December 20, 201411 yr After 3+ years, Mrs. Sarge is giving it another go and this morning she begins Day 6 without a cigarette. No "attempt" in the last 3 years was more than an hour or 3 of "I'll just see how long I can go", and the previous serious attempt of 17 Nov 2011, when The Sarges "quit together" (riiiiiight) when she didn't even make it 24 hours. She is, however, sucking fast and furiously on a Marlboro-branded e-cig / vape sham on a continual basis ... but we'll take what we can get for now. For now. The Sarge strongly suspects a simple trade of one addiction for another will be the net result, but ... baby steps, right? Easy Peasy
December 20, 201411 yr Well, good for her! There is nothing wrong with using e-cigs to help you quit. Give her a hug from me.
December 20, 201411 yr This is wonderful news! I can only imagine how pleased you must be plus she must want to quit if she keeps having a go at it. Happy for the Sarges this morning!
December 20, 201411 yr Oh, I hope she will quit all together! I know you would both be so happy and proud!!
December 20, 201411 yr Awesome!! I am happy for you guys. My hb quit using the e-cig, but only did it for a week because they were so expensive.
December 20, 201411 yr That is awesome.....My mother-in-law quit using the e-cig with no set plan after about a month or so she just decided to put the e-cig down for good and be done.
December 22, 201411 yr I sucked on an ecig before I quit and for me it was just trading one addiction for another. However....I believe it was a stepping stone to my sticky quit. She's getting tired of smoking. :) so this is good news.
December 22, 201411 yr This is great news! I imagine, from reading your OP, that her going days smoke free is a big thing, huge in fact. She must be over the moon. Even if she is in fact just trading one type of addiction for another Sarge she is currently cig free. Opens the door for her to see for herself, in a calmly fashion, that she in turn can be free of it all. I haven't used the cig a like types myself but do know, from experience, that the PV type ones are pretty straight forward in executing an total escape. Obviously if that turns out to be her plan.
January 4, 201511 yr Author Mrs. Sarge has been off the e-cig for a full week now. Sarge's suspicion was wrong. Looks like she's one of us now. Easy Peasy * She did just buy 8 10-packs of gum, though. 400 pieces of gum over 400 smokes - We'll take it.
January 4, 201511 yr Right on! I have thought of Mrs. Sarge sometimes when I struggled to find my running rhythm. Like, if she can run to TX and back and still smoke why the heck can't I just go 15 more minutes. How is she doing? Easy peasy or cursing the gods?
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