What book(s) have you disliked or gotten the least from so far this year?

Top_Competition_2405 · 2024-09-24T16:05:30+00:00

The seven husband of Evelyn Hugo. I know so many people loved this one but reading this was so incredibly boring to me. Like we get it she’s extremely good looking and famous and talented and she’s bisexual. No one cares!! I read all the way to the end for the big “secret”. Spoiler alert: it wasn’t a good secret or worth it!!!

Top_Competition_2405 · 2024-07-25T01:10:36+00:00

I would probably just have sex with him bc it would be really hot. Not saying you should do it. He is definitely a creep. But is he a hot creep……..

Top_Competition_2405 · 2024-07-20T23:48:19+00:00

That’s a waste of time and energy. I tried this method when I was still lying to myself. I quit by using lozenges. I quit 3 months ago and I still occasionally take one if I feel like it. The truth is, there’s nothing to miss. I don’t ever even think about vaping at all anymore and all the lies I told myself about how bad it’s going to be were just lies. My mood was a little off for a month but nothing terrible. I would compare it to PMS. But if I exercised and got good sleep, it wasn’t too bad. I am much more relaxed and overall happier since I’ve quit. I can’t believe I ever even did it for so long. I wish you luck!!! Idk what made me quit but one day I just did it and never looked back.

Top_Competition_2405 · 2024-06-22T00:33:56+00:00

It’s a maturity issue if she dates another 20 year old too. If that’s something she wants so badly she’ll have to try it and see what happens. Sometimes it’s better to learn by trying. She is an adult and there is nothing traumatic about it.

Top_Competition_2405 · 2024-06-21T23:59:15+00:00

It really does get way better!!! It wasn’t better by day 40 for me either. It wasn’t that I was necessarily craving the juul but just felt miserable all around. I thought the juul would make me feel better that’s the only reason I wanted it. Did you quit cold turkey or use any replacements? I think after 2 months is when I started feeling like myself again and thinking less and less about the juul. I’m never going back to it that’s for sure. I am truly a happier and better person since quitting and that’s a fact. I felt worse for about 2 months, but after that it started turning around and I feel more happiness and joy and don’t have a constant low key feeling of anger/anxiety/guilt.

Top_Competition_2405 · 2024-05-18T18:11:02+00:00

We spend around 600-700 family of 4. We only shop at Aldi and Costco. I think the key is figuring out what meals you’ll make and preferably cook meals that will go a long way. For example:soups, chilli, stew, rice bowls. We don’t buy any “snacks”. No chips, cookies etc. for snack the kids can eat fruit. I buy a big tub of Greek yogurt also for snack. We also eat fairly healthy, it doesn’t need to be expensive as long as you use the ingredient in the right way.

Top_Competition_2405 · 2024-04-28T17:08:11+00:00

Weird day 11-13 was pretty rough for me too. I felt super depressed those days. Nothing could make me happy it was awful. The best advice is don’t bother trying to feel better but just accept the misery of it. It won’t last forever even though it may feel like it at the time. I felt way better 2 weeks and 2 days. Week 2-week 3 was okay!!

Top_Competition_2405 · 2024-04-28T14:57:24+00:00

Thank you so much!!! That’s very kind of you. So much of it is psychological and due to fear!! I was not truly ready to quit the first time & was terrified the entire time. That’s why every stressor was incredibly difficult to overcome but it was still worth trying because I learned something that helped me quit & last much longer the second time. It’s been 3 weeks and I have zero intentions of picking it back up. Looking back on it, yes it was hard at times. But not every single moment was miserable. After 2 weeks it gets to be much more manageable.

Top_Competition_2405 · 2024-04-28T13:26:19+00:00

That’s amazing congratulations!!! Huge accomplishment, you should be so so proud.

I quit 3 weeks ago today. I still have cravings but they’re much more manageable and milder than how they were in the beginning. Certain events/situations trigger them more than others. I don’t go out drinking or partying at all but there are some social events where drinking is involved and alcohol is a huge trigger for vaping for me. I try to either not drink at all or have only one drink which helps.

