Everyone has their own challenges and inspirations. FQ's story was for me because she didn't go smoke free for over a year. Then it happened. Thaya found the right device. Everyone has a story. I got real sick right after starting to vape and I know it wasn't from vaping. It happens to some degree everytime I quit. But this was worse and I hadn't tried to quit for sometime. So if anything, that told me I did need to quit. Complicating matters was probably a PG allergy that I really wanted to ignore. There's a huge difference in my comfort level when it's PG free and now I'm fudging again with up to apx 10% PG just cause it tastes so good. (I really don't think it's PG as much as the more complicated and developed flavors have PG in them). But I have a history of allergies including drug reactions and vaseline (parabean). Those were hurdles.
Add to that, the attention span and patience of a gnat. I understand concepts behind coil building and what not, but seriously, if it's not ready to go out the door with minimum fuss - on the same level of a cig - then I'm buying a pack. I'm not going without so that leaves one option. I've actually gone backwards in hardware, to ego's and clearo's for that reason. It keeps live simple and I can treat them like throw aways ... EXCEPT I am discovering it's hard to stay in front of products being discontinued. AARRGGHH. One thing or another. I can't find my favorite little clearo anymore. It's hard to find them to fit 510's vs. Ego. Then I found I16's - the world is good. Nope, those are getting sparse. On the clearo development front, the future is bleak.
But I think you get the picture. We all have our own hurdles. What might seem minor to one can be major to another. Then it depends on what else is going on. I was a stress smoker and likely still am. That's my big NEED for a smoke. I was trying to explain to someone else on the forum that dual use isn't a bad thing (technically it does reduce benefits from quitting) and I think it's because the majority of my day is spent "quitting" now. It's not an on or off thing like it can be with NRT's. So I have a smoke, the next time it'll be a vape - so what? It doesn't feel like falling off the wagon for me.
I know others tend to view it differently and that's fine too. One of the nice parts about this being in a support form is that it's ok, whatever floats your boat. I know who doesn't want to smoke and can encourage them not to. I know who is ok with moderate smoking and will respond that it's ok, don't worry. It's whatever works for you.
Besides, I think this forum is the fastest way to get your "likes" count up.
if so what was it?
I'm a newbie too. 
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