Mine was worth it because I was able to present my girlfriend with a gift wrapped empty pack of Marlboros, with "the last pack ever" written on it. She cried. Her friends think it's weird as hell. Whatever, I'm foggin'!
Don't know where to post this...just so mad at myself, I screwed up
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I know the feeling on that. I live in a house with 3 smokers. lol. When that happens I just reach for my vape and began vaping. Doesn't matter if I just finished or not. lol
Well, 5 months, 3 wks, and 3 days after I last smoked... I STILL have my last open pk in a ziplock in my freezer. Saw 'em the other day when I got a fresh bottle out of my nic stash; nowadays they just make me smirk, haha, I don't NEED you! But I'll leave 'em there as my "no need to panic" stash. Who knows, insanity might overcome me and make me crave; just knowing they're there will be enough to make me calm and rational enough to just keep vaping -- just knowing that I have a choice, is all I need to feel completely in control -- vaping is my free choice. 
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After just one cigarette, I can smell it on myself - it sort of reminds me not to do it again anytime soon.
I've done away with my "ciggie stash" the ten spot in the wallet that was for the planned and executed go buy a pack of ciggies just in case...*lol*
Xena I don't think you have to reset your counter or time ..you have officially quit smoking..you took a couple puffs. Ok, but think how many ciggies you've not smoked and focus on the positive of that.
we all have..I took a puff off a friend a couple weeks in to "we have quit" date and it was so nasty(good on the inhale disgusting on the exhale) I haven't touched one since, hang in there!!
Xena I don't think you have to reset your counter or time ..you have officially quit smoking..you took a couple puffs. Ok, but think how many ciggies you've not smoked and focus on the positive of that.
we all have..I took a puff off a friend a couple weeks in to "we have quit" date and it was so nasty(good on the inhale disgusting on the exhale) I haven't touched one since, hang in there!!
I also have a not to worry stash. I have an un opened pack of my cigars in the freezer (bought in October), a pack in my car with a lighter and only 8 in there (bought in September). I agree with the whole thing on it being my choice and no one is stopping me for they are always in a short walk/reach away. I haven't had an analog since 11-11-14 on my 9:30 am break at work. Keep up the great work xena!!!!Well, 5 months, 3 wks, and 3 days after I last smoked... I STILL have my last open pk in a ziplock in my freezer. Saw 'em the other day when I got a fresh bottle out of my nic stash; nowadays they just make me smirk, haha, I don't NEED you! But I'll leave 'em there as my "no need to panic" stash. Who knows, insanity might overcome me and make me crave; just knowing they're there will be enough to make me calm and rational enough to just keep vaping -- just knowing that I have a choice, is all I need to feel completely in control -- vaping is my free choice.
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And this is why I love you guys!!
I haven't had another puff since the incident..LOL (yeah, I gave it a name...) I do still have that antique pack of smokes - I think somehow keeping them keeps me from smoking them - if I had another bad day, I am afraid I would run out and buy a pack...but one drag of those things is enough to remind me why I quit
I am starting on another new convert...hehe, my cousin who was best friend growing up is wanting to quit, and she is no where near the type of smoker I was I have convinced if she wants to give vaping a go NOT to buy that disposable thing - I just let her know I can help if she needs it, and I will get her a nice starter set up so she won't have to go through the craziness I did (...but it has to LOOK and FEEL exactly like a cigarette...LOL!!!)
I haven't had another puff since the incident..LOL (yeah, I gave it a name...) I do still have that antique pack of smokes - I think somehow keeping them keeps me from smoking them - if I had another bad day, I am afraid I would run out and buy a pack...but one drag of those things is enough to remind me why I quit
I am starting on another new convert...hehe, my cousin who was best friend growing up is wanting to quit, and she is no where near the type of smoker I was
I have convinced if she wants to give vaping a go NOT to buy that disposable thing - I just let her know I can help if she needs it, and I will get her a nice starter set up so she won't have to go through the craziness I did (...but it has to LOOK and FEEL exactly like a cigarette...LOL!!!)
Congratulations on staying away since that one. I'm having one of those days today. I haven't smoked a cigarette since January 5th, but really craving one right now.
