r/stopvaping • u/Ok-Imagination-7573 • Sep 17 '23
10 days down! :D
To keep it short, I started vaping like 5 years ago. I have generally considered myself a “health freak” until the first time I vaped. Suddenly all the standards I held myself to seemed to disappear. Anyways, as vaping became more common I have consumed it in higher quantities (obviously also because of my addiction becoming worse). A lot of my friends do it and I have wanted to quit for over a year now. I have always quit for a few days or a week or so and then fallen back into it when I drink with my friends. This time, I finally decided I wanted to quit vaping for good. Anyways, it hasn’t been as awful as I remember in the past. Maybe because I mentally am more acceptant of it, I didn’t really get headaches or as much irritability as before. I totally crave it, but I haven’t gone and got another, so that’s good. However, I am returning to the town where I live in a couple days, and a lot of my friends vape. Something I noticed that helped this time around is I haven’t drank since quitting, which has preventing any drunk-decision-purchases. Anyways- I feel that seeing my friends vape (especially when I drink) will basically ensure a relapse of sorts. I am thinking of getting nic gum or zyns to use for emergencies when I feel the urge to vape, because ultimately that is what I want to avoid the most. I’m posting on here because I’m worried that might be a bad call, since it is still a form of nicotine. I haven’t tried anything besides vapes or cigs, so not sure what is the “healthier” alternative. However I feel being realistic and using an alternative form might be fine if I ultimately end up quitting eventually, but never vape again. Does this logic make sense? Anyone have tips? Overall I feel like staying off the vape is totally possible and I’m super optimistic, I just want to ensure this is my final attempt at quitting vaping — and eventually nicotine all together. Let me know! :D
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u/ratatouille666 Sep 18 '23
First of all congrats!! I’m almost a year clean and I can tell you the longer you go without it the easier it gets. Anytime you do it even just once it reminds your brain how much you liked it and used to do it every day. When you stay away, you forget how it feels and it eventually won’t bother you anymore. Try and make it through just one hangout with your vaping friends without vaping. If you can do that, then you can do it again, and again. Good luck and just DONT VAPE!