The best 'No' till date!

I started smoking 14 years back. The reason was nothing but gaining experience. If you ask how was the taste? I must say I can’t express. I pushed myself several time to smoke till the Nicotine takes me all over. I could not find the exit point for last one year so I created my own way.

Why I needed to quit?

Smoking is bad for health? No, this is not the only reason. There are plenty of them. I found some of them in my day to day life.

  • Expensive (As I smoked the best brand’s cigarette my country produced)
  • Had an Issue with spitting too much to get rid of the bitter taste.
  • After the 1st 4-5 puffs the taste got bad and most of the time I ended up consuming the rest for the sake of money I spent!
  • Bad breath.
  • I felt my brain dried without this several times.
  • The craving is real and sometimes unbearable.
  • I am a father now. So, I need to be more responsible.

I found it very difficult in the beginning when I decided to quit. So many failed attempts and I tried again.

Smoking

Attempt 1

From 8-12 cigarretes daily I reduced the number down to 5/6 and started drinking a lot water. So what goes wrong and what goes right?

  • Water was helping me and with a stomach full of water smoking was difficult.
  • Had fatigue and dry mouth and ended up taking one to get rid of the situation.
  • At night my craving got unreal and started to smoke more.

Attempt 2

I stopped bringing my own cigarettes to the workplace and started to borrow from other people. Then I realized I am actually making myself cheap and got embrassed over time. Soon I get back to my daily routine and buy my own. Well this could be the end point if I need to be honest!

Attempt 3

I stopped smoking on smoking zone that my workspace provide. As soon as I got the craving for cigarettes I ran down to shop, purchase and puff. What a relief!

But this turned out to be time consuming and soon I get back to the loop Attempt 2

After so many failed attempts I tried a new way. But the way was not healthy at all. I am being very truthful here.

So what did I do?

I did not try to quit smoking! Just switched the brand and with lesser nicotine and Tar. The brand was suggested by a friend. Soon I realized some key factors-

  • The numbers did not reduce but increased as the Cigarette was smaller in size.
  • The expense got cut down to half.
  • Reduced bitter taste and Tiredness.

After 3 months, I tried to go for Attempt 1 and surprisingly that showed a better result. Since I was taking less Nicotine and tar my body was used to this and the craving was a lot less than before. What a Joke!

Smocking vape

I started to feel that I can do this!
Attempt 4 it is

One very good day I went to Vape Shop and asked them to Suggest me a Juice that will have the least amount of Nicotine. Thats it.

I have not bought a single cigarette since then.

some remarkable changes I found in between the transition -

  • No more Fatigue
  • No more Bad breath
  • No more unnecessary spitting
  • No More Unbrearable craving
  • BullsEye

But there are some downside as well.

  • No cigarette? More Vaping
  • Extra layer on teeth and tongue (I don’t know what should I call it.)
  • Sometimes the tongue feels numb and has no taste.
  • Sweeten your mouth for few minutes.

So far I found these. And I will quit this one as well.

Did I take the right decision?

Vape is never a good choice for better health but it gives a fake satisfaction to mind. Right now I’m using this satisfaction to encourage my next attempt to quit vaping. Next week I’m taking a Nicotineless Juice and after that I only need to take control of my Mind. Thats it.

This is not a promotion for vaping and I’m not supporting Vaping instead of smoking cigarettes. Both are bad for your health. I just wanted to share my feelings and my way of taking every detail seriously. No Smoking, Please.