hi all. just stumbled across this site today and seems like a good place for support. i had my last cigarette on tuesday at 11 am (now 18.40 thursday) its the longest ive ever gone without one so im feeling pretty proud of myself! BUT i feel as if im missing something. i smoked roll ups and im really missing the whole rolling, holding it while i search for a lighter then lighting up routine. im not particularly getting nicotine cravings, just missing the routine if that makes sense? is this a common thing? if so how long will it last? im fine throught the day whilst at work, even managed to sit at my dads earlier with both him and my step mum smoking and didnt once feel the need to ask for a cig from them. TIA
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well for the routine part you may just need to turn your battery off, take your clearo off the battery when you get finished vaping. That way you need to go through the routine of screwing the clearo back on and then 5 clicking the battery (if its an ego style battery) to turn it back on - rolling and lighting - voila
good luck and welcome to the ECF
good luck and welcome to the ECF
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Hello, sure it's common, even moreso if you don't have a satisfying setup and liquid. I'd guess it hardest for at least a week or two up to a month, but everyones different. You sound like your doing allright though, just keep it up. 
Well congrats to u. My experience when stopping all together was I didn't mentally commit to "QUIT". I planned on slowing down and maybe eventually stop while vaping all the while. The rolling part I can't identify with but the buying packs, carrying lighters, and smoking at certain times was habits I had to change. Give it time and don't beat urself up. Use ur ecig to supplement and hopefully make u stop smoking analogs for good. Something I did, keep in mind this is what I did, I smoked analogs in the morning with my coffee then vaped all day and maybe 1 analog at the end of the day. I cut it down from there and eventually was smoking 2 in morning until I used my ecig in the morning and totally quit. I'm proud of myself I quit as u will be also. It's well worth it and is a big accomplishment for all of us.
GL man, we r here to help.
Ken
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GL man, we r here to help.
Ken
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Hi hotsnoz, Habits are odd sometimes. I dropped stinkies with little trouble. I still have strange urges though. I always ran outside for a smoke before the 6pm news started. Three weeks later I still miss that dash outside just before the news starts. 
If you could fid some kind of substitute routine to keep your hands busy? Hang in there. It will pass.
If you could fid some kind of substitute routine to keep your hands busy? Hang in there. It will pass.I quit smoking three weeks ago, and I think it took about a week for me to really stop craving the routine of smoking. I would go so far as to get up and grab my jacket to go outside sometimes before I realized what I was doing. But it did pass for me and I am sure it will for you as well. Good luck =)
For me, the habit was absolutely the hardest thing to break. The nicotine wasn't what had me truly addicted (I'm already down to 6mg and feel like I could go lower). Don't worry, you'll develop new vaping habits like picking up your vape after a meal, lying in bed with a vape before bed etc.
Keep at it man.
Keep at it man.
thanks peoples as a little extra incentive im stashing the money id normally use to by baccy and saving it up to put towards another horse next year. drop one expensive habit and replace it with another lol. its reassuring to know that the 'lost' feeling is normal
as a little extra incentive im stashing the money id normally use to by baccy and saving it up to put towards another horse next year. drop one expensive habit and replace it with another lol. its reassuring to know that the 'lost' feeling is normal
For me, those feelings went away after about 5-7 days if I remember correctly. It's completely normal. Trust me and everyone else here ... you will be so happy when you finally feel sturdy on the Vaping wagon. It's an awesome feeling. Just give it a little more time. You can get there, I promise.
And congratulations on the 2 days so far!
I sometimes don't think we realize that we have all quit doing something that used to control us and was thought of as one of the hardest addictions to quit. Given we are vaping, but it's a less harmful substitute that has given us all the ability to quit "smoking". It's incredible when you think about it. One of the best choices i've ever made, hands down.
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What setup do you have? That can make all the different, also the ejuice you use. You have to find your "This is it" in regards to ecig success.
quitting sounds so daunting, im trying to think of it as chosing the healthier option. like swapping full fat milk for semi skimmed lol
im using vapouriz tank with their ce4 clearomizer. dont really know what it all means. id tried my friends last week and like it so ordered one the same as hers. using 18mg eliquid but have some 24mg on hand just incase. not had to use that yet tho as im pretty happy with what im using just missing the routine
way to GO!!! Congrats.. and no need to count the days or hours..
I personally found that vaping and cleaning the battery top often and reading about vaping .. watching youtubes on vaping really motivated me on the days I felt 'off.' But.. if you find the right juice for the first few days.. You will succeed effortlessly .. It is really key. Secondly .. take a hit off of Mom or Dad's cigarette.. even now . I'm sure they taste nasty as a pile of fly crap on manure. I did that a few times with my girl's cigarettes and honestly cannot believe I tolerated them for 30 freakin' years...
