Vape-Free in 2026

[Noreeen]

Hi - I am looking for others who are quitting vaping.

I have quit multiple times, for months at a time, but I always start again. My DH vapes and is not interested in quitting which is difficult as I always know there's a vape in the house. Although, on the bright side, I have learnt something new each time I have "quit" and now I hopefully know how to be successful.

I really want this time to be different and would love to find some people in a similar position for support and encouragement. Whether you have quit, are currently trying to quit, or just thinking about it. All welcome.

Today is my Day 1.

@Vapeaddict definitely put it in the bin
What kind is it?

I probably ditched about £30 worth of it
There was absolutely no way I could keep hold of it and I had got to the point where I wanted to have a couple of spare cartridges in the house

For some unspecified emergency where mysteriously inhaling chemicals would help me out / you know what I mean, but it probably helps us both to listen to the silliness of it

@MidlifeConfusion1 re the itching, I’m on day 10 of patches. (I know they’re really helping because today I ran out and didn’t have one on and by lunchtime I was getting cravings.) I found them soooo itchy, absolutely unbearable, so I took 3 antihistamines, piriton, for a few days and it’s all good now.

@Vapeaddict throw out the stuff today! you can do it

@Vapeaddict even better, take it to a vape shop so you can recycle it properly and you can say to them "I'm giving up so you won't see me again"

I've had a proper look at fidget toys

They look pretty rubbish. I don't know why people get so excited about them.

It's a different mentality I guess if you have a reasons for needing to use them

Anyway, I must find another evening distraction

I must have to look up knitting or crochet or something easy

I threw out all my vaping paraphernalia a day or 2 after I quit and it did help my mindset.
I’m a week in now, cravings are not too bad but it’s like I keep forgetting I’ve stopped and reaching for my vape and then consciously switching from disappointment to relief that I don’t do that any more.
I remember back in the 80’s when my mum was quitting smoking, she knitted us all complicated arran jumpers, including the dogs!

@MidlifeConfusion1 can I suggest cross stitch as an easy but quite satisfying thing to keep your hands occupied? I don't do it "properly" but I stitch the crosses in the right place in the right colour so it's fine for me 😅 but you don't have to learn anything like knitting or crochet.

So I hadn't actually accomplished anything this week- still hitting my vape, around every hour looking back at my "slips" on the quit start app. Last night I re-started Allen Carr and listened to a hypnosis I found on tiktok 🫣 anyway I'm not sure if it's a combination of those things and posting on here but I haven't touched it today, and although it's nagging in my mind it's not a definite craving. The longer I manage the more determined I feel, so let's hope this is the start!

I need to get rid of all the gear for when I crave bad- I didn't know you could recycle. I've got a mixture, one rechargeable/refillable and another that recharges but takes pods.

@Karmatime your mum's knitting sounds amazing 🤭 I love that the dogs weren't left out! I think you make a really good point about reframing it from disappointment to relief that you don't do it anymore. I'm trying to train my brain the same!

@Karmatime oh that is such a good idea thank you

I can watch TV at the same time, presumably
Try not to stab myself with a needle

@Vapeaddict how are you getting on today?

I think my appetite is going back to normal not ravenous

@Vapeaddict some recycling points take them

vape shops should all take them

not the crappy newsagents the proper vape shops

Ok I can tick off day one, thank fuck for that, it's not completely impossible! I haven't touched a vape all day 🥳

It's been difficult at times yes but nowhere near as bad as yesterday and Monday felt. I wonder what made it click, could it have been the hypnosis 😱 or maybe the thought of coming back here and telling you all I'm rubbish!

@Vapeaddictwell done!! so pleased for you, just the rest of your life to go 😂

@Vapeaddict oh fantastic

then it goes on and we forget all about it...itll be reet

Such a cheery thought @blankcanvas3 🤣 it should be though, shouldn't it? I was too tired to read anymore Allen last night but I need to- his freedom attitude is helpful.

I do keep thinking "how long do I need to do before I can just have a go on DH's" or "a fag at the weekend might be ok". I'm back to work today and my positivity from yesterday is faltering a bit 😬

How are you doing @MidlifeConfusion1 any update on evening distractions? Hope your mood is ok- you'll be at a week or so now?

@Vapeaddict i know this might not be the right attitude but i’ve had a couple of cigarettes since I’ve quit and it hasn’t made me want to start vaping or smoke full time again. There’s not many simple pleasures in life, but a cigarette and a glass of wine is definitely one of them and who am I to deny myself that 😂

I’m envious of any one who can just have the odd cigarette. I think I can but I have literally decades of experience of doing it for a while but always ending up a full on smoker eventually.
I once stopped for 10 years without a puff of anything. A new partner who smoked and one puff of his roll up and within a year I was smoking one every morning with my coffee.

@Karmatime I feel your pain

No one listen to me
After nearly a week, I went out and bought one. I know I know. Crappy one from the newsagent too.

I was looking for dopamine I think I figured that out.

Same @Karmatime i like to think I'd just have the odd cigarette like @blankcanvas3 but I think I'm too all or nothing, I'd be looking for the next opportunity all the time.

I've learned that opportunity is my trigger. If I know I could have it, and get away with it ie no one would know, that's when I break/slip. Not really sure how to fix that though.

I'm looking forward to re-reading the bit in Allen Carr that talks about the addictive personality because that's how I'd describe myself.. I can't remember how he debunks it but I need to pay more attention this time 😅 planning to read a few chapters tonight, listen to my hypnosis again and start fresh tomorrow. I can't vape again today because I have actually got rid of everything.

Ah no @MidlifeConfusion1 you have my sympathy, I've slipped today too, after doing so well yesterday! It's such a difficult addiction. What's your plan moving forwards? Don't beat yourself up, you've done so well and you know you can do it!