Whenever someone asks me about my e-cig, and I sing its' praises and talk about how I haven't had a cigarette since last June, the conversation regularly ends up here. As if no matter what I say they think that this is just as bad and I couldn't possibly know what I'm talking about. It has been implied that I am fooling myself, just believing what I want to believe to serve my habit.
At first it kindof offended me. I felt that they were negating what I believe to be a positive accomplishment. "Well tsk that's ok but when are you going to quit that? How are you better off if now you are just addicted to something else?"
It didn't take me long to figure out that I just have to not give a crap what those people say and that sometimes people just choose to have closed minds. I politely explain how I feel and then if they really cared and wanted to know the truth they could research it themselves instead of just continually trying to make me feel bad about it. I know the difference. I know what a great thing I have done for myself and those I live with to get off the analogs. The rest of it is just petty and has no bearing on my choices or feelings unless I allow it!
At first it kindof offended me. I felt that they were negating what I believe to be a positive accomplishment. "Well tsk that's ok but when are you going to quit that? How are you better off if now you are just addicted to something else?"
It didn't take me long to figure out that I just have to not give a crap what those people say and that sometimes people just choose to have closed minds. I politely explain how I feel and then if they really cared and wanted to know the truth they could research it themselves instead of just continually trying to make me feel bad about it. I know the difference. I know what a great thing I have done for myself and those I live with to get off the analogs. The rest of it is just petty and has no bearing on my choices or feelings unless I allow it!