How to Quit Smoking, Vaping or Dipping Tobacco
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ต.ค. 2022
- Dr. Andrew Huberman discusses various methods to quit smoking, vaping or dipping tobacco.
Dr. Andrew Huberman is a tenured professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at Stanford University School of Medicine and host of the Huberman Lab podcast.
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This clip is from the Huberman Lab episode "Nicotine's Effects on the Brain & Body & How to Quit Smoking or Vaping." The full episode can be found on TH-cam here: th-cam.com/video/uXs-zPc63kM/w-d-xo.html
By lowering ones libido one can stop smoking?
I vaped for a solid 8 years (age 16-24). I decided to quit while my lady was pregnant with my first child. Honestly, the addictive voice in my head was very convincing at telling me I wouldn’t be able to do it, but in reality once I made it a week it was smooth sailing from there. Don’t let that voice fool you guys, you can do it! I haven’t gone back ever since quitting and it’s been almost 2 years now.
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I’m starting today my friend with the same circumstance you had two years ago my babygirl will be born in December and I can’t have that influence in the house and after smoking/vaping for 11 years (12-23 yes I know…) it’s high time I stop giving these evil and wicked tobacco companies my hard earned money
@@christant8996 proud of you homie! You got this for real. Life without nicotine is way more convenient. One thing I didn’t mention in my original comment that also helped me was trying to look at nicotine as a person in my life that I didn’t want to hang out with anymore. Listen to the song “Nikki” by Logic, very good song and also illustrates what I mean.
@@christant8996i'm same here. Vaping for 5 years. My health is down... cant work i'm breathless...
I hope that i can stop with that shit..
@christant8996 wish you the best of luck. You can do it if you set your mind to it. If you crave a crave cigarette chew piece of gum or put a piece of of hard candy in mouth. Just stay positive
I am 24 years old and i have smoked/dipped since i was 15. I was 23 when i quit. replaced all my cravings for nicotine with zone 2 cardio sessions. Now I am an endurance athlete instead of a smoker. Huge improvement in lifestyle.
Well done 🎉
I feel like this is a dumb question but have you noticed any drastic changes in your mental well being?
How long did it take for you to feel better after quitting?
Thank you so much for this comment, I am 24 and tryna quit so bad too.
Honestly, I spent the better part of a 6 months in a running injury cycle before I started balancing things out with cycling. I would be running and happy, then injured and depressed. My advice is use swimming or the bike to supplement a slower 10% per week increase with deloading weeks running. If I had used cross training, I would have been less injury prone and happier. Id say i felt better within days and i never think about it these days... I'm disgusted by the smell on my runs! Most days I am beaming after my exercise and I have fallen in love with the "long run" and its basically become what I look forward to every week... sorta like how I used to see friday beers, except i feel great after instead of hungover, another plus! @@makayla1779
I’ve been dying to quit, I have never tried yet. If I don’t smoke a cig for 2 hours I get dizzy, grind my teeth, get a headache…etc how long did these symptoms last when you first quit? Days? Weeks? 😢
Decided one day and quit, haven't smoked for a year and I don't even feel like it. For everyone thinking about quitting, believe me it's easier than you think and you are stronger than you think.
Thanks, needed it.
Why watch this then lol
Chronic depression makes it so much more difficult than just quitting. I have days where if I'm not in a social setting, I'll have maybe 1 or 2 cigs that day without any issues. I've even had times where I went a few days without just because I didn't feel the need. I had no withdrawal symptoms at all. But then without even thinking about it, I start again when I get deep into depression. Depression makes a person care so much less about themselves, so even wanting to quit for health concerns doesn't help much. I swear, if I could get my depression and anxiety under control, I truly believe I could quit not just smoking, but drinking as well. I don't drink every day, and can go weeks or even months at a time without alcohol and have no withdrawals. I DO drink normally a few days per week most of the time. But, I don't feel that I have a physical dependency on either. It's all mental in my case. That's the hardest part. Not everybody is the same.
@@TheJokesterSCRhave you tried taking vitamin d or any other supplements?
@@TheJokesterSCR well, nicotine and alcohol sure as hell aren't helping your chronic depression I'll tell you that much.
Went cold turkey when I was 33 after 20 years of smoking. Told myself I didn't want to be fat and unable to keep up with my kids when I eventually had kids. Now I have two daughters and I've not smoked tobacco since I quit. Best of luck and hope that you can make it. Without good health you have nothing.
keep telling yourself these stories, they really help. keep it up!
yeah bro. the sad truth is, when you quit smoking- is when you quit your LOVE. thats why is hard to quit smoking heheh. its like that fucke*-up GF you had in your Highschool, when you knew she was bad for you, yet you loved her and STILL sometimes think of her even though you know you shouldnt and you have your life sorted out....theres not a DAY when i do not think about SMOKING a cigarette heheheh. but then i go- hey! i sleep BETTER! i FU*K better! i WORK better! i EAT better! i SMELL better! i RUN better! i SWIM better! i FIGHT better! whatever o touch NOW- i doit BETTER! and, brother, you know Jordan Peterson? he said- you have 2 options! 1. you can be MISERABLE going to bed every bight, knowing you smoked 25 cigarrettes today....hearing your lungs....thinking how you promised yourself you will not smoke THIS MANY cigarrettes no more ( which i did hehe)...OR 2! you might feel MISERABLE WITHOUT a cigarrette! missing it every second! but guess what! which MISERABLE is better?
so why are you watching this video?
Any tips other than sheer force of will? Currently struggling with the process of quitting myself
@@Gerald_Frenulum i used pills, in Poland they are called Desmoxan, or Desmoksan, not sure. Check availability online. You always need a strong will, but these will take the physical suffering away. They are nicotine receptors' inhibitors, they do not have nicotine in them
I’m really good at quitting. I’ve quit over a thousand times.
Not being able to quit simply means one is not chasing their true self and life. What if we choose peace instead of the word BUT? Bad jobs. Bad partners. Bad friends. Bad habits.
I quit cold turkey. Gym. Healthfood. Wake up sunrise or just before. Walking. Hiking. Physical job with rewards.
Two great replies, I wish I learned it before.
@marc taddei You sound like me. I have been having some success cutting way down with myo-inosital and NAC (n-acetyl cysteine) and L-Theanine. When you have some spare time ;) look into these and see if you might benefit too? I also use the denicotea filters to trap a lot of the tar and nicotine. Good luck to you! It's hard to quit and someone people like to think they are better than others because they have stopped smoking. Would be nice if that were true.
The only method I found that works (tried them ALL) is extreme exercise/ and healthy nutritional food…
I rode a bike 35 km a day/ for two months…/ weights/ yoga 🧘♀️/ breathing exercises
Did this every day for 3 months.
And it was the only method that worked in reducing the cravings and detox symptoms.
I tried hypnosis 3 times/ read Allan cars book. Patches/ gum/ lollies/ laser therapy/ acupuncture/ THE LOT!
