I need to stop vaping

[overthinkersanonnymus]

I've been vaping for about 8 years 🤢

I smoked for about 10 years and used an e cigarette to stop smoking and I was well chuffed!! Now I'm far more addicted to the vape than I ever was smoking cigarettes.

My big problem is the habit. It's in my hand 24/7, I'm on edge if I can't have it on me or if I don't have any refill.

Does anyone have any pearls of wisdom 🙏🏻

Please help me kick this disgusting habit 🙏🏻

I stopped vaping a few years ago - I was very much like you - very reliant on it and it is easier to vape than smoke.... I went down the nicotine strength reduction route, rather than the limiting times route. What strength are you on?

Are you vaping nicotine? If so, that's the habit side- it's the addictive substance in cigarettes. The good news is that you have already given up cigarettes which are very bad for you, the reason you vape more regularly is that the amount of nicotine and the way you take it is lower, so that's why lots of little puffs are needed. I would look at the strength of the nicotine liquid, then think about either using a less strong one or mixing it with a 0% that way. All the usual distractions of keeping hands busy etc. you could even use a patch as a base amount of nicotine to wean yourself off that way. If you are already using 0% nicotine, it's a habit with your hands and so a slightly different thing to stop doing it, but you can do it either way.

@overthinkersanonnymus sugar free lollies! Kept my hands/mouth busy and tasted sweet like my vape. I eventually got sick of the lollies and just stopped buying them

Thanks for the replies girls!!

I'm on 6mg nicotine and even though I'm addicted the nicotine, I think I'm going to struggle more with the habit of just popping it in my mouth every 10 minutes 😩

During the day is going to be the hardest whilst at work but I think I'm going to to try and go cold turkey and get the sugar free lollies

I'll start on Saturday this week.

Wish me luck!!

Me too OP. Been on 3mg nicotine for 2 years and am stuck, it’s the lowest sold.
The easiest way I found to give up smoking in the past is hypnosis, but it focused on cigarettes so not sure it would work for vaping.

Nicotine gum is the only thing that keeps me away from my vape.

I'd suggest trying a replacement for the nicotine and swapping to a zero nicotine vape in a flavour you aren't keen on.

They do a 1mg now! I had the same problem and found dropping to 1mg really helpful. You have to order it online via 88 vape though. Unsure if any other companies do it. I found that I got used to 1mg, then switched to 0mg and then slowly just lost interest once the nicotine craving had gone. Good luck!

Same here, gave up smoking but vape is a permanent fixture im never off it mum calls it my dummy ! Im on 3mg have gradually gone down so will aim for 0 next. It is definitely a habit thing though, hands to mouth etc

I gave up vaping cold turkey about a year ago. It takes about three days to stop being physically addicted and I probably went through about 15 packets of lemon sherbets in that time because I popped one in my mouth every time I wanted to vape.
The habit of having something in your hand and on your lips is hard, so I had a sort of plastic tube thing that I found and just pretended it was a vape. So held it and sucked on it until I didn't need it anymore.
Also, even though it seems really scary and not possible you HAVE to throw it all away. The vapes, the batteries, the juices, the chargers. All of it!

strangest thing was I was completely addicted to regular cigarettes. Tried to give up soooo many times. But then, I read something written years ago (in a v old book) about how the author hoped his readers would give up smoking. And I did. Just like that. I can’t explain it. My mindset just switched. I just realised that was it, for me, and it wasn’t even hard. I wish the same for you OP!

Also, bought some herbal vapes from superdrug as a back up but never needed them and gave them to someone else who was quitting. Might be worth looking at?

https://www.therippleco.co.uk/products/relax

Ok, so these from ripple are what I thought might do the trick for quitting. Sorry realised 'herbal vapes' is not the right term and can mean something entirely different 😂

@DandelionPockets that ripple thing looks amazing!

Just think of your poor teeth rotting in vape juice! v helpful advice from PPs too.

Try Allan Carr's book, that's the only thing that helped me

What exactly is the evidence that vaping is so bad? I'd just carry on and enjoy it. Life is too short to be a Puritan, since most things are verboten now and we are so controlled.

On the other hand, if you really WANT to stop vaping, you will.

I could have written your OP, except I think it's closer to 10 years for me and I don't actually want to quit, but I know I should (it's annoying and a waste of money). Like a PP, it's like my dummy. I use it way more than I ever smoked.

I use mine alot I know that, I think it's because there is no natural end like there is with a fag. Thing is I know it's better than smoking and I do enjoy it I won't lie. I did manage to cut down to 3mg though so that's something

I'm on 12mg nicotine and trying to cut down..it used to be in my hands most of the time, now I limit myself to 5 mins every hour.

Thanks to the poster who suggested the Ripple website. I've just ordered some

I quit my 24/7 vaping habit using nicotine gum. Still addicted to that though 😂🤦‍♀️

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