Since I made the decision to NOT grab a pack of smokes and to order a kgo instead I have had some interesting reactions.
I happened to QUIT smoking 3 years ago. I smoked for.... lets say a long time. I tried several times to quit and one day, 3 years ago I stubbed out a cigarette less than half way through it and I said.... I'm done.
And I was.
I was completely done with analogs and I have not take a drag since then.
So for some of the family and co-workers the decision to Vape has left them speechless or they view it as a confirmation that I am in fact crazy. But the truth is that like an alcoholic, once a smoker.... always a smoker. I don't want to fight myself every single day to NOT bum a cig. I don't want to sit as tight as a bow because I am so stressed and have no relief. I also don't want to keep going next door to the drug store and getting a bag of pretzels or m&m's.
My support through this decision and trial process has been my friend Jessica. She is my BFF.
(We all need to pretend we are a little girl or boy sometimes!) She encouraged me to try her vape when I confessed what a hard time I was having and she brought me here so I could read and learn before I made any purchases or solid choices. The shocking part, to me, is that my DBF (dear best friend and the other person in our tight knit friendship circle) is anti-supportive. She wont even speak to me about vaping, what it is, why I chose it, or even to give me an opinion one way or the other. She simply shuts down any conversation that might lead to vaping. She is ok with smoking, she gets the urge to puff every now and again during stressful times, but vaping... How's the weather?
I understand that we are programed to fear what we do not understand. Its fight or flight. Its survival. I don't know what it is, I don't get it, I will proceed with extreme caution and be prepared to RUN AWAY. But at least I peak. I check it out. I google in the safety of my living room with the curtains closed and the bedspread over my head. But so many are lacking courage.... curiosity.... and we have to accept that.
So, I ask, do you have a support group that is OFF this website?
I happened to QUIT smoking 3 years ago. I smoked for.... lets say a long time. I tried several times to quit and one day, 3 years ago I stubbed out a cigarette less than half way through it and I said.... I'm done.
And I was.
I was completely done with analogs and I have not take a drag since then.
So for some of the family and co-workers the decision to Vape has left them speechless or they view it as a confirmation that I am in fact crazy. But the truth is that like an alcoholic, once a smoker.... always a smoker. I don't want to fight myself every single day to NOT bum a cig. I don't want to sit as tight as a bow because I am so stressed and have no relief. I also don't want to keep going next door to the drug store and getting a bag of pretzels or m&m's.
My support through this decision and trial process has been my friend Jessica. She is my BFF.
(We all need to pretend we are a little girl or boy sometimes!) She encouraged me to try her vape when I confessed what a hard time I was having and she brought me here so I could read and learn before I made any purchases or solid choices. The shocking part, to me, is that my DBF (dear best friend and the other person in our tight knit friendship circle) is anti-supportive. She wont even speak to me about vaping, what it is, why I chose it, or even to give me an opinion one way or the other. She simply shuts down any conversation that might lead to vaping. She is ok with smoking, she gets the urge to puff every now and again during stressful times, but vaping... How's the weather? I understand that we are programed to fear what we do not understand. Its fight or flight. Its survival. I don't know what it is, I don't get it, I will proceed with extreme caution and be prepared to RUN AWAY. But at least I peak. I check it out. I google in the safety of my living room with the curtains closed and the bedspread over my head. But so many are lacking courage.... curiosity.... and we have to accept that.
So, I ask, do you have a support group that is OFF this website?
