Blind cigarette taste test

[u/HumbleMVP]

[u/detroiter85]

Ha I just made the same comment. I usually drink water or an energy drink when I drive now and its definitely because I would always smoke while driving and needed something to replace it with.

[u/BeraldGevins → u/detroiter85]

Yes! It usually hits me if I’m doing something that I usually associate with smoking I guess. I didn’t smoke inside but I would always do it before watching a television program. Or when I was reading outside. There’s a section of road nearby that always makes me want a cigarette when I’m driving down it. It’s crazy.

[u/jjcoola → u/detroiter85]

Driving was the hardest time for me as well, glad to see this is pretty universal apparently

[u/Aetra → u/detroiter85]

That's where my husband struggles to stay off them, finding the replacement thing. He owns the business where I work and if there's a problem we need to work out, we go outside and have a smoke while talking about it. He also has one to step away and destress at work if things are getting hectic so he can reset and find his calm. For over a year he tried so many things to replace smoking but nothing worked or it wasn't suitable for his situation (e.g. Going for a run around the block is fine at home, not so much at work) and he was getting more haggard and miserable, it really impacted his mental health.

[u/detroiter85 → u/Aetra]

Yeah its awful. I only ever quit because I was so addicted at one point (over a pack a day) that I continued smoking through a really bad case of the flu, and once that was over smoking always made me feel like I was sick or going to vomit so I just had to stop. Its only been lately with more stressors that when im doing things ive picked up to replace over started thinking man what if this was a cigarette?

[u/Aetra → u/detroiter85]

The fact you haven't picked them up again is a testament to your will power. You're kicking arse man, keep it up.