Did vaping help you quit smoking?
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Quit the same day here as well. Haven't looked back or had any interest in smoking again. I'll never pick up those cigs again! I'm on day 6 of being smoke free! This is the longest ive ever gone without a cig, and with no ill side effects of stopping...I'm a winner in my book.
If they really want to... as opposed to being pressured into it by external forces, even all the politically-correct BS about how evil and nasty cigarettes are. But someone who's not really interested or motivated to quit... it's kinda like sending the DUI-convicted to AA. They may get their paper signed, but once their court-mandated attendance is no longer required, off they go to find another drink.
Kinda like the joke about how many psychiatrists does it take to change a lightbulb... just one... but it has to REALLY WANT to change.
Andria
If they really want to... as opposed to being pressured into it by external forces, even all the politically-correct BS about how evil and nasty cigarettes are. But someone who's not really interested or motivated to quit... it's kinda like sending the DUI-convicted to AA. They may get their paper signed, but once their court-mandated attendance is no longer required, off they go to find another drink.
Kinda like the joke about how many psychiatrists does it take to change a lightbulb... just one... but it has to REALLY WANT to change.
Andria
I agree.
With one addition: With e-cigs, it is possible to stop smoking accidentally. Not because you want to "quit smoking" but because you have found something much better than inhaling smoke. Happened in my case. And happened in many cases that I know.
And we are the people who would never, ever have purchased a "stop smoking aid".
Somebody once said "Drugs do not work if you do not take them". I agree.
I love to use my PV as a wonderful alternative to smoking tobacco. Have been using it like that for over 2.5 years. But I would never ever take some silly drug for over 2.5 years. Especially as I am not ill.
And that is the nice thing about vaping: Some people use it to stop smoking. Others use it as a lovely alternative to smoking. And both kind of people are happy. - Can't have that with some "stop smoking" medication.
I HAD to quit. The tax on cigs here in the UK made smoking depressingly expensive, especially for a 20 a day smoker like me. Yeah there was the health thing too but for me it was secondary. Now I haven't had a cig for 5 weeks and am wondering why I used to enjoy it. I did still have a ... first thing in the morning for the first few days but once I managed to do a full day without them I threw a mostly full pack in the bin (worth £7.50)!
I agree.
With one addition: With e-cigs, it is possible to stop smoking accidentally. Not because you want to "quit smoking" but because you have found something much better than inhaling smoke. Happened in my case. And happened in many cases that I know.
And we are the people who would never, ever have purchased a "stop smoking aid".
Somebody once said "Drugs do not work if you do not take them". I agree.
I love to use my PV as a wonderful alternative to smoking tobacco. Have been using it like that for over 2.5 years. But I would never ever take some silly drug for over 2.5 years. Especially as I am not ill.
And that is the nice thing about vaping: Some people use it to stop smoking. Others use it as a lovely alternative to smoking. And both kind of people are happy. - Can't have that with some "stop smoking" medication.
Very true... the first time, back in February, I got down to 1 a day, barely even trying... Vaping just started seeming a lot more enjoyable than cigarettes, and more throat hit, too, since I smoked ultra-light cigarettes. I finally just decided that if I was doing ok with just one cigarette a day, I could do equally well without it -- and I did, for over 3 months, till all the awfulness of my illness got in the way. This last time, over the course of that month of dual-use, I managed to get it down to 5 a day... and at that point just decided to "cast my bread upon the waters" because I knew it could be done -- and that was true; the 2nd time *was* just a bit harder, more of an act of will, but because I knew I really wanted it, and that it had worked so well before, I was able to trust that I could do it again.
As for the future, I really don't know. I expect I'll need to vape for at least 5 yrs before I can feel really confident that a 39-yr addiction is truly over, but in my own case, it might be more like my alcoholism, from which I'll never be cured, only recovering one day at a time, and if so, then vaping may be a permanent replacement. That's ok; as long as I'm not smoking or WANTING to smoke, I'm not alarmed by the idea that I may need to vape for the rest of my life. I had fully expected to smoke for the rest of my life, in that I figured I'd do it till it killed me. Any reprieve from that is just DANDY!
Andria
Very true... the first time, back in February, I got down to 1 a day, barely even trying... Vaping just started seeming a lot more enjoyable than cigarettes, and more throat hit, too, since I smoked ultra-light cigarettes. I finally just decided that if I was doing ok with just one cigarette a day, I could do equally well without it -- and I did, for over 3 months, till all the awfulness of my illness got in the way. This last time, over the course of that month of dual-use, I managed to get it down to 5 a day... and at that point just decided to "cast my bread upon the waters" because I knew it could be done -- and that was true; the 2nd time *was* just a bit harder, more of an act of will, but because I knew I really wanted it, and that it had worked so well before, I was able to trust that I could do it again.
As for the future, I really don't know. I expect I'll need to vape for at least 5 yrs before I can feel really confident that a 39-yr addiction is truly over, but in my own case, it might be more like my alcoholism, from which I'll never be cured, only recovering one day at a time, and if so, then vaping may be a permanent replacement. That's ok; as long as I'm not smoking or WANTING to smoke, I'm not alarmed by the idea that I may need to vape for the rest of my life. I had fully expected to smoke for the rest of my life, in that I figured I'd do it till it killed me. Any reprieve from that is just DANDY!
Andria
big hug to you, dear!
I fully agree - and especially with the bolded part.
1st post! Guess I'm part of the family now.
Just to put my story up. I've been smoking red's since I was 11 or 12. A year or so ago I tried some of the throw away ecig's you get at the gas station, terrible of course, then I moved on later to a veritable wattage pen thing with a tank. Better, but still not good enough to allow me to switch. Even more time went by and someone introduced me to mech mods and that's when I got my origins mod on a Igo-w dripper. Wow after a year and a half I found something I could work with. During this whole time I was still a full fledged smoker even after using the mech mod. But the wife was kind of happy cause I could go a day or two without smoking but I would always go back to analogues. I did this for about 6 months.
Then it finally happened about a month ago... I got a DNA 30 with a Magma dripper and that was it, after about a week of use I no longer craved cigarettes. Funny cause I drank a good amount one night and went to go have a red (outside) I took 2 puffs, turned around and walked back inside to the smiling face of my wife. I wasn't looking to quit, a lot of this was brought on by friends and the wife, much to my chagrin and vocal opposition about how terrible it was, but it's what I got. And I'll tell you it's pretty great, I can vape all day now and no one knows. Plus I don't come to bed smelling like a bar.
Win,
-Shipmonster
Just to put my story up. I've been smoking red's since I was 11 or 12. A year or so ago I tried some of the throw away ecig's you get at the gas station, terrible of course, then I moved on later to a veritable wattage pen thing with a tank. Better, but still not good enough to allow me to switch. Even more time went by and someone introduced me to mech mods and that's when I got my origins mod on a Igo-w dripper. Wow after a year and a half I found something I could work with. During this whole time I was still a full fledged smoker even after using the mech mod. But the wife was kind of happy cause I could go a day or two without smoking but I would always go back to analogues. I did this for about 6 months.
Then it finally happened about a month ago... I got a DNA 30 with a Magma dripper and that was it, after about a week of use I no longer craved cigarettes. Funny cause I drank a good amount one night and went to go have a red (outside) I took 2 puffs, turned around and walked back inside to the smiling face of my wife. I wasn't looking to quit, a lot of this was brought on by friends and the wife, much to my chagrin and vocal opposition about how terrible it was, but it's what I got. And I'll tell you it's pretty great, I can vape all day now and no one knows. Plus I don't come to bed smelling like a bar.
Win,
-Shipmonster
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