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ambition, I don't know, and at this point of life, I am not going to chase down the answer. lol. I am the type of person that I can be high strung, so if nic helps, and I can get it while vaping vs analogs, then its a win for me.
Trust me, I am sure non smokers, well most of them, have their own vices they like. Everyone does something that isn't optimal, seems a byproduct of being human. lol I have a friend who never smoked, but she drinks ice tea from sun up to sun down. I would be a tripped out zombie if i did that. lol
I just starting vaping 11 days ago and haven't touched an analog since. I smoked analogs for 35+ years and vaping is the first thing that has worked to get me off cigarettes. And believe me, I tried every smoking cessation system out there.
My only plan right now is to stay off analogs - and if vaping keeps me off of them, then vaping is what I'll do. I've already starting mixing my own juice (some pretty tasty, some downright nasty, but I'm getting better at it), and I'm down to 6mg already. I don't view nicotine as a huge health issue, but I do take medication for high blood pressure and I'd like to get off that. If I can manage 0 nic vaping, then that is what I will do for as long as I'm enjoying vaping. If I have to go back up to 6mg or 12 mg or 18mg or whatever, then that is what I will do to avoid analogs.
The short answer is, I don't have a "plan" for my vaping future. I'll make those decisions day by day.
My only plan right now is to stay off analogs - and if vaping keeps me off of them, then vaping is what I'll do. I've already starting mixing my own juice (some pretty tasty, some downright nasty, but I'm getting better at it), and I'm down to 6mg already. I don't view nicotine as a huge health issue, but I do take medication for high blood pressure and I'd like to get off that. If I can manage 0 nic vaping, then that is what I will do for as long as I'm enjoying vaping. If I have to go back up to 6mg or 12 mg or 18mg or whatever, then that is what I will do to avoid analogs.
The short answer is, I don't have a "plan" for my vaping future. I'll make those decisions day by day.
I went into vaping just to see if I could lay down the cigarettes after 25 PAD(sometimes +) years. That having been accomplished, I am somewhat concerned that I have just traded habits. Granted vaping is MUCH less destructive to my health but it is still a habit...with a chemical addiction.
To be brutally honest, I enjoy vaping very much. I just have a problem with the chemical addiction part of it. So I have been stepping down the nicotine levels.
I started at 36mg figuring that if vaping didn't get me off cigarettes, it wouldn't be because I wasn't getting enough nicotine. It worked almost TOO well in retrospect, but it DID work. From there I dropped to 24mg. I just gave away the remainder of my 24 to a fellow vaper who had run out of juice. Now I'm on 18 and probably hitting it a little harder than I should...this too will pass.
I see myself eventually getting down to 0mg, and THEN I'll make the decision as to whether I'm going to vape forever or not. I'm just not sure the enjoyment I am getting out of it now is the nicotine talking.
To be brutally honest, I enjoy vaping very much. I just have a problem with the chemical addiction part of it. So I have been stepping down the nicotine levels.
I started at 36mg figuring that if vaping didn't get me off cigarettes, it wouldn't be because I wasn't getting enough nicotine. It worked almost TOO well in retrospect, but it DID work. From there I dropped to 24mg. I just gave away the remainder of my 24 to a fellow vaper who had run out of juice. Now I'm on 18 and probably hitting it a little harder than I should...this too will pass.
I see myself eventually getting down to 0mg, and THEN I'll make the decision as to whether I'm going to vape forever or not. I'm just not sure the enjoyment I am getting out of it now is the nicotine talking.
I like how you wrote that. I feel much the same way however my post probably came across as a little high and mighty which wasn't the intention.
I'm wondering if it's any more difficult to quit from 36mg nic as it would be from 6mg. You'd think it would be, but is it really?
Good question. And one I don't have an answer for.
I'm looking at it from the perspective of changes and how it might affect someone 40+ yrs old. I know on the several attempts that I tried cold turkey, I had REAL anger issues...LOL
I have two teenagers now...cold turkey is NOT an option!
I'm looking at it from the perspective of changes and how it might affect someone 40+ yrs old. I know on the several attempts that I tried cold turkey, I had REAL anger issues...LOL
I have two teenagers now...cold turkey is NOT an option!
Quite frankly, I'm getting sick and tired of giving stuff up. In the past year I gave up cigarettes then chocolate then nicotine. So for me I aint' givin up another d*mn thing this year!
Quite frankly, I'm getting sick and tired of giving stuff up. In the past year I gave up cigarettes then chocolate then nicotine. So for me I aint' givin up another d*mn thing this year!
I hear ya! LOL I feel the same d*mn way!
I have quit smoking cold turkey for a year (twice) only to have too many drinks one night, bum a cigarette and start again. I unintentionally quit vaping for a while and ended up right back where I started. Unless I quit drinking too (not planning on that any time soon 
) vaping is the only way I will stay off cigarettes.
I will probably lower the nic, even to 0 if that works. But I don't plan on quitting vaping...
) vaping is the only way I will stay off cigarettes.I will probably lower the nic, even to 0 if that works. But I don't plan on quitting vaping...
Do you mean the ones addicted to coffee, or energy drinks?
Or maybe the ones that are addicted to working out every day to relieve their stress?
Or maybe the ones that eat to make themselves feel better about the issues they face every day?
Or how about the adrenaline junkies that feel compelled to put their lives in all manner of dangers?
Or maybe the ones that turn to religion to relieve their daily burdens?
Or perhaps the ones addicted to porn on the internet, or cheating on their partners?
I'm just saying...
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I started as just an alternative to making the LONG walk to the fully exposed designated smoking area at work. After trying some different liquids in an NJoy NPro, I have not had an analog in 5 days...and don't plan on having one either!! Now, I am extremely glad that I decided to give vaping a shot. Not only am I saving between $6 and $15 per day, but I no longer smell like an ashtray...and of course the health benefits!!
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No, I started vaping as an alternative to smoking and have no intention of quitting it. Unlike many people here I never had much of a problem quitting smoking, I had a problem with loving smoking too much to stay quit. Now I love vaping more than I loved smoking and don't have any reason to quit, so why would I?
Hmmmm, not sure. We'll see how it goes lol. I already dropped my nic levels once.
Vaping is just my way of not smoking cigarettes. I haven't taken up vaping as a hobby or activity, so to speak. A long lasting battery, good cartomizer, and a few e-liquids are all I need. I just do not ever want to smoke cigarettes again.
My goals in vaping are to be more healthy, not smoke around loved ones and eventually lower my nicotine level to 0 just in case my insurance company starts monitoring it. I still plan to vape...I really really enjoy it.
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