So, I dumped my 40+ yr smoking habit back in July and went on to full time vaping. Got myself down to 3mg juices. All great. Then the curiosity hit - you know the one - as a former smoker, you wonder what it would feel like if you tried it again - is the addiction still lurking there? Are you really over it? So...
I bought 10 cigarettes the other day. I smoked them all in one day. That wasn't my intention - thought I could try one and either throw the rest away, or just keep them for those moments when I really needed more nicotine than I get from my 3mg juices.
Dear reader - yes, I smoked all 10 in a day - but the last 2 were just to get rid of them. They bloody stank and tasted like something had immolated itself on my tongue! I started getting a heavy chest feeling, and it brought it home to me how much better I feel since I stopped. I can't say I enjoyed a single puff, although I thought I would - I thought I was giving myself a Christmas treat (telling myself I'd do this once a year as a little indulgence, a bit like having a cigar on a special occasion). I was so wrong - they were foul. And still - I could feel that old craving creeping back.
The good news (and boy, is it good) is that I woke up the next day with absolutely no desire to have a cigarette, and a renewed appreciation of the pleasure that is vaping. I finally copped on - cigarettes taste bad, they cost too much, they kill you, and all they do is line the pockets of some corporate arseholes who have no conscience. I can no longer fool myself - and I no longer feel as though I'm depriving myself of anything whatsoever (there was always that nagging feeling that I might be!).
4 days later and I don't regret having those 10 cigs - they've cured my curiosity, they've made me realise how far I've come, and they've reinforced my determination to never smoke again. Currently vaping Triphammer's Cream Tea 2 (@ 3mg), smelling like fresh scones, and so happy to know that tobacco is not going to feature in my 2017.
I wouldn't recommend trying a cig again after you make the switch, but I'm glad I did, because I feel so much more confident that I won't smoke again now :)
Anyone else gone through this? Thoughts?