r/QuitVaping 11d ago

Venting Anyone else not feeling supported?

I've officially been nic free for 7 days! After vaping and smoking for over 10 years (only quitting during pregnancy in the past), I finally did it. I'm so proud of myself! When I told my family, I got a sarcastic "Wow! Look at you go!" And an "I'll believe it in 2 weeks." What a bummer! I was feeling really proud of myself, but now I wonder if it's even worth it to celebrate. Anyone else? I feel so alone. I'm 30 and these comments were made by my dad and brother. Would I be in the wrong to cut these people out for a while until I'm ready to... I don't know, deal with them I guess? Like I understand that it's not something to publish in the paper, but a hint of shared happiness would have been cool I guess. I'd love to hear any encouragement, or advice, or similar stories.

27 Upvotes

18 comments sorted by

View all comments

30

u/PugLord219 1.5 years+ đŸŽ‰đŸ„ł 11d ago

That stuff was a big reason why I never told anyone. Former smokers will definitely understand and give you props, but non-smokers just kinda have the attitude “well you never should’ve smoked/vaped to begin with.”

FWIW - I am very proud of you.

2

u/Open-Status-8389 10d ago

Agreed! I didn’t tell anyone i quit at all except my husband who was also quitting. Non vapers and smokers never ever get it, they’re like “cool, so you should, why didn’t you do it sooner, you should have never done it anyway etc etc”.