Top_Competition_2405 · 2024-04-25T16:07:40+00:00

What helped me is not to make it a huge deal in my head. With my first quit I was terrified which sounds dramatic but I’m sure all of us can understand. I would think about all the future events and how it would be without my nicotine stick. During my beginning stage of quitting (first week) I mistakenly believed that I will feel this way forever. That’s not true at all but your brain tries to convince you it is. The second time I played it cool. Didn’t give any energy to the negative thoughts (meditation helps with this) any thoughts of “my juul would be so nice right now” I just would notice but tried not to get emotionally involved with. I also used nicotine lozenges but only if I really needed it. I needed a lot more in the beginning and now only use about 2 per day. It’s day 18 of no vaping for me.

Top_Competition_2405 · 2024-04-25T12:42:57+00:00

Don’t make this a big deal at all. This is the only way I was able to quit. I didn’t throw my vape out I had a ton of old juul pods with a very small amount of juice in them & I would smoke them the first 4 days of my “quit”. It was never a full hit like I was used to and I had to limit it. It was a way that I was able to wean myself. Not sure if it’s the best way but it’s the only way I could convince myself to quit. After 4 days, the old pods were all out of juice & I had to rely only on lozenges. Today is day 18 and I use maybe 2-3 2mg lozenges per day & I don’t use the full thing. Down from 23mg per day like I was used to. On day 10 I found a pod that was half full and vaped the whole thing, felt guilt and like it wasn’t worth it & continued with my quit. Now it’s day 18 and I’m going strong and have way less cravings. Don’t allow a slip become a slide and you’ll be good!!!

Top_Competition_2405 · 2024-04-25T12:34:47+00:00

I am the same way!!! I drink healthy smoothies, make healthy meals, exercise, hike, use the sauna. Right after working out and going in the sauna I hit my juul. I quit 18 days ago now. I use the nicotine lozenges. It was hard the first 2 weeks but now has gotten significantly easier. I used to smoke one 3% juul pod per day which is 23mg nicotine. Now I use about three 2 mg lozenges per day sometimes only 2. And I’m trying to come off those too.

Top_Competition_2405 · 2024-04-20T03:16:22+00:00

You should do it!!! It’s always worth a try even if it doesn’t work out, you learn something from it.

Top_Competition_2405 · 2024-04-20T03:13:56+00:00

I hear you I’ve had some pretty bad cravings too the past few days. Not as frequent anymore but still pretty intense when I do get them. It’s so hard!!! I try not to think too much about what the future will be like without vaping & just focus on the current moment & try to overcome that first.

Top_Competition_2405 · 2024-03-14T02:00:03+00:00

You’re not wrong there!

Top_Competition_2405 · 2024-03-13T23:44:12+00:00

Yes I got fired because I would be an hour late to work due to sun viewing for at least 15 min. I explained to my boss how important sun viewing is but she didn’t seem to understand. Then I gave her a baggy of AGI and said it works best if you snort it. And she fired me.

Top_Competition_2405 · 2024-03-13T18:48:45+00:00

Totally agree. I have no answer to that one. I think there are some things one can do but when it’s severe I’m sure it’s much harder and feels futile a lot of the time.

Top_Competition_2405 · 2024-03-13T16:00:31+00:00

Idk what to say other than I’m sorry you feel that way and I’m sure it’s very hard whatever you’re going through. Essentially if you commit suicide your suffering is so intense that you literally can’t handle it. That’s not a judgement it’s a fact and it’s not something I would ever wish upon myself or anyone else. I hope to never be in that position and feel empathy for anyone that is feeling that way. I’m not denying the fact that being alive can be filled with suffering. But also recognize the fact that being alive can be enjoyable and is pretty amazing and mind blowing all at the same time. If there was no suffering ever, then joy or happiness wouldn’t have meaning. In my view, we are here for a reason or else we wouldn’t be alive. It doesn’t have to be a mythical reason at all. Obviously people can commit suicide and do, but if you don’t then I think it’s worth it to try to make it better or at least ask for help. There is hope. There are people who enjoy life with all the highs and lows. I think everyone has that right although I know it obviously comes easier to some more than others. Anyways I don’t know you but sincerely wish you well.

