Maybe I'm just whiny IDK.....

[Ryle]

greyeyes.. you're half right.. I'm too lazy to take the names I like your idea though.. I've already made it my mission to try and convert everyone I can Its actually very amusing to see how many people are scared of the technology involve though. One of my best friends, when I told him about the e-cig.. said "I'm not a F*cking Robot!" It made me laugh so hard because he was genuinly afraid of the whole consept of an e-cig. I kind of get that reaction a lot, or people that are like "it's cool for you, but not for me" When I first found out about the e-cigs I was a skeptic.. i did research for like 3-4months before I found this forum, then after finding this place I ended up making my first purchase like 3 weeks later, but I was never closed to the idea. I was introduced to e-cigs by one of my coworkers, he'd bought one from a company called super cig or soemthing like that and brought it to work, me being the tech ho that I am I of course had to find out mroe and buy one of my own. lol

ok I forgot where I was going with all that.. so I'm gonna .... now

 

[Soon to be E]

I felt so guilty yesterday when my batteries gave up on me and I went back to a couple of analogs I´m not buying any because I want to tough it out! I´m glad to hear that I´m not alone feeling guilty... But still I don´t take analogs with me and vape all that I must, as long as my batteries let me!

 

[Nightwalker]

OMG... To go through so much to stop smoking. I tried and tried and never could stop. I started smoking 50 (yes, fifty) years ago and then the new taxes went into effect and there's no way I can afford them.

Then I found out that insurance companies and Medicare now pay for the CHANTIX And it works!

Take that link and go read about them. Then go see your doctor and get a prescription. I can almost guarantee that you'll have stopped smoking within a month. Honest. I was so habituated to picking up my cigarette case and carrying it wherever I was going. I missed that. I knew I'd need something to take the cigarette's place, so I ordered my first 901.

The pills work. I can't say that often enough. They block your brain's craving for nicotine so little by little you can cut out both the analog and ecig's nicotine. I use my 901s and 118s as playtoys.. just something to carry around with me. I use the 0 nicotine carts. After 50 years, I don't need it any more.

Try it. You've tried everything else, so why not? Edit: They won't let me post a link, but just google Chantix. Its easy.

 

[Ryle]

good to know my whiny thread made someone else feel better too


(shh don't tell) but just between us.. I've got a few analogs hidden around work, the car, and home JIC I ever need them.. but I keep telling myself they're not there and so far I haven't touched one.. I honestly like to think if my batteries die (I've got about 4 or 5 on me) I could tough it out until I could charge a new one... I'll try anyway.. but if I kill someone,, i deny responsibility for my actions

 

[Ryle]

Just looked at the clock & realized... 1 month 1hour and 25min since my last analog

 

[maryjo]

OMG... To go through so much to stop smoking. I tried and tried and never could stop. I started smoking 50 (yes, fifty) years ago and then the new taxes went into effect and there's no way I can afford them.

Then I found out that insurance companies and Medicare now pay for the CHANTIX And it works!

Take that link and go read about them. Then go see your doctor and get a prescription. I can almost guarantee that you'll have stopped smoking within a month. Honest. I was so habituated to picking up my cigarette case and carrying it wherever I was going. I missed that. I knew I'd need something to take the cigarette's place, so I ordered my first 901.

The pills work. I can't say that often enough. They block your brain's craving for nicotine so little by little you can cut out both the analog and ecig's nicotine. I use my 901s and 118s as playtoys.. just something to carry around with me. I use the 0 nicotine carts. After 50 years, I don't need it any more.

Try it. You've tried everything else, so why not? Edit: They won't let me post a link, but just google Chantix. Its easy.

Nightwalker - Chanix works while you are taking it, but be ready for the monkey to jump on your back when you stop taking it.

I haven't smoked an analog in 62 days. Monday I was digging through the pantry and lo and behold guess what was hiding behind the green beans. A whole pack of cigs just innocently sitting there waiting for me. I honestly stopped what I was doing and just stared at the pack.

I too take some pride in the fact that I haven't smoked a cigarette in 62 days. If I smoke one of those cigarettes I will have to start counting again. Why didn't I just throw the d**n things away? Why are they still in the pantry?

 

[Terraphon]

I have half a pack of Marlboro 100's sitting 5 feet from me, right now. Haven't had one in months.

Every once in a while, though, I give it the finger.

