Hi all,
So here's the deal. I've never used a tobacco or nicotine product in my life. I started vaping in late April because I was having this odd craving to smoke something and was determined not to end up a lifelong smoker like my mom. Now it's kind of part of my life. I consider myself a light vaper - I take a couple puffs here and there if I'm irritated sitting in traffic, when I'm around smokers, or in the evenings while I job search. Even though I've always used nicotine free juice, I feel it helps me de-stress. I'm stuck in a job I hate that's not in my field and I find I'm less annoyed by the constant job search and less likely to wander off course and browse shopping sites when I can take a 10-second break for a puff every once in a while.
Then there's my dad. He's one of those people who can't understand or accept opinions and lifestyles different from his own. He's disgusted by every form of smoking and vaping in existence and believes it's his mission to scare me out of vaping, it seems, despite the fact that I'm 24 and can make my own decisions. Recently he sent me this link:
http://archive.jsonline.com/watchdo...-dangers-of-vaping-b99631238z1-361343541.html
Admittedly I'm one of those who over-worries about my health, so now I'm questioning my life choices because this is a different issue than the talk of coils burning formaldehyde (which I'm sure has to do with not priming them correctly so is avoidable). But I also don't want to give up vaping because I've given up so much of what I like to do to make time for my job search that I feel like this is that one thing I want to hang onto. I just really like it. Not to mention I've probably sunk a good $300 into vaping already between mods, juice and coils.
Any advice? Am I overreacting or should I dump my vaping habit because I don't "need" it to quit smoking?
So here's the deal. I've never used a tobacco or nicotine product in my life. I started vaping in late April because I was having this odd craving to smoke something and was determined not to end up a lifelong smoker like my mom. Now it's kind of part of my life. I consider myself a light vaper - I take a couple puffs here and there if I'm irritated sitting in traffic, when I'm around smokers, or in the evenings while I job search. Even though I've always used nicotine free juice, I feel it helps me de-stress. I'm stuck in a job I hate that's not in my field and I find I'm less annoyed by the constant job search and less likely to wander off course and browse shopping sites when I can take a 10-second break for a puff every once in a while.
Then there's my dad. He's one of those people who can't understand or accept opinions and lifestyles different from his own. He's disgusted by every form of smoking and vaping in existence and believes it's his mission to scare me out of vaping, it seems, despite the fact that I'm 24 and can make my own decisions. Recently he sent me this link:
http://archive.jsonline.com/watchdo...-dangers-of-vaping-b99631238z1-361343541.html
Admittedly I'm one of those who over-worries about my health, so now I'm questioning my life choices because this is a different issue than the talk of coils burning formaldehyde (which I'm sure has to do with not priming them correctly so is avoidable). But I also don't want to give up vaping because I've given up so much of what I like to do to make time for my job search that I feel like this is that one thing I want to hang onto. I just really like it. Not to mention I've probably sunk a good $300 into vaping already between mods, juice and coils.
Any advice? Am I overreacting or should I dump my vaping habit because I don't "need" it to quit smoking?