SiriusXM.
I felt I needed it to help me get through trips to and back from work. I always listened to comedy stations and nothing else, because the music resembled nothing I hadn’t heard before on repeat through retail stores and FM radio. When I couldn’t afford SiriusXM, I downloaded a podcast app that seemingly worked without needing a data plan or a subscription (I know the episodes are probably downloaded ahead of time on wi-fi). With this, I felt I don’t need Sirius anymore.
Monster Javas
I was an addict and still a recovering addict of this drink. It’s the only Monster-related beverage I always had, never caring for the other flavors. For a while, starting back about seven some odd years ago, I drank a can and I felt energized. Then as time went on, it turned into just a drink I’d have for the sake of comfortedness, because it was no longer doing anything for me anymore. Plus it was burning a hole in my budgeting because cans of these weren’t exactly cheap on their own.
After being off from a single can after three weeks, I actually felt a lot better. Probably not going to get back into them.
Nicotine.
Once I switched from smoking to vaping, I could just leave my vape at home and be perfectly fine. I do get anxious if I forget it at home, but that’s mostly because I don’t want the pets to have access to it.
But it’s nothing for me to go on a 3 day camping trip or something without it. I still do it because it helps a small amount with ADHD, but I know I don’t need it.
I had the same experience and my takeaway was the nicotine isn’t the demon they’re making it out to be; it’s all the other crap they put in cigarettes.
By itself nicotine is less harmful and physically addictive than caffeine. It’s really not far from caffeine in mental addiction either, but it’s short elimination halflife doesn’t do it any favors.
I make my own eliquid, so I don’t have to worry about the health risks of flavors, and vegetable glycerin and propylene glycol safe to inhale (I use temperature control to prevent the coil from getting hot enough to degrade the VG)