Stress= Analog Cigs :(

[workman2448]

Hey everyone, i have been under a lot of stress running my business and women issues . Every time something big happens i run straight back to regular smokes and totally forget about my e-cig. Its because i alwayyys chain smoked when i was ...... off or mad at something. Can someone help me figure out a way to totally drop that terrible habit? I mean when everything is all happy go lucky i only smoke my e-cig, but when something drastic happens its straight back to smoking again

 

[DWTaylor]

Hey everyone, i have been under a lot of stress running my business and women issues . Every time something big happens i run straight back to regular smokes and totally forget about my e-cig. Its because i alwayyys chain smoked when i was ...... off or mad at something. Can someone help me figure out a way to totally drop that terrible habit? I mean when everything is all happy go lucky i only smoke my e-cig, but when something drastic happens its straight back to smoking again

I know how it feels. I'll have my ecig in my jeans pocket and go and run around looking for a smoke to bum cause "I must have left it in the car"
I am sure we'll get there.

 

[workman2448]

I sure hope so, its terrible smoking regular cigarettes. I'm not in the mood to die just yet

 

[funkchoo]

I have the same problem, whenever I got ...... or something happens I go to the store and buy a fresh pack of kools. At least its only maybe a pack a week instead of 7+.

 

[dgriego]

Hey everyone, i have been under a lot of stress running my business and women issues . Every time something big happens i run straight back to regular smokes and totally forget about my e-cig. Its because i alwayyys chain smoked when i was ...... off or mad at something. Can someone help me figure out a way to totally drop that terrible habit? I mean when everything is all happy go lucky i only smoke my e-cig, but when something drastic happens its straight back to smoking again

Snuff helped me. Others also swear by snus. It gives you what you need from the tobacco without having to smoke a cigarette.

It seems for some of us vaping is not enough.

If your goal is to avoid any and all tobacco products then perhaps going to a high nicotine juice might help.

 

[DWTaylor]

I am using this to stop cigarettes for my wife. snuff messes with me and I took up smoking to get away from chew lol

 

[RIMP]

I keep a small bottle of higher nic for these occasions It'll get better
RIMP

 

[Mosin]

Hey everyone, i have been under a lot of stress running my business and women issues . ...but when something drastic happens its straight back to smoking again

Ditto. Happily vaping for almost two months now, but with major stress/anger and it's been straight to the garage for a few American Spirits, even though on a normal day I don't even think about analogs. I guess it's healthier than punching the garage wall... at least in the short term!

 

[DWTaylor]

my prob is I have a bottle that is double my nic lvl. I vape 8 to 12, at night I go 0 nic or at most a 2ml of banana cream I made for myself. I just get so flustered I forget I even have it.

 

[CaptJay]

Then have one - just ONE - and don't add to your stress by beating yourself up over it.
It's only ONE it won't kill you and it will remind you WHY you gave up (cos I bet you smoke it and go 'ewwww')

 

[gsc4077]

I was fortunate enough to have a bit of time off of work. For those few days I kept myself inside the house just to avoid analogs. I think the best, and one of the hardest things to do, is to just "deprive" yourself of analogs. It took me a while but i got to the point where i was happy with just vaping. The idea of an analog seemed nice, but it wasn't necessary. And when i did try to have one . . . it was absolutely horrid. I didn't enjoy it like i thought i would, the smell bothered me like nothing else and the taste was unbearable.

Honestly every couple of days i do entertain the idea of having just 1 analog here and there. And it takes a lot to get over that, but at the end of the day . . it's just incredibly rewarding to be able to say thats another day without tobacco.

 

[Harlequin]

Last time I had a cigarette due to sheer stress was a few weeks ago - long story shorter, I was driving through an unfamiliar city, in a blizzard, in a car that lacked a right side mirror, and I felt lucky to make it home alive. I like to be able to actually see a bit more when I'm driving.

So I had a smoke, mostly as a nostalgia/reassurance thing - it was OK - and then I went back to vaping because it's better.

Most important from my POV is not to flagellate yourself because you "fell off the wagon". Personally, I think the psychology of THE BIG QUIT is a significant problem; people have a cigarette or three under stress and then convince themselves that they've "failed". Bigger picture; how much were you smoking before you started vaping, as compared to now? For me, I'm down from a pack of Marlboro Red 100s per day, to maybe one cigarette a week or one every couple of weeks. Perhaps significantly, I started vaping as an alternative, not in a do-or-die effort to quit smoking; the fact that I effectively have quit was unexpected and more-or-less accidental.