The only thing that worked for me was extreme exercise/ healthy clean nutritional diet…
Not only did I quit and stay quit/ got a new awesome body at the same time! Ditched the fat and grew muscle! My body is a completely new body! And the doctors are baffled at my blood results! I got blood of a man 25 years younger!
I was part of the 5% of the cold turkey people. I listened to [the audiobook version] of How to Quit Smoking by Allan Carr. Life changing book, didn't even finish it. 5 years no nicotine!
Me too it's the easiest way I found so far great
smoke one more you know you want it
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@@nikosogamias 😂😂
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I bet he doesn't want neither do I.
Smoking seems pathetic after reading Alan Carr's the easy way
I was a 45 pack year smoker. Started at age 11. Quit 3 years ago and have not relapsed. I found incredible support through the Mayo Clinic’s EX group. An online support “group” with great blogs and encouragement. Drinking out of a straw during my quit was a great tip that I still do. That oral lips connection. Once I made it over the “hump” of a couple of weeks, I found my obsession with thinking about smoking diminished and by the month mark I was actually thinking of myself as a nonsmoker. I was also very proud of myself and I really liked that feeling. I really do appreciate that I’m no longer planning my next cigarette. I miss it but not enough to invite the nicodemon back. I choose life.
I choose life. So true.
Great job. You did very well. Keep it up. Now I have to quit.
Nicodemon
Love that too: Nicodemon!
45 packs a year?
I stopped vaping years ago and cold turkey and got extremely sick for like 2 weeks and fully recovered in a month and felt AMAZING once I was clean of nicotine! My body felt so healthy and happy!
Never heard that before. Especially with vaping and not actual cigs(which I could understand) Like what was amazing feeling if you dont mind me asking?
Yeah sick wpw that's weird.
stopped vaping and reduced amounts of caffeine a couple years ago, and the feeling was astonishing after a month.
The flavor of the vap begins to coat your mouth so your food doesn't taste as pure.
can I ask about the sickness you felt, was it just powerful withdrawal symptoms or were you physically unwell as a result of nicotine absense in your body/brain?
I started smoking years ago as a teenage, got addicted to cigarettes. Spent my whole life fighting Cigarettes addiction. I suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Was diagnosed with ADHD. Not until my wife recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 8 years totally clean. Much respect to mother nature the great magic shrooms.
Hey mates! Can you help with the source? I suffer severe anxiety, panic and depression and I usually take prescription medicine, but they don't always help. Where can I find those psilocybin mushrooms? I'm really interested in treating my mental health without Rxs. I live in Australia don't know much about these. I'm so glad they helped you. I can't wait to get them too. Really need a reliable source 🙏
Yes Dr.alishrooms
Congrats! I'm really happy for you that your wife decided to help you. I always admire those who beat their addiction. Knowing it's possible to fix your life knowing there's people out there that have done what I thought was impossible gives me hope I will make it through as well. Those who share their experiences don't know how much it helps when you're about to give up, it gives you the strength knowing somone who actully know what it's like to go through this tell you it's possible, it's not the same somone telling you you can do it when they have no idea what it's like, but hearing somone who knows what it's like that helps a lot since you understand it firsthand and made it out gives so much hope. so thanks for sharing.
How do I reach out to him? Is he on insta
Yes he's Dr.alishrooms. Shrooms to me is a natrual healer. I know a guy who has used mushrooms in the same way and they have
really helped him. mah dudes have safe
trips all.
Please read this : The mind is extremely powerful, as soon as you say " I'm quitting " the mind hears this information, it's like you're giving yourself a heads up and it will make you smoke more. As a leaf fans from a tree it simply falls, the leaf doesn't sit in the branch and plans it, it's natural, simply think no words or speak, just wake up don't smoke, may read crazy but it's technically not hard as we say it is, one does whatever the mind is set to, simply set it to not smoking, you got this, WE GOT THIS ❤️🙏🏻💪🍃🍃🍃🍃🍃
Love this ❤
@@mementomori6585 you're amazing and blessed in abundance, thank you kindly ❤️🙏🏻🍃🍃🍃🍃💪
I said that a million times…im still stuck smoking
I did the patches and it worked. I did follow the program religiously until I was having so much nicotine in my system from the patches that I changed to the gums. My mother quit using welbutrin. Ny dad quit cold turkey. All of us are smoke free for over a decade now. Do not give up!!! You can do this. Also, make sure that you substitute with a healthy habit too!
I stated cigarettes to quite vaping then replaced cigarettes with copious exercise and a constant reminder of how common lung cancer is. I also had to quit drinking as they all love to party together but never invite exercise. I'm 37. Closer to achieving my dreams and regard that time in my life with shame. Thank you so much Andrew Hubberman
Good idea I was thinking a big about this the other day. Just trying to push my focus on exercise. I'll be 40 in a couple years so really want to quit before then and it causes me a lot of back pain and low energy focus.
@@Larimuss I have NOT done this myself, so take it with a grain of salt. But I know that when I do intermittent fasting and get myself to where I only eat once per day, my senses seem to increase to levels that I've never experienced otherwise. My sense of smell, taste, touch, and hearing seem to increase quite dramatically. I have no idea how or why it works scientifically, but it does. If I could just get my depression and anxiety under control, I'm certain that I'd be able to quit smoking and drinking without much of an issue especially if coupled with fasting.
1 year smoke free cold turkey... had my son and that was it. pray for me.
You dont want to enter that dopmine chasing loop again. Good on you, congratulations on your son!! and I bet it was hard,, now it is easy for you
No need for prayers.
The evil tobacco company was killing you and making you pay for it.
You are free off them, you have lost nothing and gained everything
I quit the next day after you uploaded the nicotine, smoking & vaping episode. I am 24 days clean!! Thank you for the eye opening doc.
Good job bro
How you going bro? Hope you are saying strong and of not you’ll get there
@@mahirg4762 i started smoking again 2 days ago honestly. my dad had a heart attack so i got triggered. he's doing well now and i intend to stop after a few days MAX. the stress got to me :/
@@blendajeti6516 try nicorette patches mate, they do work and you don’t feel the need to smoke. They do a 3 stage system
I did that when he dropped the one on alcohol. I watched it driving home from my vacation where I drank 8 days in a row and I’ve only drank twice in the past 3 months which is a huge decrease compared to previously. Haven’t stopped vaping yet but now I’ll definitely be working on it.
How many other (former) smokers couldn’t believe how bad smoke smells after you quit? 🤮 that smell Keeps me from starting back again, 8 years later and the smell still turns me off, many say they love the smell still, definitely not me
I used gum the first week or so, only a few a day for immediate ease, then i simple kept saying “I don’t smoke anymore”. A few weeks in I noticed how bad the smell was (I was 2 months pregnant and had the nose of a blood hound) but really it was mind set and focus on why I didn’t want to anymore. Gum for physical withdrawal, then mindset … sometimes being stubborn has benefits 😊
Once and awhile when ya walk by one smoking. It sure smells good 😅
I can now smell it walking by cars in the parking lot windows closed and all. I cant shop thrift stores either all the stuff in there smells like cigarettes.
