One bad habit for another??

Aces;5100503 said:

As someone said earlier in this thread, I always loved smoking. Unlike many people, I didn't pick up smoking until after college, but it was a perfect match for my nearly-OCD need to always be fidgeting with something. Like David Sedaris once described, smoking gave me something to do with my hands and mouth and an excuse to get out of my seat every hour or so. But, after 7 years, I had become ashamed and disgusted by my habit - the smell on my house and clothes, the compulsion to hide my habit from my colleagues, always feeling like I KNEW better.

vaping has taken away the shame of smoking and I'm not embarrassed to admit that I'm a former smoker - in fact, I feel like telling more people so I can express my pride in having quit and to evangalize the benefits of vaping. I'm realistic about the relative dangers that I, personally, face. I'm a high stress person and when my hands are empty, I have bad habits of picking at my fingers/lips or of eating something. I also get anxious and/or angry pretty easily and being able to excuse myself for a vape outside is a useful habit to control and calm myself. I tend to think in the long run, a 6mg vape of Volcano's Pear-adise is better for me than "just a few Skittles" that usually becomes the entire bag. It also forces me to drink more water to avoid dehydration and thus reduces my former dependence on Diet Coke.

I'm not arguing that vaping is healthy, just that for me, it's likely the healthiest option I can see with my particular issues, needs and history. Other people with different habits and desires may find that quitting vaping is the best option for them, but that's just going to depend on the person. I'm hoping there will be more definitive research on vaping and nicotine in the future - I'll watch for them and keep adjusting my habits as necessary.

Vaping also allows me to have funny conversations with colleagues, such as the guy who told me he was scared to switch to vaping because he wasn't sure about having all that water vapor in his lungs.

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