I smoked for a long time, but I never smoked a lot. I still had a lot of trouble quitting. I probably quit 20 different times over the years for anywhere from a month to almost a year, but kept picking it back up. I never really had withdrawal, though, probably because I never smoked that much. By the time I quit for good a year and a half ago, I was only smoking a few cigs on the weekend. 5 total, maybe. Now quitting alcohol was a whole different ballgame. I was seriously addicted, a daily blackout drinker for the last year or two I drank. That withdrawal … I can’t even describe. Combine what this guy shows in this video with nearly nonstop vomiting (dry heaves for 24 hours once my stomach was empty) with a seriously amped up central nervous system and uncontrollable shaking. I found out later seizures are not uncommon with alcohol withdrawal. I didn’t have a seizure, thankfully, but it was an experience I never wish to repeat, and would not wish on my worst enemy.
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