I agree haven’t smoked cigarettes in 2 years. Anytime I smell a cigarette I feel nauseous BUT vaping is my weakness. It first helped me quit cigarettes but now I am addicted to vaping. I know I have to stop.
Kept me from ever starting....no way no how
I tried everything. The only way I was able to quit was by reducing the amount of cigarettes I smoked a day, kept tabs on a calendar what I smoked for the day, decreased the amount when I felt comfortable, until I got down to four cigarettes a day, then I quit. You have to want to quit, that is the key.
Yes, tapering is very effective
7 years of smoking and another 7 years of vaping. I quit 6 months ago, cold turkey. The vaping was the harder to quit but I have improved my life tremendously since then. Probably the best health decision I have ever taken and I'm never, ever going back.
I’ve been on and off for years, I lasted 11 months at the longest, I’ve never felt better, I could sleep better, more energy and my anxiety diminished. But I need to stop giving myself the “Special occasion” pass because I start falling apart again. I will finish my vape and try again
Today marks the sixth day since I quit smoking. I've attempted it multiple times before, but strangely enough, this attempt has been the smoothest. The initial two days presented a challenge, yet by the third day, the struggle began to wane. It's worth noting that I had been a smoker for almost 25 years, often combining smoking with my coffee consumption. It's crucial to recognize that the period of withdrawal is finite and not everlasting. Reminding oneself that this phase is temporary and avoiding situations that could trigger the urge to light a cigarette, especially in the initial stage - let's say, during the first two weeks to a month - is key.
Hope you held on ❤
Yes, it's 22nd day today 😊 @@letigre5822
Bro, how are you still holding on?
Thanks for asking, today is the 27th day since I quit smoking cigarettes and stopped drinking coffee. I occasionally experience cravings, but they are becoming shorter in duration and less intense. I have gained 6 kilograms in weight, but I am managing well. In the first two weeks, I had concentration issues, which was a significant problem for me as I attend a programming school, but for the last 4-5 days, I have been feeling much better.
Since I used to work out even before quitting cigarettes, I've noticed that my performance at the gym has improved by around 15-20% when it comes to lifting weights; I get less tired. In fact, I've noticed many benefits. For example, I am 43 years old, and since I was around 23, I developed an allergy on my hands, but only when exposed to strong sunlight. Where I live, summers are very hot, and strangely, since I stopped smoking, I haven't experienced these allergies anymore, even though I spend hours in the sun.
In any case, I constantly remind myself that it takes time for the receptors in the brain to regenerate and that I must never allow myself to take even a single puff again, as that's the only way I can ensure I won't start smoking again. Cravings are temporary, and it's something a person should remind themselves of. I also avoid situations where people are smoking, I don't drink alcohol, I don't consume drugs, etc. I try to keep a clear mind, at least for the first 3-6 months. After that, I might occasionally have a drink; I don't have issues with alcohol, but during the period of recovering from nicotine, it's best to avoid such things until the body fully recovers. 😊 @@stenn8932
@@SonicFictionTV I also felt that I stopped eating sugar and cigarettes for 1 week, my strength to exercise increased
I was very addicted. The way that I quit was by using vape pens instead of cigarettes. I started off using 20mg pods and every two weeks I would decrease the pod dosage by 4mg. So 20mg x 2 weeks, 16mg x 2 weeks, 12mg x 2 weeks etc. When I reached 0 mg, I still used the vape pen for two weeks with no nicotine content. This was to try to decrease the dopamine release associated with the motor action of putting the pen to the mouth (removing conditioned stimulus). I also made sure to replace that addiction with one that was productive - running. I still had some small cravings after stopping but over time they diminished to the point where I no longer experience any. In fact the thought of smoking or vaping disgusts me now. One year on and I'm running well and smashing my fitness targets.
Congrats! I'm planning on doing the same with the vape pens
Hell yaaaa
@@boranboynuk good luck!
My process was also the same with some help of taking NAC supplements, I was chain smoking 1-2 packs of cigs a day for 12 years down to 3.5ml of 3mg-18mg of vape juice everyday. The transition made me try running. Today I can now do sprints almost everyday, sometimes twice a day
Congrats !
I quit 20 years ago and I never thought I could but what he professes is completely true. Just need to have your mind focus on it m
At age 35 I was given Wellbutrin for depression. I was told that I was self-treating with Marijuana, Tobacco and alcohol. When the Wellbutrin started working, I no longer needed alcohol or marijuana. Cigarettes were a little harder to quit but the Wellbutrin helped a lot.
My self confidence increased dramatically, I started dating, got married, had 2 children and bought a house with the money I saved.
Wellbutrin is amazing. It helps with my social anxiety, SAD, and it helped me quite smoking! Highly recommended
Well played!
That's what you want to hear, amazing story
Ok I will talk to my doctor thanks man had no idea about this medicine, cheers.
For me, nicotine patches really helped. I followed the 3 step program they have and was able to quit vaping within 3 weeks. Withdrawals and the the want to smoke something made it tougher, but the patches really helped me.
I checked it out, it's awesome. I never figured to self talk what it was for over what I was trying to stop. It's a huge revelation. Thanks Dr Huberman. I thank God for showing me to you.
I quit cigs after 38 years nearly 2 years ago.
Did it by vaping, the vaping began giving me breathing issues, asthma like symptoms. So 1 year ago I switched to nicotine pouches. And I still use them.
I can tell you nothing beats a cig. None of these replacements will completely replace how a cig makes you feel.
I can also say the only way to quit smoking is to refuse to smoke. Because you will always crave them if you smoked as long as I did.
So that is they key, just realize you will always want to smoke, but you must refuse to do so. It's that simple.
Damn, I've been smoking since age 16, and am gonna be 34 in March. So, almost 18 years. It feels impossible to quit, but I know it's mostly due to depression and anxiety. If I could get that under control, I think I could quit without much issue. I have times where I will go days without a cig and have ZERO withdrawal symptoms. I don't feel that I have a physical dependency at all. It's more of a mental battle. Depression makes it so much harder to fight off the urge.
It is less addiction but more about habits...
I quit and then got back into it. 2nd time was harder and took longer. Did it cold turkey. If you stop and have a few weeks or months under your belt, don't think you can just have one again and be done. Be strong and now I think cigs are so disgusting. Can't stand the smell and can't believe my love ones put up with me smelling like that. My dad tried stopping on and off for years and then finally got it too.
Yeah never ever have one again. I quit for a year and “had one” now three years later I’m having to quit all over again. But hey in 10 minutes I’ll be at the 3 day mark.
Thanks for the vid! appreciate your work, Would be great if HL could dive into spinal dynamics, back injuries, and what we can do to get thru back pain, as I suffer 2 "slipped discs" however the amount of conflicting information in front of one with an injury is staggering, i have found. I have not overcome my injury in over 5 years, and is one of the biggest factors in my performance ability in anything.