 

[Ryle]

I found a whole unopened pack in my car the other day, I think someone else left it in there when they borrowed my car since i NEVER misplaced any packs of cigarettes before. I'm proud to say I didn't even look twice at it, I just continued picking up the garbage around it (was cleaning out the fast food bags that tend to accumulate through the week) and when I was done with the garbage I tossed the pack in the glove box so whoever it belongs to will find it next time they are in my car.

 

[socaljay]

I haven't smoked in 3 days although I have been vaping for almost 5 months. It seems like I will do well for a while, then hang out with friends who smoke, and fall back. I still rarely smoke more than 2 or 3 analogs in any given day, and sometimes go weeks without. It is better then before, but I'm not totally over analogs. Faulty hardware has definitely been a monkey on my back, so I just ordered the Prodigy and the PS USB PT. Hopefully these pieces will finally help me to go completely analog free. It is something I desire, but as we all know, is a fight and at times an uphill battle. Anyway, thanks for this thread, I enjoyed and felt supported by reading it.

 

[Ryle]

I don't know if I mentioned it in any of my other previous posts but I've been vaping almost a year now.. last fall I went without an analog for 6 weeks then fell off the band wagon because of faulty equipment. It takes longer for some of us than it does for others. I think for me it was family backing me into a corner (emotionally of course) and getting me to promise to do it. I don't know about you but for me once a promise is made it's as good as done, I don't think I've broken a promise since I was like .. 5 or something lol. Just do whatever makes you happy and know we're all here for you I've got to say that if it wasn't for this forum and especially the responses to this thread I don't think I could have done it so easily. Now if only I'd stop craving cigars I'd be ok (every time I go to the gas station I see the cigars and mini cigars and have to bite my tongue to keep from buying one) I'm glad this thread helped other people too, I totally felt like a whiny little girl starting it and if that inner embarassment that i felt at the thread served to help someone else too I'd call it worth it

 

[smokinsimon]

I'm 20.. I have a hard time focusing on the long term, I've never believed I'd live to see 40 so the idea of cancer just doesn't scare me.

I can so relate to that statement.
I'm a really immature 32 lol, never thought I'd be 32 but I blinked and here it is. It's feels exactly like 22 did, not much has changed at all. It happened when I wasn't looking.

 

[Ryle]

That scares me... I'm looking at the calender realizing I'm going to be 21 in like.. 6 -7 weeks.(rough estimate) and honestly it kind of freaks me out I haven't done even 1/10th of what I'd wanted to do by now... I don't even want to think about blinking and being at 32.. makes me wanna cry

 

[socaljay]

Now that is funny! I am 36 and feeling young! I may not have accomplished every goal I have set for myself, but I am happy with my journey to this point. It hasn't been perfect, but I have loved it. I remember being 21 and not even giving a thought to getting older. Now every day is a blessing and I enjoy it to the most. Not that I'm old by any means, at least I feel young, but time does fly and it is good to pay attention.

 

[Ryle]

I'm not your normal 20year old.. I was never normal at 13 I was already working full time (in addition to school of course) and paying bills and holding the responsibility that if I lost my job we didn't eat until I found a new one, I feel older than I am but because of that I feel that I should be further than I am, have some sort of life or something to show for my 20years on this planet, not a laptop an xbox and nothing else of value to my name.. I don't even have any real friends.. how lame is that? .. not that anyone here cares of course, and you shouldn't.. just had to take the opportunity to vent a bit.. I think I need more happy pills, 4 hours sleep and only 2cups of coffee makes me a bit crabby I guess

 

[sherid]

I'm not your normal 20year old.. I was never normal at 13 I was already working full time (in addition to school of course) and paying bills and holding the responsibility that if I lost my job we didn't eat until I found a new one, I feel older than I am but because of that I feel that I should be further than I am, have some sort of life or something to show for my 20years on this planet, not a laptop an xbox and nothing else of value to my name.. I don't even have any real friends.. how lame is that? .. not that anyone here cares of course, and you shouldn't.. just had to take the opportunity to vent a bit.. I think I need more happy pills, 4 hours sleep and only 2cups of coffee makes me a bit crabby I guess

You sound like an amazing young man. Enjoy every moment. Make the most of your capabilities, and don't look back. Mistakes make you grow more than successes. Embrace them. I am about to turn 60 and cannot believe it. Sometimes, I still feel 20, but other times, I feel ancient. Enjoy

