[Maru]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Smoked "socially" from age 16 - 23, only when out on the piss, although in 1st year Uni that translated to easily 10-to-20-a-day, 4 days a week .

I've never even been tempted to light one up when sober ... I guess they don't have an addictive effect on me. I very very rarely have one now, basically only if I'm out for a drink with someone who smokes and no one else.


I used to think I just wasn't susceptible to addiction but, as an adult, I am hopelessly addicted to caffeine... so...

Addiction is one of the hardest traits to overcome. I have a few family members who are heavy chain smokers and a couple that are/were alcoholics. I don't envy anyone with addiction because I've seen how hard it is to overcome. That's part of why I made it a point to never start smoking, but I've always been good at managing habits... I love caffeine too, but I've cut back to just tea thanks to a sensitive bladder. Even then I've started to drink decaf a lot because it's not really good to drink caffeine post-meals. It kicks all your nutrients out you're just put them in your body and it's hard enough to eat right... I some of addiction is brain chemistry related though... I noticed after kicking sugar, most times I look at cake or a candy bar I get a headache... starting to get like that with soda and definitely get like that with McDonalds/cheap fast food