Can confirm that kava tastes a bit like drinking from a dirty puddle
Can confirm that kava tastes a bit like drinking from a dirty puddle
Why are there that many people on these forums that know what a dirty puddle tastes like???
And why do they all seem to enjoy it?
You’ve never had Turkish coffee? Mud is awesome.
Probably from that time Puddleinho jumped into the Cove.
Put turkish cofee in the kava?
For the lack of a health thread, this seems like the best place to share a tricky issue that I may need some advice on.
I’d say I’ve finally hit the jackpot and met a wonderful woman who makes me happy. One thing that I’m seeing that is going to probably become an issue sooner or later is that she vapes. I like to think that an adult can make their own decisions and know the consequences of partaking in things that are potentially harmful to them, so I don’t like the concept of telling someone they have to stop doing something. I’m not sure she is educated on how harmful vaping can be, though (as am I), even if she realises its kind of a bad habit to have. She still does vape a few times a day, though. I felt particularly unwell last night with a harder-beating heart after taking a rather smoky kiss from her. Obviously she did not intend to do that to me but the incident and symptom doesn’t feel like a coincidence. I have my own heart issues as it is, so I have to be really careful with it.
I told her I’m there to support her, especially if she decides to give it up because I’m guessing withdrawals could be a thing and that won’t make it easy for her. I figure that the best I can do is to just educate the both of us on the harmful effects it has on our bodies and hope that she can wean herself off them. I think I’ll be following up my heart symptoms with the GP and see if I’m right about the smoke causing that kind of impact on my heart. Best to give word from a professional rather than an uninformed opinion.
Has anyone had experience of stopping vape use, whether it was their own experience or that of a loved one? I feel like at least some of my ideas make sense but I’m not sure if I’m missing something that would be constructive, especially from a vaper’s point of view.
It’s a tough situation, one thing to think about, is are you in it long term? It 'd be a tough one to do if there’s no future with her, but would maybe have a conversation with her first to see where she sits. In terms of the heartrate stuff, it’s obviously a big one as it could really hurt your health, but a one-off may not necessarily be due to that. Could be unrelated, or a spike of anxiety or something else.
In terms of quitting, it’s not that different to cigarettes. They both contain nicotine which is the drug that’s addictive. That’s also assuming she’s using vapes that contain nicotine, although the nicotine free ones can still do damage
It’s a new relationship (less than two months) but someone who I knew from high school but only recently got back in touch with and really hit it off. So I’m hoping it’ll turn into long term. We had a discussion about it last night and she hinted she may not necessarily feel the “need” to vape now like she did at first (eg. better life situation now than previously), though she still has been.
I’ll see my GP later to discuss what happened. I do have a history of panic/anxiety attacks, so its possible that is what happened instead, but its better to get a more informed opinion and see if I need to follow up with anything.
Interesting.
I’m looking at quitting vaping. It’s one of those habits which I got sucked into (pardon the pun) and have never really kicked. I’ll admit it’s one of the things my wife didn’t like. Deep down I know it’s not healthy or good, but it’s gotten to a point now where I do want to quit - for my health and my back pocket. I probably go through one every 1-2 weeks, at about $40-45 a pop.
Ironically, since my separation and with the impending divorce, It’s something that I’ve struggled to kick - with the huge amount of stress and anxiety I’m under it’s probably something I’ve increased as well.
I should probably go talk to my doctor about ways to quit - I’ve tried cold turkey and honestly it leaves me that freaking anxious after a couple days. With me starting a new job in a couple of weeks that’s my quitting date. Could I quit now? Maybe, but I’m using my new job as a line in the sand for a couple of things, turning corners etc etc.
Obviously my doctor will have better options and ideas, but I’m assuming there’s a few ex-smokers on here, or even current smokers/vapers. Anybody have helpful tips?
I smoked for 20 years… used many different techniques trying to quit over the years (the best I found was the book by Alan Carr)… but always drifted back… gradually cut them back to really only social settings and finally broke the cycle when my daughter turned about 7 and said how much she hated the smell.
I have had the odd lapse when out with the boys but always wake up full of regret and illness rather than the previous cravings for more…
Yeah I think it’s a good call to get the Dr’s opinion. It may not be related to the Vaping and you don’t want to potentially stuff a good thing up on wrong info
Similar, I quit from being a long term smoker when my little one, aged about 4 or 5, said “Dad, put out your ciggie and play with me!”.
Partly shocked that she used the word “ciggie” in a sentence, but also that I was wasting precious time with my kids doing something that was bad for me (and costing a shitload of money).
If you want incentives I can tell you stories of all the relatively young COPD patients I look after.
Thanks for the messages, everyone! I hope I can get some answers from my GP. It will also be good for me to keep educating myself about vaping. It gives me a much better chance of having a constructive discussion with her on this subject.
This week of the year is also pretty crap for me because of father’s day (dad passed a few years back) and my mum’s anniversary of passing, along with what would’ve been her birthday. Those days happen very closely to each other (in the same week each year). So I’d say the mental health aspect is considerable, at least for most of this week.
I don’t know how it compares to vaping …
But i quit cold turkey on NY Day 2008 after going though a pack of durries over night. Admittedly I had been trying to quit for years. But that day, I just stopped.
Because I really just didn’t want to smoke anymore.
I also didn’t drink for the next 3 months …
Smoking is the nastiest habbit. I started when I was 15 and had a few years off here and there over the next 25 odd years but that addiction sticks with you for life. I’ve not had a smoke for 5 years now and could take it right back up any moment. I find I just mask the addiction now with exercise, work, snacking, booze or weed.
My wife pressured me/helped me into quiting but I had the mentality that I would quit one day. Without the personal want to stop for herself it would be difficult for her. I’ve got mates whose wives pressured/guided them to quit when they had no intention or want to. One mate has been hiding it for 15 years from his mrs.
Proceed with caution.
Certainly unsuccessfully. There’s just no way someone can hide smoking for any length of time I reckon. Maybe vaping - dunno haven’t been around enough people who vape. But you’d have to shower, clean your clothes, brush your teeth and use mouthwash and what not after every smoke.
I got into our car yesterday and it stunk of smoke. Asked my missus and she had been at a house visit of a heavy smoker. The smell had gotten onto her clothes and haunted the car.
Amazing how sensitive weve become to it.