I know that over 95% of my addiction is mental. If someone offered me ten million dollars to quit I believe it would be fairly easy. Motivation makes all the difference to me. I guess I'm not scared enough or believe enough in the benefits.
It may very well be a million if you do some math.... first the cost, then years of not medicating the effects, maybe the hospital system bills and stays then the actual amount you can save for other life experience? Then the length of time you are youthful compared to being a smoker and healthier.
Thank you for this video. I’m a Clinical Hypnotherapist and I have 95% success rate for quit smoking with one session. I appreciate your explanation on hypnosis
I love your content professor Huberman. Thank you very much. There is one important aspect to vaping that I couldn’t hear you mention.
In each vape there is something called a coil, it is made of different metals, nickel is a common one but some use ALUMINIUM as well.
The purpose of the coil is to heat the liquid filled cotton inside the coil for evaporation.
And yes, also the metals vaporised get inhaled.
I’m currently about to start chealation therapy
I was writing reasons to quit smoking then I started taking notes on learn chem e now I'm back to writing reasons to quit and watching lectures to reinforce and better understand how to apply reasons to quit in all aspects of daily living! Yay!
Spoke to a doctor about Andrew huberman this morning, he said your brilliant and I agree, the alcohol video you did is first class, pointing out the shit that next to nobody will speak about.
Now, I'm on to quitting smoking with your informative videos and extensive knowledge!
Breaking the Stronghold of Addiction One link at a time 👊
As well as learning how the body deals with addictions will help me to help others to quit worse drugs than smoking, and yes, worse is out there!
I smoked for 28 years, started at 12, by the time i ditched the habit i was 70-100 grams of tobacco/week, i got onto this book, "Alan carr's easy way to stop smoking", it took me about 3 weeks to read bit by bit, and about 3 weeks later the penny dropped i handed my smokes over to some smoker friends declaring i was done, much to their amusement. that was over 10 years ago, i never had any cravings or withdrawls, easiest thing i ever did, that book puts it all in perspective
I quit smoking nearly two years ago. One year and ten months ago to be precise. I am a man of a certain age and I had smoked for most of my adult life. I used to smoke a pack a day. That was my natural rhythm. Sometimes fewer, but almost never more.
I stopped smoking with ease. Cold turkey. I loved smoking. I never felt addicted to it; and, judging with the ease I gave up the habit, I wasn’t. I experienced no withdrawal symptoms. None whatsoever.
Despite having smoked all my adult life, I have never craved a cigarette since. I have fond memories of the smoking years. There’s just something about a handsome man who smokes a cigarette. It is sexy and attractive in a way that vaping could never ever be. I have not tried vaping; and nor will I ever. It holds absolutely no appeal for me.
As for “dipping”, I had never even heard of the habit until I chanced upon this, your video. I’m a Brit. I don’t know whether we use that term this side of the Pond. I once knew an old man who used to buy chewing tobacco. They used to call it twist. I think that ‘dipping’ must be something similar. Again, that would hold absolutely no appeal for me.
Do I feel better for not smoking? No, not really. As I said, I used to thoroughly enjoy a smoke. And, judging by what people get up to these days, I see nothing wrong with that enjoyment, either. In fact, I have grown so tired of the war being conducted on smoking. Smoking a cigarette is one of the least of our problems. It is drug use which I object to. Moreover, at the very time that it has become exceedingly difficult to enjoy a cigarette anywhere, the authorities are busy relaxing laws on marijuana and cannabis. And look at the cocaine problem we have! I recently read that London is the cocaine capital of the world! And people worry about someone enjoying a cigarette!
So many myths are peddled about cigarettes. If you listen to the nonsense written about them, they are the cause of wrinkled skin, baldness, bleeding gums, tooth loss, etc. You name the malady and cigarettes are the cause! I can assure you that even at my advanced age, I have a full head of hair which hasn’t even lost its colour. I have my own teeth. My gums are healthy. I can read the print in a book even at this age without reading glasses. I have no hearing impairment; and my skin is pretty wrinkle-free.
The only problem I have now, since quitting smoking, is the weight I have gained. And as I am not a diabetic, I worry about it. The last thing I want to happen is that I turn diabetic!
To get back to my normal weight again, I am even contemplating re-starting smoking! But if I do re-start, it will be a conscious decision to do so on my part.
As far as I am concerned, the real devil is not in the tobacco; rather, it is in the dose. Moderation is key in all things.
I never started with smoking cigarettes, but the draw to vaping was fascinating because it had all the lights and cool flavors, but the worst part was the fact that I was introduced to it in high school so that cool factor got me hooked. Now I see it as something that's got a hold of my finances, intrudes in my free time and when I'm trying to work, and it's affecting my health. Ready to give it up completely
Thank you!
This helps bring clarity to the physical facts. So much misleading garbage trying to make money off the backs of already chain dragging angels.
Much love everyone!
Take the strength back.
Five deep breaths and think of what brought you joy when you were 7-10. Some variation of this is where we need to be.
Love, light, truth, I am
✨🫂💚
I have been an on and off smoker since 18 years old. I’m now 30 and started back up after being 9 months clean. Stress is a BIG trigger. I want to learn better stress reduction techniques so I can quit this filthy, smelly and costly habit. It is EXTREMELY hard to quit when you are constantly surrounded by things that trigger your stress…
I am 26 and I have been smoking since I was 14. I have been trying to quit ever since I realize I was not a social smoker anymore (at 17) the longest I've last without smoking is 6 months. I got to a point were I know I'll never quit smoking, my ideal scenario is just being social smoker or just smoke whenever I really feel like. What really angers me is that I feel like I don't have control over it, I can't stand the fact that I am addicted to something, that something has control over me, that's what really pisses me off and the reason I quit every once in a while.
I know someday I'll have full control over every single one of my decisions. My goal is to trascend to a new level of consciousness and smoking is on my way.
You would be better off vaping dude.
@@taopaille-paille4992 yeah, it helped me once. I'll give it another shot
@@taopaille-paille4992 A good buddy of mine told me that vaping is causing him every bit as much problems as cigs did. He wakes up hacking up a lung and he still feels bad the more he smokes it. I wanted to switch to vaping, but the fact is that we have very little research on it and it's STILL possible that it could be just as bad if not worse than cigs, as far fetched as that sounds. He hasn't smoked a cig in like 5 years, but still has the same side effects as a cig smoker. I'm just saying.
4th day "sober" and holding on. Quitting e-cigs is a hell of a thing. I did it before, no smoking for 2 1/2 years, but I relapsed because I was over-confident in my non-smoker mind frame. Started again with cigarettes and switched to e-cigs for health reasons. Now I'm back to square one ( or 4 for that matter ) but I'm determined not to make the same mistakes again.
I have quit smoking for 3 to 4 years three times.
