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I know it's gross, unhealthy, a stupid habit, makes no sense.

Trouble quitting cuz it's something to do with hands, fidgety, restless, oral fixation I think, and it gets me out of the house. Can't find a habit to replace it with.

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[โ€“] shice@lemmy.world 42 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My grandfather quit smoking by switching the habit to lollipops. He always used to say it was a good replacement for the oral fixation and fidgeting

[โ€“] cayleaf@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I quit a 20 year smoking habit with jolly ranchers. After the 1st month, I didnโ€™t need them anymore.

[โ€“] dditty@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

A mentor of mine did the same thing but with cough drops since he used to smoke menthols