I have to quit vaping

[wood]

I know it sounds crazy but I have to , maybe just for a week till my ali'i gets here but the thing is I'm right back to my pack a day habit but I'm also vaping now so I am getting way more nic than I was just smoking and now quitting analogs doesn't feel realistic maybe if I stop vaping and then I a week try an start over and not tell myself it's ok to quit at my own pace and stop reassuring myself it's ok to have a smoke here and there let's just hope wen I quit vaping I'm not up to a pack and a half a day now ugh
Here we go again

 

[FarmYard]

what are you using now that the ali'i will make better?

 

[lelly]

I hope that Ali'i gets you back into the groove of vaping and helps you to cut back on the analogs. No worries about starting over, and it is definately OK to do it at your own pace. Why do you think it doesn't feel realistic to quit analogs (altogether, or just right now with everything that is going on?). Hate to sound like a therapist here, lol, just trying to help in any way I can as so many others have helped me. Reading other peoples success stories and making my own posts (as you may have noticed I talk alot and am here often!) has really helped me through the bumps in the road. The new members area is full of inspirational, funny and interesting stories that helped me keep my mind off of analogs. Everyone's experience with quitting is different though, and I don't mean to speak for everyone here, but I am pretty sure they will all agree that we are here for you if you need anything, just ask! Maybe a new batch of juices to go with your Ali'i? I will be getting 20 new flavors in the mail this week, I could send you some to try if you want? (WARNING>>>this will be my first DIY juice attempt, lol, so try at your own risk!)

 

[hotone]

Hope you get your Ali'i soon. Let me know if there is anything I can do to help. Don't beat yourself up to much. I can't even remember how many times I have tried to quit the analogs.

 

[VAPOINSANO]

hey wood,
luv this user name lol

addictions suck period!
we all know this as fact!

rest assured your heads right!
you wanna quit, you will quit ,

it is at your speed, abs0tivly correct!
again i will speak from all here
(and b corrected if wrong,please)

please keep us all posted here,
we are here for you in full support!
you are not alone,in this
and do reach out to anybody,if you have too!

i am more than positive,
that this community+myself are beside you all the way!
do take it eazy on yourself,
if not,it will only provoke you into regret!

wishing+hoping you full support always......

the 1, the only, vapoinsano!
warning, vapo may/not b 1 or only! lol

 

[kanadiankat]

...I've run into that slump... (lol)

Maybe you could try what I've done -

Set aside 5 or so analogs a day and plan when you will allow yourself to smoke them and WHERE (staggered through the day is the best - IN A COLD AND NASTY PLACE IS EVEN BETTER) - then keep all your vaping supplies clean, charged and ready to use. Rely on a couple liquids that you really like or mix 2 together (fruit and tobacco work well) for something new ("new" is always good in a slump).

I hope that works for you.

You only fail when you stop trying....

 

[Can_supplier]

My advice would be make sure you are using high nic juice and a powerful atomizer. Do what it takes to get the buzz/rush you are craving of vaping rather than smoking.

Also consider snus. If you have access to the American market, Marlboro makes a mint snus that tastes like mint gum. That with vaping will give you more than enough to stop any cravings. Basically it’s a Nicolette that works... That will isolate the HABBIT of smoking you need to get over, and make it easier to address one problem at a time.

You can also order Swedish snus online, and get it delivered to you. I do warn you that stuff is an ummm acquired taste, so the Marlboro snus would be your best option if you can get to the US.

 

[Switched]

I know it sounds crazy but I have to , maybe just for a week till my ali'i gets here but the thing is I'm right back to my pack a day habit but I'm also vaping now so I am getting way more nic than I was just smoking and now quitting analogs doesn't feel realistic maybe if I stop vaping and then I a week try an start over and not tell myself it's ok to quit at my own pace and stop reassuring myself it's ok to have a smoke here and there let's just hope wen I quit vaping I'm not up to a pack and a half a day now ugh
Here we go again

Like Dr Phil would say, young fella it is time to get real.

I am not some calloused SOB that surfs the Interwebz looking for a fight, but I also know when I read a pile of crap. I am here to support you not coddle you.

