I was also one of the lucky ones who was able to quit immediately. I believe the reason we seem to be more numerous than we really are is that we're so amazed when we immediately drop a habit that's been impossible to drop for a decade, we need to share the joy. In other words, EVERY person who quits immediately mentions it here.
People have mentioned finding your sweet spot PV and juice-wise. Folks are always bragging on the great taste of the juices they prefer, but if you're having trouble quitting cigarettes, it doesn't matter how good it tastes, you're obviously not getting satisfaction. Even if you've found a juice you think tastes awesome, you might want to keep looking for one that gives you that visceral, "AAAHHH" satisfaction that the first puff of a cigarette did. You won't find something that is exactly the same taste-wise, but you can probably find something that shocks your throat and lungs to the right level that it "tricks" your body into feeling the same satisfaction.
The other big factor is making the set-in-stone (or at least fast drying cement) decision not to buy more cigarettes. Like someone mentioned earlier, if you have 'em, you'll smoke 'em. That's just a fact of life.
Imagine that your preferred brand of cigarettes was discontinued by the company that makes them (this actually happened to me). Would you quit smoking altogether? I didn't. I complained to anyone willing to listen about how much better "my" brand was, but I switched to something else and eventually that became my brand.
If you don't buy more cigarettes, eventually vaping will become your brand. I see people who post about not guilt-tripping yourself or feeling like a failure if you fall off the wagon, and I agree with that. That said, if you really want to quit and it doesn't happen automatically, you're going to have to make the decision to do so. How best to do so depends on your personality. Some people prefer limiting the number per day, some increase the interval between replacing used packs, some don't place limits on the habit, but add an annoying component to the ritual (like you have to hop on one foot and howl like a wolf each time you light up).
People have mentioned finding your sweet spot PV and juice-wise. Folks are always bragging on the great taste of the juices they prefer, but if you're having trouble quitting cigarettes, it doesn't matter how good it tastes, you're obviously not getting satisfaction. Even if you've found a juice you think tastes awesome, you might want to keep looking for one that gives you that visceral, "AAAHHH" satisfaction that the first puff of a cigarette did. You won't find something that is exactly the same taste-wise, but you can probably find something that shocks your throat and lungs to the right level that it "tricks" your body into feeling the same satisfaction.
The other big factor is making the set-in-stone (or at least fast drying cement) decision not to buy more cigarettes. Like someone mentioned earlier, if you have 'em, you'll smoke 'em. That's just a fact of life.
Imagine that your preferred brand of cigarettes was discontinued by the company that makes them (this actually happened to me). Would you quit smoking altogether? I didn't. I complained to anyone willing to listen about how much better "my" brand was, but I switched to something else and eventually that became my brand.
If you don't buy more cigarettes, eventually vaping will become your brand. I see people who post about not guilt-tripping yourself or feeling like a failure if you fall off the wagon, and I agree with that. That said, if you really want to quit and it doesn't happen automatically, you're going to have to make the decision to do so. How best to do so depends on your personality. Some people prefer limiting the number per day, some increase the interval between replacing used packs, some don't place limits on the habit, but add an annoying component to the ritual (like you have to hop on one foot and howl like a wolf each time you light up).
