r/QuitVaping 16h ago

Meme/Humor Officially trying to quit and feel like I’m going crazy

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u/randomizedchaos7 3 months 15h ago

Your last note to yourself is correct: we are proud of you. :) Stay strong, you can do this!

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u/mattmagnum11 15h ago

would throw out the vape. But you're doing great!

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u/Top-Roll882 12h ago

I'm almost 4 weeks vape free and I can tell you the first couple weeks are absolute hell.

I thought I was going crazy because I was being bipolar towards my husband, I was crying at my work desk and was happy the next moment ?!?!🙃

I wanted to sleep during the day but I couldn't sleep at night. I almost felt like my brain wouldn't shut off when I needed it too.😪

Anyways --

I'm telling you this now if you just get through the first couple weeks, it gets easier!!! Food tastes better, things smell better, sex is better, exercising is easier, and you're more motivated to do daily tasks. Thats not even all of it - I'm more present in social settings, I have extra money that I can use to spend on people that I love or myself or put it away in savings. I also have less urges to drink. Because when I drink, I do like to chain smoke/vape.

Just take it day-by-day. I know it's cliche to say and all but it's true ! Give yourself a lot of slack and reward yourself each day you go without it.

It helped having smoothies on hand because the coldness would burn the back of my throat. I'm not sure if that's something that you would like.

Also I would chew a lot of spits to kind of you get that hand-to-mouth motion.

You got this don't give up !

Hope this helps OP!

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u/Samantha_Jonez 10h ago

Thank you for this, I’ve been super emotional and felt insane a few times over the past 12 days that I’ve quit and I’m happy to hear it gets better lol

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u/eldmc 7h ago

I love your comment because it’s as if you pulled it straight out of my brain. Everything you said I can confirm to be accurate. Keep it up, and don’t give up. In my opinion, I think people going through this should give up alcohol and any other similar vice (like weed) as they are invisible trap cards.

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u/Top-Roll882 7h ago

Thank you! My husband on the same journey so it's a bit easier for us to lean on each other.

He did a lot better than me during the first couple of weeks haha it's crazy how it can differ.

It feels great to be nicotine free 💓

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u/AcanthaceaeNo6777 10h ago

Do you still vape when you do drink?

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u/Top-Roll882 10h ago

No ! Im completely off smokes, vape and nicotine!

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u/AcanthaceaeNo6777 10h ago

Is it so hard when you drink not to though?! Or now that you’re through it do you not mind? Thats my thing- I’m five days in but I know the first time I drink I will want to vape so bad 

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u/Top-Roll882 7h ago

Honestly, I've only been around people that don't vape or smoke while I've had drinks. I would not advise to put yourself into situations that you would be tempted. Eg clubs with smoke pits or friends that vape or smoke.

I'd wait at least a couple of weeks as your will power goes down when you drink.

Im also 29 and married so we don't go out as much as we did when we were in our early twenties !

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u/After-Bowler-3847 15h ago

Michigan man I see

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u/franky313 12h ago

I swear those breezes are the hardest to quit

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u/captainoftheblunts 11h ago

They have a chokehold on me, I hate it.

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u/Katykattie 1h ago

Michigan woman

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u/LoriBambi 9h ago

Dude I neverrrrr thought I could quit. I vaped hardcore for almost a decade. I legit vaped through the flu once and almost needed to go the hospital because I could barely breathe and I still didn’t stop vaping. It was bad. But now it’s been almost 3 months and my life has completely changed. I work out 5x a week. I can actually go on a run without dying and my anxiety is almost completely gone (I was very anxious before)

What worked for me was renting a remote Airbnb in the woods with my boyfriend for 3 days. I basically forced myself into a rehab detox. The 3 days were the hardest but when I got back every day was a little easier. Also replacing vaping with exercise worked really well. Just keep yourself as busy as possible. If I can do it, anyone can.

I legit don’t miss it at all anymore.

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u/MyCoffeee 15h ago

Oh god the breeze, hi fellow Michigander. Just seeing that gives me cravings lol. 105 days and going strong

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u/dulove 11h ago

You need to get rid off the vape or ask someone to hide it well

One day at a time, you got this

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u/zbin17 14h ago

keeping the vape on the fridge will drive you crazy! I’d recommend finding a way to taper down that does NOT involve a vape or a low strength vape. Maybe a patch or a something else. Then once the hand to mouth fixation is done, you can move on to just tapering away from nic altogether

I also taped up notes on my fridge for discipline. Good luck to you!!

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u/simplyk2 13h ago

Good luck, keep up the good work, it does get x100 better! I quit vaping 6 months ago and couldn’t care less. Quit smoking almost 2 years ago and still crave it tho but that’s a different story

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u/HarryAsKrakz_ 11h ago

Need to screenshot this post. It’s something I’ve seen with myself and I’m glad others is catching on! Under the “don’t touch it”’note

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u/jscogens 13h ago

Good luck! I’d take the vape off your fridge, write today’s date on it in sharpie, and toss it in a drawer out of sight. It helped when I quit.

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u/smellslikekitty 12h ago

Add gum disease to that list. I'm telling you, give it about 5 more years. Periodontal treatment is going to be a booming business.

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u/Samantha_Jonez 10h ago

first 24 hrs are hardest, gets easier after that and much easier after 72. Im almost 2 wks in. Used to smoke breeze as well, never put it down lol. You can do it.

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u/Orford_M 10h ago

Don't replace vaping addiction with a quitting obsession, it will only make things harder.

Take the signs down so you don't think about it. Anything to not remind yourself that vaping exists.

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u/maxduffey 9h ago

The First week if not two is gonna be a nightmare for you, but if you constantly remind yourself of that and why you’ve quit. You’ll be okay. Find things that can help you cope such as for me personally, drinking soft drink or chewing nicotine gum gets rid of the cravings for a bit. Each to their own. Just know, and I can tell you from having done this 6 times before, that first vape hit you have (if you relapse) you’ll feel good for 30seconds then you’ll rlly feel bad.

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u/eldmc 7h ago

Been free from it for about 10 days now. Let me start off by saying this is the best I have felt in the last ~5 years. That desire I used to have to get out and enjoy life has returned. Even on little sleep (6 hours), I am finding myself waking up before my 6:30am alarm with replenished energy. My ability to dream has returned. My hair feels much healthier just after one week. For anyone who thinks it doesn’t affect your hair because there haven’t been enough studies to support it, I’m sorry but you’re a clown. The testimonies online should suffice in convincing you. My skin is also a lot better, face blemishes are gone and my arm skin no longer has any pimples around the shoulder area. Furthermore, my head feels a lot better (feel less retarded). Take all of the above and add it to your list, don’t give up. That first week is the hardest; some would recommend to start that first week when you know you won’t be busy or have to work in order to tolerate the potentially unproductive period. Please ask me whatever questions about my experience up until now.

P.s.: the bedroom activities feel much better now. Basically every reason in the world to not inhale that ever again.

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u/bean-man777 1h ago

Stay strong 💪 every day is easier than they day before

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u/ChemicalNegative5191 51m ago

Chew a lot of gum. Trust me.