-Are you physically addicted to vaping?
Yes. Well, to nicotine.
-Are you psychologically addicted to vaping?
Yes. Well, to the habit of playing with something in my hands.
-If you answered yes to both physiological and psychological addiction to vaping, how does it play out in comparison with your (previous) addiction to cigarettes? Any similarities? Not even close?
Possibly a bit more, but I'm a geek……and there are toys to tinker with. That aspect of it may be a bit greater with vaping, because instead of just holding something and drawing on it every now and then…I have buttons. And now a voltage knob. And atomizers/cartos to switch around. And dripping. And modifying my toots/habits/voltage to keep the atomizer at the right temperature. If anything, it's a more-fulfilling experience than smoking in that regard……much closer to pipe smoking than cigarettes, which was always fun but not worth the cost of a good pipe or the hassle of dealing with loose leaf tobacco that could kill my pets.
The tobacco from my Luckies got
everywhere anyway. I kept my laptop bag and jeans on a high shelf that the cat couldn't get to because of it. Now, I just have to keep her away from liquid spills (since propylene glycol is toxic to cats) and my supplies…which is easy in a drawer.
Still can't vape inside at home, but I've made my peace with that. Plus, "having" to leave occasionally and walk around gives me time to reset my brain and take a break from whatever was going on……which was always one of the biggest draws of smoking and something that can be lost with vaping.
And, seriously, good high-end pipes make Provaris and Darwins look down-right affordable when you consider that you need
at least 2 if you like aromatic and regular tobacco. Having a whole new bowl for every flavor (instead of just dedicated atomizers) gets expensive when you realize that
good pipes are a couple hundred bucks.
-Is it possible that some of us are infatuated with vaping as opposed to being straight-up addicted?
Oh yeah. There's a definite infatuation. This stuff looks like an awesome drug-delivery system from a sci-fi movie, and I don't have to be
as concerned about who sees me doing it……partially because I haven't found a single person IRL who even pretends to tout that BS about antifreeze or that it's–in some ways–more of an unknown than a poison that will kill you. And even if they did……there are perfectly valid responses that people can't argue with anyway.
Plus…watching the smokers squirm when I vape in a bar and they have to go out to the patio. Lots of fun.
And, again, these toys are
awesome.