I've had my e-cig since early October. It was a little rough adjusting at first, but once I found juice I really liked and something better than cartridges, it actually became enjoyable to use and now I love it.
I tried to quit smoking cold turkey 3 times over the summer, and never made it past 4 or 5 days. And honestly after 1 day I was miserable and felt like I was going crazy.
So with the e-cig, I didn't push myself, because I didn't think I could take the crazy again. I'm lucky enough to work somewhere that I can use it all day, without having to go outside or anything, so I could just puff on it when I felt the need. I got a usb pass through, and just plugged that in wherever I was (work or home), and had batteries for the walk to and from work, and for if I went out somewhere.
But I kept buying cigarettes. After the first month I didn't smoke them alot, or even every day, but I would have one from time to time. My phone gets bad reception inside at home, and of course I always went outside to smoke, so when the phone would ring I would grab a cig and head outside. So even after starting on the e-cig I would find myself outside and smoking when someone called. And I wouldn't even remember grabbing or lighting the cigarette. Also, after eating a really big or really good meal I would usually cave and go for a cig, but that's been happening less and less.
Friday morning, I smoked the last cigarette from a pack I bought 3 weeks previously after a particularly great omelet. Friday night I considered going to get another pack, but was feeling lazy and didn't want to go out (which I realized today is huge... being out of cigarettes and not feeling a life or death need to go get more). So Friday night went by, and then Saturday and Sunday, and I still didn't go buy any. Back at work now, my pass through has died, but I've got batteries, and no need or even desire to go buy smokes.
In the last couple of months when a pack ran out, I would wonder how long I could go without buying more, but that kind of though usually brought some of the quitting crazy back, so I would tell myself I could buy more when I needed them. Which was usually later that day. But so far its been 3 days and I feel fine. No crazy, no craving. I think my mental health was helped by the idea that I didn't tell myself I was "quitting", I just kind of tricked my brain.
I know 3 days isn't a huge milestone or anything, but I just realized how long it had been. I didn't really even think about it over the weekend. And I JUST realized that means I could actually start 2012 not smoking--and thinking that doesn't freak me out! I felt like I wanted to share that with an audience that could appreciate how rough it can all be, and this place has been a haven for information getting me started on the vaping. So, thanks!
I tried to quit smoking cold turkey 3 times over the summer, and never made it past 4 or 5 days. And honestly after 1 day I was miserable and felt like I was going crazy.
So with the e-cig, I didn't push myself, because I didn't think I could take the crazy again. I'm lucky enough to work somewhere that I can use it all day, without having to go outside or anything, so I could just puff on it when I felt the need. I got a usb pass through, and just plugged that in wherever I was (work or home), and had batteries for the walk to and from work, and for if I went out somewhere.
But I kept buying cigarettes. After the first month I didn't smoke them alot, or even every day, but I would have one from time to time. My phone gets bad reception inside at home, and of course I always went outside to smoke, so when the phone would ring I would grab a cig and head outside. So even after starting on the e-cig I would find myself outside and smoking when someone called. And I wouldn't even remember grabbing or lighting the cigarette. Also, after eating a really big or really good meal I would usually cave and go for a cig, but that's been happening less and less.
Friday morning, I smoked the last cigarette from a pack I bought 3 weeks previously after a particularly great omelet. Friday night I considered going to get another pack, but was feeling lazy and didn't want to go out (which I realized today is huge... being out of cigarettes and not feeling a life or death need to go get more). So Friday night went by, and then Saturday and Sunday, and I still didn't go buy any. Back at work now, my pass through has died, but I've got batteries, and no need or even desire to go buy smokes.
In the last couple of months when a pack ran out, I would wonder how long I could go without buying more, but that kind of though usually brought some of the quitting crazy back, so I would tell myself I could buy more when I needed them. Which was usually later that day. But so far its been 3 days and I feel fine. No crazy, no craving. I think my mental health was helped by the idea that I didn't tell myself I was "quitting", I just kind of tricked my brain.
I know 3 days isn't a huge milestone or anything, but I just realized how long it had been. I didn't really even think about it over the weekend. And I JUST realized that means I could actually start 2012 not smoking--and thinking that doesn't freak me out! I felt like I wanted to share that with an audience that could appreciate how rough it can all be, and this place has been a haven for information getting me started on the vaping. So, thanks!
Feels awesome to feel like a non smoker 
