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About LinkBacksbest of luck pamela, so many people have had success getting away from analogs just by using PV's as an alternative, and you'll have a great support group here.
best of luck pamela, so many people have had success getting away from analogs just by using PV's as an alternative, and you'll have a great support group here.
It's a shame, because you would think we are fellow travelers on some level, but appearantly not. I don't think anyone even read the links Rambo posted, in fact he was accused of sending malicious links.
I would think in a forum dedicated to quitting smoking, there would be room for one thread about vaping.
I quit nic and tobacco with e-cigs....
I quit nic and tobacco with e-cigs....
You know anything really can be a smoking cessation device/product. It's just how you attack addiction. I don't understand why those guys over there are so anti-pv. I mean if a person sets a plan with their pv they could easily kill the nicotine and just lay down the pv after the nicotine/chemical addiction is dead. Then you are just breaking an everyday habit. My plan though just keep toking 26mg nicotine in my 510. Hey it may not be the healthiest thing in the world but it beats analogs hands down and doesn't cost nearly as much.
If only they knew how quickly you can stop smoking with the help of a good PV... with the added incentive of gradually reducing your nicotine intake to the point where presumably you could stop altogether.
For myself, I'm already feeling a clear distinction between cigarette cravings and vape cravings... since I drip, it's become almost situational whether I vape or not. If I'm out and about and there's no practical way for me to get a hit, I won't. With cigarettes, I'd find a damn way. Very puzzling... but good.
I think that what the Cold Turkeys really resent is our relatively painless transition. We invalidate the "nobility" of their suffering, showing it to be unnecessary. They have to maintain their aggressive stance on nicotine to keep themselves "on the straight and narrow" and to save face. It's like that hateful personal trainer chick on "The Biggest Loser." You would think she would be more empathetic because she used to be Biggie-Size herself. Fat chance. You hate most in others what you fear most in yourself. The hostile ex-smokers are not Nazis. They are just suffering from Stockholm Syndrome.
The ex-smokers I encounter have been generally positive. But most of them have been smoke-free for at least a year. Another factor may be the nature of my work, I'm an audiovisual technician. This industry is very "gee wow, whiz bang" gadget oriented and tech friendly. My ex-smoking co-workers marvel at my PV with big wide grins! Some even lament the fact they weren't around for them back when they quit. I just tell them that now they have a better option if ever they fall off the wagon. A few of them are concerned and mention the FDA/ASH hatchet jobs, but I set them straight with the real story. Quitting smoking is the easiest thing in the world to do, I've done it dozens of times. Staying Quit, now that's the hardest thing. The consensus at work is: "Congratulations! Do whatever works for you."
I may still be an Addict, but at least I am no longer dying for a cigarette.
My brother-in-law is one such person, he quit cold turkey, it took five years for him to not have cravings: he gained over and hundred pounds, and became a jerk. Now he asks me when I'm going to stop sucking on that thing. I tell him when I get G-D'd good and ready to. Shut up. Which one of us is a little healthier now?? Good question. Hmmm...nicotine....hundred pounds of fat....nicotine...hundred pounds of fat...nicotine!!
Last edited by Kate51; 10-04-2009 at 07:53 PM.
"a hundred pounds of fat" LOL
A big problem with quitting is.... once you decide you enjoy smoking you're screwed. 20 years from now you'll probably still think about doing something you enjoy. This is the same problem people have with diets.
There may also be an awful form of selfishness at play here. Once they quit smoking they want to ban it since that freedom no longer serves their purpose.
In fairness my first impression of e-cigs was not good either. (Thanks to SE) I prefer to use the term "PV" as it doesn't sound like "cool new way to smoke."
"PV" sounds more like a medical device and better describes what I'm doing with it.
What I'm most enjoying about this forum is the attitude of it's members. We're all "inhalers" hoping to improve our lives. Most or all of us enjoy many of the aspects of smoking and want to preserve some of our lifestyles without becoming sick.
We have so many different people here. Young & old, liberal & conservative, even christians and atheists! Everyone here has something in common and a desire to help others on their path away from smoking.
-Gooney0
I tried everything to quit smoking....the problem was I didnt WANT to quit smoking, I enjoyed it- like many people enjoy having a drink to relax. But when I started vaping I quit smoking cigarettes completely. I can enjoy the act of smoking and I feel that I am doing less damage to my body than had I continued cigarettes. I think a many people new to quitting arent quitting because they WANT to and it makes them mad. Many quit because of pressure from society, family etc. there are many things that we do that are not healthy. Eating too much or not the right things, not working out, too much salt, drinking alcohol, driving too fast the list goes on. Maybe some new quitters are mad that they had to quit. Of course I will always admire and encourage people to do healtheir things....but for me, life is pretty boring doing everything that is good for you!
I may in the long run die from vaping too but hey --I am enjoying the ride!
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