1st hypnosis
2nd medical aid (champix i think was the name)
3rd in hospital and couldn't smoke for a week, cold turkey and managed 4 years.
Smoking again, but now in final stages of COPD so just enjoying my final months.
To any one reading this, please quit any means possible dont end up like me who can hardly walk and wont see my 57th birthday!
You still holding up ??
Making final arrangements, but am now happy to be done with it.
@@hectorskmetija3015If you need to talk to someone, I'm here for you.
@@hectorskmetija3015you still holding up?
@@hectorskmetija3015 how bout now?
When your father dies from lung, and throat cancer that spreads to his whole body to kill him slowly, it really impacts you hard enough to never want to smoke or sorround yourself with people that smoke. I hope you all can quit for yourselves, for your loved ones, and especially for your children. I believe in you. Believing you can do it is the first step.
I was vaping 24 mgs of nicotine and then started reducing it by 1 mg every couple weeks to a month. Last week I went down to 1/2 of 1 mg and trying to plan on how to make the jump to quitting. I may get some juice with 0 mg for the initial mental aspect as well as the habit and then stop.
I’ve been struggling for a while but I’m definitely going to see how this gum goes today thank you for an alternative solution 🙏🏽
I’m 2 weeks into cold turkey. It can be done. I’m watching this video for motivation. Cravings get less frequent day by day. day 2/3 is living hell.
Thank you for all the value you give to us, and for just a little note bupropion increases dopamine very little and even less the as the brain gets adapted to the substance, so we end end mainly having the adrenalin and nicotine receptor blocking
I do take bupropion & it has helped. I also do acupuncture. It’s strange to walk by someone & smell cigarette smoke, could not when I smoked. I just told myself I didn’t have a choice I had to quit after 35 years. Good luck you all !!!
I've been on bupropion for 8 days now. I feel that it has helped some. I used to smoke when waking up and now I don't How long before you completely quit?
From what I gathered an effective strategy for smoking cessation would be a combination of hypnosis and wellbutrin. Assuming that the two strategies are uncorrelated it looks like the odds of quitting would jump from 1 in 20 to something like 3 in 5(from ~5% to ~60%).
Gracias a este podcast dejé el vape! Eternamente agradecida Andrew Huberman 🙏🏼
my brother suffers from severe nicotine/vaping addiction to a point where I’m not sure how he’ll act if he doesn’t get a hit. He’s irrational and unpredictable and is almost at a point where he will do anything to smoke. Prayers to all family members and loved ones who are supporting someone through this.
Thank you so much you are a modern day hero. I appreciate you.
Started smoking when i was 14. My parents got me into it, because they were heavy smokers. At age 47 i had enough, and started vaping in stead of buying cigarettes. One year later, i made the decision to quit it all, and for over 3 months i am smoke-free. I never in my best mind had the idea i could do it, but after 30 failed attempts to stop smoking, the vape thing did it for me. I hope you all have the same feeling and stop as quick as you all can!
Alcohol is the trigger for me. A cigarette after a few beers is just glorious. Not sure why a cigg while you’re a little drunk is so much better than when you’re sober but it’s a real phenomenon.
Because you are less depressed so you are enjoying it more. Try really light and low THC cannabis as a substitute.
no lie told here. i love smoking a cig or vape when im tipsy or drunk. havent drank in a long time because of that hahahah
That’s going to be my biggest issue I think. I’m going to have to stop drinking now too 😂
@@bonnielee7559 tooth picks. As Andrew said the oral fixation is real. Keep a toothpick in your mouth while you drink.
Or smoke a joint lol
Yeah I love blowing darts when I’m drinking. I Like a gaff with me coffee too
According to NESARC the lifetime remission rate for nicotine is 83.7%. When you say 5% that's annual remission rates. Point being that most people eventually quit. It's just that it's rarely on their first try.
You can get out of habits easier after a mushroom trip and get a different routine going, I couldnt even finish a cigarette afterwards because it almost made me throw up with how horrible it tasted.
after my trip yesterday, I did understand why mushrooms are praised... you can have some beautiful experiences on them..
I'm going through mushroom infusion therapy, and I can confirm that it does work real good..
Wearing a nicotine patch as I'm watching. Tapering down, now on 14mg from 21. 3 weeks in. I quit before with the transdermal system 6 years ago. Ended up relapsing last year when I hit a friends disposable vape, which have gotten a lot stronger. 8mg/ml? for common disposables. The "buzz" was so strong. The addictive tendency is something similar to heroin.
Do we know if the scripts for smoking on Reveri could also be applied to alcohol addiction? Thanks
I was spending $12 a day on smokes. I felt miserable all the time. What made me quit? The knowledge it made your skin worse and could cause hair loss. That was the impetus I needed. I've been done with them for 5 years and haven't been tempted to start again.
Way to go!
Keep it up sir you are above drugs
I took notes on reasons to quit in the am and will review this podcast for visual auditory learning and synthesis of kinetic learning this pm.
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I was 10 in 1973 when I started and I stopped in 2005 when I ended up in the ER and a 11 day stay in the hospital on pain meds. Never picked one up after that day and I'm thankful I'm still alive I lost a lot from smoking. Don't quit the way I did....
I've been nicotine free for around 10 days now. Keep knocking down the nicotine down to the lowest level on your e-liquid! Once you have done a week of vaping on this, you will need to take the plunge. Doing the above will help with the withdrawals! It massively helped for me anyway.
How are you doing?
I took Wellbutrin to quit smoking. One of the side effects which my Dr told me was very low is effecting joints and tendons. It effected my joints and tendons in my knees. So I had to wean off of it. As soon as I did, the joint effects went away. Unfortunately I’m still smoking.
Oh. So you were back where you started. Meh.
With my hypnosis clients I book them in for 3 sessions. Typically they quit the first session, they come back for reinforcement two days later and almost no one comes for their 3rd session because they have quit. If someone wants to quit they will.
There are many TH-cam smoking cessation recordings that I am sure would be very helpful if you are wanting to quit. Just a tip, make sure you don’t fall asleep while listening (sit up if you are prone to falling 💤) and when you are listening try to exaggerate the feelings and sensations during the hypnosis session.
If you are quitting just remember NOT EVEN ONE PUFF, never again.
Why should I not fall asleep? I've been listening to the TH-cam subliminals at night for a couple days. I fall asleep. Thought it worked on my subconcious while I slept. 😳 This is not fun
Need all the suggestions I can get. Thanks
@@oweunuffin2252 you can fall asleep if it’s just straight up hypnosis sessions which is typically all I have come across on TH-cam. The exception would be my TH-cam channel where I have you actually change things and heal things in your subconscious and therefore you need to be aware and follow the instructions in the session and not fall asleep. Falling asleep is just fine if you are just listening to hypnosis sessions that are direct suggestions. Direct suggestions are what you would typically find on TH-cam. Direct suggestions is things like “ you now feel this way and act in this way etc….” These are good but it takes MUCH repetition to create these changes and have them be lasting changes. Nothing wrong with this approach it just takes more time and it isn’t healing the root cause of the issue you are wanting to resolve.
