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You can try raw Maca magic roots . It comes in a powered version. It has the same benefits and works exactly as the capsules. The key though is to be persistent and take it every single day for two weeks at least and you indubitably will experience the benefits. For me it has helped me immensely I'm curing my chronic fatigue. Maca does not contain caffeine or any other stimulant, but it can increase your levels of energy. For that reason,I recommend that you take it first thing in the morning. If you work in the night or want an extra boost on a given night you could also try taking Maca in the evening. Good luck and let me know if you have any questions ?

I think meditation is just about realizing you are not your mind. That’s it. If you wish to go further in your awakening work you have to raise your consciousness . Meditation just helps you realize that You are not all those thoughts, commands, judgments and noise running through your mind, not that nagging, narrating, psychologically assessing voice in your head. You are the Awareness of that voice, and all thoughts. And since You are only Awareness, which has no thoughts, just beingness & observation, the true You is always still, silent, and resting in a peace that passeth all understanding, pure bliss. Watching all that noise. While knowing It is not that noise. Imagine the freedom! Even if you never ‘progress’ any further (to samadhi, self-realization, ‘enlightenment,’ whatever)

@Michael569 sorry I didn't clarify ..Because that's not how I feel . That's ONLY half the story . In the back of my mind I'm of course anxious about the damage I'm doing to my body and health . So I'm split off into two different islands. One that doesn't give a shit and just wants to smoke like there is no tomorrow. And one that deep down knows that this is not the right thing for me to do . Which one I gonna win ? I don't know .

I think it does require a doctor's prescription like other anti-psychotic drugs . So I'm gonna ask my therapist to prescribe it to me . Thanks for the suggestion.

OK good news . Can I get it from any pharmacy without a prescription? Or does it require my therapist's prescription?

The willpower works when there is a wish or desire to leave the smoking. here to leave the smoking is not the desire.it is not the wish. every smoker's inner desire is to continue smoking. so the willpower doesn't work

Sounds good . So it is unlike other antidepressants that come with a huge list of bad side effects. And I'm especially worried about the erectile dysfunction thing lol. What family of drugs is it? Because Most prescription antidepressants are part of a drug family called SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors). They work on raising levels of serotonin in the body but unfortunately It prevents the hormones that cause our bodies to respond to sex from transmitting their message to our brains. Also, how exactly does it help with quitting smoking?

OK. Might try to get some and test it out . Any possible effects to be mindful of ?

I'm afraid There ’s no real alternative . I used nicotine chewing gum once before but even the mild types gave me headaches. I tried vaping of course . It doesn't smell as good as a fine ciggy. It is not for me, not for me though as it irritates my throat and I’m actually concerned at how much nicotine it is possible to vape in the course of a day. I heard that the liquid used in vapes is more damaging and dangerous than the toxins in regular cigarettes. Is that correct? The only sure-fire way is to just hard stop. It’s tough. And I don't know how to do that yet . And also I don't want to especially replace it with sugar (you mentioned lollipops) because I'm beginning to gain a weight and grow a belly and I'm trying to clean up my diet (how ironic ?) and lean down.

Yeah I can relate ? I think It has to do with the amount of focus and anticipation you have. If you’re really looking forward to something that is all you want to think about. But if all you do is think about it you get bored. You have to train yourself to think about other things while you wait. You might say, “Heck no! I’m excited about this. Heck with other stuff.” What if you’re waiting days or weeks or even longer? You’re going to get bored to the point that you get frustrated and that can diminish your enjoyment of the thing you’re anticipating. You’re way better off finding other things to enjoy while you wait. Time will still go by whether you’re paying attention to it or not .

Exactly. But only for advanced mediators. The essence of meditation is concentration. When we concentrate intensely, without much interference, time seems to go by very slowly. The opposite of like when we are engrossed in a movie that was very captivating, when the film finally ends we think, where did the time go. It goes on really fast. So it's a matter of concentration and focus . P.S what the heck is "paraphernalia"?ffs where do you get these words from ?

@Osaid you're welcome . And btw ..it's not just gonna increase your sex drive ..its gonna give you extra energy..you will become so energised that you won't know what to make of yourself lol.. I have been using maca for a couple of months now. And I must say it gave me the energy to do my workouts properly. Before using it, I could not keep training for long. Now I have more energy during my workouts and can do more reps. There will be no harm to your body if you don’t exceed the daily dose of 3mg a day. I also use maca because it gives me extra minerals and vitamins I need.

