Ok yes it could be an excuse but since i started vaping i have relapsed several times. and i am wondering if this is connected to quitting analogues. Im not sure since addiction is such a complicated issue. just wondering if anyone else has experienced the same thing???
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You are right addiction is definitely complicated. I was lucky enough to have stopped analogs entirely the day I got my first ecig kit. My husband however still has the desire to have a cigarette now and then. I think the key is: A. don't set yourself up for failure by demanding perfection. B. Don't rush yourself. C. Know that ONE cigarette you don't smoke adds 7 minutes to your life. Don't kick yourself for having a cigarette. 
Hope this helps.
Hope this helps.
I think people now-a-days get "habits" and "addictions" confused with one another.
Ohhh sorry... I misunderstood. Still... it's one day at a time, right. I haven't personally had a problem with alcohol although I do have several relatives and friends who are recovering alcoholics. One day at a time is all you can do.
For me it was a gradual process. I would smoke 3-4 cigarettes a day. Then eventually it got where I hated cigarettes and only vaped. You don't have to be so hard on yourself, just take is slow.
I don't have an answer for you- but you might want to check out this social group Friends of Bill W. - E-Cigarette Forum
I'm no expert, but I would suggest that you deal with one addiction at a time. It doesn't have to be an "all or nothing" approach...
Edit: What I mean is deal with the most destructive addiction first.
Edit: What I mean is deal with the most destructive addiction first.
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Does it feel like there is a little animal in your brain, running around trying to find a way to feel good?
I also would suggest the Friends of Bill forum. Or go to some meetings.
Alcoholics tend to suffer from depression. Cigarettes contain an MAOI inhibitor that does help control it. Mentally I have been feeling off center. This is what I attribute it to. I know it's not the nicotine, I get plenty of that!
My first two weeks I went totally manic. Have the supplies to prove it. Didn't sleep, was out of control! Then I went in the other direction.
I did get to a meeting the other day and it made a world of difference.
Hope this helps you.
Alcoholics tend to suffer from depression. Cigarettes contain an MAOI inhibitor that does help control it. Mentally I have been feeling off center. This is what I attribute it to. I know it's not the nicotine, I get plenty of that!
My first two weeks I went totally manic. Have the supplies to prove it. Didn't sleep, was out of control! Then I went in the other direction.
I did get to a meeting the other day and it made a world of difference.
Hope this helps you.
That's VERY interesting information. One report that i read said that smoker's brains have 30-40% less MAO A and MOA B. I wonder if there's enough in the tea to have much of an effect and how long you'd have to drink it for it to have an effect.
Hi Good to hear you're calling up your sponsor and hope things are going well. I was MIA from here for a good while on a run. Met a guy who doesn't mess around that walked me through the work as soon as he qualified me and I said I was done. Don't think I'd recognize me from 4 months ago if I met him. Unbelievable to have hope. Not sure where you're at with moving your feet, but if you're not - it's there if you want it.
Good to hear you're calling up your sponsor and hope things are going well. I was MIA from here for a good while on a run. Met a guy who doesn't mess around that walked me through the work as soon as he qualified me and I said I was done. Don't think I'd recognize me from 4 months ago if I met him. Unbelievable to have hope. Not sure where you're at with moving your feet, but if you're not - it's there if you want it.
Glad to see this topic. I have 3 years in the program and have been vaping for the past year. Bottom line is that nicotine is a drug and is mood altering, but so is caffeine. The difference is that it is not making my life unmanageable. I am open and honest about it with my sponsor. I know not to trust my own thinking. I like the definition of alcoholism and addiction as a mental obsession, coupled with a spiritual malady, and a physical allergy. While working a program works the mental obsession and spiritual malady, the physical allergy is always there and I have to be weary of anything that will spark it. I steer clear of Tylenol PM cause I know that could take me out. Be careful. Talk about it in the meetings.
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