What I do is more like a therapy session where you work through the issues you have and work to resolve them subconsciously.
@@oweunuffin2252 when you can exaggerate the feelings and things you are told in a session the changes will take place more rapidly, so not falling asleep is key to this approach.
@@therealhealinginstitute thank you
@@oweunuffin2252 you are welcome 🤗
This is great video and covers pretty much everything.
As with other commenters, I can't recommend Allen Carr's - Easy Way to Stop Smoking enough. It's creepy how it "de-programs" you and requires ZERO willpower to quit. It's a pretty easy read. I read the whole book from 11am - 11pm, had my final cigarette (as per the book), went to bed, and didn't smoke again. I have a number of friends that did it too.
Yes, same...i did quit with this book and 7 years off, started again...used the video seminar same content as in book, i was off some months and again started. Now i dont know if it works many times, but i agree it does work
I want to quit so bad. I think about quitting every second. I have listened to this audiobook 3 times now and I still haven’t quit. I’m getting desperate.
I’m very happy and proud of you though!
I read Allan’s book… and it didn’t “deprogram” me.. tried other hypnosis “doctors” and it still didn’t stop me.
The claims people have made about that book are exaggerated…
“No cravings, no withdrawals” what a load of horse crap! 🤣
@@medicinebuddhahealing i actually did stop with this book too, i was off 7 years
Bro I had smoked for 30 years, I started when i was 13 and I'm about to turn 43. So 30 years. I quit smoking cold turkey Last December. I haven't smoked since. Its all about making the decision to quit and be final about it. 99% Mental, 1% physical. The physical is just a habit and can be squashed easily, Its the metal part that gets you. Just remember Life is all about Decisions. If you cant say it and do it then dont say it. Once you make a decision then that its it its final and stand by it no matter what. If you take the time you think about your life everything you have done or will do are all decisions you have stood by and worked at doing to make it a reality. So make the decision and do it. I mean its that easy. Nothing in life is hard it only seams hard cause your not committed. If you commit to the decision Im going to get this done then it all become easy.
Agreed. It explains how a person can go to jail and not smoke with only minor if any withdrawals, just to start smoking as soon as its available. Opiate and alcohol addicts, not so much...
@@ustinates335 yeah Nicotine isnt as bad as the physical addiction to Alcohol or Opiates. Plus it helps to not have an addictive personality. It took me years to learn to not have one and I'm still 100% on that. But hey its something I work on.
I’m scared and idk why. Ugh. But this is inspiring.
@@ericarice4588 Please dont be afraid, fear will cloud your judgement. Just take you time thing about the fear and break it down into all the things that scare you. Then address them one by one. Remember do something that scares you everyday even if its just a little. This is what well make you stronger. You dont have to take on the entirety of your fear to overcome it.
Being using Zyn for a year and a half, and its started to have serious effects on my oral health. Started the patches a few days ago and they totally eliminate the desire to pop one in. Also chewing sugar free spearmint gum has helped a ton since I think the flavor and oral stimulation was a part of the addiction too.
I have my appointment April 11, 2023 with a very good hypnotist here in Oklahoma. It takes a long time to get the appointment but I am counting the days down. It will be the biggest achievement of my life.
Do you think that the reason so many of us have trouble stopping smoking is because we've been told almost our entire lives that it is so hard to quit and we will fail several times before we succeed and on and on and on? Have we been programmed to believe that we can't do it? I believe so 100%, especially since I've learned so much about what corporations do with marketing. They are ruthless.
how are you today regarding smoking?
Thank you so much! My quit date is set💪
Quitting vaping was harder for me than quitting cigarettes. The only way I was able to do it was because I had bronchitis at the time & was hocking up scary colored lung mucus. I said that I would never forgive myself if I caused irreparable lung damage. It's been 9 months, I'll never smoke anything ever again, but I do miss it. :(
Has your breathing improved?
Who’s here after their vape died? 💀
I lost mine
😂😂😂 I ran out of juice
crazy comment 😂
Lol hah hah! Love this comment 😂
Ha! This is so true!
I started smoking when I was 9. I quit when I was 47. I know how hard it is. It took an ugly act of god to force me to quit. I had tobacco induced bronchitis. It was so bad I could not breathe and it nearly killed me. I started to chew the gum and the doctor gave me some antibiotics. The doctor told me that in about three days something disgusting was about to happen to me. I started coughing up this ugly black tar. The tar would come out of my lungs and then seep down into my stomach. This mixed with the acid in my stomach and I absolutely exploded with a mixture of infectious tar and stomach bile. I puked my guts out for three days! It was really easy to quit after that. That taste is indescribable. You can do it. Do it any way you can. Don't be an idiot like me and quit the "easy" way. Good luck!
9 tf
No god smoked for your lungs…congratulations on quitting
So far I'm in the 5%... Im 8wks smoke and nicotine free. Went completely cold turkey after 10 yrs.
It was easier than I expected, to the point of being too easy and I hope this feed isn't too long but little pieces of information I was unaware of shocked me about quitting.
First before quitting I took up a new hobby of reading weeks before, I didn't plan on using reading as an alternative hobby to smoking.
I just got to the point where I saw no point in smoking anymore and wanted to quit.
During the first 3-4 weeks reading was a great distraction from thinking about smoking, so I had something to do to kill time other than thinking of having a cigarette or rolling one.
I did have cravings but I didn't know that each craving only lasts 4-6 minutes and they really do only last that long, they just pop up and then fade away.
Again reading heavily helped keep me distracted at times when at home, I'd take out my phone, open an eBook and read... Then I'd realise, I'm not craving anymore.
Reading also helps with falling asleep if you struggle to sleep during withdrawal.
They say the 3rd day is the worse... I got severe hunger pain by day 3 and even that was only once.
By the time the kettle boiled the pain was gone but I did notice I needed an extra snack each day as my hunger was more noticeable. So 1 extra snack at night I included to my diet.
But even that snack is gone now, my diet seems to have stabilised. I'm not overweight and before covid lockdown, I'd have trained with weights 4 times a week at the gym.
The cravings I'd have gotten were around the times I would usually have had a cigarette and I'd guess maybe 2 cravings every 4hrs... But they are only for 4-6 minutes and they do get fewer and fewer as the days go by... Minus the 8-9hrs of sleep.
So far this week I've had to remind myself once that I use to smoke, I can't remember the last craving I've had.
But what was extremely challenging for me, was around week 5-6. I started to get brain fog and couldn't focus on reading, work or sleep at nights but the cravings had deminished to 1-3 a week so they weren't an issue by then.
Anger became an issue though, I've never experienced anger like that in my life, I'd describe it as deep seeded hatred.
Cravings weren't being an issue, I wasn't missing smoking but suddenly nothing was holding my focus and a foul horrible evil temper just clung to me for like a week.
