I'm reading this as "Yup, and" cause it helps with point I was making. Though it does help that moderate smoking does now exist for people that previously had high tendency to abuse smoking and prefer instead to be vapers.
Fell Off The Wagon
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I'm reading this as "Yup, and" cause it helps with point I was making. Though it does help that moderate smoking does now exist for people that previously had high tendency to abuse smoking and prefer instead to be vapers.
I did the exact same thing. An occasional cigarette, led to once a day, led to twice a day...once I hit three a day the vaping just kind of went away. I think, for me, the problem was the 45 minutes of nicotine satisfaction that an analog gives. I didn't think about vaping until I was ready for a cigarette. With vaping I have an almost constant stream of nicotine going in, cigarettes are hit hard, hit fast and come back.
I'm just about ready to quit AGAIN. Just waiting for a new toy to come in the mail (gotta have a little reward.)
Good luck to you, and me and anyone else who fell off the wagon!!!
I'm just about ready to quit AGAIN. Just waiting for a new toy to come in the mail (gotta have a little reward.)
Good luck to you, and me and anyone else who fell off the wagon!!!
1 stinky is too many. A thousand stinkies are never enough. Vaping is the the future and the future is now...lolz
If it's any consolation to you, I too fell off the wagon this week. I could offer a few cop outs as to why I went there, but I just did, and I'm not happy with myself. However, I'm going back at it. These cigarettes are killing me.
As you can see in my banner, I haven't been this long without a cigarette in forty two years. The fact that I was able to give them up still amazes me. As for relapsing, I can't pass judgment on anyone who slips up, or offer any advice beyond 'take it one day at a time.' Any amount of time you can go without smoking is better than no time at all. You can rely on your friends and total strangers in this forum to support you in your efforts to quit. If that's what you want, we want it for you, too. Good luck in your efforts.
For my situation, I have had to make a firm resolution not to let myself relapse. I have to regard it like it were alcoholism or drug addiction. Now that I'm clean, if I convince myself that just one is OK, one will lead to more, and I'll be back where I was before long, and all my efforts to get and stay clean will have been wasted. Next time it might be a lot harder to quit than it was this time. I don't want to find out, or go through that again. Don't think I haven't thought about it, because I have. It took so many years for me to get off cigarettes, I don't want to go there again. And I can't disappoint my wife, who is so happy that I quit. I hope you don't find it arrogant of me to say that if I can quit, anybody can. I didn't think I could, but I did. So can you.
For my situation, I have had to make a firm resolution not to let myself relapse. I have to regard it like it were alcoholism or drug addiction. Now that I'm clean, if I convince myself that just one is OK, one will lead to more, and I'll be back where I was before long, and all my efforts to get and stay clean will have been wasted. Next time it might be a lot harder to quit than it was this time. I don't want to find out, or go through that again. Don't think I haven't thought about it, because I have. It took so many years for me to get off cigarettes, I don't want to go there again. And I can't disappoint my wife, who is so happy that I quit. I hope you don't find it arrogant of me to say that if I can quit, anybody can. I didn't think I could, but I did. So can you.
Mark Twain
“Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I've done it thousands of times.”
― Mark Twain
“Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I've done it thousands of times.”
― Mark Twain
I'm in about the same situation. My wife is so darn proud of me, it's like motivation to stay off of them. Dec. 11th last year was my last cig. I can't say it's always been easy. For about a week now, I have moments of thinking about a smoke, maybe even a crave. So far I have fought them off. A 42 year habit is tough to break, but I gotta stick with it. God Bless anyone who's fighting the fight...it's not always easy
Woah now slow down! I'm trying to quit the stinkies and now you're suggesting I start exercising? What's next, salads!? You're really asking for a lot
Yeah, if I had to exercise too, I'd have just stayed a smoker.
Seriously... I fell off too, after my appendectomy, 4 days of extreme nausea and everything that goes with it, including no food or vaping, after that the vape tasted like CRAP and I was going nuts for a smoke. I figured, I quit once, I can do it again. Well, I did, and it took about the same amount of time the 2nd time (about a month), but it was harder. Still, I managed it, and 10 days in, happy as everything to be smoke-free again... the godawful cravings came back, just as bad. Fortunately I had already acquired some WTA... and WTA took the cravings COMPLETELY AWAY. So if your 2nd effort seems to be stalled... try some WTA. It really helps one stay smoke-free, when there are zero cravings.
Good luck!!! With determination, YOU CAN DO IT.
Andria
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