Good job cutting back on the nicotine! I don't know how much you are using each day, or how much nicotine you are actually getting, but it can't hurt!
To quit while your partner continues, ask them to support your decision to quit in two ways: 1) not to vape in front of you and 2) keep ALL of their vape supplies hidden and out of your sight. In my nine years here, I have seen it happen that once one partner is able to quit, it shows the other it can be done and they often will follow suit. Hope it's true in your case!
Congratulations on your decision to quit vaping. It's common sense that anything you put in your lungs that isn't clean air can't be good for you! You will need to substitute “vape” or “device” as you do the reading I will recommend. Research suggests nicotine may be as addictive as heroin and cocaine. Because vaping is available to you most anywhere, anytime, I believe it might be more difficult from which to break free than regular tobacco products - but it CAN be done! There is a blog written by one of our success stories that you might find informative: https://excommunity.becomeanex.org/t5/Journals-Blogs/I-Quit-Smoking-and-Vaping/ba-p/1225904. If you would like to use a quit aid and would like information on the various ones, let me know.
I recommend that you educate yourself on what nicotine does to your body and mind To that end, I suggest Allen Carr's “The Easy Way to Stop Smoking.” . which can be found online or at your local library. Here is a video to inform you further about nicotine addiction : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCqSIbAFKPs
The idea is to change up your routines so the vaping associations are reduced. Drink your coffee with your OTHER hand in a place different from where you vaped. Maybe switch to tea for a bit. If you always had that first puff with your coffee, try putting your tennies on right out of bed, going for a quick walk, then taking your shower and THEN your coffee! Rearrange the furniture in the areas you used to vape so the view is different. Take a different route when you are out and about so you aren't driving by your vaping supply shop.
You need to distract yourself through any craves. You can take a bite out of a lemon (yup - rind and all),, do a few jumping jacks, go for a brisk walk or march in place, play a computer game. Keep a cold bottle of water with you from which to sip. Don't let that vaping thought rattle around in your brain unchallenged. You will need to be disciplined in the early days to distract yourself when a crave hits. Get busy! Here is a list of things to do instead of vape if you need some fresh ideas:
The conversation in your head in response to the "I want to vape" thought needs to be, "Well, since I have decided not to do that anymore, what shall I do instead for the three minutes this crave will last?" Then DO it. You will need to put some effort into this in the early days, but it gets easier and easier to do.
Stay close to us here and ask questions when you have them and for support when you need it. We will be with you every step of the way!
I smoked cigarettes and never vaped, however, I know addiction. Breaking the Addiction is not feeding it…sounds simple, Not, but it is doable.
I would recommend you read at https://www.becomeanex.org/my-ex-plan/ There you will make a quit date, usually in about 2 weeks. Then you will decide what your quit will be for you. This is your quit no one else’s. Your partner vapes, your quit isn’t there quit…however, they can be respectful and vape elsewhere (more or less not around you). Also, you will have to determine many triggers and what you will do in place of vape. The list is big…so many things to do instead of vape. Here is a list to get you started.
Sure, made a date. The real problem is the people I live with use. They think I'm acting weird because I am avoiding them. They will inadvertently not help me if I tell them I am proactively quitting. This is something I need to do for myself.