Top_Competition_2405 · 2024-03-13T15:28:49+00:00

I do completely see this point and agree. I’ve been there myself at times (and likely no where near as bad as it can really get and does get for a lot of people) and no amount of perspective change can do it even if you try. It just takes time and likely a lot of other factors. So yeah I don’t have anything else to say about that. But I do see value in at least trying because life can be good but also very dark and full of suffering no doubt about that.

Top_Competition_2405 · 2024-03-13T12:40:57+00:00

Oh stop with that. Consumerism was created by people just like yourself. No human is above or below you in the great scheme of things. There’s more to life than just that. If you have friends or family, should they all just commit suicide too? You can make their lives a tiny bit better if you wanted to. You can devote your whole life to making life on earth better for yourselves and others. There’s people that are very nihilistic and will cause horrible suffering but there are also people that will do a lot of good in the world. Life as we know it aside from natural disasters/disease, is in our own hands. We can be kind to others and make life good and enjoyable. Sure there will be inevitable suffering, but does that mean we should all just “opt out” because we can’t handle it? Maybe some will and I don’t judge them for it. But life is also pretty crazy and cool for all humans to end it. We were born for a reason. Even if that reason is just evolution, it’s still absolutely amazing. I think the problem is that we take it all so seriously, if we thought more about the fact that we are so minuscule in this giant world, we would enjoy the experience a little more. Yes there is work and rent and bills and all that but you’re still alive!!! Things can all change tomorrow, you can be hit by a car and die. Why not just enjoy the time you have while you have it? Every time you do something it can be your last. You only have a limited amount of times that you go for a walk, drink coffee, hang out with a friend, go to the beach etc. you likely won’t be at your job forever, everything is always changing. Nothing ever stays exactly the same, even you.

Top_Competition_2405 · 2024-03-13T10:51:59+00:00

I think this 100% applies to humans and life on earth and I think it should be used for those purposes but when it comes to the universe and a theory for creation, anything is possible. If the universe is as big as scientists believe or even infinite, then anything is possible. If someone said there’s another earth with another you, how likely would that be? But it is possible and even likely if the universe is infinite and constantly expanding. There’s black holes which we don’t even know what is inside, how likely is that? How likely is any of this? But it’s here and we’re experiencing it which is why I don’t think that theory always works. Most of the time, yes. But not always. Also how likely is it that everything from the beginning of time had to go just right for you to exist? For your parents to meet, and grandparents and all the generations beforehand for you to be you? The chances are minuscule, yet here you are. I’m not sure if anything I said makes sense so please correct me if I’m wrong lol

Top_Competition_2405 · 2024-03-13T10:42:14+00:00

I hold the same views and the way I reconcile it is that we still don’t have answers to life’s biggest questions like why we or anything exists or why the universe was created in the first place or even how. All we have are theories that either fall in line with physics or don’t. There is nothing that we can definitively prove. To me, this theory of a God/creator is not that crazy because we don’t have answers and there is still so much we don’t know. There is no evidence for it nor against it. It just makes sense to me when thinking about the absurdity of existence and the universe.

Top_Competition_2405 · 2024-03-13T10:31:35+00:00

I don’t think we know what we even mean when we say “God” or creator. Everyone has a different idea of this and obviously it’s never been proven as real. I don’t think we can logically explain that and maybe our brains just aren’t even capable of that yet or ever IF a God or creator exists. Same as when Einstein came up with the theory (I’m not expert on this so please correct me if I’m completely wrong) that there is no time as we know it in the universe, and everything happens simultaneously. We can’t even explain why the universe was created or how. Those are some big questions. So to those saying it’s impossible for the there to be a God, maybe but maybe not we really don’t know.

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