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Damn, the cravings have been hitting me hard during the last week or so. Especially while doing little odd "projects" in the garage. When I'm done and finished washing my hands and hit the couch, that's when it hits me. I've caught myself reaching for a non-existent pack more than once. Well, last night I dreamt I had a smoke. Didn't even feel any satisfaction, just guilty and disappointed that my timer needs to restart. So, all in all still hanging tough.
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I wish I had your strength of mind - where chocolates are concerned!
Hang in there @Viper_SA !
You've made it this far, it does get easier, eventually, I swear.
Ive been stinkie free for almost 6yrs now, and let me tell you, the 1st 6months for me were hell!
... but, just after 6months I woke up one day, and the cravings were gone... (granted i vaped the hell outta my devices back then)
I dont even like the smell of the smoke anymore and move away from ppl who are smoking as i cant handle it anymore.
Hang in there man, and keep doing what you're doing!!
You've made it this far, it does get easier, eventually, I swear.
Ive been stinkie free for almost 6yrs now, and let me tell you, the 1st 6months for me were hell!
... but, just after 6months I woke up one day, and the cravings were gone... (granted i vaped the hell outta my devices back then)
I dont even like the smell of the smoke anymore and move away from ppl who are smoking as i cant handle it anymore.
Hang in there man, and keep doing what you're doing!!
Thanks. I started hating smoke while I was a smoker. I didn't like people smoking in a car with closed windows for instance. Now it's just worse. My mom still smokes like a chimney and I see her everyday. Instead of making me crave one, it actually repulse me and makes me more determined to stay off it. I'm even getting more doggy kisses from my best friend now. I have to offer up some gratitude to Big Tobacco though. If it wasn't for an impulse buy of the iqos system I'd never have even thought of quitting and getting back on the vape wagon. I still use the iqos, especially when I wake up and a tad more over weekends. Lately though, I've noticed that when I use it too much all the flavors start tasting the same, as did real stinkies, so I'm slowly cutting back on it so I can taste the difference in the tobacco flavors again. Big ups to Phillip Morris for at least trying to reduce tobacco harm.
The flavours starting to taste the same is a good sign! Lol!
Hang in there, keep doing what works for you and you'll get there.
As for the keeping my hands busy when i quit, I dove straight into building my own coils etc and trying to best my previous builds... i guess i replaced my cravings with the need to see how big a cloud i could make while vaping...
Spent plenty a night trying to see the tv through the volumes of vape clouds.. lol
Hang in there, keep doing what works for you and you'll get there.
As for the keeping my hands busy when i quit, I dove straight into building my own coils etc and trying to best my previous builds... i guess i replaced my cravings with the need to see how big a cloud i could make while vaping...
Spent plenty a night trying to see the tv through the volumes of vape clouds.. lol
Been a while since I've updated here. Over 8 months now and officially the longest I've ever been off stinkies. On the 6th of December it will be 9 months! Still using the HEETS, but they are starting to irritate me and the price is making me think twice before taking one. Its just in the mornings when I wake up that I really suffer with dropping them all together. Busy finding my happy place with different vapes and going strong. Thanks for everyone's support
Well done man!
Thats a huge achievement!!!
Glad to hear you are finding your happy place with vaping!
Thats a huge achievement!!!
Glad to hear you are finding your happy place with vaping!
WHOOHOO!! Well done!!
Thats a serious milestone!
Congrats and keep it up!!
It should get easier now... you'll still have that odd urge, but you've proven that you can beat it!
How time flies... On the 6th of January I was 10 month stinkie free and busy cutting back on the HEETS as well. The plan is to stop the beets on 6 March to coincide with my 1 year anniversary... Let's hope I can do it.
You've done so damn well, I have no doubt you can leap over any hurdle!
Shucks people, 5 more days then I'm one year off the stinkies. Still using the IQOS HEETS and struggling to let go of them. Will stick with them a little while longer is think. I'm currently on my 3rd and final week of annual leave. Feeling much better and more productive mentally, so I've been doing lots of odd jobs in and around the house and in the garden. Problem is last time I was this active I was used to doing it with a cigarette in my mouth. Really been struggling the last couple of days with hectic cravings. I smell my mom's cigarette smoke and it makes me almost nauseated, but I miss the simplicity of smoking and that instant hit. Would have thought one year down the line things would be much easier. Any advice from someone who has gone through something similar?
Yeah, tell yourself you are a smoker, but you choose not to .... worked for me.
I've been vaping for 4 years and I still feel like having a stinkie from time to time. I'm sure I'd be sick if I did though! As for the simplicity of smoking - yes, I do miss that. All the faffing with juice and coils and batteries truly irritates me. So, I have at least 3 mods going at any one time so that I don't need to refill so often. And I replace all the batteries at the same time, whether the battery indicator shows that I need to or not. I also replace all the coils at the same time.
Vaping is a process and one needs to streamline it, otherwise it just takes over one's time.
Awesome.
Congratulations
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