Way to go Stugotz! Glad to hear you're over the hump.
Even though switching to e-cigs has been the easiest way for me to ever quit analogs, it still wasn't a breeze for me. It's not always as easy as some of the forums make it out to be. I loved vaping from the start, but totally kicking the analog habit was tough. For the first few days after receiving my starter kit I vaped like crazy and still had to have a couple of analogs to stop me from killing someone. I kept reading all of these posts about how people got their starter kit and never had an analog again, and I kept thinking - what's wrong with me?!!
For me, it was only after I ran out of analogs that I quit smoking them. And even then, I have to admit that in a mad panic and four hour intense craving I broke down and went to the nearest late-night gas station to pick up a pack. So I'm shaking as I'm standing there waiting for the teller, and he pulls out my bright shiny pack of cigarettes and puts them in front of me. I felt totally guilty inside, but it was like there were glowing golden rays and harp music surrounding those cigarettes. I couldn't wait to just rip into that pack. So I hand him a twenty (the only thing I brought with me) and he looks at me and points at the sign above him that says 'exact change only after 11:00 pm'. He said he didn't have change so I huffed and puffed and left without that glowing pack of stinkies. I knew right then that I wasn't meant to buy that pack of cigarettes. I went home and vaped like a mad woman, and the craving passed. I'm glad I didn't have the exact change.
It's only been 2 1/2 weeks completely analog-free for me, but I feel like I have a handle on things. I quit analogs while in the process of moving (which I find soooo stressful and busy), so I figure if I didn't turn to analogs then, I can get through anything.
Congratulations, Stugotz! Keep up the good work, and welcome to ECF!!
