Thank You!

[SusBan]

My first post -- just wanted to express my gratitude for this forum and the wonderful advice. Got my first e-cig (DSE901) from e-smokey-treats based on reviews here and am very satisfied. Also ordered a 510 and am now ready to try a pen-style. I'm hooked! ... but still can't seem to put down the "analogs" yet -- convinced I need them, even without the nic cravings. However, I am down to 5 a day, which is a good start.

Thanks again for the support!

 

[RazorNribbonz]

Hi and welcome Susban (smile)

 

[ramblingrose]

Welcome Susban!

Deja vu - I started with a 901 from e-smokey treats, went down to around 5 a day and next kit was a 510.

You're off to a good start... don't worry about the few analogs. A lot of us start off that way. When you're ready you may wake up one morning, take a drag on your cigarette and decide it tastes awful, smells worse and you just don't want it anymore. In the meantime, you already made a big accomplishment when you committed to vaping and cut down to so few analogs. Congratulations!

 

[SueandCootie]

This is a nice, friendly, helpful forum...a cool place to hang out, lotsa support. Enjoy your new vaping hobby, try lots of flavors, eventually your analogs seem boring!;-)

 

[laurieok]

I was the same way with analogs. I immediately went from 30-40 a day to 10. Then a couple of days later 7, then 3, and then for about 2 weeks had to have 1 a day. Didn't like it and only took a couple of puffs but just had to have it. Now 0!!!!!!! It will happen when it happens!!

 

[JustJulie]

As the others have said . . . relax and don't stress about actually giving up the tobacco cigarettes. While there are some folks who immediately give up the stinky sticks, many folks find themselves gradually and quite painlessly reducing their tobacco use until they get down to one or two . . . and then oftentimes . . . none.

In the meanwhile, continue to focus on your pretty significant achievement of reducing your tobacco dependence.

Congrats and welcome. You'll find so much help and support here.

 

[jonnyb]

I quit cigs all together the day i got my first 901 and havent had a gig ever cense then!been happily vaping for almost 3 months.

 

[SusBan]

Not only am I new to vaping, but this is also my first time participating in a forum/blog ... it's great to experience the kindness of strangers for a change (instead of just their strangeness).

Ya'll are right -- I need to just relax about the regulars, I note that the more I stress about smoking them, the more I want to smoke them ... Also pleased to note that I have actually had cravings for the e-cig in particular, so the switch is definitely in progress.

Thanks again!

 

[SusBan]

ramblingrose -- thanks for the welcome. The deja vu is cool Have you stayed with the 910 and/or 510? Did you try a pen-style? Perhaps our tastes are similar and I'm considering trying another e-cig ... right now I like the 910 the best, but how do I know if I don't try them all!!!!

 

[SusBan]

901 ... noob

 

[SusBan]

JustJulie -- I LOVE your quote ... hope you don't mind, but I need to circulate it to some friends

 

[JustJulie]

Ya'll are right -- I need to just relax about the regulars, I note that the more I stress about smoking them, the more I want to smoke them.

Oh, yes! I tried to quit smoking many times before, and the worst part was the sense of doom (and panic) I'd feel when I thought about never smoking again . . . the whole rest of my life without cigarettes. I'd get sweaty and start hyperventilating just thinking about it.

When I picked up vaping, my intention was NOT to quit smoking analogs. I simply wanted to cut down. I KNEW there was no way I could quit because I had tried so many times before and failed. Strangely enough, I think that mindset was actually quite helpful. Because I didn't intend to quit smoking, I didn't stress about it. And when I got to the point where I realized I could go without a cigarette, while it was scary, it was actually quite liberating.

I've now been tobacco-free for almost 6 months.

 

[JustJulie]

JustJulie -- I LOVE your quote ... hope you don't mind, but I need to circulate it to some friends

Heck, I stole it from someone else, so be my guest.

 

[ramblingrose]

ramblingrose -- thanks for the welcome. The deja vu is cool Have you stayed with the 910 and/or 510? Did you try a pen-style? Perhaps our tastes are similar and I'm considering trying another e-cig ... right now I like the 910 the best, but how do I know if I don't try them all!!!!

LOL, my crystal ball says you might end up like so many of us who just can't resist playing with their new toys and trying all the new ones!

I don't like the penstyle - to me it's an awkward size, and silly looking - although I do like the 801 atty with a JantyStick.

I still have the 901. It's a great basic e-cig. The 510 is a rocking vapor machine with a throat hit that I don't get from the 901. I also added a couple of Janty Sticks to my arsenal. I love it, but if you want your PV to look like an analog you won't want the Stick. I swore by the 901 when I started, but if I were to give up one now, that would be the one to go.

Have fun!

 

[SusBan]

Oh, yes! I tried to quit smoking many times before, and the worst part was the sense of doom (and panic) I'd feel when I thought about never smoking again . . . the whole rest of my life without cigarettes. I'd get sweaty and start hyperventilating just thinking about it.

When I picked up vaping, my intention was NOT to quit smoking analogs. I simply wanted to cut down. I KNEW there was no way I could quit because I had tried so many times before and failed. Strangely enough, I think that mindset was actually quite helpful. Because I didn't intend to quit smoking, I didn't stress about it. And when I got to the point where I realized I could go without a cigarette, while it was scary, it was actually quite liberating.

I've now been tobacco-free for almost 6 months.

Yes, that sounds VERY familiar. Tobacco-free for 6 months is awesome--Congrats and thanks again for the advice .... "your" quote made one of my co-workers snort and I heard it down the hall!

 

[SusBan]

LOL, my crystal ball says you might end up like so many of us who just can't resist playing with their new toys and trying all the new ones!

I don't like the penstyle - to me it's an awkward size, and silly looking - although I do like the 801 atty with a JantyStick.

I still have the 901. It's a great basic e-cig. The 510 is a rocking vapor machine with a throat hit that I don't get from the 901. I also added a couple of Janty Sticks to my arsenal. I love it, but if you want your PV to look like an analog you won't want the Stick. I swore by the 901 when I started, but if I were to give up one now, that would be the one to go.

Have fun!

I will have fun ... thanks for scrying my future!

 

[Kent C]

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[kathyst]

Not only am I new to vaping, but this is also my first time participating in a forum/blog ... it's great to experience the kindness of strangers for a change (instead of just their strangeness).

Ya'll are right -- I need to just relax about the regulars, I note that the more I stress about smoking them, the more I want to smoke them ... Also pleased to note that I have actually had cravings for the e-cig in particular, so the switch is definitely in progress.

Thanks again!

Of course I agree with the others, that you have already accomplished a lot...and you will get to where you want to be.

Also, that is awesome thing, to have cravings for the e-cig! I can't say I've exactly had that. Well, maybe I have, come to think of it. I've been having an analog (with espresso) at my lunch break at work, and then knowing I will have my e-cig on my drive home at 5:00, that is what I look forward to.

Anyway, welcome to this cool place!

kathy

 

[SusBan]

I still have the 901. It's a great basic e-cig. The 510 is a rocking vapor machine with a throat hit that I don't get from the 901. I also added a couple of Janty Sticks to my arsenal. I love it, but if you want your PV to look like an analog you won't want the Stick. I swore by the 901 when I started, but if I were to give up one now, that would be the one to go.

Just a deja vu update ... the 901 is lonely in its box (may loan out to people at work who wants to give ecigs a try) and my 510 is always hot. I'm off to try a Janty Stick now!