Still feel like a smoker!!
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When I head out to the bars, I sometimes take my PV outside despite the bar being very vape-friendly. Kinda helps satisfy the mental aspect of not smoking for me.
It took me a few months to get over thinking of myself as a smoker. You'll get there and, eventualy find going to the smoking area to vape is a really unpleasant, bad smelling, not fun idea and, then it will hit you that you don't belong there and don't want to be there.
The urge to light one up never goes away...I have talked to people that smoked for decades and have successfully quit for another decade tell me there are mental triggers that always go off which makes them want to smoke an analog...
I was standing in my kitchen last night...getting a drink of water, my "habit" in my mind ticked and I felt I needed to go to the garage (aka go smoke a cig) I literally had to make a conscious thought to myself and remind myself I haven't had one in over 2 weeks, then I walked to my computer room and took a hit off my PV and all was well
It's not just addiction...but a habit (the chemical side of the addiction is handled...now the repetitious side might never get fixed )
It's a mental habit "reflex" I guess
I was standing in my kitchen last night...getting a drink of water, my "habit" in my mind ticked and I felt I needed to go to the garage (aka go smoke a cig) I literally had to make a conscious thought to myself and remind myself I haven't had one in over 2 weeks, then I walked to my computer room and took a hit off my PV and all was well
It's not just addiction...but a habit (the chemical side of the addiction is handled...now the repetitious side might never get fixed )
Because as a former smoker you had to go outside to get your "fix"
It's a mental habit "reflex" I guess
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Actually, I stopped smoking in Nov 2012. I vape a bit at my desk (I don't shout it to the world though). And I go out to the smoking area to vape during breaks. I have gotten 29 people to try a PV and all of them think it's much better than smoking. Sometimes, there will be on smoker and 9 vapers out there!
as far as wanting to "light up"? Not for me, thank you. No desire at all. My vape tastes way better!
I am not offended by the smell of tobacco because I have carefully told myself that I used to smell like that and I have no right to be offended by it. Psychology, don't ya know. Keep telling yourself you are not offended and you will not become one of "those people".
and you might save a life or two.
as far as wanting to "light up"? Not for me, thank you. No desire at all. My vape tastes way better!
I am not offended by the smell of tobacco because I have carefully told myself that I used to smell like that and I have no right to be offended by it. Psychology, don't ya know. Keep telling yourself you are not offended and you will not become one of "those people".
and you might save a life or two.
I still like the smell of cigarettes. Like when you're walking out of a restaurant passed the guy trying to catch a quick square, to my boss who lights up after everyone except me has left for the day. I liken it to the smell of coffee, or whiskey, or incense. It's not necessarily pleasant, but it reminds me of "simpler" times.
I've tried going outside to vape after eating. It sucks. First, its so hot in Houston this summer that you really don't blow out any vapor, but mainly, I've found other smokers give me a hard time about vaping. Like an old whiskey sipper laughing at the kid at the bar who just ordered a root beer float.
A friend of mine gets out right offended because i don't allow smoking in my car, but vaping is ok. He calls me a hypocrit, and chain smokes with the windows up when I ride in his car. I should probably get new friends, but that's beside the point.
My boss doesn't care because he owns the place and used to let me light up too. Now that i don't smoke, its just something i have to put up with and that's cool. Smelling smoke in the office isn't that big of a deal to me. Like i said, its like coffee brewing in the other room. Now my manager who's there earlier in the day is another story. She's a devout anti smoker. Comes in every morning asking if someone smoked in the office (hehehe), and tries to tell me every day that the odor from my ecig is messing with her allergies. Literally coughing, gagging, and sneezing every time she walks by my office. I offer her a Claritin when she really lays it on thick.
My wife on the other hand seems to think i haven't actually quit smoking. It's the same thing to her, but just not stinky. She doesn't like me to do it in public when I'm with her. Especially at a restaurant for some reason. But, she does crossfit, and is a big health nut, and quit smoking years ago cold turkey, so she's got a bit of a complex. She's also easy to ignore so no biggie there.
My main issue is that it seems i now get crap from smokers as well as from non smokers. Like i can't win for losing.
I've tried going outside to vape after eating. It sucks. First, its so hot in Houston this summer that you really don't blow out any vapor, but mainly, I've found other smokers give me a hard time about vaping. Like an old whiskey sipper laughing at the kid at the bar who just ordered a root beer float.
