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blujess

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Hey all, good to be here!

I AM FINALLY FREE OF tobacco AND ANALOG CIGARETTES!!!! YAYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Okay sorry, had to get that out :D

Any way, I never thought I would be able to give up the smokes. I've tried other e-cigs/vapes before and they have never satisfied, but those were cheapies/gas station ecigs, so on, but I invested in a good one now (vv) and it actually WORKED! I actually HATED smoking a regular cigarette within a week of using a vape! It felt....icky.

No offense to those that still use both, of course. But for me, I am SO glad to be away from burning tobacco.

And I can breathe better! And I generally just feel good.

I think the best part is, when I do feel ready to fully give up nicotine, I can step down, really gradually, and tailor it to my needs. Unlike other NRT products, I mean the gum for example, I know it works for some but going from 4 mg to 2 mg to nothing..? Hard! Even if and when I reach 0 mg I can still relax with a vape without the nic addiction. That seems really great to me.

I feel like opportunities are opening up for me. Last year when my husband and I moved, we had a hard time finding a smoker friendly apartment. Granted, we never ever smoke indoors (we didn't want to expose our pets to it) but in this city even being allowed to smoke on a porch or driveway is tough. So many landlords wouldn't even rent to outdoor smokers, probably for fear they'd lie and smoke inside still, or leave butts in the driveway or something. But now I don't have to worry about that if we move.

Also, no worries about not getting enough smoke breaks at work.

And I can SMELL things! My parents in law have a salt water pool and we go there a lot to swim, I went yesterday and omg the salt water smelled glorious. I never smelled it before. AND my dinner tasted fantastic! I didn't expect anything, senses wise, to return so FAST!

Any way, just wanted to say, glad to be here, loving my vape, glad to be part of a community now.

Oh and grats to my husband too who quit anaologs a few weeks before me, he is a serious vaper lol. :)
 

blujess

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Thank you Alexandxr! And welcome to you too! I am relieved to be free of the "cancer sticks", yes! My ultimate goal is still to be free of nicotine addiction in total but like I already said, until then, I do feel that this is a much safer alternative.
I don't actually think inhaling anything besides oxygen, and using nicotine in any capacity is fully "safe", to be honest. I do believe vaping still has it's risks, even if minimal, especially anything with nicotine (I know some vape exclusively 0 mg) . BUT. I definitely, DEFINITELY still think it's safer than tobacco cigarettes. And that's the thing. All these organizations that are against it fail to see the fact that while anything has it's risks, NOT inhaling SMOKE and carbon monoxide and TAR is definitely a health benefit!
My DOCTOR actually suggested I make the switch to vaping!!! He said the same thing. He said "I don't know that they are fully safe, per say, but I am certain that they are a much safer and better alternative to smoking, and I'd much rather see you on those than on cigarettes!" so here I am :D

And most people here know this but in case some don't, e-cigs were invented by a pharmacist, to be a safer alternative and possibly a smoking cessation aid. That's pretty cool. :)
 

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Hi Blujess!

If you want to keep track of your quit date, click on someones signature like Kingstonvapers above. Once you input all the info it will generate a bb code that you can copy and paste into your signature.

If you have any questions or problems with that post here and we'll be glad to help you.

Welcome to the forums!
 

rgerber

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Hey all, good to be here!

I AM FINALLY FREE OF TOBACCO AND ANALOG CIGARETTES!!!! YAYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Okay sorry, had to get that out :D

Any way, I never thought I would be able to give up the smokes. I've tried other e-cigs/vapes before and they have never satisfied, but those were cheapies/gas station ecigs, so on, but I invested in a good one now (vv) and it actually WORKED! I actually HATED smoking a regular cigarette within a week of using a vape! It felt....icky.

No offense to those that still use both, of course. But for me, I am SO glad to be away from burning tobacco.

And I can breathe better! And I generally just feel good.

I think the best part is, when I do feel ready to fully give up nicotine, I can step down, really gradually, and tailor it to my needs. Unlike other NRT products, I mean the gum for example, I know it works for some but going from 4 mg to 2 mg to nothing..? Hard! Even if and when I reach 0 mg I can still relax with a vape without the nic addiction. That seems really great to me.

I feel like opportunities are opening up for me. Last year when my husband and I moved, we had a hard time finding a smoker friendly apartment. Granted, we never ever smoke indoors (we didn't want to expose our pets to it) but in this city even being allowed to smoke on a porch or driveway is tough. So many landlords wouldn't even rent to outdoor smokers, probably for fear they'd lie and smoke inside still, or leave butts in the driveway or something. But now I don't have to worry about that if we move.

Also, no worries about not getting enough smoke breaks at work.

And I can SMELL things! My parents in law have a salt water pool and we go there a lot to swim, I went yesterday and omg the salt water smelled glorious. I never smelled it before. AND my dinner tasted fantastic! I didn't expect anything, senses wise, to return so FAST!

Any way, just wanted to say, glad to be here, loving my vape, glad to be part of a community now.

Oh and grats to my husband too who quit anaologs a few weeks before me, he is a serious vaper lol. :)
Great job! Always happy to read a story like yours!
 
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