Insane e-cigarette missionary!

[kookycole]

As a smoker, my biggest pet peeve was to have someone try to tell me how unhealthy cigarettes are (as if I didn't already know) and try to convince me to quit. Only a little over a month of vaping, and I have watched in dismay as I have become that person. To the smokers in my life I have become an annoyingly persistent ecigarette infomercial. I am relentless, and you WILL hear about the benefits of vaping and you WILL try it whether you want to or not. I am full of facts and statistics about the dangers of smoking that I will spout off to you without prompting. Sometimes I hear myself speaking and tell myself to shut up... but I don't listen to myself. I have even seen a person smoking in their car and had the urge to follow them to tell them about the benefits of vaping. I have obviously lost my mind and am completely out of control. On the positive side of things, I have converted my brother and my sister and her girlfriend are planning on getting an e-cigarette. But the day may come (and probably soon) when the smokers in my life avoid me like they'd avoid a religious zealot knocking on their door.

 

[erictho]

i've become that person with my mom and dad. they bought me my first starter kit and bottles of juice, so i would love to give the gift of vaping back to them. instead of buying them brand new kits (thank goodness) i've given them a couple of batteries, cartos, and bottles of juice i've outgrown.
it's been over a fortnight since they've received their goodies, and have yet to touch them. i call them almost every day trying various tactics of encouragement, scolding, etc.
then again i think i'm that agressive because they previously expressed some sort of interest in vaping.

 

[jj2]

Well try to back off a little bit. If you don't, you'll probably have the opposite effect and make them hate the ecig before even trying it.

But I do understand how you feel.

 

[SadLittlePony]

Well I feel the same standards apply as it would religion. Dont shove it down peoples throats unless they ask about it. Not being rude in any way but people hate hearing what they do is bad. Especially when they know it already.

 

[elac]

Hubby does the "lead by example" thing. He's gotten about 10 folks at work to switch over. They see him vaping out on the smoke patio and get very curious. Next thing you know they have their own.

 

[kookycole]

I know that I should dial it back about a 100 notches...it's strange that I've reacted like this because I'm the kind of person that normally doesn't like to get involved in other people's decisions. I believe that each person has the right to make their own choices, good or bad. To tell the truth, I've only recently started to reflect about how I must be coming off...But I make a vow to quit (although it's going to kill me to watch my mom keep smoking). From now on, I will only talk about ecigarettes to people who express interest. I'll just keep repeating that to myself when the insane missionary side rears it's ugly head.

 

[luvinit]

I generally wait for people to ask too.. and I've managed to convert 8 people (I think Hoosier has sold out of KGOs on account of me in the last couple weeks!)

 

[Iffy]

When I see a smoker, my mind screams, "You idiot!". But I only discuss vaping when approached (I do publicly flaunt my PVs). Da 'crowd' down at my 'office' (local boat ramp hang out) has witnessed me go from 2 PaD to a year of vaping; silently speaking volumes!

Thus far I have eighteen notches on my PV. My v-verts count on me to keep 'em supplied and up to date on 'new' equipment/jooses. Wouldn't mind losing that aspect... but I'll continue doing so as long as I can. I'd rather see a lazy vaper than an accomplished smoker...

Walkin' da walk'... errr... Vapin' da vape has been quite successful for me and eighteen others!

 

[denali_41]

one thing i hated about being a smoker,,i knew more about the hazards of smoking better then those telling me how bad it was
they just never seemed to understand that

try a different form of peer pressure,,as in act real happy when ever you hit your PV,but don't say anything about it,,
if they see you excited about it ?? they may want to be excited just like you..

 

[bobalex]

I too went through an "Elmer Gantry" phase when I first started vaping. Completely over-the-top evangelical let me give you the Good News about vaping. My poor Brothers and Sisters who still smoke ... take a drag from this. You too can throw of the chains of Demon Tobacco! Can I get a 555 or a RY4 from the congregation?

Yeah ... I was nuts alright.

Now I'm just borderline unbearable.

 

[DaveP]

The best thing that can happen is that people see that it worked for you and you aren't suffering the tobacco quitting blues. Truth is, you can't force people to quit smoking, but you can make them run when they see you coming. Quitting is a personal decision and those who quit under the pressure of peers may never feel good about it because it wasn't their free decision.

Your parents couldn't make you quit when you were young. You just didn't do it around them.

Ecig education is a good thing when people ask you about it and want to know more. If they aren't interested, then it may fall on deaf ears.