Yeah I just quit. Nicotine altogether made me depressed and made me unable to feel joy.

How did you get your camera safe walking around Rio?

“Spending a lot of time lounging” lol

Tried for the first time on my way to airborne on recommendation of a good friend. Been off and on (mainly on) ever since.. they’ve definitely helped in the field staying awake but I’m at another schoolhouse now and working myself off of them. Started seeing the cardio issues as you stated.. First time commenting on a video just wanted to show some support. Thanks for the content brotha’.

This stuff is not heroin so let's be a little realistic

2/4? hell yeah joker co killer here.

A wise young man, I wish him success and happiness for himself and his family. Thank you for this series, I've been out almost ten years and hearing about how people have gone through the adjustment process and how they (and myself) are still going through it is a huge help. It lends their perspective and a reminder that good things are still possible for us even if we aren't still in that mindset of community and discipline. A powerful series on self-care, thanks again for it.

I have used nicotine pouches for decades but like you say, it has begun to only become like a energy drainer instead of the Benefits that I have had while using it. You gotta know when its time to move on, and it is time for me to say goodbye to it aswell. It has become a stimulant addiction more than helping me to stay productive and alert.

She was the Company XO of the last recruit training company I was under when I went through boot camp in 2016. She was a 1stLT and then promoted to captain. I always wondered what went on with her after MCRD Parris Island

I left the italian army in 2022 after 3 years of duty as private since I didn't pass the first written exam for becoming corporal, which adds 4 years of service more in the italian army system, and the other reason was that I was burnt out, 2020 lockdown did quite the job and also was no easy life in my barracks. Honestly sometime I feel very guilty about it, I often think that I could have done much better and going on with the career. However, after 2 years back in the civilian life I finally was able to pass that exam and get the rank, after 5 months of service I got the opportunity to join the police and I accepted it since it's a higher payed job and it's a civilian job, which means more freedom. Now I'm feeling so lost and down, cause I really liked beeing a soldier, for now I'm at the police bootcamp, and I'm not really enjoying it for now and I'm thinking that maybe I took the wrong decision for my life. I'm defenetly not going not to miss some things of the army, but honestly I'm feeling so bad right now. Any suggestion for how to overcome this? I salute all the american veterans allies

Zyns gave me brain fog, anxiety/ depression, chest pain, heavier breathing, and worst of all ED. I’m into fitness and eating healthy too so there’s nothing else that could’ve explained it

Day 4 No zyn- I feel like it was making me develop anxiety. I miss it but trying to remember how it wasn’t even giving me a buzz anymore..!

Impactful video man, thank you for putting this together 🙏

I been smoking a pack to pack and a half for 18 years now. Want to get off the cigs.. lungs aren't what they used to be.. when i cold turkey cigs i am in a horrible mood for a week... relapse a few weeks later usually after some beers.. tried patches... end up smoking just as much with a patch on... vapes.. smoke vape between cigs.... bought a pack of zyn.. want to try zyn while I break the habit of smoking... and then taper down the strength of the zyn and frequency... guess its better than 20 to 30 Peter Styvesant Red or Camel Filters every day...

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Loving the new content brother, keep it coming 🙏

My Morning routine : suddenly I'm awake, ignore all unread messages, take dump, eat granola, jim

Love it bro!

I quit on the tail end of my deployment 2.5 months ago, best decision ever. I was a Corpsman and I ended up quitting with one of my Marines, both of us were successful. Quitting on ship I feel like made it so much worse lmao, but it was a habit we had to drop before EASing. Both of us are on terminal leave now and still going strong. Glad to see more people quitting!

Bloody hard to quit you’re right. In UK we use much stronger stuff like you can’t even buy 3mg, I use 9mg and go through 20 a day. And exactly like you say the first dose in the morning feels great and after that I just feel the downsides of using it. Well done for quitting 🙌

For some reason zyn was so much more addictive than vaping or smoking. I was never addicted to that but I got hooked to zyn 7 months ago. I quit zyn a month ago and the first week was so hard. Now that I’m off it I I feel better and I don’t see myself going back.

Im going to the army for basic training here in a few weeks. I just recently quit zyns and vaping because I know I can't use it at basic. This gives me the motivation to quit for good, I was just gonna quit until after basic because Id rather get the withdrawls out now then during basic, but seeing your story im motivated to quit for good. Been using nicotine since i was 13 years old so about 8 years now. gonna be tough but I know i got it.

Nicotine is poison. I just quit a can of chew a day habit of 25 years. That shit screws up your reward centers in the brain and disrupts your heart rhythm.

Please post more i dropped you a sub!

