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by samrivera on Sunday May 31, 2026 @10:30AM
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37 days into quitting smoking and breathing exercises have been a huge help for the craving spikes. a simple terminal tool for paced breathing actually makes a lot of sense - when the craving hits at 3pm and youre staring at a screen anyway, having it right there in the terminal is way less friction than pulling out a phone app. starred.
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by Obscurity4340 on Sunday May 31, 2026 @01:08PM
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I've long wondered if a big unsung part of smoking is the way it gets normally high-strung, fast moving and shallow breathers to slow down and inhale deeply for 3-5 mins at a time. They might not get that kind of air any other way
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by marekkowalczyk on Sunday May 31, 2026 @03:34PM
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In psychology there's the concept of Secondary Benefits — a behavior harmuful on the surface always has a Positive Intention behind it — otherwise an individual would not engage in it.
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by Obscurity4340 on Wednesday June 03, 2026 @10:09PM
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For sure, I like Gabor Mate's focus also not necessarily on why the specific drug but why the hurt
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by theshrike79 on Thursday June 04, 2026 @06:22AM
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A friend of mine managed to stop smoking with a wood cigarette.
They just went wherever they normally went to smoke and took long breaths with the wood stick in their mouth.
It was 90% about the ritual of going somewhere to just be, think, and breathe and 10% being addicted to nicotine.
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by marekkowalczyk on Sunday May 31, 2026 @03:14PM
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I've never thought of this kind of a use case but I'm happy you see some value in trying out `breathe`. I'm curious of your feedback after you've worked with it for some time.