I've got the same problem! "Well, I've already had one today, another wont hurt, I'll do better tomorrow!" Then you just go buy a pack the next day, just stupid!
I've no idea what WTA even is?
The Allen Carr recommendation is a great idea. I read his book and instantly quit smoking back in 2008. I was shocked that it was in fact so easy. I went 34 days with hardly any issues. As Carr says, the nicotine is not the hard part, it is the brainwashing that makes it difficult to quit smoking. That is to say, your subconscious mind has learned that relieving withdrawal symptoms at key moments seems pleasurable. All our attempts to cut down or quit and then relapse have taught our subconscious minds that we 'really' want that cigarette. So, when the thought of a cigarette hits us, we cannot get it out of our minds, and then we go crazy until we get it. It is this phenomenon that messed me up after 34 days.
Allen Carr does not recommend using any nicotine, and certainly not an ecig. While I think he's bang on right most of the time, I am using the ecig anyways. So, then, with your ecig in your pocket, stop beating yourself up about smoking cigarettes!!! The more you struggle, the more ingrained the smoking thoughts will become. Beating yourself up for smoking will guarantee that you keep smoking cigarettes. Just consider, if you had no vape gear, do you really think you wouldn't be smoking all or more than you are right now? I know my answer. So, you must stop fighting the urge, stop punishing yourself, stop resisting. Tell yourself you can smoke if you want to . . . just vape first, then smoke the cigarette. And be conscious of how much better the vapor is than the cigarette smoke; focus your mind on which one is more enjoyable. Of course, the answer is obvious, but you must convince your subconscious mind to go along.
Next, identify your favorite smoking times. When those times happen, vape until you start to feel better, like a few minutes (that way the vapor is supplying the nicotine), then have an analog if you still feel you must. If you think, screw it, I don't need analog, I'll just keep on vaping, then that's great. But if you still need the analog, then go ahead, and don't punish yourself for it. Move on. If you keep doing this, you will find that it gets easier and easier to skip the analog. It will be hit & miss, urges will be strong and some small, but generally the vapor will start winning out and you will smoke less & less.
This is the approach I am taking, and I am starting to see cracks in the ice. Usually what happens is I have a bad urge to smoke, then I finally give in (as always), I start to feel that maybe vaping is going to help me, then I vape again and re-discover how much better I like vaping than smoking, and then I actually end up skipping even more analogs and thus gaining more ground toward quitting smoking.
Whatever you do, stay positive about yourself, stay positive about vaping, don't listen to anyone whos negative about vaping (including Allen Carr), and thank God that you have vaping gear available because the real truth is, you and I probably would never quit smoking otherwise.
