This is cool, but, man, I felt like such a pathetic excuse for a human being when, brutally craving nicotine, with my vape empty of the fruit-flavoured juice that I am literally addicted to like the stupid pathetic baby that I am, and stuck with the cravings because all the shops are closed until morning, and so, in need of a distraction, I opened Hacker News. FFS.

Sometimes the only option is to laugh at your own expense! Clearly this is a sign. I should buy more juice next time. And maybe start smoking more actual cigs.

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midasz 21 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Quitting smoking was the best decision I made and I wish I did it earlier. If you feel ready Allen Carr's book worked for me. I wasted so much time smoking.

	▲	gabriel666smith 13 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Thanks man, appreciate it, and kudos for stopping. I might quit, I guess, when my fiancee has to for pregnancy, should it eventually stop being funny to tell her how wonderful each individual cigarette I smoke is. But I really, really love smoking - more than any of my other hobbies, wholesome or otherwise. I'm sure that'll change, and I'll look that book up if and when it does. Thanks again.

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panarchy 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Having an addiction doesn't make anyone "a pathetic excuse for a human being"

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gabriel666smith 2 days ago | parent [-]

I agree wholeheartedly.

I've been (I am?) addicted to many substances, from fruit-flavoured nicotine juice through to heroin.

I find self-deprecating humour useful, personally. It helps me not wallow, to take the cravings less seriously. I of course wouldn't say the same about anyone who isn't me.

Because, as you say, someone who has an addiction isn't lesser than anyone else. It's a state of being that requires an awful lot of strength.

That said, having to use that strength on 'mango e-liquid' is, I think, funny in an absurdist way. We live in strange times!

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panarchy 15 hours ago | parent [-]

Good. Just wanted to make sure you weren't being too hard on yourself.

	▲	gabriel666smith 13 hours ago \| parent [-]
		No - that's what the drugs are for. Only joking (for real). I appreciate that, thank you. And I can totally see how my comment above might read patronising to people dealing with shit that is functionally much, much worse than the situation I described, so I appreciated the opportunity to right that, also.