Anyone else go through this?

[TwentyYrsPlusSmokr]

Greetings Ohyeathat,

Started vaping : July 1st, 2013
Stopped Smoking : Not Applicable

I am going through that right now. The only opinion (not advice) I can give is from my own perspective. I'm doing this (vaping) for me.... for my health. It's a choice and a decision and... the truth is.... I may fail. vaping may not work for me. The point is.... I hope you are doing this because you feel it's the right choice. Don't do anything because someone else is telling you to. Do what you believe is right.

I wish you luck but as for me.... I'm still working on it.... and no one is going to stop me...BUT ME !

 

[glowplug]

I agree with everything that has been said. I like to vape. Plan to vape. Do vape. I am told: I am afraid you are just trading one addiction for another. My response: I am not one bit afraid! I have traded one addiction for another and I am pleased as punch about it! My doctor is happy, I am happy, hubby is happy, mom (who lives with us) is happy and requests that vape her favorite flavors because she loves the smell. Dogs are happy in that they don't sneeze the way they did with stinkies. I guess we are just one big happy.

I have been blessed. I live in a recovering family. Hubby and I never knew each other when we were drinking/drugging. He quit smoking and I admit, there were a few times I wanted to stick a cigarette in his mouth and force him to smoke. What a grouch! That was years ago. He is very supportive of my new addiction and hobby. He fills my clearos for me when I am driving. Greater love hath no man.....

 

[jlcarey03]

I would never wish these frustrations on another person but there is comfort in knowing others feel them.
I started vaping a couple months ago and still find myself wanting a cigarette, usually during high stress days. My husband started vaping two weeks ago, after much gentle encouragement from me, and doesn't have any desire to light up. Of course he can't understand why I do.
These conversations with him make me want to vape more! Lol
I have come to the conclusion that I may not ever stop. But better than never stopping the analogs, right?
I think that given that choice, if it really came down to it, he'd want me to be vaping rather than smoking.

 

[OBDave]

I have the chain-vaping issue too, but I'm not worrying about that for now - just considering cutting the nic levels in my juice back because of it.

The anti-vaping partner, not so much. The only rule my wife has is that whenever I buy a vape toy I have to buy her one too, so I essentially pay double for everything I have...and that I have to fiddle with her devices when they don't charge/come loose/stop producing strong vapor/need to be cleaned. Just happy to be giving our daughter a smoke-free home to grow up in.

 

[Ohyeathat]

My SO doesn't smoke. The nature of our discussion was if I will stop vaping when I reach a zero nic level. I would like to think I would but if I enjoy it and I am not harming myself with cigarettes why should I? Within 2 weeks I will have be in the black over what I have been spending on vaping. If I spend less on vaping than I did on smoking, breathe better, smell better and have reduced my health risk, what's the big deal?

 

[Ohyeathat]

Honestly I started vaping because my boyfriend was and wouldn't leave me alone about needing to quit smoking that vaping is a healthier lifestyle. I was the one that said he was keeping the same addiction just changing the delivery system, I was frustrated that he was trying to force me to quit when I wasn't ready. I too am not ready to give up my smoking, for me its the actual act of smoking that is harder to break than the nicotine addiction. I'm not saying I'm not addicted to nicotine or that it was easy at all to reduce it, it is a real addiction and is hard as hell......especially when you are continuing the same motion, you're brain is looking for that cigarette. I do truly enjoy vaping now that I have adjusted to it, I love all the different flavors, but it took me about a month if not a little more to make the switch entirely and I still smoked a cigarette just this past weekend while having a really bad day at work. When I first started vaping I couldn't put it down, I don't even want to think about how many MLs of juice I went through. I can tell you though, it will get easier. A friend of mine had to actually set a timer for herself to break her chain vaping. She had been vaping for about 4 months and was still vaping non-stop, she put a timer app on her phone. She would start the app, the timer ran for 10 mins and when it chimed her "smoke break" was over and she would make sure she had something to actually do to keep her hands busy. Since vaping is different than smoking maybe your brain just isn't recognizing it as an acceptable nicotine source yet.
What helped me too, I didn't realize was a problem until after the fact, the first set up I had did not produce much vapor at all. When I got a tank that delivered as much vapor as I would have had smoke it was easier to tell myself "you're done, put it down". I don't know if you are experiencing that or not, just a thought.

