You are a "success story" in every sense of the phrase! Don't feel bad about vaping less or even wanting to give up vaping. For some it's simply an alternative to cigarettes, and for others it's a means to an end. Personally, I want to quit also. I'm tired of charging batteries, I'm tired of refilling my tanks, I'm tired of going through my mental checklist of vaping items before I leave for work, I'm tired of priming cartomizers, I'm tired of BUYING juice and cartomizers. I look forward to the day where I don't have to deal with any of it.
I started vaping in January 2013, and I had no intention of giving up cigarettes. I bought my first ego setup just out of curiosity. Next thing I know, I wasn't smoking any cigarettes. I had somehow quit smoking by accident. Starting in June I started lowering my nicotine level. I started at 18mg, and now I'm at 12. I lowered it so slowly that I didn't even notice the change. In fact, I'm about to start being more aggressive about it, and if everything goes as planned, I will be at zero in less than 2 months.
Even at 12, I notice that I'm not using my PV as much anymore. It's been weeks since I've had a real physical craving. My desire to use it has also lowered. Maybe it's because I don't get the satisfaction I used to from it. Most smokers think that smoking cigarettes is pleasurable. But most of the "pleasure" you get from a cigarette is just relief from withdrawal symptoms. It's the same with vaping. But if you lower your nicotine level enough, you no longer go through withdrawal. Therefore, you don't get any "relief" when you do vape, so it becomes less pleasurable, and your desire to do it fades away. That is what is happening to us. I think it's a good thing.
Again, for myself and many others, this is a means to an end. I look forward to the day where I can sell all my stuff on the classifieds and walk away from all this. But I'll always support vaping. Without it, I'd still be sucking down 20 cigarettes a day, with no end in sight.
I started vaping in January 2013, and I had no intention of giving up cigarettes. I bought my first ego setup just out of curiosity. Next thing I know, I wasn't smoking any cigarettes. I had somehow quit smoking by accident. Starting in June I started lowering my nicotine level. I started at 18mg, and now I'm at 12. I lowered it so slowly that I didn't even notice the change. In fact, I'm about to start being more aggressive about it, and if everything goes as planned, I will be at zero in less than 2 months.
Even at 12, I notice that I'm not using my PV as much anymore. It's been weeks since I've had a real physical craving. My desire to use it has also lowered. Maybe it's because I don't get the satisfaction I used to from it. Most smokers think that smoking cigarettes is pleasurable. But most of the "pleasure" you get from a cigarette is just relief from withdrawal symptoms. It's the same with vaping. But if you lower your nicotine level enough, you no longer go through withdrawal. Therefore, you don't get any "relief" when you do vape, so it becomes less pleasurable, and your desire to do it fades away. That is what is happening to us. I think it's a good thing.
Again, for myself and many others, this is a means to an end. I look forward to the day where I can sell all my stuff on the classifieds and walk away from all this. But I'll always support vaping. Without it, I'd still be sucking down 20 cigarettes a day, with no end in sight.
This is a cause for celebration!