Do you think that success stories were a walk in the park? My 1st anniversary is coming up 8 Feb. I thought I had it licked. last week I found very little satisfaction and vaped like a chimney. I dread the New Moon of the quarter. For me it is something that always played havoc with my moods, but something I have learned to deal with. http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/canadian-members/86296-moon-vaping.html I am not saying this is your case, but you do need to understand your own withdrawal symptoms and remedies.

I am also a proponent of http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/canadian-members/86303-vaping-satisfaction.html. Although, every cigarette we avoid is a good cigarette, every cigarette we take in resets the clocks. I have said this before and will continue to profess it. Why do you think it is so hard to quit? Vaping has been the only method I was/am able to abstain from analogs, out of all other attempts. This is the longest I have been smoke free since I became a smoker 41 years ago. Like any addiction it is one day at a time. Some days are better than others. On the bad days this is where you grow a set and get ugly with your addiction, telling that SOB it ain't going to win, or you can look for sympathy and fall of the wagon on some presumption if only I had.... That my friend is the pile of crap. Not that you are struggling like the rest of us, but there is some magic pill that is going to make it all better for you. Yes there is a magic pill, it is call intestinal fortitude or better known as guts. It is time to man up!

The other thing that gets me going is all the hype generated here giving folks a sense that the cure is one mod away. That is the biggest pile of baloney I have ever read. A 3.7V device is a 3.7V device and they all vape like a 3.7V device when using the same atty and battery. I made myself a bottom feeder. It isn't the cats meow or bees knees. Yes the Ali is pretty, yes the Reo mini is pretty and functional, but they are 3.7V devices, nothing more. So stop looking for a mod that is going to cure your addiction. Only you can cure your addiction, with the help of a "proper" device.

You might want to try and up your nic, and vape tobacco flavoured liquids vice "tuity fruity" <----- (conjecture) Keep the tuity fruity for rewards e.g after supper when you did not succumb to your addiction, and remember one day at a time. Every addiction centre professes that line. A new day, a new way.

In closing, no I am not some calloused SOB. I will be here to catch you when you fall and hold your hand in your struggle. What I won't do is coddle you and say everything is going to be alright, and that the Darwin will cure all that ails you.

Like Dr Phil said, young fella you need to get real.

 

[NoizMaker]

I know it sounds crazy but I have to , maybe just for a week till my ali'i gets here but the thing is I'm right back to my pack a day habit but I'm also vaping now so I am getting way more nic than I was just smoking and now quitting analogs doesn't feel realistic maybe if I stop vaping and then I a week try an start over and not tell myself it's ok to quit at my own pace and stop reassuring myself it's ok to have a smoke here and there let's just hope wen I quit vaping I'm not up to a pack and a half a day now ugh
Here we go again

Hey wood, don't feel discouraged. It took me the better part of 6 months to quit smoking and embrace vaping. When I started, the eGo didn't even exist and that was the device that got me off the analogs.

Patience is the key to success and part of that is accepting you are addicted to cigarettes and more than just the nicotine in them. I know how easy it is to pick up a cig when all else is frustrating you but can smoking even compare to an lr 306 and some good juice? Never

Having that occasional cigarette won't ever be the straw that breaks the camels back, as long as you know what it is that you want.

I can't say anything because I went through a time where I had "quit vaping" early on, though my reasons were due to the flavor of burned wick. However, I think not putting down your device at all is the best method. If I was in your shoes I would be using higher nicotine (24 mg) on a low res 306 & eGo even if just to cut back a little until your ali'i returns.

Just remember there is no free lunch, so vaping does take a lot of work and dedication for some people (myself included) but the real secret to success is never giving up.

 

[wood]

Nice to see so many people respond lol but I'm just saying to quit for a week or a few days so that it has theright effect on me , I was doing real good only 2 a day some days none , it's just now that I'm smoking as much as I uses to pluss vaping as much as I used to at the same time , and thanks switched I didn't want to cuddle , but I'll think about it now any way long and short of it is I think if I stop vaping for a few days maybe then when I pick it up again it will be stronger easier to not smoke it's just going hard at both isn't helping my nic addiction

 

[wood]

O and switched I'm not saying the ali'i will help it's just a week away so it seemed like a good date , also no magic pill it's just vaping has become a novelty ontop of smoking so I'm kinda smoking twice as much , all I'm suggesting is to put it aside for A few days and set a proper quitting date for the analogs n which I can pick up vaping and say I'm done smoking and have a better attitude towards it if that makes sense cause like I said now I'm in the mind set to just let it happen I'd like to switch to well the way you described it , basically next week start vaping again with a new mind set

 

[Switched]

Cuddle:
–verb (used with object)
1.
to hold close in an affectionate manner; hug tenderly; fondle.

