I have been cigarette free for the past two days and now beginning my third. I was at a graduation cook out yesterday where almost everyone was a smoker (Kentucky) and I felt not even a twinge of wanting an analogue. In fact, I didn't even mentally log that I was surrounded by smokers until near the end of the event when my non-smoking cousin asked about the e-cig. It was a complete non-issue for me.
vaping and the Psychological Symptoms of Smoking Cessation
While it's true that vaping is not recognized commercially or medically as a smoking cessation aid, vaping is the tool that made smoking cessation a reality for me in under a week. Not only that, the process has been painless for me. Even though I was a chain-smoker of 2+ packs per day for over 30 years, I am now using only 0 mg. to 12 mg. nicotine e-liquids. I am having some physical withdrawal symptoms (but no cravings for an analogue) but none of the psychological symptoms. My one attempt at quitting that lasted for 6 months was undone by the psychological symptoms that never went away, even after 6 months. My physical symptoms are relatively minor - those I can weather without a problem. I should note here that there is no such thing as a "text book" human body or human mind, so everyone will experience vaping in their own unique way. For me, this has become a life saver! I carried groceries in without becoming severely winded two days ago. My lungs are already starting to mend themselves.
Empire Drip Shield - Perfect for New Vapers!
Something else I want to report on in this entry is the Empire drip shield that I received from EmpireMods.com through a give-away on VapeTV.com. This thing arrived today. It's a shame that new vapers are likely to dismiss this as a mod accessory that they aren't ready for. I think that new users probably need this even more than advanced vapers. We drip too much. We flood attys. We take baths in e-liquid. We are a mess while we are getting the hang of dripping. This thing addresses all of that. It also saves e-liquid. All those drips and floods get collected in the shield. It slides on the atty similar to the way the eGo cone slides over the atty. I had a lot of leaking with the cone and for that reason, I didn't like it being on and obstructing my view of what was going on under it. The drip shield, however, is different in that it has O-rings at the top and bottom to prevent the leaked e-liquid from escaping the shield, unlike the eGo cone. Before you drip some more juice into your atty, take a drag without activating your battery, and all that lost juice gets sucked back into the atty for vaping. It's ingenious, it's freaking awesome and I highly recommend it. I will never be without a drip shield again! Also, it's not a big hulking piece of equipment. It's actually smaller than the cone. It's lightweight, too. I love this thing!
My only beef is that had I not received the drip shield through a stroke of luck, I would have dismissed it as a mod accessory that I was not yet ready for. I encourage all the experienced vapers to mention this piece of equipment to us newbies when we complain about the mess of vaping. Many of the people I have heard say that they quit vaping have cited the mess associated with it as a major issue in their decision to quit vaping and return to analogues. New vapers need to know about the drip shield. It could well save them from returning to analogues.
vaping and the Psychological Symptoms of Smoking Cessation
While it's true that vaping is not recognized commercially or medically as a smoking cessation aid, vaping is the tool that made smoking cessation a reality for me in under a week. Not only that, the process has been painless for me. Even though I was a chain-smoker of 2+ packs per day for over 30 years, I am now using only 0 mg. to 12 mg. nicotine e-liquids. I am having some physical withdrawal symptoms (but no cravings for an analogue) but none of the psychological symptoms. My one attempt at quitting that lasted for 6 months was undone by the psychological symptoms that never went away, even after 6 months. My physical symptoms are relatively minor - those I can weather without a problem. I should note here that there is no such thing as a "text book" human body or human mind, so everyone will experience vaping in their own unique way. For me, this has become a life saver! I carried groceries in without becoming severely winded two days ago. My lungs are already starting to mend themselves.
Empire Drip Shield - Perfect for New Vapers!
Something else I want to report on in this entry is the Empire drip shield that I received from EmpireMods.com through a give-away on VapeTV.com. This thing arrived today. It's a shame that new vapers are likely to dismiss this as a mod accessory that they aren't ready for. I think that new users probably need this even more than advanced vapers. We drip too much. We flood attys. We take baths in e-liquid. We are a mess while we are getting the hang of dripping. This thing addresses all of that. It also saves e-liquid. All those drips and floods get collected in the shield. It slides on the atty similar to the way the eGo cone slides over the atty. I had a lot of leaking with the cone and for that reason, I didn't like it being on and obstructing my view of what was going on under it. The drip shield, however, is different in that it has O-rings at the top and bottom to prevent the leaked e-liquid from escaping the shield, unlike the eGo cone. Before you drip some more juice into your atty, take a drag without activating your battery, and all that lost juice gets sucked back into the atty for vaping. It's ingenious, it's freaking awesome and I highly recommend it. I will never be without a drip shield again! Also, it's not a big hulking piece of equipment. It's actually smaller than the cone. It's lightweight, too. I love this thing!
My only beef is that had I not received the drip shield through a stroke of luck, I would have dismissed it as a mod accessory that I was not yet ready for. I encourage all the experienced vapers to mention this piece of equipment to us newbies when we complain about the mess of vaping. Many of the people I have heard say that they quit vaping have cited the mess associated with it as a major issue in their decision to quit vaping and return to analogues. New vapers need to know about the drip shield. It could well save them from returning to analogues.