We should have a thread or section for smoker support for those moments when you need to be told to keep your head up high and remember to stay strong!
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We should have a thread or section for smoker support for those moments when you need to be told to keep your head up high and remember to stay strong!
-Rachel
when you get used to vaping, get used to hating cigarette smells, that will help you quit for sure
dont be lured to take a puff, like a bad book, once you close it, dont go back to it =)
dont be lured to take a puff, like a bad book, once you close it, dont go back to it =)
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/pay-forward-pif/519384-still-smoking-support-chat-thread.html
It says 'still smoking' but really it's for anyone who needs support with this -- I think pretty much everyone in that thread has either had a hard go of getting smoke-free, or aren't quite there yet, or who manage it for a while but so far can't sustain it for very long. LOTS of support!
Andria
Don't reset your counter! Just knock one cigarette off the 9,200 some odd avoided. You're doing a bang-up job! Life happens, get back up and keep walkin'.
I'm a recovering perfectionist. I used to aim for perfect, never get there and then beat myself up over it. I now aim for "better" and almost always get there, and beyond.
Pat yourself on the back for going WAY beyond better.
Pat yourself on the back for going WAY beyond better.
I hope you get over the day like that...they are not good, but I have learned a lot from it...I definitely didn't feel better after I had one
Thanks!!! I'm back to just being regular crazy again....LOL! I was worried I would start up again...no, not going to, it took a little willpower, but I hated the way I felt after
Thanks Andria!! I never knew that was here!! I hope I just don't need it again anytime soon
I'm a recovering perfectionist. I used to aim for perfect, never get there and then beat myself up over it. I now aim for "better" and almost always get there, and beyond.
Pat yourself on the back for going WAY beyond better.
Thanks so much!!! You sound like me! Better is hard for me, I always aim to do everything right and try to please people more than I can - and that leads no where good
So I did beyond better!!! YAY!!!!I don't know what I would have done without you guys!! ((hugs))
See some Soft Kitty along with a lot of other encouragement helps.
Now I can get back to regularly scheduled forum browsing since the mods just locked our last 30 page train wreck.
Now I can get back to regularly scheduled forum browsing since the mods just locked our last 30 page train wreck.
Thanks Andria!! I never knew that was here!! I hope I just don't need it again anytime soon
I was directed to it when I had my little relapse last summer, and was really beating myself up about it -- in between running outside to puff a .....
They helped me a lot, and I still hang in there sometimes; maybe it's the "misery loves company" psychology in action, but somehow it helps me to know I'm not the only person in the world that didn't just flip a switch the first time they tried an e-cig; sure, they make it TONS easier, but that's not to say that it's not sometimes a struggle. I don't allow myself to get into thinking about smoking any more than I can help it (in terms of, how it felt, tasted, etc), but the thoughts do occasionally cross my mind -- I escort them out the other side post-haste, but just knowing I'm not alone with this... that helps a lot. And trying to help others that are struggling, that's helpful too, and a way of giving back what I've gotten from ECF -- freedom!!!!!!!I was directed to it when I had my little relapse last summer, and was really beating myself up about it -- in between running outside to puff a .....
If it weren't for people like you and everyone here who has supported me so much - I would have given up ages ago...I really have gotten into the gist of "I just won't think about it"...sometimes not so easy (people smelling like smoke makes me want one....and I am going to the casino on Tuesday..LOL, VERY hard place to hang out - but I love Zeus Slots as much as I loved smoking...and it is a rare thing so I will stay tough (will people at the machines stare weirdly at me..))
Just have to take everyday as a day I didn't have one and move on - I made it through that depressing point thanks to every one here ((hugs))
It DOES help - LOL, kind of like a ...... or a lullaby to calm me down - hehe, and I am always as wired up as I seem...where did I miss a 30 page train wreck?? Yikes!!
I have not smoked since July 31, 2013. I STILL have half a bag of tobacco, a box of tubes and my Top-O-Matic cig machine. I like to know that I COULD go back to smoking at any time. If I had a horrible day, {and I HAD to smoke to avoid all out mass murder} smoking could still be a choice. But the way I see it, I highly doubt I will ever smoke again. I enjoy vaping immensely; it is truly "having your cake and eating it too." 
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