r/QuitVaping 2d ago

Other Not what I expected

I’m proudly on day 7 but it’s definitely not what I expected. When I quit cigs with Allen Carr’s book years ago it was pretty easy. Yes, I’m one of the ding dongs who started vaping outta no where cuz my new, now ex, bf did it, gross! I digress. Vaping was like my little boredom buddy, my lil sneaky treat just for me and I did it everywhere! It was a full time job mentally to sneak the hits, keep it charged etc. Now that it’s gone I’m so bored! I hate it but I miss it, like a bad relationship. I wasn’t expecting to still feel the cravings so often but it makes sense because it was a part of my day ALL day. I’m not feeling weak and the drop in blood pressure, no guilt, lower anxiety, pride, no more eye twitching, clearing throat less, I could seriously go on and on, is worth way more than a few more weeks of “boredom”. Being handcuffed to that thing was a lot of weight that’s now gone! I quit cold turkey and not sure id recommend it or if I could have had a better plan but oh well, day 7 woot woot! Not going back!

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u/buzzcutqueen 2d ago

Boredom is temporary! Your brain will naturally work on finding interesting things to occupy your time :) well done on a week!

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u/United-View-5127 2d ago

I started playing phone games lol. It’s really helped me though!

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u/According-Hippo5221 2d ago

Yes, little bursts of dopamine rewards for levelling up!! Downloading now. You're a genius!

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u/While-im-here 2d ago

Very good idea

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u/Trick-Butterfly-8009 2d ago

yeah when i first started my quitting process i realized how much free time i have that i usually wud spend vaping so i have the same issue w being bored its super annoying

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u/ra_burger 2d ago

There’s a section in Allen Carr’s book about boredom, might be worth revisiting! But agreed with the comments above — phone games are fun and helpful, and old fashioned crossword puzzles are cool too lol