First, my advice has a price. When you have quit cigarette's, and you will quit, come here and post. Help others, answer a question or two, others helped me, my time to pay it forward.
We humans learn things differently. For most, 15 days to start a habit and 15 days to break a habit. For smokers, we create a few habits. Hand to mouth, drinking and smoking, morning smoke, etc.. you get the idea. Breaking habits can be hard, but substituting habits is much easier. Smokers are experts at "justification" thinking. "It's just one, what can it hurt?" "I was stressed, so I smoked" "I will start tomorrow", again, you get the idea, I have used them all. "Justification Thinking" is your worst enemy.
So what to do? Here we go!!!
Educate yourself -
Before you start on your path to vaping, do your research. ECF is filled to the brim with outstanding people who make it their mission to help you, but ultimately, it's you who has to do the work, just remember, your never alone here. Learn about everything!! I bet I watched 500 videos on YouTube, and still do today to stay up to date, but I am strange that way, and too much time on my hands. Once you understand what vaping is, and what you will need to start, your ALMOST ready.
Pay yourself -
I can not stress this enough. Do the math. How much do you spend on analogue cigs a month, Find a number and stick with it. Next, figure out your daily spending, cut it in half and this is the amount you Pay Yourself every day, and I mean every single day, get the cash out of the bank, and put it somewhere where you can see it, touch it ect...
Seeing only half of what you save will shock you, and motivate you!! The other half is what you buy your supplies with. My first six months I bought an IPad 2. Woo hoo!
(Note - Your first few months might consume most if not all your calculated savings from cigs, but that's o.k. Because the savings continues forever!!!!)
Mind Tricks -
DO NOT let your mind tell you anything, during the first three days, your mind it will TRY to convince you that vaping sucks, it does not work, you wasted all this money on this stuff, I could go on and on. DO NOT stop Vaping.
After those three days, you will be a Jedi Master over your own mind. Wave your hand and say, "The cigarette smoker your looking for is not here.". Remember, justification thinking is your enemy. There is no reason in this world to smoke another cigarette. Period.
You Are Not Alone -
I stated this before, but it's important. The world of Vaping can be overwhelming for some, we are here to help. If these great people here can help me, your going to be easy.
Educate Yourself, Pay Yourself, Avoid Mind Tricks and Knowing Your Not Alone.
That's my formula, what's yours?
Hope it helps, and please, pay it forward.
We humans learn things differently. For most, 15 days to start a habit and 15 days to break a habit. For smokers, we create a few habits. Hand to mouth, drinking and smoking, morning smoke, etc.. you get the idea. Breaking habits can be hard, but substituting habits is much easier. Smokers are experts at "justification" thinking. "It's just one, what can it hurt?" "I was stressed, so I smoked" "I will start tomorrow", again, you get the idea, I have used them all. "Justification Thinking" is your worst enemy.
So what to do? Here we go!!!
Educate yourself -
Before you start on your path to vaping, do your research. ECF is filled to the brim with outstanding people who make it their mission to help you, but ultimately, it's you who has to do the work, just remember, your never alone here. Learn about everything!! I bet I watched 500 videos on YouTube, and still do today to stay up to date, but I am strange that way, and too much time on my hands. Once you understand what vaping is, and what you will need to start, your ALMOST ready.
Pay yourself -
I can not stress this enough. Do the math. How much do you spend on analogue cigs a month, Find a number and stick with it. Next, figure out your daily spending, cut it in half and this is the amount you Pay Yourself every day, and I mean every single day, get the cash out of the bank, and put it somewhere where you can see it, touch it ect...
Seeing only half of what you save will shock you, and motivate you!! The other half is what you buy your supplies with. My first six months I bought an IPad 2. Woo hoo!
(Note - Your first few months might consume most if not all your calculated savings from cigs, but that's o.k. Because the savings continues forever!!!!)
Mind Tricks -
DO NOT let your mind tell you anything, during the first three days, your mind it will TRY to convince you that vaping sucks, it does not work, you wasted all this money on this stuff, I could go on and on. DO NOT stop Vaping.
After those three days, you will be a Jedi Master over your own mind. Wave your hand and say, "The cigarette smoker your looking for is not here.". Remember, justification thinking is your enemy. There is no reason in this world to smoke another cigarette. Period.
You Are Not Alone -
I stated this before, but it's important. The world of Vaping can be overwhelming for some, we are here to help. If these great people here can help me, your going to be easy.
Educate Yourself, Pay Yourself, Avoid Mind Tricks and Knowing Your Not Alone.
That's my formula, what's yours?
Hope it helps, and please, pay it forward.
. Maybe we could start an IGL Support and Therapy Group. I'm thinking we could put it in the classies. Did you SEE the Orion?
