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My first time i felt like how you feel when you're the perfect amount of tipsy. I lost inhibitions and i felt relaxed and a little euphoric. That was the first hit or any hit after a long break.
Regular smoking was more like, every time i smoked i felt more relaxed and more awake. It was like a little energy boost. You can't quite place when or what exactly happens, you just feel better and ready to go after you're done.
I have since quit smoking and a decade later i still miss it. Smoking was the perfect work pause, because it forced me to go outside and think. It also gave me a little jolt of energy and it was perfect for creative thought. I haven't quite managed to find the replacement for it, but the best I've managed was periodic walks with a notebook during work time and coffee. Also drinking water.
Smoking is terrible for your health and even though i miss it, i don't regret my decision to quit.
That "little jolt of energy" is fake though. Smoking and its cravings simply drain you throughout the day, and that "little jolt" is just stopping the craving for a bit and feeling normal. Like, how a non-smoker feels all the time.
I hear everyone repeating this, but in my own experience i was no more tired when smoking than i was after quitting. I've had the same profession, the same gymn habits, the same sleep hygiene, the same eating habits, everything the same.
Even when i was dead tired going out partying, nicotine gave me an energy jolt. So I'd have to disagree with this statement based on my own personal experience. For me nicotine always acted like a stimulant first and foremost.
Yea I don't know how people in this thread are pretending nicotine isn't a stimulant.
Yes and no, for me the jolt is real but is caused by the lack of energy from the cravings. So I notice the jolt because of the lack of energy but that is only bringing me back to "normal" where when I quit smoking my energy levels are "normal" but I don't get a boost from anything.
Results may vary
I don't know about energy (I feel like you must be right about that), but when I made research on smoking for school, I remember that pretty much all of the positive feelings were (according to what research suggested) just the attenuation of the effects it created in the first place.
I also remember that those negative effects could last very long to the point an ex smoker could feel some of them for weeks, even longer if we count psychological effects and not just physical. Haven't brushed up on the topic on at least a decade so I could be wrong, but I'm biased towards it being the most heinous thing because I really hate smoking.
I was up to 2 packs a day before I quit years ago,and can definitely say that jolt was real. Nicotine is a stimulant after all.Its been something like 17 years and I still miss it sometimes.
I can understand wanting to slap down any upside as a non-smoker, but we can't just make stuff up.
I'm an ex smoker too. 20 years a pack or more per day. Zero cravings. I don't miss it at all.
As I understand it, nicotine is a stimulant only if your body isn't used to it. Your body adapts very fast to it (which is also why it's so addictive).