Coddle:
–verb (used with object),-dled, -dling.
1.
to treat tenderly; nurse or tend indulgently; pamper: to coddle children when they're sick.

Big difference in meaning and definition LOL. No I don't want to cuddle either.

Vapers do not condemn smoking. We say every cigarette avoided is a good cigarette, one less coffin nail. But let it be said, every cigarette inhaled is a step in the wrong direction.

We don't know for sure what chemical compounds are created with the over 4000 chemicals contained in cigarettes. One thing we do know though is that MOIs have a lasting effect for 10-12 weeks in the system, compared to nicotine which has a lasting effect of 8-10 days. Since you are getting your nicotine, it is the other chemicals you crave.

Just like an alcoholic cannot have just one drink, a smoker cannot have just one cigarette.

Once your body has been cleansed from the lasting effects of these chemical cocktails, now you will need to deal with the psychological triggers, which are extremely mild in comparison.

 

[Switched]

O and switched I'm not saying the ali'i will help it's just a week away so it seemed like a good date , also no magic pill it's just vaping has become a novelty ontop of smoking so I'm kinda smoking twice as much , all I'm suggesting is to put it aside for A few days and set a proper quitting date for the analogs n which I can pick up vaping and say I'm done smoking and have a better attitude towards it if that makes sense cause like I said now I'm in the mind set to just let it happen I'd like to switch to well the way you described it , basically next week start vaping again with a new mind set

I hear ya. My best man wants to know when I'll be done sucking my tube LOL. When I am good and ready. In a year I went from 5-6ml 30mg to 3-5ml 18mg. To me that is success. In celebration of 1 year, I plan to be at 12mg and be nicotine free by 2012. I will still maintain my equipment and vape 0 nic should a need arise, and even have some 2-4mg on hand if I really really need it. That was my plan all along and I seem to be on track.

 

[smokum]

Do what you think YOU have to do........ And live with your decisions.......

I've been in this since November '08, and I've had a HUGE multitude of devices & juices & DIY juices.

Have I transitioned completely ??.. HELL NO !! I have personal issues & situations not the norm <--Read... EXCUSES !

Have I beat myself up over it ??.. Hell No !! I'm still under my original cigarette level and consider that positive !

Am I disappointed ??.. Of COURSE !! When I've helped sooo many with a basic introduction, and sometimes a gifted one, and seen how easy it was for THEM, I can't help but feel "inadequate" that I too can't make the same "commitment".

I've tried up to 48mg juice bursts in attempts to satisfy the cravings, but all I get is a headache with the head buzz but STILL get that need for a smoke anyways. I've tried different flavour attempts, and different flavours at different times of the day all with no success. I've tried setting deadlines, throwing away my cigarettes on hand, keeping a dirty ashtray to sniff when I desired one, throwing out everything "smoking" related. All to fall back and go buy another pack.

I've even tried snus.... sorry but keeping something under my lip has proven NOT FOR ME, and the odd time have accidentally swallowed the damn thing, lol, but found snus didn't fill that gap either.

I truly am thankful for both the e-cigs AND the community here to congratulate myself daily for my accomplishment of removing near 2 packs/day from my daily intake of tobacco, but I constantly bounce back and forth with 1/2 to a full pack a day (formally a 2-3 pack/day smoker for 4 years and a 1-2 pack/day for 32 years previous to that).

Do I know the answer ?? HELL NO again !... But I just keep trying and trying with the knowledge that SO MANY have managed to WIN.

No two people are alike..... and like anything else in this life, what's good for one is not necessarily good for another. Too many factors come into play... mental, physical, emotional, etc etc, the list goes on.

Even though I consider myself very strong willed (meaning a stubborn ole coot), in other games of life, this one has proven to be the most difficult FOR ME !

Will I keep trying ?? ABSOLUTELY !! The difference of "reduction" has been a positive experience for me without a doubt.

Will I WIN and beat this addiction COMPLETELY ?? Time will tell...... as it's ALL UP TO ME !! and I live and deal with MY decisions daily !!


