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ya its kinda crazy. the realization that nicotine doesnt actually calm you, just stops the lack of nicotine from stressing you out.
by analogic 9y ago
ya its kinda crazy. the realization that nicotine doesnt actually calm you, just stops the lack of nicotine from stressing you out.
- jacobolus 9y agoIn low doses (like smoking cessation meds rather than cigarettes) nicotine is a pretty effective occasional stimulant for someone who does not have a tolerance for the drug. https://www.gwern.net/Nicotine https://www.gwern.net/Nicotine
- analogic 9y agoTo a new user, heroin is f'in amazing, so I hear. For an addict it just gets them back to normal. Absolutely there's a reason people get addicted to cigs in the first place. But say, driving down a scenic road on nice day with window down, without even the slighted urge to light up a cig, is not something I would have imagined while still a nicotine addict. I mean I'll think about smoking a blunt sure, but that different. Also glad I quit before all the e-cig stuff came out. If I was able to smoke AND breath prob woulda never got off.
- ht85 9y agoYeah, makes you wonder how much the psychological part affects you physically, and vice versa. I often ask myself if the positive things about smoking were just delusions to justify feeding the nicotine addiction, or if the physical consumption was a product of my mind being convinced it was a good thing somehow.