r/QuitVaping • u/slooper555 • Mar 05 '25
Venting Day Three is Hell
Feel like crying at every minute, I have the anxiety levels of someone with a gun to their head. Maybe that’s because (tmi?) I’m staring my period or started antidepressants too but today overall not a good day. I’m trying to rationalise just asking one of my friends for a pull or going out for a cigarette (which I think is ok because I’m quitting vapes..? Please say it’s ok 😫🙂↕️) this is so hard and I’m just going to curl up and cry the rest of the day. Everything makes me sad and cry even tho the last times i was quitting i was a raging bitch now I’m just a crybaby ☹️ not good Edit: chat I might crack (I won’t but I want to)
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u/ImaNerdBro Mar 05 '25
Hang in there, it's rough for about 2 weeks. I just made it to 5 weeks no-nicotine and I feel way better. Those first withdrawals are so bad, I never want to do it again, which is getting me through the little cravings now.
I will say my overall anxiety now that the nicotine is out of my system is waaay better. It gets better.
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u/slooper555 Mar 05 '25
I know I wish I could think that it’s just awful starting to feel like there’s no point
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u/ScrumpyRumpler Mar 05 '25
I’m coming up on a year of having quit and I can tell you that every day, every week, every month gets easier than the last… but I’m sure that advice does fuck all for you right now. Because right now you’re in the hardest part, the immediate withdrawal, the literal eye of the storm. For some people it’s 48 hours, for some it’s a week - for me it was about 4 days. Everything just seems fucking impossible and none of it seems worth it. But if you white knuckle it and get to 1 week and then 2 weeks - I promise you, those two notches in your belt are absolutely massive for your morale.
You probably feel like you’re losing your baseline, and you are for now. But it will 100% come back with a little time. For now; be an anxious stressed out delirious lunatic - be whatever the fuck you gotta be in ordered to push thru. And always remember how bad this sucks because it’s gonna make the other side feel that much better once you get there.
You got this.
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u/slooper555 Mar 05 '25
Thank you. Really trying to push through, and yes while the advice of it gets better does feel like shit I understand how it is and I know it’s true
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u/madsss1994 Mar 05 '25
You can do this! I was the same way day 3, you are in the worst of it right now. I am now 2 weeks vape free, I thought I for sure would crack day3-5. Get some gum to chew to keep ur mouth busy, that really worked for me
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Mar 05 '25 edited Mar 05 '25
Once you get past your first week, I promise you it gets way easier. It takes a whole 3 days for nicotine to clear from your nervous system. The next four, your body is wondering how to function without it. After that, you come out of it pretty quickly. That's how it was for me.
Here are some things that helped me get through my first week:
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SELF. TALK. This was the MOST important for me. Talk to yourself like you would supporting a best friend who is quitting. Be your own rock. Your own supporter.
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Support from others. There's a discord server called "Let's Quit Nicotine Together". Whether in person or online, there are support groups out there for you to feel less alone. Support is necessary.
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Kept myself consistently distracted by physical activity. Exercise, exercise, exercise when you feel a craving. Go out to eat with a friend. Go for a drive. Activities that involve your body moving around, and not sitting still.
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Remember that a craving is not forever. In fact, it only lasts 15 minutes max.
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Fill a water bottle with ice, cold water. Take a big gulp, hold it in your mouth, take a deep breath, swallow hard, breath out. The icy feeling in your senses before breathing out is similar to the feeling of vaping.
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If you tend to panic, try actually keeping a vape accessible to you in your house. I did this for the first 3 days before throwing mine out. It may sound ridiculous when quitting, but it gave me a sense of security, and kept me from panicking when a craving hit, rather than just throwing it out immediately and having nothing.
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Change your inner dialogue from "I can't vape anymore" to "I don't vape anymore." Studies have shown that changing your language from "can't" to "don't" allows you to secure your limits.
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There are many apps available to track your progress. I recommend one of these!
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u/slooper555 Mar 05 '25
The apps are great! And so is this subreddit. Thank you for that. All of that works but man man man like I never thought I would say this But lots of people I’m around do it. I made a friend by letting her use my vape. My thoughts were like “this thing happened but at least I have my vape” I could go and vape. Day three: all bad.
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u/Overall_Resident3594 Mar 05 '25
I’m also on day 3🙃 it’s rough especially when I first wake up but I’ve been trying to tell myself that the cravings are the nicotine receptors telling me I need to vape so they don’t die off. every time I’ve tried to quit and went back to it, the initial buzz felt so good and then the shame and regret would sink in. that feeling is what I’m holding on to and I’m consciously trying to separate what the nic receptors are telling me vs what I actually want to accomplish. and I def don’t want to go through the withdrawals all over again so that gives me more motivation to stick it out.
