what do you say to someone who believes that you have not quit smoking until you do not use nicotine at all! this person is also an ex smoker and my boss.just wondering...
non smoker?
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There are critics,skeptics, etc... When people say things like this to me I don't even acknowledge. I know it is working for me and I feel better about myself and my success I am having on no Analogs.
I have had this, only been 12 days since I smoked but having discovered vaping I have not had the slightest urge to go back so as far as I'm concerned I have quit. Just tell them its just a stimulant like coffee without all the bad stuff
Nothing. Just smile...nod...and know that you're doing what YOU have to do. Love the saying that you don't have to go to every fight you're invited too....There are thousands on the patch...chewing gum...whatever it takes to be healthy
You ever wonder why people like potatoes ,tomatoes they have nicotine in them
Would you need to give up every thing that has nicotine in it to be a non smoker ???
No fire no smoke
Would you need to give up every thing that has nicotine in it to be a non smoker ???
No fire no smoke
Oh well..... Its just a different delivery device for nicotine but without all the harmful side effects.... You cant win them all over, but you have planted the seed of knowlege and he knows in his heart its a better way to go.......no mater what he says to you.
Well it seems his mind is made up regardless of what ever evidence is put in front of him, nothing You can do about that. Considering it is Your boss maybe just politely and quietly acknowledge his thoughts and let it go.
Agree with the post above, not worth having a battle over. The truth for me is that I'm over the moon to have put down the analogues & all the nasty chemicals they contain.
seeing as it's vapor from heating a liquid (like steam when you heat water), there is nothing burning and thus never any smoke... so yeah, tell him he needs to go back to 3rd grade science ;P
seriously though, I agree with others, it's really not worth the battle...
seriously though, I agree with others, it's really not worth the battle...
Ask the boss if using nicotine gum means you are a smoker.
Actually, I wouldn't bother. He's the boss and his mind is made up. I bet he's the kind to disparage other people's other accomplishments, too.
Actually, I wouldn't bother. He's the boss and his mind is made up. I bet he's the kind to disparage other people's other accomplishments, too.
My wife says that too. I stopped trying to explain.
To some people if there isn't a major TV news piece about it, it can't be true.
After about 2 weeks I stopped worrying about it. Sometimes she will say ooo I like that one. The only thing that bugs her is when a cloud goes in her face.
So what if you do not like potatoes raw yet like them cooked? and hate tomatoes?
Since it is your boss, I would just acknowledge him/her and move onto something else to talk about. The truth is you are not smoking, you are vaping. You have not given up nicotine but you have given up smoking. It really is no one's business to judge your habits but they will do it anyway. I wouldn't give it another thought.
Ask him if he eats any of these vegetables:
Potato
Tomato
Califlower
Chili pepper
Eggplant
Sweet pepper
If he says yes, tell him he's still a smoker then, because they all contain nicotine.
Potato
Tomato
Califlower
Chili pepper
Eggplant
Sweet pepper
If he says yes, tell him he's still a smoker then, because they all contain nicotine.
It sounds like the boss is mixing up two different ideas in his mind. There is smoking, and there is using/"being addicted to" nicotine. To him, they are interchangeable and as long as you are doing either you are still a smoker. In reality they aren't. Unfortunately it's a common problem.
For example...my employer has a "tobacco free workplace" policy which treats cigarettes, SNUS, and cig-alikes as interchangeable...all are forbidden on company property...even though for e.g. SNUS has no second-hand smoke and is massively safer for the user. It makes no sense from an employee health, safety, productivity (employees must leave the property, not just go outside, to use either), insurance cost, or any other perspective. It only makes sense if you mistakenly categorize nicotine use and smoking as the same thing with the same risks. Unfortunately a lot of anti-smoking propaganda pushes that (wrong) view.
Personally I would probably say something like, "Is an alcoholic still drinking if she switches from rum & cola to straight cola?" I'd leave it at that unless there was a specific reason (e.g. cheaper insurance).
Oh, and to another poster: just about nobody like raw potatoes...humans can't digest raw potato starches very well so they are lousy food.
For example...my employer has a "tobacco free workplace" policy which treats cigarettes, SNUS, and cig-alikes as interchangeable...all are forbidden on company property...even though for e.g. SNUS has no second-hand smoke and is massively safer for the user. It makes no sense from an employee health, safety, productivity (employees must leave the property, not just go outside, to use either), insurance cost, or any other perspective. It only makes sense if you mistakenly categorize nicotine use and smoking as the same thing with the same risks. Unfortunately a lot of anti-smoking propaganda pushes that (wrong) view.
Personally I would probably say something like, "Is an alcoholic still drinking if she switches from rum & cola to straight cola?" I'd leave it at that unless there was a specific reason (e.g. cheaper insurance).
Oh, and to another poster: just about nobody like raw potatoes...humans can't digest raw potato starches very well so they are lousy food.
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