[vonseel]

I've quit nicotine more than once, but last time I quit with patches too. I switched from cigarettes to e-cig in 2018 and by late 2020 I was consuming way more nicotine than I did before - a JUUL pod or more per day.

I never smoked indoors so when I started e-cigs the habit only got worse and instead of a habit that required a break every hour or two to go outside and have a cigarette, I was just vaping all day throughout any activity.

I finally quit with patches ~10 months ago, but I'd be lying if I said I didn't still have cravings.

[ugjka]

Well, i got into 30 cigs a day zone and started to realize this is not gonna end well. I had to draw a line in the sand and tell the damn cravings to fuck off and stick to my guns. Freedom is worth much more than some stinky stick that'll give you cancer.

The breaking point was when I decided to see an addiction specialist instead of trying to wage the war on my own