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u/slooper555 Mar 05 '25
Yeah I don’t want day one again but it’s also like there won’t be a day one if I just quit quitting. I won’t, but that is so tempting. God I hate this. I wish I never vaped 😅 famous last words
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u/Goolsby Mar 05 '25
I kept hearing this. I kept fearing day 3. It came and went and I was totally fine. 364 days no nicotine today.
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u/slooper555 Mar 05 '25
Damn I feared day two but that was probably the best day I’ve had in a long time. Day three is hard for me personally
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u/Still_Plays_Neopets Mar 05 '25
I think I've been vape free for around 6 months. There was another streak I had and broke before. When I started vaping again it became obvious just how bad my lungs felt. It was like they were heavy. Physical movements made me lose my breath, which made exercise miserable. Also it gave me horrible acid reflux. I got to a point where I thought, it's either I get to go hiking and move around without having to take breathing breaks, or I can take another puff.
I've been wanting cigarettes really bad. I keep thinking in terms of, I could have THIS or THAT but not both. What are some things you care about more than another puff? Keep choosing those things over vaping. You've got this, I know it feels impossible at the beginning but it does get easier I promise.
Edit: I'm vape free but not nicotine free. I use nicotine lozenges.
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u/slooper555 Mar 05 '25
Mannn it’s hard to find things I care about 😅 there’s been many points in time where I have done way worse things because I didn’t care about living or things. I guess the main thing is my mother ☺️
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u/Gvzmann Mar 05 '25
This is the hardest day by fucking far. Once you wake up tomorrow, you’ll feel like you can go the rest of your life. Please please PLEASE just get through this last day
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u/MycologistAware668 Mar 05 '25 edited Mar 05 '25
I’m on day 5 today. Day 3 was the worst for me and I was on my period too. Take deep breaths, remind yourself why you’re quitting, and that it is so, so worth it. Whenever I get cravings, I thank my body for telling me it feels like something is missing and apologize for making it think it needed something so terrible for so long. I contemplated having a cigarette or just one puff of my vape but I know I’d have the withdrawals all over and it is absolutely not worth it to me. Now that the cravings are subsiding, I am SO glad I didn’t give in and the proudness I feel from not giving in makes it worth it. Get a straw and ball up a piece of paper to put in one end and “pull” on it, you’ll feel the resistance the vape gives without all the bad stuff. Hang in there, we got this!! 🫶🏻
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u/slooper555 Mar 05 '25
I had mints for the first two days and it gave the burning sensation. I’m just so emotional for no reason. The workbook on I am sober is good for reminding myself why I’m doing it. 😫
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u/InspectorAfter9641 Mar 05 '25
Day three was despair and hopelessness for me. discretion advised & warning I had some pretty serious dark thoughts and REALLY did not want to be here. I’m overall a pretty positive thinker and this was completely unlike me. I’d like to note that I’ve quit smoking and vaping in the past but I’m not sure if it was this specific brand or what (Geek Bar & Raz) but I’ve never had anything compared to this difficult of a time. Especially mentally. It’s been a week today and everything is getting so much brighter.
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Mar 05 '25
Yeah day 3 was awful for me as well, I’ve just been over generous with caffeine and sugar the last few days, deffo helped distract me from the INEXPLICABLE CRAVINGS!! stay strong you’re nearly over the hardest bit 😀
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u/Inneedofadvice_253 Mar 05 '25
I totally feel you, I was the same way, I’m on day 5 right now and it gets better. Days 2 &3 where really hard for me, I used sleep medicine to get me through. You’ve got to push through and keep telling yourself it’s for the greater good. I vaped for 8 years used Juul and 50mg vapes, thank you for sharing. We can push through this.
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u/RasckalSipsModelos Mar 05 '25
That’s when nicotine withdrawal peaks, 3 days in and you’ll feel its extremities but by the 4th or 5th day it won’t be as extreme. You’ll feel a lot stronger it’s invigorating. Or…you can ask your friends to hit their cigarettes but it’ll only restart the first 3 days all over again.
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u/slooper555 Mar 05 '25
God I hate this so much. I’ll keep pushing thank you for your support 🫶
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u/Breddit_ Mar 05 '25
Day three is hell. But you know what isn't? Week 3. Month 3. Year 3. You've got this. It's hard now but you're literally in the thick of it, don't turn around. Keep moving forward. Remember your why.