Several years ago I acquired a rather stupid addiction to nicotine lozenges. At first I thought I had found something amazing - I could feel really good while alone without drinking and I could keep on prolonging the high with more lozenges. But over time the high turned to irritation to full blown anxiety and paranoia that is only temporarily satiated (and then further inflamed by) consumption of more nicotine.
I eventually quit successfully at least partially to moving to a country (Poland) that didn't easily sell these products.
And then I found Zyns or Velo and the like (pouches). The first time I heard about this my reaction is 'that's retraded.' Putting a random bag of nicotine in your mouth? And then taking it out and throwing it away? It just appeared to an insane ritual.
But with some very tedious work tasks coming up I decided stupidly that I would use nicotine as a concentration enhancer.
I am going to argue these pouches are actually worse than cigarettes since once addicted you can have one in your mouth at every waking moment of the day. At least cigarettes force you to go outside generally.
I quit again after having some of the worst anxiety of my life and am now casually smoking to come off the withdrawals.
I don't really smoke correctly (don't inhale) and can quit more easily due to the general hasle of smoking so I hope after this I can be done with nicotine forever.
But it's tempted when you're bored and lonely.
Anyone else had issues with this and come through to the other side?
I eventually quit successfully at least partially to moving to a country (Poland) that didn't easily sell these products.
And then I found Zyns or Velo and the like (pouches). The first time I heard about this my reaction is 'that's retraded.' Putting a random bag of nicotine in your mouth? And then taking it out and throwing it away? It just appeared to an insane ritual.
But with some very tedious work tasks coming up I decided stupidly that I would use nicotine as a concentration enhancer.
I am going to argue these pouches are actually worse than cigarettes since once addicted you can have one in your mouth at every waking moment of the day. At least cigarettes force you to go outside generally.
I quit again after having some of the worst anxiety of my life and am now casually smoking to come off the withdrawals.
I don't really smoke correctly (don't inhale) and can quit more easily due to the general hasle of smoking so I hope after this I can be done with nicotine forever.
But it's tempted when you're bored and lonely.
Anyone else had issues with this and come through to the other side?