Week 3 of no porn, nicotine and reduced caffeine. I have really struggled with boredom, and something to satiate this urge for instant gratification. But Idk I’m tired of falling back in that loop. I’m still going. 💪🏻
I believe you I used to be so happy and I started vaping I noticed I wake up not myself and even my cousins and family ask me why I always look sad and depressed and i have to explanation cause I’m just confused on how I went from a person who is nice,always funny and happy 24/7 to waking up feeling like shit and weak.
It’s actually not, but it becomes something that you’ll always need though, but when you have it, life is much easier usually, but at a cost to your health.
@@highmedic2351 if it’s better for your health then it’s better for you overall, I know what you’re saying but the paranoia and attatchment in committing to smoking is actually a burden I do not need. Life is better when you don’t even think about it
@andrewnicon I'm good. Life is pain/Pleasure. No escaping that. Just FOCUSING on my business and marriage. And everything else is an illusion. I choose my Life. Use the Same obsessed/Addictive personality to achieve your goals. Fufilled > Pleasure
The majority of withdrawal is in your head. Sometimes watching stuff like this help. Usually not. The people who tend to make less of their withdrawal symptoms have more success abstaining. The phrase "you might kinda feel like you have the flu" is probably going to do as much harm as good. I've detoxed from everything from nicotine to methadone and Xanax. Yes, there are physical symptoms. But the less you know the better. Sometimes knowing when and if it will end helps but planting it in someone's head that they're going to have the flu for 2 weeks isn't good and not necessarily true for most, especially if they don't expect to feel that way. And you're going to feel good long before 1 year. You're going to have peaks and valleys. Those will smooth out around a year
One thing this man said that helped me quit nicotine was to think of withdrawal symptoms as your body getting rid of the addiction. When I frame it that way, it makes me almost enjoy the withdrawal because you can feel the physical battle with addiction taking place and it feels good to be winning.
Was thinking the exact same thing when I watched this. Nicotine withdrawals are almost 100% mental and dropping in that such and such will happen for two weeks can create that situation if somebody hears it. I found that not avoiding the withdrawals and running towards them, laughing at and taunting them did miracles for quitting.
Absolute facts. At 21 I previously quitted (almost 3 years ago) for 6 months. What I did was only reading Allen Carr book, and quitting wasn't difficult at all and I did lost all the desire to smoke. Then I picked up the habit again due to stupidity and now I'm on day 4 of quitting, but I'm looking at material online and that is making it harder to stay off nicotine. For example, this time looking online I discovered the dopamine game that nicotine plays, and it was easier to quit when I didn't even know how it worked. Allen Carr doesn't admit in his book that nicotine actually gives you a mood boost, he only says that it makes you believe that, but it's not true. And for this reason, right now, I am feeling that I am actually "losing something" by quitting. But it's cool, if I have to smoke 15 cigs to feel that same mood boost because of tolerance, I rather not feel it.
4 days free of nicotine, had to stop, i started having seizures and wasnt sure why or where they was coming from but im hoping letting go of the nicotine(vaping) will help
I entirely agree. I hve got tons of experience of 2nd day withdrawal symptoms because m super consistent in relapsing into smoking after couple of days cessation.
2 weeks no alcohol 11 days no weed 10 days no nicotine Nightmares are crazy and i get the sweats. Gained my appetite back after 3 days. I find joy in sooooo many other things now. Cant wait to continue this journey and feel better each day
@@xsenpai5179 Not at all still going strong my friend. The sweats have stopped. My nightmares are wild but I think that also has to do with the horrible decisions I've made in the past 😂. I've read two books and I'm halfway through my 3rd, last time I read a book was like 5 yrs ago. My eating is healthier and I'm actually starting to like myself again ❤️
Bro... keep going trust me... I quit December 16th 2022 haven’t had any nic since... it’s gets better bro... “just stay sober for 1 more day” and do that every day... you can do it it gets easier as time goes on... I would say stay away from triggers like friends using nic or things that are stressful that would trigger you to use nic... If I can do it you can do it too... I truly thought I was never going to quit and I did so you 100% can bro
Keep the streak going! Remember what’s making you quit. I want my life back, my focus back, and my actual genuine emotions back and not the “nicotine emotions”. I hated getting in arguments because it would just lead to me constantly vaping.
Picture yourself a year, 2, 5, 10 and even 20+ years from where you are right now and ask yourself if the person you’re going to be then is an addict or a fully recovered individual with a bright and successful future ahead of them despite of past struggles with addiction. The only way you’ll know the answer is based on what decisions you make from here on out once and for all. Set those two versions of yourself in your mind and tell yourself that it’s up to you to decide which one will take over the rest of your life. The days that you relapse and let too much time pass you by are the days you give power and control to the addict version of yourself that should’ve only existed as a distant memory within a newly developed mindset.
