How often do you crave a cig?
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I chain vape like I used to chain smoke. Still get cravings for a cig even two+ years later. I just make sure I always have something with me from a cheapo blu+ cig to a box mod two battery lol. I have at least a few devices and tanks laying around so no matter what I got something I can whip up. Also do some DIY here and there mainly it's more for when I'm broke lol or just don't have juice and its late I can make up a quick bottle of something easy to hold me over plain French vanilla, some strawberry simple one or two flavor recipes.
If I'm within an hour of home, I'm willing to go out with just one. If I'm going further than that, but within a day of home, two will do. I've gone on 7-10 day trips to far off places with three (plus atty rebuilding supplies).
Less and less and less every day. Getting to the point where the thought is more of a turnoff than a craving.
Only every time I vape instead. I crave the idea of a cig. This romantic notion that a cig will feel like it did when I was standing on the deck of a military vessel at sea, watching dolphins body surf our bioluminescent wake, and feeling invulnerable. But I know that it's really a lot more like licking a dirty ashtray, so...
I get the odd craving here and there... I've kind of grown to expect it. And yes, I think it's more the idea of smoking that's appealing as long as that wistful feeling of, "Oh, wouldn't it be nice, it can't be that bad." Then, I vape, while reading the other side of the price tag. "It would be bad, one is never enough.... more thoughts until I get to "COPD" and then it's firmly quashed. 
I don't expect to NOT have the odd cig craving occasionally, and I'm thrilled that I can kill it with my vape. My dad was the same way, he quit smoking then returned to it in retirement.... Until he had his first heart attack, that got him to quit again.... quickly.
Someone mentioned their mom wanting to resume smoking when, "It doesn't matter anymore." I've had that thought before many times while attempting to quit (I will do it when I'm 65 kind of thing), don't have that thought any more....
Anna
I don't expect to NOT have the odd cig craving occasionally, and I'm thrilled that I can kill it with my vape.
My dad was the same way, he quit smoking then returned to it in retirement.... Until he had his first heart attack, that got him to quit again.... quickly.Someone mentioned their mom wanting to resume smoking when, "It doesn't matter anymore." I've had that thought before many times while attempting to quit (I will do it when I'm 65 kind of thing), don't have that thought any more....
Anna
One mod is usually enough for me, but I take an istick basic too as it just slips in to my top pocket
Always have at least 3 mods in daily rotation at home & carry 2 with me if away from home for ant length of time. About the only time I carry only one is when walking the dog! I do still crave the instant satisfaction a cig gives, but never the cigs themselves. I consider myself one of the lucky ones.
What turns me off the most from getting to the point of craving a cigarette is not just the smell off someone smoking next to me. It's the worst when I actually have to smell the scent of someone who has just smoked and has that terrible smell in their mouth and breath. It makes me want to get so far away from it. That's how I feel about it. It's hard to think that I actually smelled that way when I was a smoker too.
I know... I don't care to even investigate what I used to smell like to others. Though I could hand out a short survey:
A) horrifying and unbearable
B) I feel so sorry for that smoker
C)Why doesn't she quit?
D) OMG
That sums it up for me. Fortunately, I can still tolerate that smell for the most part, and husband is really into mentos, and now that he's smoking more openly again.... I was able to hang out and vape while he smoked. I missed that (not the smoking, the hanging out) I think he's finally realized, (we were at an AA meeting for about 3 hours yesterday between various events and was surrounded by smokers, had narry an issue) and he was able to hang around me, just smoking, while I vaped. I want him to quit, for sure, but ONLY when he's ready, not just because *I* smoked myself to the gates of death....
Anna
A) horrifying and unbearable
B) I feel so sorry for that smoker
C)Why doesn't she quit?
D) OMG
That sums it up for me. Fortunately, I can still tolerate that smell for the most part, and husband is really into mentos, and now that he's smoking more openly again.... I was able to hang out and vape while he smoked. I missed that (not the smoking, the hanging out) I think he's finally realized, (we were at an AA meeting for about 3 hours yesterday between various events and was surrounded by smokers, had narry an issue) and he was able to hang around me, just smoking, while I vaped. I want him to quit, for sure, but ONLY when he's ready, not just because *I* smoked myself to the gates of death....
Anna
5-6 years ago vaping didn't really help with the cravings for me but got me through airports and long car rides with the wife and kids.
3-4 years kit started getting better and vaping allowed longer and longer gaps but I still craved and did in fact still smoke.
About 3 years ago I found power and air. I'll admit that as it was 12mg it nearly killed me but it gave me that magic feeling of nic without smoking.
And here we are afew years later and I'm still in that same 30-60 watts range with wide open air(gotta watch what I buy these days, some airy stuff out there) and have never, and by never I mean NEVER, have I had a single interest in smoking. Please to be noting I didn't say never will but so far never ever.
The smell of smoke makes me somewhat ill and the smell of a smoker about makes me barf. Everytime I get within about 50 feet of a smoker I turn to my wife and ask how on Earth did you stay with me??
3-4 years kit started getting better and vaping allowed longer and longer gaps but I still craved and did in fact still smoke.
About 3 years ago I found power and air. I'll admit that as it was 12mg it nearly killed me but it gave me that magic feeling of nic without smoking.
And here we are afew years later and I'm still in that same 30-60 watts range with wide open air(gotta watch what I buy these days, some airy stuff out there) and have never, and by never I mean NEVER, have I had a single interest in smoking. Please to be noting I didn't say never will but so far never ever.
The smell of smoke makes me somewhat ill and the smell of a smoker about makes me barf. Everytime I get within about 50 feet of a smoker I turn to my wife and ask how on Earth did you stay with me??
I'm only a month out from quitting, so I still have the cravings. Thank goodness I have vaping to help me get over the cravings. My main triggers are when I drive, after a meal, and at night before going to bed.
I had a craving the night before my first month anniversary , and in fact, I'm craving right now as I'm typing. I'm vaping to get over the craving this very moment.
I had a craving the night before my first month anniversary , and in fact, I'm craving right now as I'm typing. I'm vaping to get over the craving this very moment.
Hang in there, you're doing great! When I have the occasional craving I vape more or bump up my nic level.
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