Quitting Sucks… But It’s Better Than Being Controlled By Nicotine

From a conversation in our July 2025 Discord Group. Quitting sucks, but it’s FAR better than continuing to be controlled by your addiction to nicotine!

Better Than Being Controlled By Nicotine!

Quitting sucks man. But it sucks less than how nicotine truly controlled you.

Nicotine interferes with your body to release a hormone called ghrelin which is the hormone that causes you to feel hungry curbing your appetite. Chewing makes your poop funny (at least it did me). And though Nicotine is NOT laxative It does control your bowel movements by forcing hormones to be released that make your pooper do pooper things.

Nicotine also raises your blood pressure and insulin levels causing your cells to become insulin resistant messing with how cells absorb glucose.

Ever notice on nicotine your resting heart rate is high? Hovering around 80-89 bpm?

It does far more than manage your happy brain chemicals. It goes to war for supreme control over your body like a dystopian government.

NOTE: This piece written by Kill The Can community member Trithious