How do you inhale?

[bo jonson]

When I first started I did direct lung inhale (like I smoked my cigarettes) ....

Interesting that you direct inhaled cigarettes. I was/am just the the opposite.
As a newbie, I just recently realized that I 'smoked' differently than I vaped. Analogs I mouth pull & inhale. E-cigs I lung pull, to get a good draw (reminds me of smoking Herb in long past days).

 

[bo jonson]

... it's kept me from giving up the smoke. I really need to figure this out. Other people inhale, why can't I?

It might have to do with the juice you're using or the way you inhale.

As a longtime smoker & Newbie to vapeing, I can only offer my personal experience. I recently realized that I instinctively do a mouth/tongue/cheek pull when smoking cigarettes, sort of like sipping on a straw. Then a lung inhale of the smoke.

With vapeing, I find myself using lung suction, building the vapor in my mouth, throat & nose before inhaling it to my lungs. The cough reaction is triggered by nerve endings in the back of your throat. Maybe you need to try vaping as if you are smoking a cigar.

The important thing is that you DON'T GIVE UP!!!!

 

[bpyoko]

There is actually a link I found in here on the "correct" way to inhale. For best nicotine absorption it said to draw it into the mouth first. The particulates in vapor are much larger than in analog smoke and don't enter your lungs as deep as analog smoke. Made me wonder if I was doing it wrong...