Am I the only one?

[locke2121]

I stopped smoking cold turkey about 10-12 years ago! Not because I didn't enjoy it, but because of the coughing, smell, cost and of course the damage it did. Now I've taken up vaping...and I'm a lot more stress free now lol! I've always enjoyed smoking...just didn't enjoy what it did to me physically. So...is there anyone who just took it up to replace smoking?

Oh yeah, vaping a Halo Element with menthol Ice...but I've some more flavors on the way lol!

 

[lulu836]

The analog cost got to me first then I realized that I was short of breath most of the time. Both of those things have gone away now and I'm very happy with that.

 

[Mudder]

I also enjoyed smoking and that was one of the reasons I couldn't stay quit. I've quit numerous times cold turkey (for months sometimes) only to start up again. I'm so glad that I got into vaping because now I don't wheeze anymore, can breath a lot easier, and have a lot more energy. Plus my family is extremely happy too.

 

[jasonp]

For me I had my first child and knew I had to stop but I didn't want to stop so went with a safer way to keep smoking

 

[Stevew443]

I tried to stop cold turkey a few times and never made it more than a day or two. I just could not make it on my own.

 

[Curvychic]

I was a pack and a half a day smoker for 15 years. I've quit 3 times~ once for a month, once for about 3-4 months and once for 3 and 1/2 years. I smoked N3wports, and the menthol kicked my ....! I would hack, gag, experience moments of breathlesness, chest pains, and just overall I felt blah. Then, I learned about vaping. My original intention was to use pvs to get off the analogs and then overtime, step down the nic to get off vaping, but I enjoy vaping so much right now (more than I ever did with analogs) that I can't say I'll be quitting anytime soon! LOL I'm 2 months analog free and feeling great!!!

 

[locke2121]

Kewl lol. I have no intention of quitting either lol!

 

[Rar]

I've had several quits also - one lasting 3 years and another 2 years. I've only tried a couple cold turkey quits, but didn't last longer than a couple of days. Any reasonable success I had has been with NRTs. Of course, I always found a self justification in resuming smoking. The cost was definitely a factor in quitting, but more importantly, I began to have lots of difficulty in breathing. I enjoy vaping and only wish I had discovered it years ago. I'm certain I would have had more success in remaining smoke free.

 

[Rar]

@ Stevew443: I just noticed we have the same quit day and time for our last cigarette.