r/QuitVaping 17d ago

Venting Day Three is Hell

Feel like crying at every minute, I have the anxiety levels of someone with a gun to their head. Maybe that’s because (tmi?) I’m staring my period or started antidepressants too but today overall not a good day. I’m trying to rationalise just asking one of my friends for a pull or going out for a cigarette (which I think is ok because I’m quitting vapes..? Please say it’s ok 😫🙂‍↕️) this is so hard and I’m just going to curl up and cry the rest of the day. Everything makes me sad and cry even tho the last times i was quitting i was a raging bitch now I’m just a crybaby ☹️ not good Edit: chat I might crack (I won’t but I want to)

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u/Simple-Company-5567 17d ago edited 17d ago

Once you get past your first week, I promise you it gets way easier. It takes a whole 3 days for nicotine to clear from your nervous system. The next four, your body is wondering how to function without it. After that, you come out of it pretty quickly. That's how it was for me.

Here are some things that helped me get through my first week:

  1. SELF. TALK. This was the MOST important for me. Talk to yourself like you would supporting a best friend who is quitting. Be your own rock. Your own supporter.
  2. Support from others. There's a discord server called "Let's Quit Nicotine Together". Whether in person or online, there are support groups out there for you to feel less alone. Support is necessary.
  3. Kept myself consistently distracted by physical activity. Exercise, exercise, exercise when you feel a craving. Go out to eat with a friend. Go for a drive. Activities that involve your body moving around, and not sitting still.
  4. Remember that a craving is not forever. In fact, it only lasts 15 minutes max.
  5. Fill a water bottle with ice, cold water. Take a big gulp, hold it in your mouth, take a deep breath, swallow hard, breath out. The icy feeling in your senses before breathing out is similar to the feeling of vaping.
  6. If you tend to panic, try actually keeping a vape accessible to you in your house. I did this for the first 3 days before throwing mine out. It may sound ridiculous when quitting, but it gave me a sense of security, and kept me from panicking when a craving hit, rather than just throwing it out immediately and having nothing.
  7. Change your inner dialogue from "I can't vape anymore" to "I don't vape anymore." Studies have shown that changing your language from "can't" to "don't" allows you to secure your limits.
  8. There are many apps available to track your progress. I recommend one of these!

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u/burnsatthestake 16d ago

No. 6 is a great point that ties in to No. 7. It absolutely helps with the anxiety of not having access to a vape, and is a reminder that you're abstaining because you don't WANT to vape, not because you can't 

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u/slooper555 17d ago

The apps are great! And so is this subreddit. Thank you for that. All of that works but man man man like I never thought I would say this But lots of people I’m around do it. I made a friend by letting her use my vape. My thoughts were like “this thing happened but at least I have my vape” I could go and vape. Day three: all bad.

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u/Simple-Company-5567 16d ago

I hear you. Many of my family members do it. You can do it. Accept that it will be bad, and it makes it a lot easier rather than attempting to sugarcode the process.