You know how it is when you meet a new partner...
You're all love struck, you think they're perfect...but sometimes there'll be that one niggly thing that is a bit of a turn off...
Something that you would change if you could.
For me, when I met Jon, that thing was....he was a smoker.
He smoked about 10 a day, so not an extreme habit but the smell lingers so badly that it would really irritate me...plus the associated health risks were obviously a concern.
Jon had been a smoker for around 14 years when I met him...he'd tried to give up on a few occasions but missed the social interaction with other smokers and the hand-to-mouth habit....many smokers complain that they just don't know what to do with their hands when they're not smoking anymore, it may sound silly to a non smoker but these sorts of habits are hat make it difficult to quit smoking.
Those....and of course the addition to nicotine.
My dad used to be a smoker...he managed to wean himself off cigarettes by switching to cigars, and then eventually coming off those...now he doesn't smoke at all and hasn't for over 30 years.
The weaning method seems to work well....but I wasn't keen on suggesting cigars to Jon!
On a day trip to London a few years ago, Jon was stopped by a man selling e-cigs on a street stall...he was convinced to try it and was instantly impressed.
He was surprised by how satisfying they were and how well they simulated the experience of smoking.
I was impressed that they didn't smell at all!
Jon wanted to look into it all a little more before making any decisions, so he came home and browsed online...
A purchase from e-cig store later, and he was on his way....
Now, 3 years on, he hasn't looked back.
He hasn't touched a real cigarette since, and there was no real effort in trying to quit....he simply switched to e-cigarettes and never looked back. There was genuinely nothing difficult about it.
He still had the hand to mouth action, he still enjoyed the social side by popping out with his e-cigarette to join smokers at work, he stills gets his nicotine without any of the added nasties you find in cigarettes.
He's gradually reducing the nicotine month by month, which is great.
I can't recommend switching to e-cigarettes highly enough if you're trying to quit smoking or even just be healthier ....
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I can't think of a better change to make!
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