I’m struggling to quit nicotine still….it’s the mental anguish that gets to me…all the while raising 4 little ones on my own and all my family smoke cigarettes…..I get scared of my anger and I get scared of what will happen if I don’t quit..my siblings parents smokes cigarettes to the point where the got sick and passed away from it, seeing firsthand their death and how sick they got from continuing to smoke cigarettes was scary and sad…I really want to break this cycle and don’t want my kids seeing me die an early death because of it and I would never want them to smoke either…it’s fucked and it fucking sucks
The best way to do it is buy a vape that you can count the number of "puffs/draws" on. Smoke it as normal for a day and find your baseline level. The reason for counting the puffs is so that you stay consistent with how much you're vaping even with the weaker juice. Otherwise you'd just go through juice faster but maintain the same level of nicotine when you lower the strength of the juice. Over time, reduce the strength of the nicotine in the vape until you're down to a low strength or even a 0 nic juice. One thing that worked for me is once I had my quit planned I just never replaced the old dirty coil. That way if I was in a lot of pain I'd hit the disgusting burnt vape to get the headache to go away, but it was always unpleasant and I think that specifically helped me quit. at 3 weeks so far rn after vaping constantly for a few years prior. Also nicotine patches work well I've heard.
A lot of it bro has to do with hand to mouth which these dudes refuse to talk about for some reason my biggest addiction it’s hand to mouth not vaping I’m starting to quit soon but you wonder why you see so many old men eat nuts and shit by the handful it’s the hand to mouth that gets you
I've tried many times and the biggest problem for me is my anger. It's near impossible to function at work or around people, there isn't really time or space from the world right now. I want to quit so badly though.
I have a similar experience with sadness and I've been thinking maybe I'm supressing it with smoking because I don't know how to regulate my emotions or how to let myself feel them. I've been thinking about going to theraphy and talk about this. So, even though I'm not sure, maybe you are also supressing your anger with nicotine and that's why you can't regulate it without it?
@Selene Yeah, that's what I hear about it. It's a suppressant. I definitely need to work on my anger, but I'm at that mark where I make too much to afford assistance but not enough to actually afford anything medical related. Best of luck to you though, I hope you overcome the addiction. I'll keep trying until I can't anymore. Maybe one day, it will work out.
I feel yah. I don't even know how many times I've had it in my mind that I was gonna quit. I'm on day 4 right now. have a weird feeling this is gonna be the one.
I had to get some wisdom teeth removed and I was told I shouldn't smoke for at least two weeks, or I might get dry socket. I was so scared of getting dry socket that I didn't smoke for two weeks and that was how I quit.
@@theunholybanana4745 I've never used those before. I had only been smoking for a few years at that point, so I wasn't really in that deep and I also wanted to quit, so that thought hadn't occurred to me. Aren't the patches like really strong and for people who are heavy smokers?
I’m on day 18 today. The first week sucked detoxing from vape but it gets easier. They say it takes 21 days to kill a habit so I’m waiting. Tell yourself you could smoke but you choose not and that you don’t smoke rather than saying I’m quitting to to try to dissociate seeing a vape from hitting it. Keep going if you wanna quit, you got this!
Been off weed for 14 days and clean from nicotine for 24 hours! We can do this guys. Thanks dr Frank for all of the valuable information and tips. You’ve been a big part of my success so far.
Hey!! Going on 2 weeks without hitting a vape after 6 years of smoking cigarettes and then an additional 5 years of vaping every single day. I will say this for the ones who may have had an addiciton as strong as mine. If your brain is committed to it, you will do it. I havent been able to completely cut out nicotine yet unfortunately it still has me in a slight hold. Ive been using zyn pouches to ease the withdrawals, not the best idea, but my first goal was to detox my lungs and gradually quit nicotine all together by the end of the year. My advice to someone who is trying to go full cold turkey is, If your body cannot handle it, it is okay, not ideal, but okay to take very small doses of nic ONLY if you absolutely have to. My goal is cut down every week until I am free. Its very hard for me and I hope I can help at least one person make the choice to quit this horrible addiction. They sold us lies years ago about vaping and they are capitalzing big time from it. Lets cut this out, we dont need big tobacco, they need us. Screw them! My DMs are open for anyone struggling, we can get thru this together! ❤❤
Exact same timeframe as me and I went from cigarettes to vaping also. Heavily addicted to high strength nic juice and constantly puffing. Day 8 nic free now. I broke the habit of inhaling with a full strength patch for 3 days, then cut the patch in half every 3 days until there was nothing left. It was a soft enough landing, Less cravings and less intense already. I wish you luck on breaking away from nicotine.
this is close to me. I'm taking a progressive approach. Currently still vaping but half the mg I did 3 weeks ago and half as much liquid. I've a planning to slowly get rid of it without too much withdrawal. In the morning I don't vape until 12PM, I use nicotine gums during that time. Now the nicotine level in the vape seems to be lower or about the same as in the gums so I'm starting to wish I could use a gum instead of vaping during the day but it's not low enough that it's constant. I will just keep tricking my brain like that until I reach 0mg. It seems to be working. Also I think an important factor is to have 1 room where you are allowed to vape, and not have the vape in your pocket at all time in your home, because I used to chain vape 24/24. And also have a sense of progress, however small it is, steps in the right directions is better than no steps.
3 months without weed, and 9 days without nic. It can be very hard at times but it gets easier as time goes on. Just tell yourself “1 more day without it” each time you feel like relapsing until it’s easier for you to go without it. Good luck guys!