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The world has been at war since the Middle Ages. Back then it was called the Crusades, these days it is called the war against terror. As we all know this has been a very brutal and expensive war. There has never been a single name for this war, it flares up from time to time with individual names, but since it is because of belief systems, let's call it, "The Belief System War." Most belief systems are religions. Religions provide reasons for our existence and for our morality. They are all based on faith because they can't be proven to be true. We also have atheism (or nihilism) which is considered to be a belief system even though it is not actually a system. Therefore, what we have are belief systems that are not actually provable and a belief non-system. As time goes on the differences between these ideas are what cause "The Belief System War." So I have a question. First ,when does spirituality turn into a religion? And why does religion which is supposed to be aiming for unity and peace and equality turns out to be the biggest cause of war in the world ? Religion was not meant to fight, it is to create way to love, to heal, to help society, to create joy. And if a person calling himself/herself as religious person is not heading into the direction of bliss and is burning with anger or hatred then I am sorry to say to such a person ..Sorry my dear friend, you have created a war in name of someone who only gave love to this world. Period.

Maca roots are amazing for libido, these days when I have an orgasm, it is extremely intense to the point I have almost passed out. At times, I could barely get out of bed without resting for 10 minutes.

Thanks, Mr. links

My motivation is to heal my Lungs which are severely damaged due to years of smoking .I can actually feel the burning sensation in my chest . And I'm afraid to catch a throat cancer or lungs cancer or heart attack etc . So many reasons to quit . But they all boil down to saving my health .

But I can't make that decision. I tried many times in the past .I keep coming back . Sometimes I spend half an hour hesitating ,"should I put this cigarette in my mouth or not ". And I end up smoking it .

There is no best antidepressant. It depends on you and what works for you. No research studies have shown that any class of antidepressants works better than other. Here is my list of what I've tried and they all worked so (SSRI’s): fluoxetine (Prozac), sertraline (Zoloft), escitalopram (Lexapro), citalopram (Celexa), paroxetine (Paxil) and fluvoxamine (Luvox). I'm making excuses because i haven’t decided to quit smoking, I've decided to try to quit smoking. the “try” is actually a backdoor through which my excuses come. As Yoda says “do or don’t do there is no try”. So here’s what i think I should do: make a decision to actually quit smoking, and COMMIT to it. So basically, quit or quit quitting. What do you think or hope such groups will provide? What can someone say if you’ve quit but then restart poisoning yourself with tobacco smoke? “Hang in there, you can do it, stay strong, good luck!” One has to be careful that these groups do not become a forum for smokers to support each other in their failure to quit. I do believe it's a good idea in theory .but in practice the social pressure will make me go mad and ache for a cigarette. I think I must be positive in wanting to quit but accepting also that once the cravings have mostly subsided after day 5, the urge will still prevail and will for months afterwards. Urge and cravings are not the same but can feel similar if i allow the urge to control me . I always fail at the 2 weeks mark. Because I don't know what to do without a cigarette in my mouth .I do everything while smoking. If I'm taking a walk ,I smoked. If I study, I smoke .etc Skeptical about this whole LOC notion. Good tips right there. Thanks. I will buy it soon. I haven't found a pdf online version. I tried vaping but I didn’t like how weak it tastes . I crave for big hits of nicotine smell that comes from regular cigarettes. Because its ruining my heath ,obviously.

So I discovered that the best way to have an orgasm (for men) is by rubbing the area where the green area meets the blue area

we only control our sexual desires because the timing is not right all the time. the difference between us and animals is self control. animals engage in sex for reproduction purpose only and so when the time comes ( say when they are on heat), they cant be stopped. They chose do it with just any female specie type around without consideration. humans do sex for procreation as well as pleasure. In most cases of sexual engagement, among humans, its for pleasure so we are able to control it till the time is right with the desired person

