Hey y’all. My vape stopped working when I was driving to work this morning. So it was either wait the 3.5 hours until the vape store opened or buy a pack of cigs. The alcoholic in me and my disease won out and I bought the cigs.
At the time I didn’t even think twice. No I am really recognizing it for what it was and that was an alcoholic decision. It was obsessive and compulsive.
Damn that alcoholic behavior! Just shows me I need to constantly work on my character defects. And I always have work there. Thanks @Forged for helping me put this in perspective
Still going strong no smoking here. Juul just a bit in the morning and nicotine patch lowest dose the rest of they. Crazy how different everything is tasting and smelling.
I seriously could not imagine going back to smoking. It was like I was grossed out when I was smoking. ThAt first drag held no pleasure, that’s for sure.
Thank goodness, man! What if I was like “ahhhhhhhh, I missed this”?
Good stuff Bro. I’m gonna get some lozenges. I know they would work for me. I also went down on the nicotine level. On my second jar of the 3.5.
Progress not perfection
Absolutely, I mixed up the lozenges and vape for a couple of weeks before new year and found I was choosing the lozenges more and more so it was pretty easy to transition.
Day 346 of no cigarettes however I am vaping. Although I am greatful that I gave up smoking I know that vaping isn’t all that much better, at least for my health. Maybe it is better I don’t really know. Anyway, I am going to start reducing mg’s of nicotine and see if I can kick the habit altogether.
3 weeks smoke free. I used lozenges for the first 10 days, so I am 11 days nicotine free.
The worst of the cravings have passed. I still get that occasional sensation that I am missing something, but it isn’t overwhelming.
I’ve quit before. Sometimes for years at a time. I know from experience that the cravings are never gone for good. They strike at the weirdest moments. But I can honestly say that, for now, I am a non-smoker again, and it feels good.
I am looking at my other bad habits and trying to decide what else I need to quit while I am at it.
I need to quit! I do use my vape regularly. I will share a few cigs with my husband during the day. The last time I had a lot of sobriety it was easier as the time went on. Now I’m back to day 3 no alcohol so in good time I will quit cigs again!!
So update, three weeks off vaping now, using 1.5 mg lozenges occasionally and less each day but going to switch to normal mints when this pack is done, feeling amazing for it and glad to break that vaping habit, although it is much better than smoking it’s nice not to be doing it anymore.
Thinking these lozenges will run out on Wednesday and then I might get a bit cranky but so far so good. Feels great to be hitting new goals.