Anyway.. let vaping be a hobby.. until you wean off the nicotine then decide if it's worth continuing.
Blessings and Joy on your journey,
Bliss.
I personally found that vaping and cleaning the battery top often and reading about vaping .. watching youtubes on vaping really motivated me on the days I felt 'off.' But.. if you find the right juice for the first few days.. You will succeed effortlessly .. It is really key. Secondly .. take a hit off of Mom or Dad's cigarette.. even now . I'm sure they taste nasty as a pile of fly crap on manure. I did that a few times with my girl's cigarettes and honestly cannot believe I tolerated them for 30 freakin' years...
Anyway.. let vaping be a hobby.. until you wean off the nicotine then decide if it's worth continuing.
Blessings and Joy on your journey,
Bliss.
Hey! Congats on switching over! I too have quit smoking within the past week. Maybe something you can try is using a small tank in the 1.5-3ml range and use the filling of the tank as a replacement to rolling your cigarette. I'm not familiar with your setup, but maybe this can help. 
Congratz on quitting. It has been a month for me, so I can somewhat relate. I was able to quit from the first day and here is how I did it.
Don't linger around the old habit. Create/replace it with a new habit. Whenever I tried quitting in the past, I had two issues (beside the nicotine), craving for sweets and keeping my hand busy.
During first week, I went after the strong sweet juices and tried many many flavors. It was like discovering a new "food group" and I kept my taste bud busy all the time. The excitement of discovering new flavors made me forget about the analog.
Breaking the smoking routine (ex. stepping outside) was replace by trying out different stuff on the mod and atomizer. Tried setting different voltage/wattage against different resistance atty and juice. started with ProTank I, but added II, III, and iClear30s. tried washing and dry burning. I kept a list of stuff I wanted to try and did little by little when it was time for the "cig break". So, instead of "stepping out", I would pull out my took kit and tinker and put them back when I was done. now that I just started building RDA, this new habit/hobby has taken to the next level and I am really enjoying it.
hope this helps.
P.S. when I encountered a bad tasting juice, initially i kept on vaping it to avoid throwing it away. BAD IDEA! When you are just starting out and trying to kick the habit, don't force it. If the juice isn't doing it for you, throw it away (or save it for later to mix it with something else) and quickly move on to something you enjoy. Bad tasting juice wrecks the vaping experience and made me think about the analog. Juices are cheap and don't be scared to have a big collections of juice initially.
Don't linger around the old habit. Create/replace it with a new habit. Whenever I tried quitting in the past, I had two issues (beside the nicotine), craving for sweets and keeping my hand busy.
During first week, I went after the strong sweet juices and tried many many flavors. It was like discovering a new "food group" and I kept my taste bud busy all the time. The excitement of discovering new flavors made me forget about the analog.
Breaking the smoking routine (ex. stepping outside) was replace by trying out different stuff on the mod and atomizer. Tried setting different voltage/wattage against different resistance atty and juice. started with ProTank I, but added II, III, and iClear30s. tried washing and dry burning. I kept a list of stuff I wanted to try and did little by little when it was time for the "cig break". So, instead of "stepping out", I would pull out my took kit and tinker and put them back when I was done. now that I just started building RDA, this new habit/hobby has taken to the next level and I am really enjoying it.
hope this helps.
P.S. when I encountered a bad tasting juice, initially i kept on vaping it to avoid throwing it away. BAD IDEA! When you are just starting out and trying to kick the habit, don't force it. If the juice isn't doing it for you, throw it away (or save it for later to mix it with something else) and quickly move on to something you enjoy. Bad tasting juice wrecks the vaping experience and made me think about the analog. Juices are cheap and don't be scared to have a big collections of juice initially.
I had a white knuckled grip on my device the first week or so, and yes, absolutely, those "routine" cigarettes were the ones that were the hardest to get past (after eating, getting in the car, etc.) and it does get easier.
Everyone's different, just know that the need will go away.
Have you heard of "dripping" yet?
Some people think it is too fiddly or a pain in the .....
I think it does a wonderful job of replacing the routines that go with smoking.
It does produce the best vapor and flavor of any other method of vaping, so it's always worth trying.
Keep up the great work. I think it took me a solid month to get over the little habits.
Congrats to you and just remember it takes around 30 days to form good habits and break bad ones. It may seem like a long time now, but hang in there and before you know it, you'll pick up new habits, like surfing ECF and wanting to buy every juice or new device you can get your hands on 
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