Thanks for the advice. I guess I will start a journal about quitting smoking and describe daily the difficulties I'm going through. And well, its a chemical addiction because nicotine/tobacco is one of the most addictive substances out there. Its a physiological dependency. Cigarettes are highly addictive. nicotine itself isn't the worst : it's true. Its mixed with escapism. it's the habits associated with smoking. Most smokers have made cigarettes parts of their daily routines : breaks, relaxation, coffee, parties etc. Nicotine was not what made me get back to smoking but the muscle memory associated with smoking and the (relative) pleasure you get when you finally lit one. Basically I feel like a junkie. I'm.lazy because my life is empty of anything exciting. And that's why I have free time to smoke and to spend time on this forum mentally masturbating about all kinds of shit . It's the lifestyle that needs change. I guess I will have to install healthy habits and daily routine to replace the urge for cigarettes. Maybe if I take care of my health and start eating healthy and workout..then I will be forced to ditch cigarettes . Well to my mind one thing leads to another. This hedonistic lifestyle of earing sugary and greasy food and watching porn is all in the same category of smoking. It's basically getting a quick fix and the price is your long term welk being and health. I'm also addicted to porn btw .but its not the biggest worry I have. I can manage it in moderation .but it's those mofos(the ciggies) which are the biggest deal.

Thank you guys for the advice. I appreciate it . @Tristan12 yes I thought a lot about replacing smoking with healthier activities that are also addictive and cause dopamine spikes . But I realized that this whole lifestyle is what's making me smoke in the first place . Namely, the lifestyle of chasing short term pleasures that feel good at the moment but fucks you up in the long term . So if I binged video games or porn or junk food I would say fuck it ..might as well smoke a cigarette. You know what I mean ? @Asayake yes I definitely use smoking as a stress relief. My life is extremely stressful. I suffer everyday. Wether I go to college and having to deal with my stupid professor or not . Although I don't particularly remember that I was traumatised as a child . I grew up without a father .my mom raised me .and I had a pretty normal and healthy childhood. But your point about suppressing emotions like anger is spot on . That's how I feel whenever I blow the smoke .it feels like I'm crushing the entire world with each hit of tobacco. I will look Gabor Maté in youtube. Thanks for your advice . @Ulax Yeah journaling maybe helps .do you suggest I open a journal on The journal section and express my experience with how I'm battling the addiction? Also I'm familiar with David Hawkins" techniques. I will try to apply it .the problem is I'm lazy and don't do enough reading and research on what might benefit me .if I replaced all thr time I spent smoking into researching positive skills I would be far more better. I was a pack a day smoker for years. And I “quit” more times than I can remember. Every time I tried to quit and failed, I learned something about how to quit. I learned that the personal will to quit isnt enough. Its a chemical addiction. I learned that the “nic-fits” last 3 days, so after you pass the third day, things get much easier. I learned that just about 2 weeks after you quit, a second round of mind games start to hit your brain pressing thoughts like “I can just have one…” which lead to failure These lessons absolutely helped me quit successfully the last time I tried. Which is the last two weeks .but I relapsed today very badly. Following experience I'd had with nearly successful attempts to quit in the past, I allowed myself one last cigarette after lunch..and soon enough I'm back to binging and smoking half a pack a day . I didn't stop with the commitment. I knew better. I'd been through it before.

I don't know if anyone familiar with my posts/threads , if sometimes i make vocabulary or grammar mistakes..I'm not a native speaker since I'm an Indian. But what's interesting is that I learned English in such a way that I would call "Automatically ". I didn't take any courses. Didn't read any text books for learning English etc. I just learned it by myself effortlessly through trial and error . For example I'm writing right now this post and I have no idea how the hell I'm writing it . The words just seem to get downloaded into my mind l. I'm even better in English than I am in Indian. What's the explanation for that? Well one possibility occurred to me is that I imagined the English language because I needed it to understand Leo's videos and to awaken . Leo is of course a figment of my imagination just like all of you guys are . I imagined it all. Everything. Students of English in today’s world, are …really getting taken to the cleaners.. In the end, it is not the “speaking” in English which serves for a proper goal. The goal you should aim for is to be able to “think” in English and “feel” in English.

I am not completely qualified to answer this because I have never been diagnosed with a terminal disease but I think I can share something that might be relevant. Also, this is purely personal and so may not generalize. There is this thing called passive suicidality, where you don't actually plan a suicide attempt but have thoughts along the lines of, “It's be so great if I that truck over there would hit me.” For me, every time I have something wrong with me and need to go to see the doctor, I sincerely hope that it's something fatal. If I have a stomach ache, I really hope that it's a cancer or that both of my kidneys have stopped working. If I have a headache, I really hope it's a brain tumor. When the results come in, I get really disappointed when it's something minor. So, if I get diagnosed with a terminal illness, I would be incredibly happy. Except I would really want to die without much suffering. So, in fact, it would make me more likely to do something about it since now it will be somewhat easier for my loved ones to deal with my death.