I found it got carried away, id be looking for the perfect video for like an hour and never find one lol. I didnt want to start comparing my wife or loose any appreciation for her so I had to stop it. For guys porn is a powerful drug it can really get a hold of ya.
I did that a few times but stopped. I think if you're married maybe it's different because you know one another so well. I wonder if testosterone lowers men's desire to be attracted to younger women. I mean when I'm on I am like, "I don't care if you're ten years older than me!" And when I talk to men who are only attracted to women too young for them otherwise it's just not worth it, I think testosterone might help them. It's kind of like only the extreme shocking porn is enough to get you going but maybe it's an OCD thing where you just need things perfect.
 
I did that a few times but stopped. I think if you're married maybe it's different because you know one another so well. I wonder if testosterone lowers men's desire to be attracted to younger women. I mean when I'm on I am like, "I don't care if you're ten years older than me!" And when I talk to men who are only attracted to women too young for them otherwise it's just not worth it, I think testosterone might help them. It's kind of like only the extreme shocking porn is enough to get you going but maybe it's an OCD thing where you just need things perfect.
It think its like a pure dopamine reward feedback system like any other drug the more you hit it the more you need. Which could be a slippery slope. I think im already fucked up from watching porn. I enjoy regular vanilla things in the bed room but most of the time its got to be pretty hard-core and out of the norm. My wife loves it and apreciates it she's a bit of a freak but It makes sense why rich elite people turn into discusting lowlife pieces of shit. I bet anyone who watches porn consistently started out with just beautiful women getting fucked and by now its like pregnant midets fisting each other in an 80 person orgy lol. The best thing any of us could do would be to fast from any fast acting forms of dopamine and get a good brain reset.
 
That and im a christian so ive always felt wrong watching and regret it whenever I do.
I'm also Christian if it makes you feel bad than don't watch it but if you do stumble I would say maybe reflect on Romans. In Chapter 7 Paul speaks of his struggle with sin and how he feels like he does the things he doesn't want to do and the things he feels he should do he doesn't do them, he says the sin is beyond his control that the sin is living in him. He says who will rescue me from this body of death? Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord.
 
It think its like a pure dopamine reward feedback system like any other drug the more you hit it the more you need. Which could be a slippery slope. I think im already fucked up from watching porn. I enjoy regular vanilla things in the bed room but most of the time its got to be pretty hard-core and out of the norm. My wife loves it and apreciates it she's a bit of a freak but It makes sense why rich elite people turn into discusting lowlife pieces of shit. I bet anyone who watches porn consistently started out with just beautiful women getting fucked and by now its like pregnant midets fisting each other in an 80 person orgy lol. The best thing any of us could do would be to fast from any fast acting forms of dopamine and get a good brain reset.
I know you didn't suggest otherwise but for others, I am pretty sure that dopamine doesn't actually make you feel good. It is a hormone that makes you want, even if the reward isn't very good at all.

Thats kind of classic sex addiction. You need to progressively find more exciting things. I grew up with porn so all of that happened to me very young. I'm thankful I didn't do anything extreme with any partner though. It definitely doesn't always go back to the same size down there lol, the muscles may but there's a lot of stuff in-between them.

If you take a break from it, I've always found I can restart from the beginning. If I'm looking up extreme stuff like fisting or even intense orgasms then I usually know it's time to dial it back. If you have trouble with that then I suggest using your imagination at first or using pictures with something more physically stimulating like a back massager or a guy toy. Then you can still orgasm without the extra visual and mental stimulation.

You can also focus on more of the connection and deep feelings and mental stuff with a partner and try to move less or stop yourself from doing the most fun stuff but it's probably better to do this after a break to start.

Our brains and life are very malleable which is why I feel bad for people who lose interest or move on from school, a partner or hobbies. Your most hated thing to do can absolutely become the most fun thing to do. An example could be a body part you used to hate working out but now love.
 
I know you didn't suggest otherwise but for others, I am pretty sure that dopamine doesn't actually make you feel good. It is a hormone that makes you want, even if the reward isn't very good at all.

Thats kind of classic sex addiction. You need to progressively find more exciting things. I grew up with porn so all of that happened to me very young. I'm thankful I didn't do anything extreme with any partner though. It definitely doesn't always go back to the same size down there lol, the muscles may but there's a lot of stuff in-between them.

If you take a break from it, I've always found I can restart from the beginning. If I'm looking up extreme stuff like fisting or even intense orgasms then I usually know it's time to dial it back. If you have trouble with that then I suggest using your imagination at first or using pictures with something more physically stimulating like a back massager or a guy toy. Then you can still orgasm without the extra visual and mental stimulation.

You can also focus on more of the connection and deep feelings and mental stuff with a partner and try to move less or stop yourself from doing the most fun stuff but it's probably better to do this after a break to start.

Our brains and life are very malleable which is why I feel bad for people who lose interest or move on from school, a partner or hobbies. Your most hated thing to do can absolutely become the most fun thing to do. An example could be a body part you used to hate working out but now love.
Awesome perspective man thats pretty good.
 
I know you didn't suggest otherwise but for others, I am pretty sure that dopamine doesn't actually make you feel good. It is a hormone that makes you want, even if the reward isn't very good at all.

Thats kind of classic sex addiction. You need to progressively find more exciting things. I grew up with porn so all of that happened to me very young. I'm thankful I didn't do anything extreme with any partner though. It definitely doesn't always go back to the same size down there lol, the muscles may but there's a lot of stuff in-between them.

If you take a break from it, I've always found I can restart from the beginning. If I'm looking up extreme stuff like fisting or even intense orgasms then I usually know it's time to dial it back. If you have trouble with that then I suggest using your imagination at first or using pictures with something more physically stimulating like a back massager or a guy toy. Then you can still orgasm without the extra visual and mental stimulation.

You can also focus on more of the connection and deep feelings and mental stuff with a partner and try to move less or stop yourself from doing the most fun stuff but it's probably better to do this after a break to start.

Our brains and life are very malleable which is why I feel bad for people who lose interest or move on from school, a partner or hobbies. Your most hated thing to do can absolutely become the most fun thing to do. An example could be a body part you used to hate working out but now love.
Kinda like I used to hate to scoop the meat sludge out of the grease trap, now I actually I kinda enjoy it. Ok maybe I enjoy the way it grosses out other people, lol. But still enjoy it.
 
Kinda like I used to hate to scoop the meat sludge out of the grease trap, now I actually I kinda enjoy it. Ok maybe I enjoy the way it grosses out other people, lol. But still enjoy it.
I'm honestly working on trying to learn to enjoy chores I used to hate. One being things like cleaning out a BBQ. It's hard to not procrastinate in your own head about it and I feel like every second you do, you actually reinforce the mountain you've made out of this pebble.
 
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