Going strong
Hi All,
After falling off the wagon big time. My friend gave me a vape unit and omg!! This has been the best tool for me. Super highly recommend quitting this way. You have all the tools ready to go at a fraction of the cost. Been going strong for almost a month and havent looked back. No urge to smoke, no cravings and so happy. This works people. It really does!!
Well hello again PeteF. I am glad you finally got through the fence and are doing well. You leave me completely perplexed however. Your story is unclear as to whether you quit nicotine, cigarettes, and whether or not you are vaping instead. (nicotine or zero nicotine)
No one would argue that quitting smoking is by far the best thing that one can do for themselves. Vaping however is still unclear as to its health issues over a long period of time.
I am sure some would be interested to consider your method as a viable way of quitting. I would even encourage it for a short time, but just cutting down on nicotine can only serve to a point. The dependency still has to be addressed and the Mind retrained .
Please share this so that it may help others. Please also include where you go from here. A plan is a must in this journey to freedom. I am sorry that i don't understand as written.
We need to have open mindedness in starting this journey. We have been brainwashed and need to take back control of our own minds and we can! I am just hoping that you have not substituted one bad habit for another.
I am waiting for a reply and hope that it is a viable way of escaping the addiction of nicotine and the habit of smoking.
Hi going Strong, its good that you have discovered something which you think will help you along the way, I say think because sooner or later you will need to face yourself without any aids, the upside to aids are that it gives you hope to continue on, like a bandaid on a deep wound. Have a read of Alan Car Easy way to Quit, Happiness has the link for this you can combine the two if you want to for now. Keep it up and continue to learn more from yourself and others.
Hi All. While i appreciate happiness's comment i found it very demoralizing. Smoking had many faces that we accpet into the normal. Yes i vape, yes its 250ml of juice to 2ml flavourless nicotine. If you want to judge then judge away. The fact is the smoke were 12mg nicotine and the vape is 2ml. And to be honest i will only use 1ml nicotine next refil of the juice. The other face is the motion (hand to mouth). That was solved by the vape with a certain satisfaction with creating the cloud. Also the ingredients in e juice have been deemed safe and are used in food production. Do i consider it unsafe or a bad habit. No i dont. Do i feel that i have had more success stopping smoking using the vape that any other attempt, yes i do. I will encourage people to do what works for them and encourage vaping. Because it's just another form of NRT.
Hi All. While i appreciate happiness's comment i found it very demoralizing. Smoking had many faces that we accpet into the normal. Yes i vape, yes its 250ml of juice to 2ml flavourless nicotine. If you want to judge then judge away. The fact is the smoke were 12mg nicotine and the vape is 2ml. And to be honest i will only use 1ml nicotine next refil of the juice. The other face is the motion (hand to mouth). That was solved by the vape with a certain satisfaction with creating the cloud. Also the ingredients in e juice have been deemed safe and are used in food production. Do i consider it unsafe or a bad habit. No i dont. Do i feel that i have had more success stopping smoking using the vape that any other attempt, yes i do. I will encourage people to do what works for them and encourage vaping. Because it's just another form of NRT.
Agree with most of your comment except about being deemed safe. This is not true. Repeated exposure over a long time to e-cigarette vapor poses substantial potential risk. Although companies state that e-cigarettes are safe, there is no scientific evidence to support this view.
PeteF, while not completely safe and the long term risks are not yet fully understood I agree that vaping is probably a lot better than smoking.
I had a friend that vaped for 16mths and developed inflammation in bronchial tubes and his breathing wheezed and short of breath walking gradient roads. Took him 6 weeks to recover after stopping vaping. I certainly would not recommend it. Cheers.