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Taq
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Message 31 of 36 (781789)
04-07-2016 5:28 PM
Reply to: Message 1 by AZPaul3
03-31-2016 10:36 PM


Vaping has really helped me get away from the more harmful forms of nicotine delivery. I have recently purchased a sub-ohm set up, and love the results. Better taste and better overall experience. Yes, I do go with the tank and high VG juices that produce the big clouds, but I don't do it for that. It's a bit like a Bluetooth headset that your really like, but hate to be seen in public with because it makes you look like a douchebag. The higher VG juices are less harsh and much more enjoyable for me. I can also go with lower nicotine levels with the sub ohm tanks, but it probably evens out with the larger volume of vapor.
If you are currently using a vape pen and are thinking of going with the more expensive systems, I would strongly suggest you give it a try. They do go through way more e juice, but I am currently looking into do-it-yourself e juices that can save a ton of money.
However, the best advice anyone can give us is to quit altogether, but if you are going to feed the addiction . . .

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Message 32 of 36 (781790)
04-07-2016 5:41 PM
Reply to: Message 16 by Faith
04-01-2016 9:51 PM


Another question: if you're really really really excruciatingly honest with yourself about it, how good is that "buzz" anyway? Are you really getting a high off it, or is it possibly just an addiction based on the discomfort you experience when it's not in your system? I mean, is it possible the "high" isn't really much more than the relief of ending that discomfort?
For me, it's both. There is absolutely nothing enjoyable from craving nicotine. At the same time, there is a very enjoyable buzz from an initial spike in nicotine levels, especially after a good meal or other extracurricular activities. Somewhere between that spike in nic levels and nic cravings is the feeling of being normal.
I have quit and restarted multiple times now. The best way I can explain it is missing an old girlfriend that everyone else says is bad for you. Even after I had fought through the physical withdrawl, which, in my case, was much more intense and long lasting than what you describe, I still ended up starting again because I really liked it.
Is that a personality flaw or weakness that I should be ashamed of? Perhaps. At some point I just reached the age where I stopped caring as much what others may think, and I just enjoy my flaws.

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Message 34 of 36 (781951)
04-12-2016 12:05 PM
Reply to: Message 33 by Faith
04-07-2016 7:34 PM


Re: The Easy Way again
Faith writes:
Basically he believes that all the physical symptoms are mostly in the smoker's head, that there is a physical addiction to the nicotine but that it's really not very strong and it leaves your system completely in three days, so that any sense of craving after that is purely psychological. He had been a three-to-five-pack a day smoker himself and after years of off and on struggle to quit one day just completely wanted to quit and did.
He may believe that, but that is just his personal experience. As the old saying goes, your mileage may vary. Some people are going to experience the physical withdrawal more acutely than others.

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