I began smoking at 22. I quit at 32. I quit smoking like I started, very slowly. I tried other ways first, but each time I tried to quit, I just ended up smoking more. About 2-3 years ago, I found the book, The Highly Sensitive Person and as I read it, I realized that what I'd always thought was...
It took me about a year to wean off cigarettes, partly due to the other stuff. I first tried to switch cold turkey and ended up a teary mess while out of town with my mother and two sister in laws. I realized after caving that weekend at a bar that I needed to progress more slowly. I considered...
Now it's fall...I did indeed have a vapetastic summer. I got down to 1-2 cigarettes a day, one after they went to sleep at nap time and one before bed. Then I told my husband to stop leaving a cigarette for me at naptime. I shifted to wanting one as soon as he got home but after a few weeks of...
This will be my first vape-tastic summer. Summer is always harder for me regarding cutting back or quitting cigarettes. I smoke more out of boredom and I get overwhelmed by the kids, and need to take a break.
This summer will be different though. It's different already. For one, I've been...