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You really need to just stop. There are dozens of other addictive chemicals in those cigarettes that are harmful to you. When you must have one, just go outside (assuming that's where you smoke) and enjoy the clean flavor of your vapor. After a few days, you'll have replaced the psychological triggers that make you think that you need to smoke.
I wouldn't beat yourself up over it, and just try and go as long as you can with out one. You will eventually get to where you don't think about them at all. Be proud that you didn't smoke 20+ cigs today and know that tomorrow its a new day.
i smoked for 25 years and it was the commercial with the lady with the trake in her throat and the thought of my young son and daughter that made me stop. I"m only 11 days in but so far this has been promising for me, and us. My other half was a smoker to. We talked about it and said enough is enough. I am no pro, but I agree with the fact that once you get over the triggers that make you want to smoke you have it made. And with all of my week or so of wisdom i cant imagine going back to smoking, we have tried everything but but until vaping we never made it more than a day or two. Best of luck to you and stay strong.
I smoked until I ran out of cigs which was about 5 days into vaping. What helped me was having a clearo ready to go with a higher nic level. It really helped with my biggest problem which was my morning cigarette. Hang in there! Good luck!
I've been trying on and off for a couple of years to replace cigarettes with vaping, and I've finally figured it out. It's having the right setup. My current setup is great. Delivers a good throat hit, tons of vapor and it lasts all day. For me, this has been the key. I get exactly what I got from smoking, but i don't even need to leave my desk or go outside when I'm at home. All around, it's been more positive for me than smoking analogs, and that has made the difference.
that's the strange thing with me and her, we just put them down. Like I said though were still two days from two weeks. But this is the first time we are not trying to kill each other. On the other hand we said were all in or forget it.
I quit for 4 months on coastlines, but constantly wanted to smoke, a friend showed me his ego and I was amazed, since then I dove into vaping completely gave up on smoking, and am absolutely in love with vaping.....several hundred dollars later I am still experimenting with new things and become a hobbyist. Today couldn't wait to get home and wrap coils. Right now it has replaced my other addiction, bowling witch I had a miserable season of........hopefully I can get back on track and start bowling 300 games again......but I digress
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Don't worry yourself over it. You've gotten good advice already. I wouldn't give you a period of time that you're "over the hump", though, because it's different for everyone.
Some members here have been vaping and smoking for YEARS--maybe just that first smoke of the day, maybe just before bed. Remember that it took years to develop the smoking habit, and it may take nearly as long to break it. As long as you're making progress you're doing alright.
For me, within 24 hours of getting my PV, I vaped exclusively for 3 weeks with no lingering urges to smoke (well, maybe once but when I had a couple of drags of the real thing it was nasty). I thought I was over the hump. Then I came up against SERIOUS stress, and that's when my "winning" streak ended for a week. I smoked and vaped about equally for that week, discovered that nic and a decent set-up was NOT enough for me, and found an alternative that is helping keep me off the analogs.
I'm now back to vaping exclusively for a week--I hope for good this time. But it may not be. The great thing about it is that I KNOW that vaping is a viable/better alternative and I will always go back to it after I slip.
There is a really good thread here that you might be interested in:
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...dicted-smoking-habit-support-chat-thread.html
It would be nice for me to be able to say I'm 6 weeks smoke free, but that just isn't realistic for everyone. We do what we can, we have a great support group with ECF and our families (hopefully), and I think that's a great foundation for ultimate success.
Good Luck to you!
Some members here have been vaping and smoking for YEARS--maybe just that first smoke of the day, maybe just before bed. Remember that it took years to develop the smoking habit, and it may take nearly as long to break it. As long as you're making progress you're doing alright.
For me, within 24 hours of getting my PV, I vaped exclusively for 3 weeks with no lingering urges to smoke (well, maybe once but when I had a couple of drags of the real thing it was nasty). I thought I was over the hump. Then I came up against SERIOUS stress, and that's when my "winning" streak ended for a week. I smoked and vaped about equally for that week, discovered that nic and a decent set-up was NOT enough for me, and found an alternative that is helping keep me off the analogs.
I'm now back to vaping exclusively for a week--I hope for good this time. But it may not be. The great thing about it is that I KNOW that vaping is a viable/better alternative and I will always go back to it after I slip.
There is a really good thread here that you might be interested in:
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...dicted-smoking-habit-support-chat-thread.html
It would be nice for me to be able to say I'm 6 weeks smoke free, but that just isn't realistic for everyone. We do what we can, we have a great support group with ECF and our families (hopefully), and I think that's a great foundation for ultimate success.
Good Luck to you!
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I've been vaping for 2 weeks now and I'm still not off analogs yet. I still need that morning analog right now. Some people can walk away from the analogs and for some, it takes time. I went from a pack a day for almost 20 years down to 5 analogs a day the first day that I started vaping. I'm not disappointed at all, as that's 15 less a day and I am saving around $20 a week. Stimulates such as coffee and alcohol as well as stress and just the overall accumulated habit can make it harder getting off the analogs altogether. It's a process for everyone, and everyone has a different process.
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I was in the same boat op. I smoked occasionally for 2 weeks when I started vaping. I jumped my nic level up quite a bit and that seemed to help a bunch. after a few days of being smoke free, i lowered the nic level a bit and have been smoke free for going on 10 days now. I was a 2 pack a day smoker for 23 years. I had to go to 30 mg to finally get over the stinkies. now down to 20 mgs.
Best of luck!
Best of luck!
I switched to vaping in February, but I do still have a smoke occasionally. While everyone likes to go on about the 4,000 chemicals, I still need my occasional jolt of beta carboline, which is an anti-depressant (not all 4,000 of the chemicals in cigarettes are bad).
My take on it is this: vaping is harm reduction - it's not the same as quitting smoking cold turkey, so I tend to quirk an eyebrow at the all-or-nothing approach to switching. Having only a couple of cigs a day is far better than a PAD. It's still harm reduction, and you don't need to give yourself a hard time about it.
If you want to go further and switch out the ones that are the toughest to let go, well, do it gently and do it when you're ready. It'll be a much better experience if you're kind to yourself and don't make some earth-shaking thing out of it.
Just my opinion, and it's worth what you paid for it.
My take on it is this: vaping is harm reduction - it's not the same as quitting smoking cold turkey, so I tend to quirk an eyebrow at the all-or-nothing approach to switching. Having only a couple of cigs a day is far better than a PAD. It's still harm reduction, and you don't need to give yourself a hard time about it.
If you want to go further and switch out the ones that are the toughest to let go, well, do it gently and do it when you're ready. It'll be a much better experience if you're kind to yourself and don't make some earth-shaking thing out of it.
Just my opinion, and it's worth what you paid for it.
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