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I have decided to stop with nicotine pouches. Nicotine sucks, it causes my energy to be lower and I can't run as fast (restricts blood flow) + higher resting heart rate. I have tried stopping cold turkey previously and it has never worked. Now I will use nicotine patches for 6 weeks, cutting away a 6th (of the/a patch) per week.

This time I've decided that I pretty much need all help I can get so I'm planning to make one post per week. I will update the text of weekly post daily to mark off each day of that week. Hold me accountable for fucking up faggots.

(Hopefully this post fits in this sub even though it's nicotine pouches and not cigarettes)

Plan:

15 jan to 21 jan: One whole nicotine patch

22 jan to 28 jan: 5 6ths of a nicotine patch

29 jan to 4 feb: 4 6ths of a nicotine patch

5 feb to 11 feb: 3 6ths of a nicotine patch

12 feb to 18 feb 2 6ths of a nicotine patch

19 feb to 25 feb 1 6ths of a nicotine patch

26 feb and onwards: o/

Log

15 jan: Survived. 16 jan: Survived. 17 jan: Survived. 18 jan: Survived. 19 jan: Survived. 20 jan: Survived. 21 jan: Survived.

I have decided to stop with nicotine pouches. Nicotine sucks, it causes my energy to be lower and I can't run as fast (restricts blood flow) + higher resting heart rate. I have tried stopping cold turkey previously and it has never worked. Now I will use nicotine patches for 6 weeks, cutting away a 6th (of the/a patch) per week. This time I've decided that I pretty much need all help I can get so I'm planning to make one post per week. I will update the text of weekly post daily to mark off each day of that week. Hold me accountable for fucking up faggots. (Hopefully this post fits in this sub even though it's nicotine pouches and not cigarettes) ## Plan: **15 jan to 21 jan:** One whole nicotine patch **22 jan to 28 jan:** 5 6ths of a nicotine patch **29 jan to 4 feb:** 4 6ths of a nicotine patch **5 feb to 11 feb:** 3 6ths of a nicotine patch **12 feb to 18 feb** 2 6ths of a nicotine patch **19 feb to 25 feb** 1 6ths of a nicotine patch **26 feb and onwards:** o/ ## Log 15 jan: Survived. 16 jan: Survived. 17 jan: Survived. 18 jan: Survived. 19 jan: Survived. 20 jan: Survived. 21 jan: Survived.

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[–] • 2 pts

Thanks.

Quit cold turkey two weeks ago.

Nice. Hope it continues for many more weeks. Sounds like you have the situation under control.

"for just one more pinch"

yea, classic. That dumb voice in the head constantly trying to come up with lies and excuses. Maybe it'd be nice to be an NPC without an inner monologue after all.

[–] • 2 pts

It's still difficult but I finally wanted to quit so this time seems different than the other times I've half ass quit. I'll miss it but I'm going to go a year before I flirt with it again. I don't think you can be over an addiction if you cant pick it up and set it back down.

[–] • 0 pt

I'll miss it but I'm going to go a year before I flirt with it again

sound like playing with fire. impressive if you manage to completely control it though. I know a guy who takes exactly one nicotine pouch every year since he quit. It's his little tradition. I will take any risk myself, I would only become addicted again.

[–] • 0 pt

I do enjoy tobacco but there's a difference between doing because you want to and doing it out of habit. I conquered alcohol this way in that I can have a couple drinks and have no need to go further or drink again. It's usually months between drinks and even then it's only social drinking. I'm not going to turn down a double of good whiskey when offered. Third week has been the most jjonesing but I am done so I don't even entertain the thought. Hope you're still hanging in there!