2nd day without a cigarette and going crazy

[Little Girl]

Making it feel like you're depriving yourself is the worst thing you can do, it makes you want a tobacco cig worse and it'll make you resent the e-cig for keeping you away from what you really want. If you really want a cigarette, have one. then tell yourself you can have one whenever you want. After that, put everything for smoking in different places in the house so that it will be inconvenient to smoke. Put everything you need to vape within reach. I call this the laziness method .

I love this method - it worked perfectly for me!

 

[DoGGZz]

I been smoking the cancer stick's for 22 years. I have quit for 3 days now, I am hopeful that I will not crave cancer stick. But I do not feel the satisfied feel yet and I am vapeing like a broken stove.

 

[Nepenthy]

My last cigarette was on 6/10/09. Was 2 pack a day smoker for over 20 yrs. I approached the whole ecig as a curiosity, with no intention of quitting smoking. I continued to smoke while I was sampling vaping, and quickly discovered that I enjoyed vaping more, and cigarettes starting tasting pretty bad to me in comparison. After a few days, I didnt want a cigarette at all. I think my success was due to the fact that I wasnt depriving myself of anything, it was just a simple choice of what I enjoyed more, and vaping won out. Stressing out over wanting a cig and not having one is going to keep the cravings up, plus probably cause you to vape even more. Id personally have the cig that keeps calling to you, and vape in between. One will win your preference in the end, and Im betting it will be vaping. Good luck!

 

[nad33m]

youve given up cigarettes and replaced with nicotine.

ie in a cigarette your addicted to not only the nicotine but the other 1000 chemicals that you used to smoke.

the craving will pass with time and youll feel much better for it. Plus you will still get the nicotine enjoyment.

hang in there.

 

[kricket_4]

I'm new here, got my e-cig last Thursday. At first I didn't like it, but now I'm loving it - only had 1 "real" cig so far today. Thank you so much for bringing this up - the not satisfied feeling. I've been sort of alternating, having a real cig when I want one. I've quit in the past, but this time I want it to stick. SO thanks for posting this, now I know it will pass in time, and like you said - real cigs do take kinda crappy! But, I still want a real one every now and then, and I'll let myself so I don't feel deprived!

 

[zbasspro]

I`ll have 2 weeks tomorrow. I ordered the ecig with the intent that I had to make this work. 1st day I smoked 5 analogs, then didn`t have another for 2 days. I then just had to give into that urge to see if I was truly missing anything. It tasted disgusting, and I put it out after 2 drags. That cig remains right next to me in an ashtray as a reminder.

Do I still get cravings? Sure, but it`s usually when my equipment isn`t acting quite right, and then it really isn`t that I want an analog, it`s that I want a good vape hit.

 

[DoGGZz]

Well I am still vaping like a broken stove but have not had a analog yet and I am going on my 23rd day. Craving normally lasts 2 mins, so what I do for those 2 mins I clean my eGo and get it ready for the next vape.

 

[jj2]

Always good to keep hardware in optimal working condition.

 

[canisterfix]

Keep at it with staying away from analogues. It takes a day or two for the cravings to completely subside when transitioning from analogues to vaping. If you happen to have a craving, just reach for your PV and take a couple of puffs.

 

[lutzschwartz]

It's really hard since you are starting. It may took quiet long time before you can get used to it...However I know that you can do that..

 

[CaptJay]

At no point did I want to quit - I just let myself cut down naturally with NO EXPECTATIONS. I had no plans to ever quit but I ended up doing so because it just felt right for me - I was 10 days with both smoking AND vaping before my brain decided to make a choice. I never rushed, I never compared myself to anyone else.
If I really truely want a cig now, I have one. Can't get past about 3 or 4 puffs but its not banned or taboo. It never tastes like I remember it used to - but perhaps it NEVER tasted like that lol.
Remember however you do this, do what is right for YOU, never mind me or Joe Nomates down the block, do it YOUR WAY.
If it takes you 3 months then it does - there's no rush.
Best of luck!

 

[VaporChef]

I've been a serial quitter most of my adult life. Think the longest I went nic-free before caving again was 7 years.

Everyone's got their own reason(s) for smoking, and their own reason(s) to quit. Long ago I read that nicotine is possibly the most addictive substance on the planet, it's worse than ........ I'd agree. It's the only vice I've never seemed to be able to completely give up (other than food, water and sleep).

If it's the other famous 4000 chemicals in smoke that do the real harm, I guess I can forgive myself for indulging my addiction if it's delivered by vapor without the carcinogens. Though in my family of origin, any lack of self-control is viewed as a huge moral failing, vaping is something I can live with. Stealth vapes have kept me sane during the past couple of months, including highly stressful situations in the company of people who've had no idea I had become a closet smoker again.

For many, the oral fixation and hands-activity aspects are VERY strong psychological associations, stronger even than the chemical addiction. E-cigs can help the transition better than gum or patch or prescriptions, I believe, because of this. You can reduce your nic levels as you want, if you want. I can actually foresee a time when I don't need an inhalation device as a crutch anymore, and believe it'll be easier to wean myself off of vaping than it ever was trying to do that with tobacco.

One step at a time; even baby steps count.