I isolated myself during this time, it was just a really bad ugly feeling but I was aware it was due to withdrawals, so I knew it was a stage I had to go through to being free.
I honestly wanted to kill someone or something and my mind would remind me of things and people that upset me when I couldn't sleep or concentrate on a ebook.
But I made it through, I feel so free and relieved I got through it. Since quitting I've:
Saved a lot of money which has been fantastic and I've noticed I smell and taste food much better.
I no longer feel a tightness when taking deep breaths across my chest and taking a dump is much smoother now 😂
Energy levels are higher, I don't feel like I need a coffee or energy drink for a boost.
My skin did get a little bad which had me worried but grab a face cream and it will recover in a day or two. I had a little blotch of inflammation pop up around the nose area.
Overall it was much easier than I expected, reading books that I was heavily interested in paid a huge part in getting me to quit.
Cravings really aren't that bad, you will get them, they do fade, they do get weaker and they do disappear.
I have had one dream of smoking and woke up freaking out and as I stated before, 8 wks after quitting, I'm at the point of having to remind myself I use to smoke.
That anger phase will stay with me as a reminder and warning for the rest of my life, if I ever feel like relapsing on a night out... I'll remember that n I never want to go through that again.
So now I'm a non smoker. It's worth it guys, having the extra money takes so much stress away and no longer being an addict feels fantastic.
That was a really thorough and thoughtful share. I appreciate it very much. I’m only on day 4 but I’m committed. I’ve experienced rage, eating everything in the house, and cravings but I eat, go for a walk or go to the gym. I like your suggestion of finding a book.
Thanks for your experience and taking the time to write it out
Update: I stayed quit! It’s been 3 months and I don’t have cravings- the thought runs through my mind but it’s easy to say no. I’m so glad I was able to stay stopped long enough to get neutrality.
I like this review except for the killing part.
Thank you for sharing. I’ve actually thought about using reading as a tool like that so it’s nice to hear someone actually did that.
@@ihatelols dude I’ve noticed anytime I take vaca break from work I notice I barely even need caffeine.
I’m in that 4-6 week stage now and have the same anger issues that I’ve never experienced before. How long did that last & what did you do to help it?
I get in a mood where I’m pissed for no reason and it doesn’t go away and I feel bad when I’m around people and not the best version of myself. Then it makes you want to vape more because you know it would “fix” the issue.
Very happy to report that I was in the 1.75% able to quit cold turkey 12 years ago. I printed a list of what happens to your body once you quit and following it saying - I can make it to the next step. Agree - once I was past two weeks I was home free.
Started vaping on and off when I was 17 til 20(now). Had the occasional cigarette at social events and mooch off others who have vapes when I didn't have my own. I'm watching this tonight to help me get over this problem which has developed into an incontestable nicotine addiction. I've stopped using vapes and started using pouches and finished my last pouch the other night. I can't bring myself to buy another pack of them so here I am, finding an out.
My journey starts here. Thank you huberman for spreading needed science and information to the general public. 🚬 💨 🗑️ 🚮 💜
The actual withdrawal is not bad. Finding the real motivation to quit is what is hard for people. Every person seems to have an experience that convinces them to quit. For me it was a nightmare I had where my lungs were damaged. It affected me enough where I woke up and straight up threw out the vape pen and juice. I still had intense cravings for 3-5 days, but they did not last the whole day and after 5 days reduced every day in frequency and intensity. It is not that big of a deal.
The withdrawal imo is worse for others than it is for yourself lmao when I quit cold turkey as a teenager, I decided to lock myself in my room until the cravings were over, and satisfy my urge to smoke by constantly smoking weed lol because I just got so *mean* and irritable man, I had absolutely zero patience for anybody or anything. Its literally the reason I haven't quit a second time, because I haven't seen the opening I need to spend a week alone. I've got a toddler now, I would hate to find myself snapping on an innocent little child just because I'm fiending lol
The actual withdrawal is not bad...I have read harder to kick than heroin.
@@GlorifiedGremlin that wouldn't be a great idea to lock yourself away 😆
Well I guess everyone is different in that sense. When I quit the first time, I managed to go a week without nicotine. I actually wanted to kill myself. Thats how bad it was. I started vaping after that again. The thing that I realized with this is that I cant, I actually cant quit smoking without medical help, Ill do something horrible to myself. I now have a psychiatrist who is helping me quit, and so far I have reduced my intake by 50% without any cravings or missing something. Well see how this goes but now that I know that there is a very competent doctor in my corner, I am not afraid of trying because if I do again start feeling suicidal, he knows what to do and how to stop that.
@@annareichelt5997one thing that really helped me was I cut down a lot. From 15 per day to 3 per day (1 or two in the morning, one or two before bed).
I stayed on 3 a day for about 4 months.
That meant that when I quit, I wasn't quitting from 15 a day I was quitting from 2?3 a day.
The only way I managed to get down to 3 a day was by using a "lock box" to lock them up from breakfast till bed.
I got overwhelmingly sleepy every day after lunch when I was cutting down from 15 to 3.
But when it came to my actual quit I didn't get any withdrawal symptoms, except for the cravings.
The crazy thing about the cravings are they only last about 1 minute, then you get distracted 😂. And a craving is just like a small hungry feeling.
So the cravings aren't the all-powerful thing you think they are.
Every time I beat a craving I knew the "nicodemon" in my brain shrunk a little more.
After 3 weeks the nicodemon was dead
I started cigs and vaping at 12, im 18 now and havent touched either in 3 days. First 10 hours felt pretty bad for me, now i feel slightly on edge but completely managable.
I used meds (i think its called Champix or something) that made me just stop wanting to smoke...its super wierd but it helped a LOT. (ofcourse i also actually wanted to stop)
I didn't hear him mention this but I'm guessing the reason one would have a harder time quitting vaping is because the ease of access to the hit. You don't have to F off outside for a smoke, it's right there in your pocket and creates no odor.
I researched how to make my own ejuice brought me here. Lol 😆 I am gonna not vape anymore just seems like a waste of time money and my lungs. Thanks for the upload.
I started smoking cigarettes since my teenage. Got addicted to Crack for over 8 years. I suffered severe anxiety and mental disorder. Not until my wife recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 6 years totally clean. Never thought I would be saying this about mushrooms.
I replaced smoking with working out.
Working out in the morning made me tired to go out during the day to smoke.
Then I did cardio in the evening at the usual time of my smoking. So essentially replaced smoking with work out.
I'm so proud of myself being a member of the 5%
Here is how you quit anything. You just stop. It's simple as that. It's all in your mind. You may go through withdrawals, but the only thing continuing your addiction is your mind telling your body to go acquire and use these things. Imagine going to jail for a year, then you have no choice but to quit. That's it. I know it's easier said than done, but that is how it is done. Do not give yourself the option. A person has to be mentally dedicated to stopping, it gets easier the more time passes.
