Hi all my name is lynn.
I found ECF just this week during my research into vaping. Since I've seen a few people tell their stories, I will tell my short mine
I started smoking @ the age of 15.I knew it was a bad habit, but back then I didn't care. About 5 years ago I was diagnosed as bipolar and my doctor said something I thought I'd never hear.... She said "Do NOT quit smoking". Her rationalization was that nicotine is an anti-depressant and was helping me during my depressed moods. I used my mental condition as an excuse for the last several years, but then the chest pains started... Not even 30 yet and I had chest pains. Scared the crap outta me. Let's not overlook the fact that smoking is getting rediculously expensive. I told myself 10 years ago "Once a pack gets to $5 a pack, I'm done" but then you find cheaper brands and keep puffing.
So after the chest pains, I found Snus. It was less harmful than smoking, I could hide it, and the smell of smoke would dissapear. This was awesome and my craving for smoking had reduced to less than 5 smokes a day. it gave me the nicotine but not the feeling that smoking had given me.Then I started cheating. Every time a friend picked me up for a nite out "I'll buy a pack and we split it". My husband never confonted me but I'm sure he knew. The desire to get away from smoking and snus really became a necessity when I found out 2 of my uncles were both being treated for stage 4 mouth cancer. One smoked one used dip. This pushed me to find a new alternative for my need of nicotine.
I'd been considering ecigs for awhile, but they were so expensive and i just didn't have the patience to wait for one to be mailed. Then 2 weeks ago, 2 acquaintances came to dinner, and they had ecigs. They told me about a smoke shop in town that had them for $20. WOW! Finally. I went to go get one as soon as I got paid. It's a" Premium". 1 battery, 2 carts, and a charger for $20. It's been 2 days and I'm almost thru my 2nd cart so tomorrow I'll be having to go get another one to last me til my order from the company gets here. I'm not looking to quit nicotine, just to get away from all the other stuff that could kill me.
I figured I'd start simple and cheap while I take some time to find something worth spending money on that will last.... So here I am. This place looks like a fountain of knowledge and can't wait to get a good ecig for long term use.
So yup, that's my story. Looking forward to learning what I can and being smoke free and snusfree
I found ECF just this week during my research into vaping. Since I've seen a few people tell their stories, I will tell my short mine
I started smoking @ the age of 15.I knew it was a bad habit, but back then I didn't care. About 5 years ago I was diagnosed as bipolar and my doctor said something I thought I'd never hear.... She said "Do NOT quit smoking". Her rationalization was that nicotine is an anti-depressant and was helping me during my depressed moods. I used my mental condition as an excuse for the last several years, but then the chest pains started... Not even 30 yet and I had chest pains. Scared the crap outta me. Let's not overlook the fact that smoking is getting rediculously expensive. I told myself 10 years ago "Once a pack gets to $5 a pack, I'm done" but then you find cheaper brands and keep puffing.
So after the chest pains, I found Snus. It was less harmful than smoking, I could hide it, and the smell of smoke would dissapear. This was awesome and my craving for smoking had reduced to less than 5 smokes a day. it gave me the nicotine but not the feeling that smoking had given me.Then I started cheating. Every time a friend picked me up for a nite out "I'll buy a pack and we split it". My husband never confonted me but I'm sure he knew. The desire to get away from smoking and snus really became a necessity when I found out 2 of my uncles were both being treated for stage 4 mouth cancer. One smoked one used dip. This pushed me to find a new alternative for my need of nicotine.
I'd been considering ecigs for awhile, but they were so expensive and i just didn't have the patience to wait for one to be mailed. Then 2 weeks ago, 2 acquaintances came to dinner, and they had ecigs. They told me about a smoke shop in town that had them for $20. WOW! Finally. I went to go get one as soon as I got paid. It's a" Premium". 1 battery, 2 carts, and a charger for $20. It's been 2 days and I'm almost thru my 2nd cart so tomorrow I'll be having to go get another one to last me til my order from the company gets here. I'm not looking to quit nicotine, just to get away from all the other stuff that could kill me.
I figured I'd start simple and cheap while I take some time to find something worth spending money on that will last.... So here I am. This place looks like a fountain of knowledge and can't wait to get a good ecig for long term use.
So yup, that's my story. Looking forward to learning what I can and being smoke free and snusfree
