When I was twelve years old I tried cigarettes, I almost vomited, then when I was 15 I liked it so much that nicotine became part of my coffee, my sitting on the toilet watching memes and internet videos for hours, before and after my work days, At public events I smoked them, at parties not to mention, with my family, I left incomplete conversations to excuse myself by going to smoke cigarettes... I couldn't take it anymore so I bought an electronic cigarette and problem solved the same amount of nicotine but with the smell of fruit and I could smoke it everywhere without anyone complaining about its smell. About six months ago I started climbing mountains and I started turning blue, purple and very red due to lack of oxygen, my palpitations exceeded 208. So I decided after more than 12 years to quit smoking. It has been torment, I cannot deny it. And now that I'm married, I can just leave it like that because it would be very inconsiderate to make my partner have to endure such intense withdrawal symptoms for so many days or weeks. So one day I used up all my nicotine essences in my vaporizer and saw 5 seminars from people who had quit smoking for more than three hours, I was determined. But that same day I had an anxiety attack and I went to a bar to have a beer. After two hours I smoked a cigarette again. Hahaha it was so ridiculous for me to have spent so many hours watching seminars. The next day I tried again and I haven't smoked for many days now, it has been such a stormy process than giving up weed. Sweating, chills, headache, desire to vomit, my teeth were dull... but I got over it I started taking patches or snuff which are nicotine pads, and placing them on my gums improved my withdrawal symptoms. And with the days the feeling that you want to inhale something disappeared. But even though I tried to leave the substance as such, they make me very sick. The symptoms are much more intense than before. I got sores on my gums and the parts of my mouth where I put the patches were peeling... I can't take this stupidity anymore, I want to stop it once and for all without having to do more damage to my body... But how? As the days went by I began to notice that every morning my nose would bleed every time I cleared too much snot as if I had the flu. I had sores in my nostrils but I no longer choked as much when going up a hill nor did my heart rate go up. to more than 208 as before. Now I use nicotine gum with only 2 MG. But I'm tired of this being such a long process. I don't want to smoke again. I want to climb damn Everest one day! . .. is not easy . Nicotine should be illegal it was a lot of fun and I love my friends who smoke but what a motherfucking habit! Thank you to everyone who continues to encourage me and to my dear husband I love you #nicotineaddiction #nicotinepouches #nicotineilegal #12YearsOfToryHell