• some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
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    1 year ago

    As George Carlin said, young people buy nicotine products because they relieve stress. I was on my way to quitting (cigarettes > vape > much less vape) when the pan hit. I kept vaping cause I allowed myself a comfort. I’m still vaping. I’m in my 40s.

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      1 year ago

      They do provide the brief illusion of stress relief, but physiologically they pretty much do the opposite by getting you into chronic nicotine withdrawals.

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      1 year ago

      I’m very lucky that nicotine just makes me feel nauseous and sick, it’s also really uncomfortable to inhale.

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        1 year ago

        That was my experience with the first two or three cigarettes I had. It went away very quickly. I smoked for seven years and thankfully have now been smoke-free longer than that.