Confession

Its the same as my morning coffee and first stinkie of the day - I miss that the most. But I have resisted thus far :D
 
Its the same as my morning coffee and first stinkie of the day - I miss that the most. But I have resisted thus far :D
I have found a good cinnamon vape first thing in the morning, with a cup of coffee to be even better than the stinky alternative. :D

Perhaps worth a shot?
 
Its the same as my morning coffee and first stinkie of the day - I miss that the most. But I have resisted thus far :D

Or as my mom often says, she vapes her coffee juice in the morning. She therefore has a coffee and a "smoke" at the same time ;-)
 
I have found a good cinnamon vape first thing in the morning, with a cup of coffee to be even better than the stinky alternative. :D

Perhaps worth a shot?
Unfortunately I cannot handle cinnamon at all, not in food nor my vapes. I use a mix of MMM Biscuit Dreams with a splash of Vapour Mountain Coffee as a morning vape.
 
Yip, those cravings just don't seem to go away but they do become easier to control. Cigarette smoke usually makes me gag but there are those rare moments when you catch a whiff and it seems to trigger something, maybe fond memories or maybe it's just how those evil little sticks are designed to "program" us. I actually bought a pack of smokes recently, I guess it was just a moment of weakness during a stressful stage, but I never opened it, I binned it as I left the shop, those stinky little bastards aren't going to trap me again.
 
Now since ecigsa is my "support group" of sorts, I need to own up to my sponsor and hopefully I can get some perspective:

I sometimes crave to smoke.

I have been off stinkies for going on 80 days, but sometimes when I look at smokers smoking, I get a craving to smoke a cigarette. I look to my mod and continue puffing away, but I cant help but feel like it is my "second" choice. I dont have nicotine cravings, its just that I look at a smoker and somehow find myself remembering how it used to be when I smoked and then I miss it. Difficult to describe exactly what about it I miss. I guess after you have smoked 14 years you kind off get used to the smell, the social rejection, the constant bitter taste in your mouth and somehow for some weird reason you internalize all of these. I miss that? I miss being a "smoker". Maybe its the solitude of sucking on toxic waste.
After quitting cigs (47yrs) i'm lucky cause I love the vape.I understand your urge though.The one time I gave into temptation it tasted like crap and I've never wanted to again.Hang in there @argief
 
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@argief, we'll said.

I'm on my subtank, but are still on about 3 to 5 of the smelling stuff daily.

What happened to me is, I think quite a unique story. So, my boet @Clouder had some of these crap Chinese E sigs, (in proper sigarette form) where you need to take off the filter cover, then drip joos on the atomizer and then puff away. So, by the time I have had quit smoking in totality! I have never ever smoked for 7 years. I showed me this E sig, and I tried it. Omg, I loved the feeling of the lung hit. I couldn't stop. But being crap quality, the esigs did not last and burned out, and then......I turned to the stinkies. 3 years! And now, with the help of my eVic vtc, I'm slowly living them behind.

Vape away guys!!
 
I must confess I'm still SUKKELING to get off the stinkies. I must say it is going better now though. I guess the BIG thing when you start vaping is to find you sweet spot with regard to nic MG and flavours, wattages and ohms. I must honestly say that I'm starting to find my sweetspot now

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Guys,
Conditioned response is hard to break, as in you have a coffee and you feel you need a fag, you have a beer you feel you need a fag etc. Have also struggled at various points in my vaping and have to admit that I have had the occasional (very) cig. I think it is important to not beat yourself up if you regress, and look at your regression as a small set back but not an intent to get back into your old ways. My Son, as a new vaper, is struggling with this at the moment and was distressed when he told he had smoked 5 fags last week. As he was on 30 a day I said he must not put too much importance on cigs he had smoked last week, but rather concentrate on the fact he had not smoked 205 cigs that week. It is an ongoing thing for all of us, this forum is of great benefit to anyone trying to kick the habit, there is no shame whatsoever in being honest and looking for assistance.
 
Guys One thing that I must put out there. (it is not a fact, but it is my own belief) Once you get addicted to cigarette smoke, you don't get "cured from the addiction" after quitting. I STRONGLY believe that once you're addicted to smoking, you will stay addicted until the day you die. The only thing is once you DECIDE to quit, it will be your DECISION not to smoke.

@Casper started smoking after 7 years of quitting. My Grandpa told me over the weekend that he STILL CRAAAAVVVVVES to smoke and he still dreams that he smokes. And this is after 25 years of not smoking. Man, I don't WANT TO crave cigarettes after 25 years of being a non smoker! That SUCKS!!!

The biggest thing is not EVER to start smoking. I hate that I smoke but it is very very hard for me to get off it! In the past I've tried to quit several times and failed! I went for accu-puncture, had Champix, quit (throat spray), man, I tried alles!!

My wife now complains that I'm spending bucks on vape gear but I still smoke as well........ Well..... I've never heard of a non-smoker that understands a smoker.... I'm TRYYYYYYYING!!!

I wished I listened to my parents when I was a boy and never started smoking in the first place.
 
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Guys One thing that I must put out there. (it is not a fact, but it is my own belief) One you get addicted to cigarette smoke, you don't get "cured from the addiction" after quitting. I STRONGLY believe that once you're addicted to smoking, you will stay addicted until the day you die. The only thing is once you DECIDE to quit, it will be your DECISION not to smoke.

@Casper started smoking after 7 years. My Grandpa told me over the weekend that he STILL CRAAAAVVVVVES to smoke and he still dreams that he smokes. And this is after 25 years of not smoking. Man, I don't WANT TO crave cigarettes after 25 years of being a non smoker! That SUCKS!!!

The biggest thing is not EVER to start smoking. I hate that I smoke but it is very very hard for me to get off it! In the past I've tried to quit several times and failed! I went for accu-puncture, had Champix, quit (throat spray), man, I tried alles!!

My wife now complains that I'm spending bucks on vape gear but I still smoke as well........ Well..... I've never heard of a non-smoker that understands a smoker.... I'm TRYYYYYYYING!!!

I wished I listened to my parents when I was a boy and never started smoking in the first place.
Dude just hang in there! You will get there even if it takes about 6months or a year to completely stop.
 
@Wyvern yes, hangin on....

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My mum is the same as you, she has switched to vaping, on my old mini device which she loves. But she still has a normal stinky every few days. We all stop when we are ready - no judgement just support :)
 
To all those who are struggling to kick the stinkies, dont be hard on yourself. Cutting down from a pack a day to one or two a day is a MAJOR achievement!

One step back, two steps forward

My tip is to focus on the juices and find one or two you REALLY love.
 
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