can anyone give me some ideas on how to just stay on e ciggs? I have since I was 13 years old and am now 61..tried so many times but really want to succeed with my e ciggs...
But the best thing is I can breathe again! And not cough anymore. Hang in there.....for some, like me, it took time!
I did both for awhile. I smoked for over 40 years and some habits are really hard to break. I gradually cut down, but when I went to 24 nic I didn't have the cravings anymore for tobacco cigarettes. I tried 36 but it gave me a real buzz. Try going to a higher nic. For almost a month I had to light one a day. I didn't smoke it, didn't really want it, but just had to do it!
The thought of quitting cigarettes caused me to experience extreme dread. The thought of NEVER SMOKING AGAIN did not make me feel good . . . it made me feel panicked. I think that is in large part what caused me to fail with all of the "approved" forms of nicotine replacement therapy and other quit smoking methods.
When I picked up my first e-cig, I didn't intend to quit . . . just cut back on my cigarettes. Immediately, I realized that vaping was actually quite pleasant . . . that it opened up a lot of fun possibilities in terms of different liquid flavors . . . and that the habits associated with vaping might just be enough to replace the smoking habit.
Within 3-4 days, I was done with the stinky sticks.
My biggest problem is that I liked smoking. Oh, I didn't like the smell, the expense, and the health issues, but I loved to light up. I loved to inhale the smoke and feel it go into my lungs. I loved to exhale and see the plumes of smoke. I got all that with my e-cign (well, except the "light up" part).
So instead of feeling like I was giving up cigarettes forever, I decided to think about it as getting rid of a toxic best friend and replacing it with a healthier friend. With my new friend, the e-cig, I didn't smell like an ashtray, I didn't have stinky breath, I could vape in the house, I could vape around my non-smoking friends and family, and I could breathe better.
If the thought of giving up cigarettes causes you to feel fear or dread, then don't think about it as giving up smoking . . . think about it as a change in brands.
Don't feel the need to give up cigarettes completely overnight . . . just vape. When you feel like you want a cigarette, try to vape through the craving. If you're vaping with a low or medium nicotine solution, add a couple of drops of a higher nicotine concentration to your cartridge when you feel a strong craving.
But if after that you still feel the need for a cigarette, have one.
Eventually, you'll no doubt find, as many of us have, that smoking starts to lose its appeal the longer you vape.
But if after that you still feel the need for a cigarette, have one.
Eventually, you'll no doubt find, as many of us have, that smoking starts to lose its appeal the longer you vape.
Thats what happened with me. Vaping TASTES so much better! But I still have a stash of analogs....for some reason I just can't throw them away. It still makes me panic when I think about it. I don't know why
But is do feel better knowing I am not alone with this problem..
For quite some time after I made the switch, I still kept an open pack of cigarettes around. When I'd go out in the car, the pack of cigarettes went into my purse along with a lighter. It was my insurance policy. The day I knew I was "free" was the day I got in my car, pulled out of the garage, and was halfway to my destination before I realized I had forgotten my cigarettes . . . AND I WASN'T PANICKED.
I know it sounds silly, but I really can't adequately describe how amazing that felt, to know that I was out and about without my cigarettes and I was okay with that. When I was a smoker, I simply never, ever left the house without my cigarettes. Never. Ever. If I got down to one full pack left, I'd feel anxious . . . down to 10 cigarettes, and I'd be downright panicked.
Now, of course, I feel the same way about my e-cigs. I have spares for my spares and enough liquid and parts to last me the better part of two years. I travel with an e-cig, a backup e-cig, liquid, and spare batteries/atomizers. I've simply traded one addiction for another, but I'm just fine with that.
Are we obsessive compulsive? I know I am obsessed with this!
No you guys are not alone.I don't know why either laurieok, hope we past it..
I'm having the same problem. I have cut down but just can't give them up yet. I know for me it would be alot easier if this ban crap wasn't hanging over our heads. I have anxiety issues and this all doesn't help with the cig quitting. And I think I'm pushing myself too hard on the quitting issue also. Oh yes and packing the bag of goodies for work and making sure I don't forget anything is alot more stressful than just grabbing the pack of cigs. But it's worth it. I've never liked shopping all that much. Now I'm a compulsive shopper!8-o I can't stop ordering. But it sure is fun getting my goodies in the mail!. I've never liked shopping all that much. Now I'm a compulsive shopper!8-o I can't stop ordering. But it sure is fun getting my goodies in the mail!
I think I have been to every web site and know all of them by heart!!! And I think I have ordered from most of them too! I just can't stop it is WAY to easy!! And it is like Christmas!! 
