How did you get support or at least understanding from those around you about vaping?
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I just told those that asked that I was trying to quit my way, because I had tried using their ideas and was still smoking.
But that argument would be mute for her because she never smoked.
But that argument would be mute for her because she never smoked.
My health. I also don't have it stuck to my mouth like I am not overcoming an addiction. I am down to a 3rd on my nic mg from when I started. I am more focused on reducing nicotine than pleasing or winning others over. I do speak positively though. I pretty much always include the fact that my doctor approves.
Thank you so much everyone for all the feed back. It's always awesome to know that there's kind folks out to offer a thought or two of their own.Since there's so many responses, it's going to take me a few moments to back read and try to respond to as many as possible.
Yikes! So sorry everyone about not responding like promised! It's been a bad week with having lost two people to illness, so I've been limited on the internet.
To Robino1: Yes, she is aware that I have no nic in my juice. I think it's hard for her see that I can choose freely without her say so, but you are right in saying she would rather me do nothing.
To wshanncap: I completely agree that it is sad about the negativity of those who should support one's choice. I've learned not to hide it among friends, since many seem more curious than negative about it, but I slightly worry for the day when I start working my next job what reaction I will get from what is considered my choice. Thanks for your support
To Auntie Mame: Honestly, I think for her it maybe more of a "losing her baby" situation. My mother has been very much a "has to be in control" person since I was a child, so the fact that it suddenly was there for her may have triggered a "lack of control" reaction.
I chose to vape in place of starting smoking. I have been fighting with myself for years of wanting to smoke analogs due to the strong influance of having so many older friends and family smoking. I felt this was a much better alternative. I also have a fiance who just stopped smoking recently and, after seeing me with my vape pen, has taken up vaping (as of tonight even) to try and stop.
Again, I thank everyone who took the time and responded to my question.
To Robino1: Yes, she is aware that I have no nic in my juice. I think it's hard for her see that I can choose freely without her say so, but you are right in saying she would rather me do nothing.
To wshanncap: I completely agree that it is sad about the negativity of those who should support one's choice. I've learned not to hide it among friends, since many seem more curious than negative about it, but I slightly worry for the day when I start working my next job what reaction I will get from what is considered my choice. Thanks for your support
To Auntie Mame: Honestly, I think for her it maybe more of a "losing her baby" situation. My mother has been very much a "has to be in control" person since I was a child, so the fact that it suddenly was there for her may have triggered a "lack of control" reaction.
I chose to vape in place of starting smoking. I have been fighting with myself for years of wanting to smoke analogs due to the strong influance of having so many older friends and family smoking. I felt this was a much better alternative. I also have a fiance who just stopped smoking recently and, after seeing me with my vape pen, has taken up vaping (as of tonight even) to try and stop.
Again, I thank everyone who took the time and responded to my question.
I to am a nonsmoker who has decided to vape 0 mg nic. After about 2 weeks of research and reading a lot of information I decided it could help me. I have bad anxiety and that causes me to do things that calm me. Well these things aren't always healthy or can physically harm me. I have learned however from smoking hooka that I do not think about doing these things while I smoke hooka. My thought was if I can do something that is not overly bad for you that will help me get rid of my very bad habits then why not. As long as I stick with 0 nic juice than I can just stop if it is not working for me and give it all to my bf who has decided to do it to not dip anymore (thank god!!!!)
Myimagination339 I support you all the way! I know how it is though cause my mom will probably go bezerk on me when she finds out that I'm doing it haha.
Myimagination339 I support you all the way! I know how it is though cause my mom will probably go bezerk on me when she finds out that I'm doing it haha.
I'm another person who has come in without a prior history with analogues / stinkies.
My partner has reservations all over the place, because he's rabidly anti-smoking (as-in-stinkies) for perfectly fair and sensible reasons. I got a fairly robust and unexpected Spanish Inquisition on the issue and felt I had to come up with various ex-post-facto "reasons" for my decision, because I didn't think "because I want to" would get him off my back!
He does admit that his stance is possibly a tiny bit hypocritical due to our occasional contact with certain Other Things, so I suspect he will come round given time. I'm not vaping indoors in front of him.
Possibly controversially, I'm not playing at strictly 0mg nic. I started off with a 50/50 mix of 0mg and 6mg in the same flavour and I'm kinda alternating between the 6 and 0 when topping up (not running my clearo tank down to empty). So not hitting 100% 6mg, just playing around to understand how things feel and form an opinion.
Right now my tank's got far more 0 than 6 in it, and I'm not really noticing a serious difference in "overall experience" apart from the throat hit itself which I'm not really bothered about. So I very strongly suspect I'm going to drop down to just 0mg forever and stick there, fairly shortly. At which point I'll let my partner throw away my >0mg liquids (the B+M shop I went to gave me a handful of 5ml little samplers which are all 18mg so I'm not going to touch them at all), and that may soften his stance somewhat.
My parents don't know yet - but as I'm 33 and don't live with them any more, I don't think I need to factor them in
My partner has reservations all over the place, because he's rabidly anti-smoking (as-in-stinkies) for perfectly fair and sensible reasons. I got a fairly robust and unexpected Spanish Inquisition on the issue and felt I had to come up with various ex-post-facto "reasons" for my decision, because I didn't think "because I want to" would get him off my back!
He does admit that his stance is possibly a tiny bit hypocritical due to our occasional contact with certain Other Things, so I suspect he will come round given time. I'm not vaping indoors in front of him.
Possibly controversially, I'm not playing at strictly 0mg nic. I started off with a 50/50 mix of 0mg and 6mg in the same flavour and I'm kinda alternating between the 6 and 0 when topping up (not running my clearo tank down to empty). So not hitting 100% 6mg, just playing around to understand how things feel and form an opinion.
Right now my tank's got far more 0 than 6 in it, and I'm not really noticing a serious difference in "overall experience" apart from the throat hit itself which I'm not really bothered about. So I very strongly suspect I'm going to drop down to just 0mg forever and stick there, fairly shortly. At which point I'll let my partner throw away my >0mg liquids (the B+M shop I went to gave me a handful of 5ml little samplers which are all 18mg so I'm not going to touch them at all), and that may soften his stance somewhat.
My parents don't know yet - but as I'm 33 and don't live with them any more, I don't think I need to factor them in
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