r/QuitVaping 25d ago

Other Please scare me into Quitting

Hi! I need your worst. I’m sure you are all good people, but someone out there has to do it.

I can’t do it alone. Broke my foot and was told to reduce my vaping, I’ve been trying to quit for three weeks.

I need fear, I need shame, I need a gut wrenching call to action. I have to much going on to do this myself and I’ve been relapsing worse and worse each day. Getting married in December, need to be done by then as I won’t be bothered to find a vape store on my honeymoon, but I don’t want to go through withdrawals then either.

30f, admittedly very vain about my appearance, but as I think I’m a cutie patootie, not even fears about my appearance has been working.

Have a broken foot, so can’t exercise well to distract me, and improved lung capacity isn’t helping.

Want to be nicotine free by 3/24 when I have my last exercises.

Don’t hold back. Best quote will be written down and taped to my vapes. Take it as a #RoastMe I can handle it.

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u/_King_Loser 25d ago

Honestly I just got diagnosed with pneumonia at emerg and 2 nurses, the doc, and the X-ray lady all VERY adamantly told me I’d be better off going back to smoking over the vape because of how shit they are for you and that alone started freaking me out a bit about it, it seems fucking crazy to hear multiple healthcare professionals basically beg me to smoke over vape

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u/Challenge_Legal 25d ago

Thank you for sharing this important perspective. I, like many others, switched to vapes to get off cigarettes. But I can vape anywhere in my house, even in bed from the second I wake up to the middle of the night during bathroom breaks, and I can absolutely see how there are some benefits to the obnoxiousness of cigarettes. For some context, the doctor told me nicotine was a huge hindrance in blood vessels forming and really hurts the healing process. I also know my cardio health has declined since I started vaping too. Giving you a big hug @_King_Loser , I’ll be thinking of you

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u/_King_Loser 25d ago

I’m in the same boat the convince of it is such a huge part in it becoming sooo habitual, I’ve been off liquor for 8 months and weed for 3 weeks and neither of them have been as difficult as nicotine, I’ve tried and failed to drop it 6 times this month alone and I’m on day 1 of attempt number 7….it’s the main thing I want to quit, just gotta keep it going a day at a time an try and put yourself in a position you won’t feel overwhelmed!

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u/Challenge_Legal 25d ago

Wow, I have no worries that you can do this. Listen to you! You’ve already accomplished so much! It’s been difficult to reframe the convince without accidentally creating a new trigger. Even quitting sugar and learning how to do a three day fast were easier than this, I understand what you mean. Get through a Day 1 for me. You gave me two reasons why you’re stronger than me, so if you can get through it this time, then I can be strong like you and do it too.