Some take right to the e-cig (congrats), some people need a little push, others a medical scare, or more of a commitment or ultimatum. Those left are like myself... pigheaded or unable to commit to anything, or just left always wanting..... "something" that we feel we never achieve.

Are they LOSER's ?? NO !!.. they (we) just need to decide for themselves what they want in this existence and make efforts to gain it.

So..... all the best wish in YOUR decision(s), and we'll all be here to cheer you on with recognizing "YOUR" level of harm reduction.

THE END (lol... sorry for rambling without really making a point, THAT is one of many of MY personal issues due to injuries).

VapeON,
Greg

 

[wood]

Ya cause I started a pack a day smoker and now I'm a pack a day and 3-4 mls of 18mg a day thats alot I feel like I can do it as long a I don't cheat this time

 

[Switched]

I know you can! That's why you got a swift kick this morning.

 

[Can_supplier]

Ya cause I started a pack a day smoker and now I'm a pack a day and 3-4 mls of 18mg a day thats alot I feel like I can do it as long a I don't cheat this time

If vaping isn't doing the trick, why are you using a low (18 mg) level of juice!?!?!?! Kick it up a notch, so you don't need cigarettes for the buzz. "Alot" doesn't matter here, as alot is better that cigarettes. I'd say if you were vaping 1L a day, that might suck because its expensive, but its an improvement over cigarettes.

When I started vaping, to get over the 20 year habit I had (I realized that I had smoked for more years of my life than I didn't) I used 36mg straight up (not recommended, but use your own judgment, desperate times call for desperate measures). Still to this day I use a setup and a strength that will make the most hardened smoker cough when they try my PV, and give lighter smokers a head rush.

I've been in an out of bed today with the flue, since reading this the 1st time and writing this post, your post caused me to have dreams of smoking. That’s how bad we ALL have it. The solution is here, but it does take some careful selection on your part, and some willpower.

 

[VAPOINSANO]

hey can_ s , me too!
thats funny in a bad way!


see, wood post it......
and we *all* are here!


ps fabulous feedback , love it!

 

[NoizMaker]

*takes a step back* I didn't realize so many others have had such a hard go at this and continue to struggle. It took a ton of my time and dedication but as soon as I found my sweet spot, all my desire to smoke was gone, is gone and hasn't returned at all.

While I wasn't lucky enough to buy my first unit and say goodbye to cigs immediately, as many seem to be able to, I did finally find a set up that worked so well for me that I actually forgot I needed a smoke completely.

I started smoking at 9, not becoming a full time smoker until I was 12-13 and by the time I found vaping in 2009 (I was 24 and had already been smoking for 15 years... over half my life) I was 2 packs per day. I tried everything else (like all of us) and literally this was the only thing that came close to working.
Needless to say, right now I am thanking my lucky stars for being one of the fortunate ones who had to fight for months but still managed to transition completely.

I haven't had any dreams or desires to smoke at all since I found the right devices and I wish I could pass this on to others somehow (sadly not possible). If nicotine won't do the trick then I would try upping the wattage and see where that boat sails you and if even 6+ volts can't help then I am totally stumped because 6 volts would tear most smokers a new air-hole

After trying to cut out the nic a few times I gave up and decided I like vaping enough to keep going until a good method of NRT is found. Every day that passes is another benchmark to 30, when I will officially be breaking even in my history of 15 years as a smoker and 15 years as a non-smoker...

That is the day I am looking forward to now, where a little over a year ago I would have been frustrated with my 510 enough to give in and have that cig. Hope that gives you some hope wood!

 

[wood]

I couldn't do 36 I had some 24 but the th was to harsh for me so I jumped down to 18 mg , maybe now that I'm more used to vaping I should try 24 again , I never found the cravings too bad that wasn't my prob I think I was just letting myself smoke occasionally like 2 a day , I went 6 days with no smokes quite easy then I just was 2 a day again and slowly back up to a pack a day but I know every smoke avoided is good it's just I'm no longer avoiding any of them , all this talking makes me say acre waiting a week , nothing will be different a week from now any way , I haven't vaped at all today or yesterday and I just had the last smoke in my pack , that's a hint id say , I'm gonna pull out the good old ego and not buy any smokes after work , its more like I'm in the habit of buying smokes I'll have to order a bit of 24 too hmm who ships fasted to Edmonton , I'm thinking electro vapour