So true it gets easier as time passes. Key is to make a DECISION. Key word. That’s it. I made a decisionnn and I’m sticking to it.
Exactly, once you make up your mind to quit, quitting is easier! I smoked for 40 years and started having some warning signs! I said to myself, I've loved my cigarettes but it's time to grow up and quit! These things are KILLING you! I had urges but if you will get up get busy and don't give yourself time the dwell on the thought, it helps! I never even came close to lighting one up since I quit! It's going on 8 years now! The only regret I have is ever touching them in the first place! I'm 62 yrs old, I spent the first half of my life trying to kill myself so now I'm gonna spend the second half trying to save me! I watched someone buy a pack if cigarettes the other day $9 ! Oh hell no, I quit when they were about $5!
very well said
I have found weight training, proper sleep cycles, and fasting has recovered youthful neurogenesis. Quitting smoking back in 2010 was the best thing I could have done. I decided on Blake’s Birthday April 7th that I would quit on Cameron Birthday March 21st. I started Champix one week before my quitting day. When that day came - March 21st, 2010 -- I quit forever and never looked back. But I have had a strong family history of stroke, especially recently.
very informative ty
Can you do a video on the itch-scratch cycle and how to stop scratching. I suspect scratching involves a lot of the same addiction mechanisms you state here (dopamine), but on a much smaller level
I’m 26 now and realize I’ve been smoking everyday since I was 16. I went to vaping and now every time I try to quit I do well the first week and then boom I get an overload of anger and frustration and end up going back to it.
I've been on that boat as well. What always has worked for me is either a hobby or positive vice like reading or running, sonething to help unfrustrate you and sort of put your mind at ease for awhile. Or maybe a loved one who understands you, maybe somebody you can talk to. Always try to be healthy and happy first and take care :)
im currently stuck to the vape. but i havent held a cig in about 3 months.
i feel like its helping but at the same time its just another habit forming.
i just dont want to touch another cigarette.
I AM 39 and smokefree for 4 months using gum and now I need to cut back on my gum usage . I only used Nicoline gum for 2 months.. I went from 1 to 2 Packard a day. I feel so much better physically, I dont need my astma inhalator anymore! I run often with rekord speeda .. only downs8de is that when people Come back from smokebreaks i almost vomit, the toxic waste smell is soo very strong.
I’m having depression side effects from not smoking. 1 month smoke free;) Best of luck all of u !!
Be careful what you tell yourself☘️❤️🙏
Man... I used to smoke heavily for 10 years then stopped cold turkey successfully for a few years and down the line picked up vaping during a difficult time in my life. I'm currently trying to drop vaping and I can tell you it is 10x harder than cigarettes.
I completely understand! I am sober 15 years , quite smoking cigs when I was 30 . Cold turkey , never thought twice . Worked around people who smoked , vaped always thought the vaping was so lame ..
then during Covid I confiscated a vape from my daughter when she was 17 2 years ago , I tried it just to see what this was all about ?! I have been vaping ever since . I hate it !!! I work with people regarding health , I eat organic , grow my own food ! Take 10-12 vitamins per day .. Yet I am inhaling heaving metals via these horrible vapes . I am going to quite, just have to find the space and make the decision. Thank you for this post
I don’t really even remember quitting cigarettes. I just went over to vaping on top of cigarettes and then went to only vaping naturally. So I don’t know what it’s like to quit smoking. But I will tell you it is very hard to quit vaping.
I totally quit smoking a month ago. I had my habit down to three to five cigarettes a day for a long time. For like years. I've been using 4mg lozenges cut in quarters. I bought the four bottle box (108 count) of Equate brand from Wal-Mart and I just opened the third bottle today.
It's weird how something that has almost no effect other than relief from cravings can make you crave something so much.
I've had recurrent chronic bronchitis for my whole adult life and over the past year it had become constant. That went away immediately after I quit and I remember that every time I think I would like a cigarette and that keeps me from wanting a cigarette.
you did not quit, you still getting nicotine, and nicotine itself is the problem, not only the shit in cigs.
I just got the app while you were still talking. I will let you know how it goes. Thank you!
Did it work?
How's it going?
I vaped for 4 years. I tried to quit at least 4x cold turkey and didnt work. One day i got so sick with a cough and coughing up mucus that I knew it was a sign from my body to quit. I am on day 4 cold turkey. I believe I can do it this time. After 3 days its all phycological at this point. I will comment back in a few months of my results :)
Let’s do this together 😢
@@wisdomlyrics9810 day 4 today. It’s tough but can push through. All mental game ❌💪🏽
Update?
@@minados5720 made it to day 6! Feel amazing. You have to stay strong for first 3 days. I’m up to day 6 and cravings are getting less. Been focusing on gym to help cardiovascular
@@amosskeets Good job, i also stopped smoking few months ago the first week are the most crucial, what helped me most is watching the videos of cdc about smokers, my mind connects smoking only with bad things.
I've been smoking for 12 years, tried many things to quit and the best one is a book "easy way" by Allen Carr. I'm free now for 18 months, feeling great, never had a thought or desire to smoke again. I know people might be sceptical, just like me before I read the book, but trust me, if u want to quit it will be your best decision. Most important thing for smokers is getting rid of horrible desire to smoke which drilling u from inside when u don't smoke and stopping u from quitting. I know, I've been in that place. Book will give u everything u need to quit in easiest posible way and u will never look back. Do yourself a favour and buy God damn book. Enjoy your life without a cigarette.
Never been a heavy cigarette smoker , but I started vaping two years ago and i find it hard to quit, sometimes i quit for a month sometimes 2 weeks . I quit two weeks ago , i do miss it and need it but I’m trying to control my thoughts and distracting myself and it’s working. The question is : when am i going to succeed quitting? Shouldn’t i feel ashamed of myself for repeating this quitting process over and over and over? I’m much more stronger than a vape or a cigarette.
I smoked for about 18 years and then vaped for 4. I got a cough and quit. I've been going to the doctors worried about cancer. After multiple tests and an Xray, luckily I'm fine. My survival made the final decision to quit a no brainer. That does not mean it was easy. It's been almost a year now and my cough is pretty much gone and my breathing has improved dramatically. I feel like I was forced to quit and that made it easier. I still love edibles and tinctures because it makes sex better, and I love sex. Smoking/vaping actually hurt my libido after 22 years. Now that my air and blood flow has improved, I'm that much happier with life. Only eating/drinking it has cut down my overall consumption and I'm sober for so much more of my life. I'm very happy with this stage in life. Quitting everything will come eventually I think, and I'm looking forward to the growth experience.
The best way to quit smoking is a heavy psychedelic experience, 10 years ago I smoked a pack a day, while traveling through Peru I tried ayahuasca with a medicine man where I had a transformative experience and from that day I've never even thought about smoking
I'm sure it could work with the intention to quit but I wouldn't recommend ppl to trip without proper supervision, research and meditation. It's not safe and it might not even work
I realized vaping gives me acne. That made it easy for me to quit.