A friend of mine gets out right offended because i don't allow smoking in my car, but vaping is ok. He calls me a hypocrit, and chain smokes with the windows up when I ride in his car. I should probably get new friends, but that's beside the point.
My boss doesn't care because he owns the place and used to let me light up too. Now that i don't smoke, its just something i have to put up with and that's cool. Smelling smoke in the office isn't that big of a deal to me. Like i said, its like coffee brewing in the other room. Now my manager who's there earlier in the day is another story. She's a devout anti smoker. Comes in every morning asking if someone smoked in the office (hehehe), and tries to tell me every day that the odor from my ecig is messing with her allergies. Literally coughing, gagging, and sneezing every time she walks by my office. I offer her a Claritin when she really lays it on thick.
My wife on the other hand seems to think i haven't actually quit smoking. It's the same thing to her, but just not stinky. She doesn't like me to do it in public when I'm with her. Especially at a restaurant for some reason. But, she does crossfit, and is a big health nut, and quit smoking years ago cold turkey, so she's got a bit of a complex. She's also easy to ignore so no biggie there.
My main issue is that it seems i now get crap from smokers as well as from non smokers. Like i can't win for losing.
My wife doesn't like the vapor clouds. I either vape outside or down in my man cave.
For over a yea, I have been doing this. When out if there is no smoking inside, I go outside. If I see a sign that states vaping aloud.. I do so. I have never seen the need to ask if I could vape.
Wayne... my wife still thinks I smoke. I gave up trying to convince her.
For over a yea, I have been doing this. When out if there is no smoking inside, I go outside. If I see a sign that states vaping aloud.. I do so. I have never seen the need to ask if I could vape.
Wayne... my wife still thinks I smoke. I gave up trying to convince her.
My wife and I both quit Oct. 2012. She used the patch and I chose to vape. I don't vape anywhere but in my car , yard ,or house. My wife doesn't like it because I still have the habit but she supports my way of quitting. 3 ml will now last me 4 to 5 days. I get alot of looks and comments from both smokers and ex smokers but I really don't care. I wait for their hacking to start and then make the comment "oh I use to sound like that" and then smile. I can give it right back too.
It's the mental triggers (or little bells, as I call them) that make me say that I totally see me vaping after I reach my 0mg nic goal. So many years of such a nervous habit are hard to put down. But the urge to "light up"? Haven't had one since I found vaping.
I called my Dad the other day, and proudly told him that I was close to a year cig-free. He quit smoking over 35 years ago, and said he still gets a faint urge every once in a while to take a drag of someone's cigarette.
I got my vaperizer in the mail Oct of 2012 and haven't picked up a cigarette but probably twice around the beginning. I never intended to quit smoking. I just hated having my baby slap on the back door trying to see me while i caught a cigarette on the back porch, and then having to come in wash my hands, face, damn near take a bath just to play with her again. It really is a gross habit with very little beneficial "buzz" except in the mornings when you would get that kick & quick head spin from the first cigarette of the day. Knowing how much nicotine you're using is awesome in my opinion. You can't look on the back of a pack to see "extra strength" without knowing how to decode big tobacco's color coded packaging scheme. 24mg is my favorite vape. Find myself just sipping on it all day, or after dinner getting a few extra tokes in to jump start the spinnies while lounging infront of the tv.
I guess I'm just a gadget kind of guy.
I guess I'm just a gadget kind of guy.
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I carry my vape with me all the time. I've heard in Suffolk County , Long Island NY it's illegal to vape in no smoking areas, well I must be bad cause I do. I get a kick out of blowing a huge vapor cloud while shopping. My wife don't like that I bring my vape with me where ever I go.
Heard 1 guy say, " is something burning ", I said no, that's just my vape.
VAPE ON
Heard 1 guy say, " is something burning ", I said no, that's just my vape.
VAPE ON
I gotta start going outside to vape.... my wife and I have an old farm house and it has a huge front porch. That's where we'd smoke. Take the tablets out there, chill outside... it was kind of a ritual.
I work from home two days a week and yesterday I realized... wait... don't have to go outside to smoke... don't have to go out to buy smokes... so on those work from home days.. I'm literally not going outside at all... and that's problematic.. heh.
I work from home two days a week and yesterday I realized... wait... don't have to go outside to smoke... don't have to go out to buy smokes... so on those work from home days.. I'm literally not going outside at all... and that's problematic.. heh.
That is a good thing, as the PG and/or VG will cloud up your windows I'd you don't
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