I have a feeling I'm not alone here, just wanted to see some other peoples thoughts. I have a tendency, when stationary, whether at the computer or reading a book to continually smoke the e-cig. Unlike analog cigarettes which would naturally burn down and get snuffed, I can puff on my e-cig for hours. I've started counting my puffs and trying to limit them to the same as a cigarette, but I usually loose track.
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Your not the only one, I have several different ecigs around me most of the time.. I catch myself puffing and taking turns while on the computer as well, hours will pass by...lol Worst thing about it for me, out of habit; i'll light up a real cig in between. Talk about to much nicotine.. Yeah, you need to be consious of it. It can get out of hand. For the ecigs I keep around my keyboard, I try to load them up on low level cartridges to keep myself from taking in to much nicotine. BTW, I have overdosed... If you saw my ruyan no1 video.. what most people probly don't realize is, that was edited down from the raw footage of me smoking for over an hour. I basically was able to pass right out for bed, woke up late for work the next day with one heck of a headache.. so becareful out there..... :mrgreen:
!!!!vape RESPONSIBLY!!!!
!!!!vape RESPONSIBLY!!!!
Yup, you gotta be careful on this one - my technique is to use LOW nicotine cartridges and it works pretty well. Not so good for a quick fix, mind you.
I too seem to have an e-cig in my mouth at all times. It is really hard to break myself of puffing on it all day long. I haven't smoke a real cigarette in over 4 months; however, I can't seem to put this e-cig down for very long. I have started a very bad habit of constantly smoking it. When I try to do better and decide to wait until I am craving the nicotine, I usually give in and just puff away. So far I haven't overdosed.
Perhaps the next iteration of ecigs will have a built-in reset feature? After 15 good puffs it switches off for 5-10 minutes? If it dies and you know it will stay dead for a length of time would you be more likely to put it down and walk away for a while?
just a thought.
just a thought.
"vape responsibly." 
Wonderful.
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Wonderful."Officer, he seemed nice enough. Honestly. Then he started talking about wanting to show me his Loong Totem. He whipped it out and thrust it at me. I became hysterical, and he insisted I take it, 'take all of it' he yelled. I had no choice. Do you understand? Now ... I'm so ashamed. What can I do?"
"Ma'am, you've been a victim of date vape. We're seeing more and more of it lately."
Next: A live report of trouble on Vape Cod ..
Glad to know I'm not alone here. Yeah I was trying to think of a way that the e-cig itself could tell you when you'd smoked about a cigarettes worth. perhaps the led could glow weaker with each puff before resetting to a full glow after 16 or so puffs.
1.5 DAYS NOT SMOKING AN ACCOUNTING:
Unpacking my groceries, feeling Oops, I forgot to stop off and buy my cigs
I get up from the couch to go to another room after puffing on my NJoy, feeling Oh, I better put out that cig I left burning
Of course, 100x a day reaching for that cig after a meal, working on the PC, etc.
Put my ashtray away.
vaporing responsibly
Unpacking my groceries, feeling Oops, I forgot to stop off and buy my cigs
I get up from the couch to go to another room after puffing on my NJoy, feeling Oh, I better put out that cig I left burning
Of course, 100x a day reaching for that cig after a meal, working on the PC, etc.
Put my ashtray away.
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The physical aspect of our addiction can be overcome rather quickly, with short but intense discomfort. The psychological aspect seems to me to be much more difficult. Every aspect of my life reminds me of when I smoked. Waking up. Eating. Taking a break. Celebrating something. Driving in heavy traffic. Working at the computer. Watching a nail-biting game on TV. Getting ready for bed. All were marked with a cigarette. And each still occasionally triggers a desire. It's not a craving, just the desire to revisit an old friend who tried to kill me but I nonetheless remember fondly.
I attended a play this past weekend. Intermission came. Smokers headed for the door, knowing the intermission was timed to their cigarette consumption. I had nothing to do but talk about how one actress seemed to be reading her lines. I snuck some vapors from my e-cig.
I'm told it could take years before the desire to smoke a cigarette is gone. Hang tough has new meaning.
I attended a play this past weekend. Intermission came. Smokers headed for the door, knowing the intermission was timed to their cigarette consumption. I had nothing to do but talk about how one actress seemed to be reading her lines. I snuck some vapors from my e-cig.
I'm told it could take years before the desire to smoke a cigarette is gone. Hang tough has new meaning.
But wait until I hit you all, and/or NJoy, with all my questions and problems re: this process of vaporing as soon as I finish formulating them in my mind. I'm still experimenting with all the elements of vaporing.
I might try your patience.
I agree with you TropicalBob. Smokers will always remember how cigarettes made them feel, and there will always be a situation that comes up that will make us want that feeling again. Of course our state of mind at the time will determine whether or not we will be able to resist that urge. On top of all of that there's the void left by the routine. Which is why I think e-smoking can be so successful. Instead of popping some gum out of a package, or slapping on a patch, there is a routine, filling cartridges, screwing on batteries, and then the act of smoking, and that familiar smoke.
jarvis said:
All these are a typical Pavlov's Conditioning...a Freudian slip of mind and a psychological sublime triggers that pushes smokers to do a thing they were conditioned to do and now we are re-conditioning ourselves all over again..like will you leave home without your cellular/handphone...? or for some your iPod?...new tech teaches us new conditioning..and we excel at this because we are after all creature's of habits.
I heard about e-smoking on Fox news Thursday afternoon. They were talking about the Gamucci and saying Gamucci invented it :roll: and it was coming to the U.S. in 2 months. I instantly got online and found all these forums and e-cig sellers that have been around for a while. I ordered a Crown7 e-cig the same day and an e-cig (and 30ml smoke juice) off Ebay Saturday. Now I find myself sitting in front of the computer chain smoking Pall Malls while I track my orders and read up on the forums! 
So far this is the most informative site, thanks guys!
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garyl43 said:
Oh, so you're the one who beat me out of the 1st Ebay bid in my life!
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