I have a wee little Halo G6. I'm waiting on a VV iTaste in the mail and I am hoping it will deliver the 'feeling' I am looking for. The timer is a fantastic idea!! I try to put my G6 back in its case when I am done. It's so much easier to keep vaping because it doesn't burn out like a stinky does. I quickly found juices that I love to vape. So tasty! It was all my choice to quit. I felt it was time because I wasn't enjoying smoking they way I had before, didn't like the taste or smell and hated the amount of money I was spending on them.

 

[Nermal]

If I spend less on vaping than I did on smoking, breathe better, smell better and have reduced my health risk, what's the big deal?

There is no big deal here. I don't think you are going to convince him, but that's another story.

 

[Myrany]

My hubby never said anything about my smoking. When I decided to try vaping he helped me find the budget for it. Frankly things were so tight that $100 of front when I didn't know if I could quit right away was tough (it could have been that E$100 + $5/day for smokes if it failed). His answer to me when I asked if putting it on the card was a good idea was. You are making a positive choice for your health and our future. We will find a way.

The day my kit arrived is the day I stopped smoking. I really didn't even intend to it just happened that way. Over the last 3 months I learned it was the habits that go alongside smoking that are harder to break than the nic and other crap in the cigs. It is the after dinner cig or the taking breaks to smoke that kicked me hard. I found ways to work around those with vaping. Dessert after dinner vape. Strong menthol vape in the morning. Getting up and going to another room or even outside for a break. You will find what works for you.

As for the hubby. I am spending 1/3 what I did on cigs and that is because I am still getting myself setup with a good rig and backups. Juice and coils I have down to $5 a MONTH. He loves having $100 bucks back in the budget every month that I am not spending on cigs. He has my back on this one. Never says a word about how much or how little I vape. He even bought me flowers on my 100th day smoke free to celebrate.

Are there people in the family asking when I will quit vaping? Sure there are. I just tell them I will when I am ready to and not one minute before. The hubby usually chimes in with something along the lines of "It is safer than smoking leave her the **** alone."

After 30+ years at a pack a day down to nothing in a flash. I think I can say it works.

 

[gimmieshelter31]

Quitting smoking is hard. My wife is a non smoker and has been supportive of my vaping since day one in March of 2011. I freely admit that perhaps I'm weak. I'm addicted to nicotine and I'm ok with that.
I'm happy that I can continue to use nicotine in a manner that I feel is MUCH healthier for both myself and those around me.
Without getting into your relationship too much, I'd ask your husband if he would prefer you continued getting your nic fix from cigarettes instead. If so, why? I assume you are an adult, and as an adult you may just have to assert yourself a bit. Perhaps printing out some of the studies that have been done on vaping. I suggest going on the CASAA website and do some reading and present some of your findings to your hubby. Maybe then he'll be more supportive of your efforts to quit tobacco. Good luck to you.

 

[OBDave]

My SO doesn't smoke. The nature of our discussion was if I will stop vaping when I reach a zero nic level. I would like to think I would but if I enjoy it and I am not harming myself with cigarettes why should I? Within 2 weeks I will have be in the black over what I have been spending on vaping. If I spend less on vaping than I did on smoking, breathe better, smell better and have reduced my health risk, what's the big deal?

I think you've got a great attitude about the whole situation. It might be discouraging that your SO doesn't, but stick with it and hopefully with time he'll come around and realize that you're doing something a whole lot healthier and less offensive to the non-smokers around you, like him.

Will I ever quit vaping? There's a good chance that answer is no - I genuinely liked smoking - not the smell or the taste necessarily, but there's something that appeals to me about relaxing and having a smoke. If you're not ingesting all the chemicals inherent in burning commercial tobacco and the paper it's rolled in, I think you're on the right track. If you get the nicotine out of the equation but still find you enjoy the sensation of blowing clouds, you're 99% of the way to beating your bad habit. For me, that would be good enough.

 

[Vault]

I hav`nt been asked this yet ... quoting Myrany "Are there people in the family asking when I will quit vaping? Sure there are. I just tell them I will when I am ready to and not one minute before."

After being a heavy smoker for 35years and stopping instantly the day I picked up my first E-cig I suppose my answer would be "Yeah I`m aiming to quit vaping in 35 years"

 

[MISTERDIEABETIC]

The way I see it. Even if you chain Vape without ever dropping the nicotine level, its still healthier, smells better and IMO tastes better than analogs. And depending how obsesses you get with vaping it can be cheaper in the long run

 

[UntamedRose]

My hubby was a non smoker(ok once in a great while had a cigar, but no cigs) but he hated my smoking(two packs a day)
I cant say I went through the same thing...........though mine didnt get the need to try everything and experiment stuffs. New mods popping in and disappearing. (Like to note..I think that excitement the playing with new is part of the quitting cigs thing)

We have many good resources here on ECF scientific studies etc....... vaping has shown to be a much healthier habit then cigs ever could be. Kinda a I quit drinking vodka now drinking sugar laced juice... kinda life change.

