Reciprocity

Cool Dee :D

Hey Andy, nice to see you back noping with us again :)

^^^ This!

Oops too late :( 0 So much for taking out DD making any sort of difference :P

No question there's a lot of other crap in cigarettes. There's a list on this site somewhere. Whether or not the mixture of some of those other toxins with nicotine makes a difference in the way smoking cigarettes addicts us to them, I don't know. I quit the cigarettes cold turkey back in January. I'm told the nicotine would be completely out of my body 3-4 days later yet I was still pretty miserable with my quit for much longer than that. Getting your brain re-wired is as tough or even tougher than the physical addiction to nicotine. The thing I don't get is, if someone has gone to all the trouble of ridding their body of nicotine by quitting cigarettes then why would they wish to reintroduce nicotine back into their body through just a different delivery system? Doesn't make sense to me. I'm pretty happy to just get rid of the whole sad process frankly. No more dragging around materials to satisfy my habit/addiction. As indicated by what Dee said above, people seem to view vaping as somehow very different from smoking cigarettes yet, when I see people doing it, there's always a huge cloud of expelled vapor or whatever it is they're exhaling after taking a puff. It may not be cigarette smoke but if someone sat down close to me and started doing that without even asking permission, I'd be in their face pretty quick. I'm betting the rules and regulations around vaping get a lot more clear and a lot stricter in days to come.

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Here's a set of rapids you guys can try! Watch out for that last one though .... it's a doozy!!

Good stuff - keep DD off the computer for a few hours so us sticks can make a run at getting a win!

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Holly, I like your tag line above your ticker - so true!

I had the "fog" for the 1st month of my quit. Some days worse than others and particularly at the start of my quit so yes, it is pretty common. I have heard that drinking fruit juice can help with that which speaks to the blood-sugar thing you mentioned. I was just too lazy to do anything about it when I was having it. It did eventually go away for me but yeah, it was a pain while I was experiencing it because it really affected my productivity for getting almost anything done. Yes, a blog or a daily journal is a great idea. Would love to review my early days about now. I can remember the generalities but the specifics of just how miserable I was at times during my first week or so quickly fades as you progress.

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As long as your quit is still good, that's what matters! And yes, chewing tobacco is definitely gross. I can't even imagine that but I guess it's whatever you get used to doing?

Oh My :( -17

cough metal

Snow Pea

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Yum .... Hash Browns ! Scotch Buns

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Holy Cow .... Sonic & Bat in one thread? Must be a full moon or something.

Yeah - feels good to have ever growing quit under your belt doesn't it. Stay vigilant and carry on :)

^^^ Yes, it is the addiction. It is a strong addiction and it is very crafty but you CAN beat it and already are by coming here and educating yourself about the addiction. Your addiction wants to be fed nicotine. It can't get that unless it convinces YOU to take a cigarette, put it in your mouth and light it so .... YOU have ALL the control here. You also know from reading here and maybe other places too that "just one" is a lie!! It's not possible. Just ask anyone who has relapsed. 1 cigarette or 1 puff - doesn't matter. It feeds the nicotine back into your body and awakens the addiction again making it stronger and you weaker. Don't ever believe what that voice is telling you! Read your list of reasons for quitting and stay strong. That voice will eventually get weaker and weaker - that's a promise!!

Wow NN!! Through that first week where the Nicomonster throws pretty much all he's got at you. Congratulations, we're all proud of you and you should be too! It's not easy and you have to get creative at times to get it done. Keep climbing!!