Having an analog jones day

[Saltraker]

I've been vaping for only two weeks or so, but have dramatically cut down on my analog dependency...like from a pack to a pack and a half a day to maybe 4 cigs a day. Pretty proud of that, too. But today seems to be causing me problems. My craving for an analog has gone way high and I've already exceeded my 4 per day and am still craving. I've vaped until my throat is sore! and still want that damn cig. What to do?

 

[Caridwen]

If you still have cravings, I would say increase your nicotine content.

 

[Caridwen]

What kind of pv are you using?

When I started vaping, there weren't a lot of vv options out there, I started with an ego.

For those times when I really needed more, I had an inexpensive 5v box mod and higher nicotine e-liquid.

 

[sb253]

stay strong!

 

[Alchemy]

What helps me when i'm craving for a cigarette is I'll tell myself to go and vape for 15 minutes and after that if I must have a smoke then go ahead. It's been working well for me.

 

[macmiddlebrooks]

Sounds like it's not the nic. that is making you want to smoke but perhaps your brain is getting all upset because it LOVES what is familiar and you may have been smoking for many years. It will take a while for your brain to not "miss" something that it's been orchestrating for a long time. I think this is one of those occasions where you almost have to think of your brain as separate from "you". It will try to trick you in many different ways to achieve the end-result....which is "you" doing the thing that "it" misses doing, so that it can be comfortable in an established pattern. The human brain loves behavioral patterns, whether healthy or unhealthy. That's my 2 cents, but your mileage may vary. I say keep telling your brain "no thanks" and vape away! Good luck to you Sir .

 

[mandra]

Could be anything causing it buy I agree with the nic comment above. I had real problems when I first decided to go the e-cig route. I tried those they sell in stores that look like analogs. It wasn't until I got my Lava Tube and some 24mg juice that the feeling went away. Not saying get a Lava Tube just that you might want to try something better if you are using the store standards.

 

[Saltraker]

Sometimes, I think, it just helps to write it down. I tend to agree with macmiddlebrooks. After a habit of 40+ years, it is hard to break. And he's right, my brain is telling "me" what to do. Wierd. In any case, thank for your comments. I guess I shouldn't feel guilty because I can't break free of the analogs overnight. But, I want to and I'll keep trying.

 

[macmiddlebrooks]

Don't want to sound corny, but it doesn't sound like you're trying...you're really doing it! Just the fact that you are here talking to us means your freakin' serious... .

 

[Zee2006]

Sometimes, I think, it just helps to write it down. I tend to agree with macmiddlebrooks. After a habit of 40+ years, it is hard to break. And he's right, my brain is telling "me" what to do. Wierd. In any case, thank for your comments. I guess I shouldn't feel guilty because I can't break free of the analogs overnight. But, I want to and I'll keep trying.

I smoked 30 cigs a day for 38 years.... yes it is definitely a mind trick... I haven't had one puff in almost 3 months yet some-days I'll look around knowing I'm missing something, then it'll hit me, I'm expecting myself to smoke...

What worked for me was just reminding myself I couldn't be trusted with even one puff... and I also kinda did what Alchemy did, I'd make myself vape (telling myself that was all the cheating I was allowed) and if after x amount of time I still wanted a smoke I would just do it.. it never got that far.... and now I know I was right... I'll never take even one more puff.....

Now I think about smoking and realize how much better my vape taste ... then I just relax and vape

 

[go_sleep]

Try and alter your routine a little. The hardest part for me wasn't simply the fact that I wanted a cigarette. It was that I wanted one after I ate my normal lunch, drove to my normal parking spot, or talked to my normal people. I always associate smoking with the things that I do while I smoke. During the beginning, try and do new things that you didn't constantly do while you smoked and maybe you'll get fewer cravings.

 

[Trelvis]

Just stop having cigs on you. You will have to rely on vaping to get you by if you dont have cigs.

That or up your nicotine level.