How long to hate analogues?

[Brobdingnagian]

After two days, they smelled like a burn pile. After 3 days, they smelled so foul I cannot describe the odor.

I tend to get repulsed by cigarette smoke now, and it can even make me sneeze if it's secondhand.

 

[Swigger14]

I've moved from about a half PAD to not having any on a normal day. I've been vaping for maybe 6 weeks, and have had 4-6 during that span, mostly out while drinking or hanging out with friends. I've started and immediately put out 4 or 5 others during that time. It's messing up my days counter I suppose, but I don't care too much.

 

[kabonk]

being around a lite cigarette doesn't bother me its the smell that lingers after they put it out the reaks

 

[xxtigerxeyesxx]

been analog free for 6 mth now luv my pv

 

[xxtigerxeyesxx]

took me like 2 wks now i cant even stand the smell of a analog

 

[xxtigerxeyesxx]

tried taking a drag off one the other day it taste like garbage

 

[xxtigerxeyesxx]

never want to give up my pv EVER

 

[Tallmaan84]

Instantly, My wife has quit but i quit the same night my Riva came in. I can't take the smell or especially the taste and can smell it a mile away.

 

[dotma]

it only took a couple days for me.

 

[dormouse]

Note - If you have a strong enough ecig and enough TH and still have trouble resisting cigarettes, pay attention to how you feel after vaping different juices. Some new vapers cannot vape food flavors alone for the first month or two and get analog cravings from vaping food flavors alone, as if they had just eaten. Some new vapers do better staying away from tobacco flavor juices because they remind them of cigarettes and make them want one. And some new vapers can vape any flavor and be satisfied. Figure out which of those you are and for now don't vape any flavors or juices that give you analog cravings (unless you mix them with a juice that satisfies your craving).

And if you are using an ecigarette that is too weak for you, not enough vapor or or enough heat, try a better ecigarette and that may mean a fat model or mod so you can use LR hotter stuff. If you are using automatic batteries, try manuals so you can get a better more consistent hit with less work. And if you are using atomizer + cartridge or any other inconsistent method you need to fight with to get a good drag, switch to using something better like cartomizers. And make sure you are using suitable juice thickness for your chosen method.

And some suggestions if you want to cut down the number of cigarettes...

1. As I said above, make sure the juices you are vaping are not ones that give you cravings. And you could try higher nicotine if necessary.

2. Before having a cigarette, vape first

3. Remove ecig stress by buying backup equipment, a charger for work, a spare battery to set up for late night through overnight though morning. (and with something that will just WORK like a plain stuffing cartomizer - nothing worse than fighting with an ecig for your first morning drag)

4. Don't carry your cigarettes in their normal pocket - stick them in the wrong pocket, harder to get at. And when ready, put your cigarettes and lighter in a ziplock bag and mover them to the trunk of your car.

 

[Briar]

I pretty much gave up smoking completely about a month ago, after a couple of months of vaping and having about five or so cigs a day.

This is my second attempt at replacing cigarettes with vaping. The first time, two years back, all the technical issues annoyed me so much after almost a year of trying that I ended up smoking more, not less. I have a low frustration threshhold...

It's much better now. Technical issues are still there somewhat, but nowhere near what they were back then. I have to say though that cigarettes don't repulse me. I still like the smell and taste. It's a sentimental thing for me, I think - it reminds me of my grandfather, who had passed away a very long time ago (I'm 50), and whom I loved more than I can say. I want one once in a while, and very occasionally I even have one and actually enjoy it.

Though I must say that I like the fact that my home doesn't smell like an old ashtray anymore - I don't thing anyone likes that, even current smokers.

The huge difference with vaping is not that I enjoy vaping all that much more than smoking, it's that I don't need to smoke, and even wanting it is hugely blunted. If I feel like having a cig, I can make a choice. Before vaping, I felt like the choice was taken from me, and the addiction was driving me beyond my control.

It's different for everybody, like folks say, but my point is that even if you never hate cigarettes, it's not a big deal. They no longer own you, and the longer you make a choice not to light up and pick up your PV instead, the more you'll forget about the smoking habit. It's just like any other habit - practice makes perfect. But it's only a habit, nothing more.

For me, it's not hard at all, now. It's like choosing between pizza with pepperoni, or pizza with sausage - I love both, but I can easily live without pepperoni, and if I ever eat a slice with pepperoni, it's not like I can't choose not to have it the next time. Before I started vaping, trying to quit had literally made me suicidal. I felt like a starving person who was denied food while standing in a pizza parlor. I felt like I was losing my best friend, like everything lost its savor... Horrible. Thank all that's Holy for vaping...

So - you are doing a great job, from what you say, keep it up, and don't worry about it. Keep making the right choice, find the juices you really enjoy, find the right level of nicotine for you, find the equipment that works well for you, and keep on keeping on. Unlike all the other methods of quitting, this is actually an enjoyable journey.

Blessings on your endeavor,
Briar.

 

[nipsy]

I have to agree with Briar. I enjoy smoking real tobacco in various forms still (cigarette, cigar, pipe, hookah!). But vapiing is fun too!

 

[raeberac]

Analogs started tasting like dirt to me after just a few hours of vaping. It's like you can taste all the stuff they add to the tobacco. It's interesting soo many people share the same thought here. It is totally like , why did I ever like that? 18 years and this is all it took. I get my nic and I'm good. The flavor choices in vaping are amazing. The money you save even more

 

[Hyppy]

I think a big help for me is that I married a non-smoker. She didn't harass me about it (much), but I took it upon myself to not smoke indoors out of respect for our shared enjoyment of the household. Now, I get to vape inside all I want, and she doesn't mind at all.

 

[cuttinloose]

Hello everyone...My husband and i started vaping dec 2010...smoked at the same time as to not push ourselves into the the "have to quit feeling". I also felt like i was dying if you took my cig away..Now I can't remember last cig..Don't like the smell or taste anymore. I vape everywhere.in my salon.house.wherever..Love ppl to ask "what r u smoking".Alot of my friends n customers vape now too. Thankful for my friend n customer that got me started. Thankful for ECF, to sit and read different things that everyone uses and common problems answered.

 

[escaladedude]

Hey it toke me about 3 months for me to completely get over analogs, i know when i still mess with my nic level i might find my self fantasizing about analogs. i tried to have an analog a month ago and it made me sick. couldnt get it near my mouth that was the point i hated them with a passion! Just Vape on Vape Hard Vape wth Swagger

 

[Hyppy]

i tried to have an analog a month ago and it made me sick.

This is exactly what I'm hoping for, the sooner the better. Once this happens, I'll know that I'm smoke-free

 

[ViLe]

hi~newbie here~
doesnt it feels like anything missing when vaporing??like no more tar?which analog contains?no big diff???

 

[emperor bohe]

quitting smoking is so ducking hard

 

[ViLe]

cant agree more~guess it all really depends on our mental~T^T