Spoons, this is advice that worked for me. Not everyone will agree, including you so take it for what it is worth. The first time I tried to use a PV to quit smoking I just couldnt get past that draw of the cig. It was better in almost every way to me. I tried combining the two and slowly let go of the cigs, well what happened was I slowly let go of vaping.
The second time I tried to quit many months later I was VERY motivated to quit. I had just had my first baby a few months previous. So what I did was quit smoking 2 days before starting to use my Kgo. It was hard, a struggle like it had always been. Two days was quite difficult for me, but let me tell ya, the Kgo become a life vest to save me. I still felt like I was struggling to find land but I just kept telling myself, hey, at least I have this to get me through these tough times. Everytime I used it I felt this relief that I can be a normal human and not get all crazy and nic fitted. Basically for me, I had to decide that cigs were no longer an option for me. It was find a way to enjoy this Kgo, spending whatever amount of money it took, or go cold turkey. I found a way to make it work and it was worth every penny I spent.
It was still tough to go without the real thing for a while. Always I kept having these triggers that would snap images of a cigarette into my head, but as long as I always thought of that Kgo as a life vest it always got me through. I quit March 31, 2011 and damn, I would not even want a cig right now if you stuck it in my face.
Just my story of quitting, if it doesnt help you perhaps it will someone else
