After smoking for 25 years PAD+, I quit using Chantix (I didn't have the horrible experience so many have, just vivid dreams and some nausea at first). But like so many other fools, after not smoking for eight months, I decided to have one "just to see what it would be like" and I was soon back to smoking full-time. During the whole eight months of not smoking, I was still always thinking about cigs, thinking about how I wasn't having any, and wanting one.
There were so many places and situations in which I couldn't smoke because not everyone knew I had gone back to smoking. So when I saw a youtube video of Katherine Heigl smoking on The Letterman Show, I thought, "Hey, I could use that when I can't have a real cig." I went to a local tobacco shop and asked if they carried them and they had disposables. They had vanilla, banana, and tobacco, but of course I thought, "Who in their right mind would want a banana flavored smoke?" and I bought the tobacco flavored one. Not bad. This could work when I can't have a real one. I googled e-cigs to find out more about them and found ECF. After reading through a bunch of threads, I ordered an eGo-C kit and some
juice (mostly tobacco flavors, but a couple others). When the kit arrived, I naturally set it up and tried it to make sure it would work in those situations when I couldn't smoke and I was happy with it. I mindlessly picked it up to vape as I worked at my laptop. I did the same the next day and at the end of the day, I realized I had only had two cigs.
I was astounded, and even more astounded the next morning when I had my cup of coffee and found myself wanting the PV instead of a real cig. It finally dawned on me that this could be the thing that helped me quit instead of just a device for occasional situational use. As I vaped, I did more research on here and ordered more toys and that was eight and a half months ago. Those two cigs were my last two and I haven't wanted one since. I have a pack sitting on my desk so I don't ever feel the panic of not being able to have one and that works to keep me from ever wanting one. I don't think about smoking the way I did with every other quit and I have no desire to try one just to see what it would be like. I love the taste, the smell, the gadgetry, how much better I feel, and I love, love, love the fact that this isn't something I'm doing while I'm suffering through not smoking--I honestly enjoy it more than I ever enjoyed smoking. I doubt there are many who can say they enjoy Chantix, the patch, lozenges, or nic gum more than they ever enjoyed smoking.
I now have e-Go Cs, 510-T's, a Volt, a Provari, e-Go twists, and e-Rolls. I have a wide variety of juices and the only ones I never use are the tobacco flavors I insisted on at the beginning. I have cartos, clearos,
tanks, plastic e-Go
tanks, attys, DIY supplies, and backups for my backups for my backups. I'm thinking of adding a Reo to my collection.