...Sometimes life isnt Just about our spouses...do what you need to do

 

[VapRon]

To many ifs and whens. When you get to 0nic and if that happens is not important.
Lets just be happy now that I do not smoke shall we?

Thats what I would say and that would be the end of that discussion

I am just glad that my wife is 100% behind me with the vaping.
She even asked me to make sure I have everything from hardware to nic to flavours in case the FDA makes some crazy moves.
Recently I have seen a certain RBA and only mentioned "that looks interesting" and she told me for 2 days straight "you need to order that!"

She never smoked or vaped in her life!

I am sure he is only concerned but as already mentioned it is all on your term and he needs to understand that.

Congrats on your first 12 days. That is awesome

oh and it will get easier

 

[Flyingears]

some people just dont understand how different it is from smoking. because of the stigma that has been attached to inhaling anything into your lungs

 

[amylyn1970]

I just started vaping a little over a week ago. I smoked for about 12 years with quitting a few times int between that only lasted about a week at a time. I finally quit smoking in 1996 because I just felt awful all the time. I had a heart murmur as a child but grew out of it. Then it recurred because of smoking & turned into Mitral Valve Prolapse. I no longer have MVP or a heart murmur so I know it was the smoking that caused it. I loved smoking, especially with my morning coffee. Menthol was so good with coffee. Then, a few years after quitting I started smoking cigars. I didn't inhale, but I liked flavored cigars. Then I quit those because, for one, it just wasn't the same not inhaling, and two, it was expensive to get good cigars. My husband quit smoking analogs about 6 months after me & started smoking cigars. The past few years he's really gotten into cigars. I became grossed out by the smell of cigarettes & the cigar smell I use to love. But I never gave him any trouble for smoking cigars. That is up to him what he does & he does it outside. My mom has tried to quit smoking so many times. So I suggested she try E-cigarettes. I was looking at different sites and started getting interested in the 0 nicotine. So, she ordered herself a starter kit with nicotine and one for me without. I am now totally in love with my E-cig since I found a flavor that gives me that throat hit I miss. Once again I can smoke with my coffee but not have tobacco or nicotine and it doesn't make me feel awful or cough up a lung when I wake up in the morning. My mom is loving it and only has a few analogs left til she's off of them. Yay! Now, I don't have anything fancy like most people on here. I just have a Prime Vapor & just plan on sticking with that. I really like it since it feels like a cigarette and I'm happy with the taste & the vapor I get. I may change my mind down the road, but I am pleased so far. Oh, and my husband asked me if I was gonna start smoking analogs again since I seem to love vaping so much. I assured him that was never gonna happen and why would I. I'm not vaping nicotine & I love this way more than I loved analogs.

 

[OMFGerald]

It is good to know that your significant other is showing how much they care, but by making a move into vaping, that is a significant step into quitting analogs. Of course it is trading in another addiction for another, but it is still a step out of analogs. I personally vape and still use analogs. I am much younger than most other vapers, but I have heavily abused the use of analogs. It is good to hear that you are ready to make the transition out of the big tobacco and onto something more "healthier." That should matter the most, not only for you, but for the people around you. I can only hope one day I have the will power like yourself to do the same. Keep it up!

 

[Coastal Cowboy]

Give him the same hot, hungry kiss that originally made him fall in love with you. When you're done, give him that straight-in-the-eye look and say, "that tastes a lot better now, doesn't it?"

That oughta do it.

 

[XeniaMike]

Ahhh, relationships. That dubious luxury of more balanced people. My cat seems totally supportive. j/k In all seriousness, I've heard this from family members, but they all still smoke so they seem careful not to throw too many stones from their glass houses.

 

[kottonmouth401]

Some people have the ability to quit nicotine cold turkey; my father did it after smoking for over 20 years. Vaping is for the rest of us who just can't do that. Its hard for somebody who has never smoked to understand how agonizingly difficult it is to quit. You don't have to give anybody (even yourself) a timeline for dropping your nic level or a deadline for getting off ecigs altogether. Just do what you gotta do to stay off the analogs. Vape as much as you need or want to. You're doing great. Congratulations!