Smoking is... good?

[Alana]

Like one of the post said on the Tucker Carlson thread, cannabis ends up amplifying the problems that someone starts using weed for to begin with where was tobacco/nicotine actually has benefits on cognition (and keeping STS aliens away, whoo!)

I think that there is something to be said about the responsible use of Cannabis for medical reasons and for a period of time, but if after a while the user sees that the effect on their symptoms is not what they wished for or only palliative, then there are many other plants that can be used for sleep problems. Also, CBD can be a good alternative to start with, and then slowly replace with herbs.

Herb-wise, off the top of my head, Passionflower, Skullcap, good old Chamomile, Lemon Balm, California Poppy, Kava Kava, Ashwagandha, Tulsi, etc are all good sleep-aids. Online you will find info about Valerian root too, and for the majority of people it works wonderfully. Unfortunately, for a small percentage it ends up causing the opposite effects, so use with caution.

Sleep IS very important, and if you go the herbal route, find a few herbs that work for you and use them in rotation, taking a couple of days off in the week so you can see if the effect is lasting and to take note of when it becomes lasting. You shouldn't be needing sleep-aids for ever. For sleep troubles, a cup of hot tea with honey within an hour before bed is the better use of the herb.

Of course there's also Melatonin, Magnesium, Tryptophan, Gaba, Theanine, Glycine as well, along with avoiding blue light at night and sunrise gazing in the morning, writing exercises and stress reduction techniques, that can support building healthy sleep patterns.

For cognitive enhancement, there's Rosemary, Sage, Gotu Kola, Gingko, Rhodiola, Reishi mushrooms, etc.

In the end, if you don't want to be smoking either cannabis or tobacco, you don't have to. Not all substances or herbs are good for everyone. There are many other ways to help you meet your goals but you have to be patient and try different things out and see how they work for you. A physical problem that has been present for years will take a while to resolve. And it often requires lifestyle changes along with the above-mentioned aids. Sorry this got so long, I hope it helps.

 

[neonix]

Has anyone tried going from weed to tobacco and have any advice or experiences to share? Let me explain.

I quit tobacco two years ago because it was an addiction and made me feel extremely sick + crappy. I was buying, although the highest quality, smokes from a convenience store. Not organic or hand rolled except for a short period of time.

I have noticed a lot of deep programming coming up anytime I read the c's and the forum talk about how smoking / nicotine is actually good for us and helping depending on the individual. and yet I hear in the back of my mind when I read the positive affects "lies!!'

Well, I've been using weed to cope- mostly for sleeping. Although, I've done inner work for 14+ - there's just been none stop traumatic events and plus knowing the true state of the world at a young age without proper support or network has caused a lot of evil terrifying visceral dreams causing me to have insomnia since I was a kid. I've tried to quit weed multiple times with varying results, I have never made it past 6 months because sleep has still not improved and the quality of life was declining. We need sleep!

I had a "random" thought pop into my brain today - what if I switched my weed habit for really good quality tobacco?

Like one of the post said on the Tucker Carlson thread, cannabis ends up amplifying the problems that someone starts using weed for to begin with where was tobacco/nicotine actually has benefits on cognition (and keeping STS aliens away, whoo!)

I'm nervous to try this though because I don't want to just switch one addiction for another without dealing with the root causes but I also do feel called to try something new while I'm still going deep to heal the roots.

Does anyone have any suggestions for a novice getting into smoking with my specific situation in mind? I know there's lots of great advice on the thread but I still feel called to ask.

Thanks in advance!

I never smoke weed. If you want to switch from weed to tabacco, then you have to find tabacco without any additional substances. You can use trial and error method. I first recomend to try cigarillos or cigar. You can buy cigar, squize cigar in your hand and made you own ciggarets or use pipe. You can also ask seller if he/she has cigarettes without additional substances.

Why weed is bad? Becouse it can change neural pathways. I believe also that astral beings like to posses people who smoke weed, but they don't like nicotine. Why, because incotine acts on prefrontal cortex, area of brain that is responsible for addiction and inresponsible behavior.

Nicotin is not a remedium for everything. But in most important cases, it can help when 4D STS, or astral beings, want to manipulate human behavior. There could be physical and astral viruses that infect human nervous system. Nicotin is well know ecological insectocid.

If you have problem with sleep, try to find out causes, instead eliminate symptoms. Do you have problem with sleep everyday or in other places when you out of home? Do you try to change sleep room? Does some specyfic people decrease your mood?

Many addictions have roots in emotional deficiencies. Sometimes people who fight addiction swich to other addiction, but don't solve the problem. Usually people fall into escapism becouse big trauma and they don't understand what is cause of the trauma. Sometimes going to the nature, and clearing the mind, and asking yourself, where is the root of my problem can't be helpfull. Also autotheraphy using books is good solution.

I sometimes use white tea that is reach in thiamine, to relax and go to sleep. Magnesium in mineral water or in banana is also good solution. Valerian can be addictive if use everyday. I recommend to use it only once in a while.

 

[Eulenspiegel]

Are there still any Swedish brands that sell snus without additives and which are made from organic tobacco?
A post here from 2011 mentioned General Green Harvest, but it seems like this has been discontinued.
Would appreciate any info by the Swedish members here, since I find myself in Sweden right now and would like to give snus a try.

 

[FRV]

In the end, if you don't want to be smoking either cannabis or tobacco, you don't have to. Not all substances or herbs are good for everyone. There are many other ways to help you meet your goals but you have to be patient and try different things out and see how they work for you. A physical problem that has been present for years will take a while to resolve. And it often requires lifestyle changes along with the above-mentioned aids. Sorry this got so long, I hope it helps.

If you have problem with sleep, try to find out causes, instead eliminate symptoms. Do you have problem with sleep everyday or in other places when you out of home? Do you try to change sleep room? Does some specyfic people decrease your mood?

Thank you Alana and Neonix. Both of you have provided food for thoughts and some things to ponder.
I look forward to updating if I decide to go the nicotine root or not in my pursuit of becoming addiction free from cannabis.
I had to fight like hell to get off of cigs & vapes, so I worry about starting again because I don't want to go through that again.

I recognize I had an unhealthy relationship with nicotine as a way to cope and survive with my immense amount of trauma ( a lot of which has been healed, hence why I could finally quit nicotine. It's been 2+ years whoohoo!) and the only reason I am even considering smoking again is because I am curious about the experience with nicotine in a healthy way and the forum has GREAT things to say about it. I do appreciate the reminder Alana that not all herbs are for everyone and it doesn't make me any less than if I don't want to be consuming nicotine.

Again, both of you have made some great suggestions for me to try out and do some trail & error experimenting. A lot of the issue has to due with poor sleep quality due to unhealed trauma, so when that improves I'll share on a sleep thread or personal thread.

It may not seem like a lot but truly, I feel some things clicking in my brain when I reread both of your comments.