I just realized tonight that I'm tired of vaping. I've been vaping since October of last year. It has nothing to do with craving cigarettes, because I don't. I'm just sick of vaping. I'm tired of order screwups, shoddy product, and mediocre-to-downright-horrible juices. I'm tired of feeling like I'm knee-deep in cartos, carto-parts, bottles, juices, and everything else that goes along with it. I'm tired of worrying about charged batteries. It's exhausting. Ugh! I'm also not sure how much I even *need* vaping anymore. Most of the time I vape it's not because I need a nicotine hit --it's because it's a habit. Hand-to-mouth thing, I suppose. I've thought about just trying to give it up cold-turkey, but that thought just stresses me out, which makes me want to vape more. *Sigh*
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That sounds kind of how I felt with cigs , minus the order screw ups etc..
Maybe you should put it away for a while in plain sight and do it only if you need to. Kind of like I am doing with cigs . I still have access to them . I just don't want them any more. I don't say I "quit" smoking because as soon as I do I freak. I had 3 half cigs in the ashtray on the patio for the last 27 days purposely. Hubby cleaned the patio tonight and I had an anxiety attack. Actually I am still thinking about them. It is making me nuts.
So leave it there and see how much you really need it but don't tell yourself you stopped . Maybe you will notice you are leaving them alone more then using them and just stop altogether.
i feel the same way, frustrated. tired of juice mouth, tired of taking 20 drags to get one good one. it's kind of a pita and i think about quitting, but i usually just cut down because i realize i don't really need it. it's there if i want it, and if it's too frustrating, i put it down and i'm cool either way.
i just drip. can't be bothered with carts anymore. those would drive me to an early grave with frustration. never got a carto to produce much vapor, so dripping is as painless as it gets for me.
i just drip. can't be bothered with carts anymore. those would drive me to an early grave with frustration. never got a carto to produce much vapor, so dripping is as painless as it gets for me.
Jleigh,
Maybe you are just ready to become smoke and vape free. My wife is ready mentally to quit both and she owes it to e ciggs. I hope I get to that point. My suggestion is try it, but have a PV ready in case you're not. Quitting, taken from friends that have, is all a mental thing. Sure there is the nic drug to get out of the system. After that it's a state of mind. If you decide thats it, Good luck and I hope you can succeed!
Dave
Maybe you are just ready to become smoke and vape free. My wife is ready mentally to quit both and she owes it to e ciggs. I hope I get to that point. My suggestion is try it, but have a PV ready in case you're not. Quitting, taken from friends that have, is all a mental thing. Sure there is the nic drug to get out of the system. After that it's a state of mind. If you decide thats it, Good luck and I hope you can succeed!
Dave
Yeah, maybe it has come to the point where you do not need any of that at all. You have successfully quit completely and rely solely on nothing at all. You can always come back to e-cigs in the future if you get bored. congrats!
Good luck no matter what you do. I would just make sure to keep a kit around in case you need it, if you know what I mean. I have quit smoking a number of times and when I get stressed to the max I always went back to them. But, I'm pretty sure that if I had a kit around I would be cool with it and not end up back on cigs.
Peace!
Peace!
I think a lot of us end up not needing to vape a lot.
I’ve gotten there. Basically the most I do is when I’m hanging around my smoking friends. My best friend won’t even try it and that irks me but she, even though she says she is, isn’t ready to quit the analogs. If she isn’t ready, she’ll never stick to it because of the fuss.
Otherwise, the urge generally hits me a couple times a day. Dinner is one---the other meals aren’t that way, but dinner is, and then with my hot chocolate at night. But I’ll have a half dozen puffs and that’s it.
But, considering all, that is nothing compared to the vaping I did at first.
Reaching this stage is also why I think that a lot of members drift away and we never hear from them again.
Heck, there have been days when I didn’t vape at all but I keep it handy just in case. I’ve quit smoking a few times and eventually I’ve gone back because of those urges. Will Not Happen This Time!!!
But still, I hang around ECF. I’d love to see every member, old or new, in my position.
I’ve gotten there. Basically the most I do is when I’m hanging around my smoking friends. My best friend won’t even try it and that irks me but she, even though she says she is, isn’t ready to quit the analogs. If she isn’t ready, she’ll never stick to it because of the fuss.
Otherwise, the urge generally hits me a couple times a day. Dinner is one---the other meals aren’t that way, but dinner is, and then with my hot chocolate at night. But I’ll have a half dozen puffs and that’s it.
But, considering all, that is nothing compared to the vaping I did at first.
Reaching this stage is also why I think that a lot of members drift away and we never hear from them again.
Heck, there have been days when I didn’t vape at all but I keep it handy just in case. I’ve quit smoking a few times and eventually I’ve gone back because of those urges. Will Not Happen This Time!!!
