What took me so long?

[wrp]

Hello all,
Thank you ECF for being here...
If I hadn't stumbled into this forum a month ago, I'd still be living my analog-smoking existence...
If anyone would have asked me 2 months ago if I would ever stop smoking, I'd had laughed, said "Hell, no!", and then grown indignant and defensive.
Over the past 20+ years, I had tried to quit smoking Analogs numerous times through hypnosis, laser treatment, acupuncture, patches, gum, lozenges, you name it - each time I transformed into an irrational, raving, crazy person that could barely keep my hectic life together. I had resigned myself to thinking I'd be a smoker until my dying day.

I have only been vaping for 23 days, and 23 days ago was the last day I smoked an Analog.
I am not feeling irrational or crazy at all; in fact, I am feeling great!
I haven't even thought of smoking another Analog during that time.

I am utterly stunned.
Truly amazed.
I cannot believe it, and I would have never thought it possible!
I AM A NON-SMOKER!

Just had to get that off my chest; this is my first post, and likely my last, but wanted to say CHEERS to everyone on this forum!

 

[tigerlily]

Welcome to the forum! Grats on your success. It is amazing, itsn't it?

 

[DC2]

Been there, done that.

 

[toriL]

Hi! Welcome and congrats!

 

[redfro]

Welcome from another newbie!

 

[JudgeVape]

Welcome to the forum and congrats on your success so far.

 

[n2xe]

Forward this post to the FDA... I feel the exact same way.

 

[kellyanne]

OMG I cannot wait to get mine! It shipped today. I absolutely know when my joye ego gets here I will be an ex smoker.

 

[Scooter70]

Welcome Wrp! That's awesome,keep up the good work!

 

[afrazier5]

I'm with ya bud. 24 year smoker here with a similar story. Been digital for just 3 days now and loving it. Actually tried an analog tonight just for the sake of experimentation and man, hated it. Don't know how I did it for so long!

 

[Liv2Ski]

Welcome and congrats on your new smoke free lifestyle

 

[lindam]

Congratulations!!

I don't know why it took me so long either but since 12/7/10 I have totally been cigarette free, just using my e-cig.

 

[Allyn]

It's been 5 and 1/2 days since my kit arrived in the mail and I took my first drag on my e-cig. I haven't even held an analog in my hand since then and have had no desire to. I still consider myself a smoker because it feels like I am smoking. Well, except the nasty oh sh#t! I think I just ruptured a lung coughing fits. Just not missing that aspect of analog smoking for some reason. Every day I feel a little bit better. I just think of myself as still smoking because I've not denied myself any thing I actually enjoyed about smoking.

Allyn

 

[Dee74]

Welcome, and please don't make it your last post! This forum is super support and you will still have lots of questions. I have learned so much here and still do. I also quit first day and never looked back and I'm as you say still "stunned".

 

[Matthis1]

I know just what you mean, but I've only been analog free for 12 days, so I'm afraid to call myself a "Non Smoker" just yet. I've had a couple of cravings, but after taking a drag off of my daughter's cigarette, I remember how much better vaping tastes, and I'm back on the straight and narrow!