Electronic cigarettes help to kick the habit

I’ve been smoking since I was 16.  That’s seven years I could totally have done without smoking.  I never wanted to be one of those peoples who smoked their entire lives.  I always said I would quit, but I still hadn’t done it.

 Mistic eCigs are available at Wal-Mart for $13.99. Photo by Michele Karr

I was finally ready.  I didn’t do it on my own though.  I had heard of electronic cigarettes (eCigs) before but had never really used them.  I was given the opportunity to see if Mistic eCigs actually worked well for quitting smoking or not, and I took it as a calling that this time I was serious about quitting.

I have never heard from anyone that to quit smoking cigarettes is an easy task.  It’s kind of like when you’re talking to an 8-year-old and they tell you “oh that’s easy” even when you know it’s not.  If someone tells you that quitting smoking is easy, it’s a lie.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) quitting smoking usually requires a few attempts mainly because of the stress, weight gain and withdrawal symptoms associated with quitting.  After three attempts of trying to quit and failing, I have finally been smoke-free for a week.

Mistic eCig’s homepage states that they are easy to use and a great alternative to traditional smoking.  I don’t think their intentionally used to help people quit smoking but to instead smoke when you don’t want a normal cigarette or if you don’t want to go outside to smoke.

These eCig’s do have nicotine in them but not nearly as much as a normal cigarette does.  They contain nicotine, flavoring, propylene glycol and water.  It is pretty much a little vaporizer that looks like a cigarette.  When you inhale you can feel the smoke in your throat and you do actually exhale the smoke you suck in.

Many people are addicted to that feeling of having a cigarette in their hands.  It begins to be an oral fixation, much like biting your nails or sucking your thumb.  I think for me the eCig helps the most because it feels like an actual cigarette.

It has definitely helped to rid myself of the withdrawal symptoms.  I didn’t necessarily want to chew that nicotine gum or get nicotine patches so I feel like this was the next best thing.

Now that I’ve gone a week without smoking actual cigarettes I feel that it’s best to rid myself of the eCig as well.  I shouldn’t need another form of nicotine to get me through the day even if it’s barely anything and I don’t want to become “addicted” even though most people say I won’t.

I will tell you one thing though, it feels awesome to wake up every morning and not have the taste of cigarettes in my mouth (even though I brush my teeth before bed) and to not smell like smoke constantly.  It’s the little things I look forward to, and it’s the little things you should look forward to as well if you’re trying to quit.

I say give it a chance.  My first time quitting I failed. But I didn’t stop there.  I gave myself another shot and this time I know I’m done for good.  If my math is correct I’ll be saving $100 or more a month.  I might even be able to save all that and afford my books for next semester.

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