• gaja@lemm.ee
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            6 days ago

            The reality is that it is hard to quit, but even addicts who haven’t even tried will tell you that. I think it should be encouraged.

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        It is, in fact, possible to quite smoking. I was a regular smoker for a decade. My fiancee asked me to quit, so I did. Haven’t had a cigarette or vape since. That was over a decade ago.

        Yes, it’s difficult, and not everyone is able to quit as easily as I did. But don’t pretend like it’s impossible to quit.

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          I’m not pretending it’s impossible. I’m saying that someone whose advice is “well just quit then” doesn’t have a good understanding of the problem.

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      i quit for a year and a half, then i made the conscious choice to get back on it because life is so utterly shit i might as well enjoy my vices