 

[Ryle]

You sound like an amazing young man. Enjoy every moment. Make the most of your capabilities, and don't look back. Mistakes make you grow more than successes. Embrace them. I am about to turn 60 and cannot believe it. Sometimes, I still feel 20, but other times, I feel ancient. Enjoy

Young man?! *runs out of the room in tears* .. That's possibly the most offensive thing anyone's said to me all year



Other than that your post made me smile

 

[Kate51]

Ryle, I hear you....what if at age 18 I hadn't gone through all that until I learned to inhale! Ooh, I was so sick! I smoked for 44 years. Not that I didn't want to quit, I did, but it was horrid for me to run out of cigarettes. I'd drive to town at four in the morning, if I had to. If there's any way you want to keep from smoking cigarettes, by all means do this, and make it your promise to yourself to try stepping down your juice density as often and as far as you can..but give yourself just a few months. I've been vaping (hate that word) for about 4 months, and I really think that I could step down myself now (I use 24mg/ml juice ~ pretty high, but comfortable!). And I think I would be a lot calmer about making that decision, especially if I knew I could go back without hurting anyone but myself. Smoking is such an evil demon, and smoker's are demonized now like never before. A sub-human. It took me NO time to decide to go to an e-cig, and walked away from smoking on day-one! But that was my purpose for doing just that. The thing that still amazes me is how really easy it was! Smoking was so dirty, this feels clean. I can still have my nicotine with my coffee.

 

[Cori]

I eased myself into vaping rather than trying to quit cold turkey. I found that helped somewhat starting off. I'd have a few cigs every morning then I'd vape the rest of the day. After about a week, I decided I would just try skipping my morning cigarette and see how it went..if the craving got too bad all I had to do was reach for that pack.

That worked pretty well. It's been mostly positive for me but not all smooth sailing. About a week after I had my last cigarette, I too had a very bad day of it. I wanted that cigarette so bad, and I pretty much spent the day ticked off and yelling about ever little thing. *hangs my head*.

I slipped a couple of times since then and had a few drags off of a cigarette. That had me feeling pretty guilty about slipping but by then the taste of the cigarettes had changed and I wasn't enjoying it so much. So I put it out and decided to forgive myself. I'm human and not smoking isn't always the easiest thing to do. I sometimes get frustrated with the hardware. Batteries seem cheaply made, I've lost 4 batteries up til now and an atomizer. It would be so easy to just take up smoking again but then the pride I feel in what I've accomplished so far would be diminished so I pick up my ecig and before long I'm in love with it again.

This past week has been sorta hellish... all my juices taste pretty much the same. Must be a taste bud thing going on I dunno. I also get this aftertaste that reminds me of soap...ugh. I'm pretty sure this too will pass. If not at least my mouth will be clean.

Hang in there Rye, forgive yourself when needed, and march forward. I have every faith that you can do this. If you slip, pick yourself up and keep going. In the mean time..we're all here..rant on.

 

[Mac]

I haven't had a cig since I got this thing in january. To be honest if the federal government passed their death sentance on me by baning vape I would probably switch to hookah or a real vaporizer just to spite them and to spite big tobacco. although tobacco and nicotine are very addictive there are alot of other chemicals added in commercial cigs to make them more addictive. This is why the nicotine replacement therapies on the market have such an abyssmal success rate. The good news is that your body can actually adjust pretty quickly. If you can make it 10 days with just e-cigs I bet you will find that that cravings for analogs subsides to almost nil. Forget about cancer and the expense and what everyone wants from you and consider this. Everytime you buy a pack, you are putting money in the pockets of a greedy dishonest faceless corporation who's sole purpose is to profit from your demise. That was my motivation.

 

[Ryle]

For me once I hit day 3 I was home free.. but I suppose the real test is going to come at the 6week line... the two times I quit before (1 cold turkey and 1 with e-cigs) I made it to the 6week mark and failed... I don't know what it is.. I have a million excuses for both but they're just excuses, I'm not sure of the truth, but this time, I'll be ready.. 6 weeks will be... 07/20 if you go by actual weeks... 07/22 if you go 8th to 8th and add 2 weeks *shrug*.. so we'll see where I'm at that point *crosses fingers* I'm just hoping I don't fail again.. I don't handle failure very well at all