But still, I hang around ECF. I’d love to see every member, old or new, in my position.
I was ready to quit too when I found out cartomizers didn't please me any better than carts/attys. I found the "highping cart mod" method here on the forum for using to fill carts and that definately improved my vaping experience.
Also helped me to reduce stress by finding the one juice that made me happy and sticking with it, instead of the constant search for the ultimate flavor.
You don't say what system you are using, but upgrading from the 510(180) to a better battery also put a smile on my face.
Also helped me to reduce stress by finding the one juice that made me happy and sticking with it, instead of the constant search for the ultimate flavor.
You don't say what system you are using, but upgrading from the 510(180) to a better battery also put a smile on my face.
It can be a lot of work to learn how to keep your pv and juices flowing but every time I feel frustrated with this process, I remember that it has been nearly 6 months since I have had a cigarette, after 35 years of smoking. Then all the research time spent learning about PVs, all of the fiddling and juicing and dealing with broken/dying parts seems like a pretty decent trade off.
As mentioned above, you may just be ready to quit nicotine altogether! Congrats if that is the case.
As mentioned above, you may just be ready to quit nicotine altogether! Congrats if that is the case.
Id go along with the crowd and agree you're probably ready or almost ready to no longer need vaping at all. Give it a shot but have your PV there in case you need a comfort-vape. It can't hurt to try can it?
Im not as far from smoking as you are - only 4 months almost 5 and I still really love vaping (dripper here too) and enjoy the flavors, the pulls etc. Maybe one day I'll be where you are and feel secure enough to give it all up but it wont be today
Im not as far from smoking as you are - only 4 months almost 5 and I still really love vaping (dripper here too) and enjoy the flavors, the pulls etc. Maybe one day I'll be where you are and feel secure enough to give it all up but it wont be today
I hear you,
I seem to have more 'bad' vape days than good and wonder , Am I really addicted to this after 10 months or just think I am.
I never thought I could give up cigarettes and wonder if this is just a placebo effect in thinking I'm addicted to the physical act of smoking.
But I have yet to just put it down and walk away.
There are days when I think, gee, I should get a new ego but then the whole point for me was to save money, not keep buying.
Nice to see your honest opinion on your situation. I have to agree with you. When I look back to last year, I am in a better place by not smoking 2 pks day am I'm so grateful to this place and the pv but I hope to go to the next level which is not a bigger and better pv but no pv at all.
I must be the only one who doesn't mind the tinkering. I helps keep me off cigs. I can't explain it but it is a ritual and I am a bit ocd, well a lot actually. I do have my bad weeks where nothing seems to work right and it gets a little frustrating. i just clean everything and start over or buy new batts and attys.
No, your not the only one. It has turned into a full time hobby for me and I enjoy the mixing juices, loading carts, and trying new cart mods that I find on this forum. I think it so much easier to go out and buy a pack of smokes but the way I feel and the joy of not having the smell on my clothes and in the house, not to mention dealing with the butts and ashes, more than makes up for the extra work of e-cigs.
I guess when you get far enough away from analogs you start to get the feeling that you really don't need anything. For me the nicotine addiction is always there, and probably always will be, so I don't enjoy the thought of going without anything.
I guess when you get far enough away from analogs you start to get the feeling that you really don't need anything. For me the nicotine addiction is always there, and probably always will be, so I don't enjoy the thought of going without anything.
JLeigh - if you're ready to quit all together, Yay for you!!! Just take it slow and keep the PV close by just in case.
Yes, it's become a PITA at times for me. But I love the flavors and am finding I'm vapping more for the flavors.
Someday, I'll stop vapping. One step at a time though.
When you do walk away from it, don't leave us behind!!! Keep in touch, ok?
Yes, it's become a PITA at times for me. But I love the flavors and am finding I'm vapping more for the flavors.
Someday, I'll stop vapping. One step at a time though.
When you do walk away from it, don't leave us behind!!! Keep in touch, ok?
Thanks for the replies everyone! I hope I didn't sound like I was bashing PV's in general --I'm not. I'd still be chaining 2-3 packs a day if it weren't for these things. I do think, though, that they are adding another level of clutter and another level of stress to my life that I could do without.
I know I complained about how I don't like most juices out there (out of the 100+ different flavors I have tried since October, I am left with 2, yes only 2, flavors that I really enjoy), but that may turn out to be a blessing in disguise. It would be harder to slow down/quit vaping if I had all these flavors I couldn't stand to give up.
I know I complained about how I don't like most juices out there (out of the 100+ different flavors I have tried since October, I am left with 2, yes only 2, flavors that I really enjoy), but that may turn out to be a blessing in disguise. It would be harder to slow down/quit vaping if I had all these flavors I couldn't stand to give up.
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