 

[rickslawmd]

I've been stressed a few times since I started smoking ecigs last month... but when I think about getting an analog and have the urge I just pick up the Ecig and vape away and that urge is gone

 

[kallindy]

know exactly what u mean. got into vaping in august in preparation for my first child being born..friendship with her mom fell apart..analog use shot up...just had my first legal visitation this week and slept like a baby since then...think i can finally give vaping a better shot now!

 

[Raven1]

Don't beat yourself up about it. I still have a couple analogues per day and I've been vaping several months now. I'm just grateful it's not three-quarters of a pack a day anymore. I don't understand why some feel the need to just give them all up completely all at once. I mean, it's admirable, but for some of us it's just not realistic. For me it made much more sense to wean myself off of them gradually. And so far it's worked. I really don't crave them as much as I used to, even when I get stressed.

 

[Madame Psychosis]

Nicotine alone is not relaxing to me. I use snus on occasion when I need that relaxed feeling. There are other psychoactive alkaloids in tobacco (including MAOIs) that have a stress relieving, antidepressant effect that many people miss, especially in times of stress.

Check out the Smokeless Tobacco subforum for ideas on how to get more than just nic. (It's not talking about dip or chewing tobacco, but cleaner and less carcinogenic alternatives like snus, snuff, and dissolvables.)

Beating yourself up about it just makes it harder, I think, to stop (that self-destructive disappointment with yourself makes it so easy to keep going). Hope your stress abates soon.

 

[IKA]

I have a special cartridge for those occasion with higher nicotine in it

 

[proimage1]

I've hit several very high stress and high pressure situations since I quit the analogs New Year's Eve - BUT - I know me and I know if I have ONE - that'll be it for me - I've been here before and it's either now or never. This is the longest I've made it in over 25 years and there is NO WAY IN H ___ ___ ___ I'm gonna grab an analog unless I'm prepared to just go back to them. Myself, I know that I'll love every drag on an analog - I've come close to caving several times - I can't go any higher as far as the strength and I can't go any higher as far as HV -- I'm about maxed out in every direction -- I won't go into the strength of nic I use - but any higher would not be good at all. The biggest problem I've had with e-cigs since day one - is that all illusive throat hit - don't get me wrong - first thing in the morning - it's AWESOME and if I wait 30 minutes or so - it's AWESOME. The problem with me is I want that AWESOME hit every single time and it just isn't there.

I've made it almost 30 days and it is getting better. I'm not sure if I'll ever completely get over not wanting an analog - Just me I assume. I'm doing this deal one day at a time - no promises - no guarantees - but I am more hopeful than I've ever been and that comes from being a pack and a half smoker of Marlboro Reds for the past 43 yrs.

At any rate - I think everyone that is even trying and making a good effort needs to pat themselves on the back. I hope to some day get to the point to where 18mg, 12mg, etc... does it for me - but right now, I'm just not there.

Enough of my rambling - I'm gonna go pat myself on my back !

 

[butchrobotpope]

Madame Psychosis speaks the truth. Should you smoke? No. Is it the end of the world if you do? Hell no.

I've finally reached the "I don't give a damn" phase of my vaping adventure. I can't seem to kick analogs completely, but I'm not gonna let it make me insane. If you have to chose between being crazy and an analog, well... You've got my sympathy, but don't let it be an all or nothing thing.

Good luck!

 

[proimage1]

Madame Psychosis speaks the truth. Should you smoke? No. Is it the end of the world if you do? Hell no.

I've finally reached the "I don't give a damn" phase of my vaping adventure. I can't seem to kick analogs completely, but I'm not gonna let it make me insane. If you have to chose between being crazy and an analog, well... You've got my sympathy, but don't let it be an all or nothing thing.

Good luck!

I agree 100% -- I just know that how I am is - smoking one would be like being an alcoholic having that one drink - there is nothing more I would want right now that a long drag on real cig. If you have to do it - do it - as long as you can cut way down - that's way better than the alternative in my opinion. Good luck !