Wow, this is such an inspiring video! Your tips and personal insights really hit home. Quitting nicotine is such a tough journey, but your message gives hope and motivation. It's amazing to see someone break it down in such a relatable and encouraging way. Thank you for sharing this - it's exactly the kind of support many of us need to keep pushing forward. You've got this, and so do we!

This is a video I didn't know I needed, I appreciate it.

Hi, would you say 4 days on Isabela is enough or too much? (Many say it is the most beautiful island). I got 9 days in total.

I was just 17 when I landed at MCRD San Diego in 1978. Had a good 4 years in the C-130 community, Flight Mechanic, got to travel to exotic locations and had a blast. Couldn't wait to get out though when my enlistment was up. My advice to anyone getting out, make sure you document any and all medical issues that may seem small when you're in your 20's but become major problems in your 60's because fighting with the VA down the road is a lot easier if it's documented... Stuff like Sleep Apnea, broken bones or sprains... anything. Semper Fi.

Hawaii sure feels like an amazing dream

Thank you very much for this video. I appreciate your thoughts, and I relate to your perspective very much. I am a USMC vet as well, and I don't want that fact to define me. I have a hard time trying to portray and even understand who I am. On one hand I am a USMC vet, and on the other side I am just a chill guy just living a chill life now. It is hard to remember who I was when I was in, because that man is a completely different man than I am now. I have never heard "A man who has lived many lives has lived a good life," and I very much appreciate you bringing that to my attention.

Absolutely beautiful

Thanks for your help. I hope you keep making these videos.

Not scuba-snorkeling, sorry.

Ben, another great video, so thanks. Love your frankness, and of course your photography. We are heading there the last week of November-staying on a 16 person boat, 7 nights. Then we will stay independently on San Cristabal for three nights, Santa Cruz one night. I am a hobbyist photographer and am wondering about gear. My go-to camera is Sony A 7, IV, but also have the II. Would you take both camera bodies? How much reach? Will 100-400 mm do it? Maybe 20mm for landscapes? Would you also take macro/ and or 35 mm 1.4 and or/ 24-105 mm 4? I have an old GoPro. Would you suggest dusting off the cobwebs for scuba dives or get a house for my iPhone 12? Any advice will be greatly appreciated. Thanks again! Dorothy

Could you speak a little more about getting selected for your MOS as an officer? I myself went enlisted and always though I would be a grunt officer after not understanding that you can't pick what you do. I was a corpsman with a logistics unit and dealt with a lot of logistics officers. -Rah 15th MEU

I thank God i didn’t join I became a man out in the real world it was rough but I made it and still working hard to all Sam’s children when you get out it’s start over get a job any job and mix with the real world… I know people that joined after high school some joined 4 and some 8 and they went back to the jobs they had in high school like stolen valor Sam stoled your years

Thank you for sharing this information. I am crossing my #1 bucket list item Africa off in May and ready start planning my next big trip and Galapagos is next on my list. I am a solo traveler and the cruises are just soo expensive for solo travelers. I am definitely going to look into flying direct and planning my own day trips. Question - What time of the year did you go or would you recommend going?

I still don’t get this system of officer coming in to lead a platoon. Why does an officer need having his hand held by the NCO? How can you consider that kid a leader then? why not have officers who used to be NCOs as an officer? Isn’t the difference just being in charge of a larger group, so just like you have managers of different departments in an organization and then you have the COO who’s in charge of all the operations in every department where the COO cannot have less experience than a manager has, so too should be a platoon ran

Photography has been my life as a side hustle but it will be my retirement supplement plan.

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Thank you for sharing this information! I am headed there in 4 months and am starting to figure this all out and I really appreciate your knowledge!

Hey buddy quick question I'm a solo traveler deciding between flying into cristobal vs santa cruz...I like the fact that the airport is right in Cristobal but hearing santa cruz has much better nightlife ...would you say cristobal is worth flying into just because of the airport situation and losing the busy/nightlife of santa cruz? I'm planning to just stay on one island so not going to a second one and was wondering if cristobal has more beauty over santa cruz. Thanks in advance

The “I’m the type of person that fills my time to the point where I can’t breathe” that speaks loud with me. Like I can’t stay still and it makes my wife n kids around me stressed out. I wish I could just chill, but I can’t yet. I want to get there.

Hold up!! I did a meu with 2/4 during the covid timeframe

All the wrong ones are famous.

Dude that is freaking sick 🔥

The essence of San Clemente. Thank you!

Thanks for this good advice!

Your ramblings are relatively coherent, thanks for putting the narrative out here.

Love this man. Gotout the Corps 3 years ago and have been on the hamster wheel of what you described since