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Welcome aboard Kerry, you have just made the best decision of your life. Quitting addiction is tough but manageable. There is a lot knowledge available here regarding addiction . Plus, you will get all the support you need here.

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Hi, @Kerry. Big congrats on making it through your first week! This Train community is a great place to get info and support (and to distract yourself from cravings) as you progress through your quit. Learn all you can about nicotine addiction, and keep us posted on how you’re feeling. Welcome aboard!

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Congratulations on your Quit...and Welcome Aboard .... We have tons of useful information for you to read ....Get to know the board ... We have games and fun things too ,it passes the time ... Those who succeed are the ones who participate.,helping others that follow ... Believe in yourself ...you can do it ....buckle up ..enjoy the ride ...there will be some bends along the way ..

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G’day NOPE .....Not One Puff Ever.... (replace Ever with Min,Hour, Day as required).

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G’day NOPE .....Not One Puff Ever.... (replace Ever with Min,Hour, Day as required).

Welcome @Kerry. You are doing a great thing in putting vaping behind you. What you are going through sounds normal so just stick with it. Things do get better with time. Stick around, there is a lot of support and knowledge you can get with this site. It is good to have you here.

Welcome aboard @Kerry, of course your welcome here. We are all nicotine addicts be it cigarettes or vaping. We have a great forum with info on vaping and a forum dedicated to it here: https://www.quittrain.com/forum/18-vaping-juuling-unquestionable-addiction-reckless-aftermath/ I encourage you to read the threads there to educate yourself on just how bad vaping is proving to be. In some regards worse than smoking. We also have great threads on the main board I encourage you to read. As far as how your feeling, it's pretty normal in this stage of your quit. Just hang tight it will get better as long as you don't vape!

Hello everyone.i was a vaper not a cigarette smoker although did smoke cigarettes before becoming a vaper,so hope I can still use this forum.. I quit at 2pm on the 31st December had no Intensions of stopping I just couldn't be bothered to get vape juice and thought enough they all taste the same I'm fed up of coils.dry hits and standing out in the cold to vape at work . So after a 10 year relationship with my vape I bought some nic gum and haven't looked back . The first 8 days seemed fine and I manged each day but today has been a hard one feeling ratty and trying not to snap .hopefully tomorrow will be a good day

Woohoo @DenaliBlues, you're just one short month away from one year quit! Fantastic job!!!

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congrats @DenaliBluesjust 1 small step left til the Lido Deck. Spoil urself for a bit tonite.

Hello @Kerry you'll have good days and bad days, just focus on the goal which is to breathe without vaping. My first 6 weeks were manageable and then shit got real. Just keep managing your quit one day at the time until it becomes natural and realize you are doing great even when it feels like you aren't.

Congratulations on 11 months smoke free, @DenaliBlues Fantastic job.

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Congratulations D... Your in double figures....the Lido is Looming ...

You can quit Darcy...believe in your self ...no good comes with Smoking ... Don't wait for the crap to hit the fan ...no time like now to claim your life back ...

Darcy, most of us here have failed at least once or more in our battle to quit and stay quit. :Pick a date and give it a shot. The early days of quitting is something we all have to go through. It was rough for me but not as bad as I had imagined. Sound advice from Jillar about quitting and stopping the more severe damages from smoking. You want this and you can do this. Give it a chance and come aboard. best wishes.

Glad to have you with us, @darcy. Thanks so much for posting. I, too, was reluctant/terrified to quit: Afraid of failing (again). Afraid of what life would be like without smoking to "soothe" me. Afraid that I'd never be happy again without cigarettes. Afraid of withdrawal. 11 months later I can tell you this: Life without the draining cognitive dissonance of loving/hating smoking is more liberating than I ever imagined it could be. A lot of my ideas about how smoking "soothed" me were horse hockey, just my addiction making noise. Just like this post says: https://www.quittrain.com/topic/11789-nicodemons-lies-lies-truths/ I felt a lot better after I was fully free of nicotine. Withdrawal definitely sucks, no two ways about it. But it's temporary. If you're able to swim over 100 miles per year (wow), you have the grit to get through many difficulties. Quitting IS possible. And there is a posse of good people here to help. Just let go and fall... up.

I was terrified - anticipated a big battle and in reality the first 3 days were rough, but not as bad as I had imagined. All the best to you @darcy. If you have been cutting down, which in my experience is tougher than just quitting, you can do this!

Hi Darcy. I was scared to quit also. I had established such a love/ hate relationship with smoking and I wasn't sure how to deal with withdrawal. Good news is I didn't think about it anymore- I just did it. And kept doing it. Times were tough on occasion, but overall it was very doable and I kick myself for not trying sooner. Bottom line? Just do it- don't overthink

I'm glad you posted @darcy. You know you CAN quit without WANTING to quit, a lot of us have. I didn't want to quit but my breathing was so bad that I had to quit. Now I'm on oxygen because I waiting so long. As you get older you're going to start feeling the repercussions of your actions so why not quit BEFORE this happens? Trust me you'll be glad you did.........

Stay positive Linda. Give yourself some special pampering and treat yourself, you deserve it. Fighting this battle deserves some good rewards. self harm never wins the day, keep fighting and putting yourself first. Thinking of you and hope life gets better for you.

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“One day at a time” was the perfect message for me this morning… thanks. Hang in there.

@KrisGood to hear from you. Thank you for asking. I am still struggling ,I have not had a good time lately. To much going on. Trying to get that positivity back but its not happening right now. Best wishes to you too. One day at a time.

Good post. Even if it helps a small number of folks to make that decision. I wish I knew exactly what it is that eventually causes the switch to flip - in my case, I had all the 'facts and knowledge' but the switch only flipped one day for no real reason that I can find. If anyone is on the verge of a decision, I will say that there are many people here that were able to quit after smoking for many years. People who thought they couldn't quit but did. And it's so simple really ...

I'm now 14 Days Quit Cold Turkey from all nicotine products.

You are doing great, BA! Keep up the great work.

On your way to a lifetime of freedom, one day at a time…

Two weeks BA... Do something nice for yourself today ...rewards are great for all your hard work ...it can be little if doesn't matter As long as it makes you feel good !!!!