i stopped buying them. but whenever i got a craving i’d go to my usual spots (balcony, outside a bar, etc.) and i’d pop a peppermint in my mouth and then i’d stand with my one arm crossed and the other arm posed kind of like i was loosely holding a cig (it’s hard to describe, but i feel like you know what im talking about)
then for the length of time it took me to eat the peppermint, i’d stand and scroll on my phone or chit chat with my smoking friends. taking deep breaths. basically miming having a cigarette. i’d also often chew on a straw, lollipop stick or toothpick. honestly it’s kind of cunt.
also, my dad quit smoking at 77 and said he said he couldn’t have done it without the nic lozenges
