God (I don't know if he exists or not) help break me from this addiction. 2 Weeks haven't had an analog until now. It tasted horrible but smoking it made me feel like I was literally in heaven. My toes and fingers are tingling and I feel a strong euphoria. I want to do nothing but vape but that analog I just had after 2 weeks without one just made me feel so good. I hate being a drug addict like this. Even if it's legal, that is what we are.. Junkies.
2 weeks smoke free just visited heaven for 6 minutes
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Man I feel ya on that one. Managed to ween myself down to about 5 or 6 a day, and they taste INCREDIBLY nasty, but just can't get over that hump. Hopefully with a bit more time and patience tho *crosses fingers*
I feel for you. 
I have been using a PV since Sept largely in place of smoking. I went a couple of months without a cigarette, and then I succumbed a couple of times. I still want one here and there, mainly when I drink.
I just try to focus on how far I have come. Back when I was a 2 pack a day, full time smoker, if a genie had popped out of a bottle and said, "My mistress of shoes, if you will allow me to show you in your high heeled sexiness a product you can buy that will allow you to smoke only when you are with someone smoking while drinking or really upset...." I would have replied "teach me, oh wise and powerful Genie!"
If someone had told me I'd ever go as long as I have without a cigarette back when, I'd have slapped their face and called them a liar. Case in point now - I am drinking some mimosas and I really want a cigarette, but I'm not going to leave my house and go get them. For the same cost of that pack of cigarettes I can get another bottle of sparkling wine and make more mimosas!
Focus on what you are doing right.
I have been using a PV since Sept largely in place of smoking. I went a couple of months without a cigarette, and then I succumbed a couple of times. I still want one here and there, mainly when I drink. I just try to focus on how far I have come. Back when I was a 2 pack a day, full time smoker, if a genie had popped out of a bottle and said, "My mistress of shoes, if you will allow me to show you in your high heeled sexiness a product you can buy that will allow you to smoke only when you are with someone smoking while drinking or really upset...." I would have replied "teach me, oh wise and powerful Genie!"
If someone had told me I'd ever go as long as I have without a cigarette back when, I'd have slapped their face and called them a liar. Case in point now - I am drinking some mimosas and I really want a cigarette, but I'm not going to leave my house and go get them. For the same cost of that pack of cigarettes I can get another bottle of sparkling wine and make more mimosas!
Focus on what you are doing right.
OK, so I'm hammered and you talked me into it. The wife has some MB Ultra-lights I can tear the filter off of...
GHAAA! What an awful taste! 3 drags and I was ready to yak. Had to put it out.
I do feel a little light-headed, though... I suppose you could describe that as "euphoria", if you ignore the sick feeling in your stomach...
I think I'm completely over that crap. It took me about 3 months, and I had to find some great-tasting juice at my "sweet spot" (around 36-38 mg.). I also had to overcome my knee-jerk aversion to direct inhaling and direct dripping. Then it all just seemed to come together, and I was a non-smoker. Even when I occasionally succumb to a random urge for a puff or two, it just reinforces the fact that I really don't like that crap anymore.
GHAAA! What an awful taste! 3 drags and I was ready to yak. Had to put it out.
I do feel a little light-headed, though... I suppose you could describe that as "euphoria", if you ignore the sick feeling in your stomach...
I think I'm completely over that crap. It took me about 3 months, and I had to find some great-tasting juice at my "sweet spot" (around 36-38 mg.). I also had to overcome my knee-jerk aversion to direct inhaling and direct dripping. Then it all just seemed to come together, and I was a non-smoker. Even when I occasionally succumb to a random urge for a puff or two, it just reinforces the fact that I really don't like that crap anymore.
Just keep on vaping. After a couple of months, I got to the point where analog smoke would start to stink (I call analogs stink sticks.) and you'll catch yourself enjoying them less and less when offered to you.
I haven't gone born again breather yet...but when someone offers me one now, I just take a drag or two and quickly pick up by ggts.
Telling myself I can't have something makes me end up wanting it more.
I haven't gone born again breather yet...but when someone offers me one now, I just take a drag or two and quickly pick up by ggts.
Telling myself I can't have something makes me end up wanting it more.
I had the same problem, and what worked was to switch brands. Not just to get away from the 'preferred' cigarette, but also to lower the nic/tar/whatever else is in there.
If you smoke lights, switch down to ultra lights. If you smoke ultra lights, switch down to super ultra lights (they're not called that, but they make them), and the extremely weak extra-super ultra lights.
It sounds tough to give up that particular brand we smoke, but if you're gonna quit anyway.... what difference does it make?
I can tell you that if you live in America, it will be hard to locate anything lighter than the average ultra-light. They just don't seem to sell well, however, whether by public preference or by decree, these cigarettes are manufactured in Europe. Actually, if you can find Carlton's in America, they would qualify as extremely light, but you must check them because Carlton now makes cigs with various levels of nic/tar.
Anyway, if dropping to extra light cigs sounds intresting, do a little reasearch on the internet. There are web sites that will ship duty-free smokes from Europe (unless/until the PACT act is passed). Virginia Slim makes 'Virginia Slim Blue' (.3nic/3tar) and 'Virginia Slim White/Uno' (.1nic/1tar). I bought several cartons of each and worked myself down to the Whites before quitting analogs.
Edit: Gave wrong information, the .1nic/1tar cigs aren't whites or Unos (the Unos are actually pretty strong). I checked my stash and they are:
Virginia Slims Premium Blue, and, Virginia Slim Premium One. I actually have quite a few packs of both left, and would be glad to mail them in exchange for postage cost.
If you smoke lights, switch down to ultra lights. If you smoke ultra lights, switch down to super ultra lights (they're not called that, but they make them), and the extremely weak extra-super ultra lights.
It sounds tough to give up that particular brand we smoke, but if you're gonna quit anyway.... what difference does it make?
I can tell you that if you live in America, it will be hard to locate anything lighter than the average ultra-light. They just don't seem to sell well, however, whether by public preference or by decree, these cigarettes are manufactured in Europe. Actually, if you can find Carlton's in America, they would qualify as extremely light, but you must check them because Carlton now makes cigs with various levels of nic/tar.
Anyway, if dropping to extra light cigs sounds intresting, do a little reasearch on the internet. There are web sites that will ship duty-free smokes from Europe (unless/until the PACT act is passed). Virginia Slim makes 'Virginia Slim Blue' (.3nic/3tar) and 'Virginia Slim White/Uno' (.1nic/1tar). I bought several cartons of each and worked myself down to the Whites before quitting analogs.
Edit: Gave wrong information, the .1nic/1tar cigs aren't whites or Unos (the Unos are actually pretty strong). I checked my stash and they are:
Virginia Slims Premium Blue, and, Virginia Slim Premium One. I actually have quite a few packs of both left, and would be glad to mail them in exchange for postage cost.
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