@@steel128 I got insomnia when I first quit, but I was able to get through it without feeling horrible because I supplemented with melatonin. It really helped at first, and once it had been a few weeks I stopped taking it because I didn’t need it anymore. Since I wrote this comment I did relapse once, but I’m back on track again and doing well. Cheers.
Bro! I quit 4 days ago, I’ve tried over and to stop but this time I experienced severe withdraws for 3 days! Cold sweat, hot sweet at the same time, runny nose, stoped up nose, body ache and I thought I was going to die! I won’t touch them ever again this. Thanks for the testimony.
Went cold turkey six days ago! days 1-3 were hard, the urge to get nicotine was immense. Days 4-and 5 were hard but getting easier. On day six now and only little urges but easily controllable. Keep your mind and self busy, the urges subside and become less intense💪 You can do this people
Day 10, the odd craving to vape, but easily dismissed. Urges are less intense and I can cope pretty easy with the wants of nicotine. Keep busy and it gets a lot easier
Been very tempted today but it’s a lot of will power and just temptations from it being all in your head I haven’t touched it at all and going to sleep for the first time in a year with out vaping!! I feel good around half way thru the day I felt very crook and out of it in my own head but much better now
I wanna say I felt one hundred percent awesome on day 5. I'm sure that timeline is different for everyone. The longer you have used, the harder the withdrawal might be.
I’m on the 4 th day no smoking cigarettes and no vape and I’m actually going crazy I hope I won’t start again the reason I’m quitting cuz I don’t have any choice I already have health issues & I can’t smoke anymore nicotine is poison guys if you haven’t started don’t try it
i’m on day 18 dr frank! i was a savage smoker and vaper so maybe another couple weeks to clear me right out. i smoked cigs off/on from 2000-2020 then vaped like a mad man last 3 years from 24mg nic down to 3mg flavourless then quite COLD TURKEY thanks dr frank.
I’m on day 2 and really struggling. I quit cold turkey the second I found out I was pregnant with my daughter, but I picked it back up after she was born. Other than that, this is the first time in my adult life that I’ve been without nicotine. Started at 17. I have to keep reminding myself that I’m doing this for my own health, and to be a better role model for my daughter.
Same here I've been smoking since 16 I'm on day 1 and I'm struggling also but We Can Do This! I'm tired of being a slave to nicotine and I know u are too. I just keep telling myself I can't let a substance have this much control over me and we'll get thru it.🙏🏽good luck mommas!
@@Faith-Baby I’m 2.5 weeks in and I think about it a lot less now! It’s no longer my first thought in the morning. I hope it’s going well for you, the first week is hell but it’s worth it. I believe in you!
@user-md7dk9cn8e congratulations👏🥳 feel ashamed😔 I gave in temporarily but I'm back on day 1 again now, I'm trying again. Thank you that helps alot I went 3 days and I gave in because it was all I thought about and I couldn't really focus on anything else. Terrible logic but I just wanted to focus on other things and I couldn't but I am really ready to quit so knowing that won't last forever helps.
@@Faith-Baby Don’t feel ashamed, it’s hard! I’m glad you’re back on track. I know exactly what you mean I couldn’t focus at all the first week. If you can just stick it out it’ll be over pretty quick. You got this! ❤️
Honestly brother you’ve help me so much withdrawing from weed but Im struggling with nicotine! Day 7 with no weed(cold turkey) and 2 days without nicotine! I want to thank you so much for your content you truly are helping so many people like me overcoming these addictions. Keep up with the great work brother 🙏🏽
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i’ve been vaping for about a year now and i decided to stop august 1st, day 6 now and i will say day 3 was the hardest. literally got to day 4 and i haven’t had many cravings since
Day 2 nicoless… would love to enjoy a Marlboro Red. But I won’t, put all that behind me and have moved on. Excited for the future to feel happier more often naturally, the way God has intended us to live. My head is pounding, I can feel my body fighting the craving… what a fascinating and powerful feeling to experience. Thank you for posting this video my disciplined friend.
Within the first couple days try to sweat it out flush it out of your system as fast as you can if your able to, it will help with the withdrawals a bit but everyone is different. I wish anyone struggling with this luck you got this don’t give up on what’s not making you happy in the long run❤️If your scared for your body and therefore feel you have done to much damage so there’s no point to quitting please remember that’s not true our body’s can heal themselves and it’s never to late to feel better mentally and physically👏🏻💜
I had gone on vacation for 2 weeks and I obviously didn’t bring it. Even tho the first 5 days generally are the worst, I felt great and I was really enjoying the whole trip. It was my first time going to Europe so I never once thought about the vape. But when I came home, I couldn’t stop myself from going back.
Just relapsed after 2 years and 1 month it depresses me so much been vaping again for 3 weeks got to get a hold of it and quit again before it gets any worse
Day 3 & unfortunately I’m on my way to gas station now because my entire body is in pain 😔 please if you see this pray for me. I just picked up cigarettes 2 years ago ironically after my mom passed away from smoking cigarettes. I used to hate cigarettes so much idk how I got here 😢
Day 50. I thought it would be just 15 days to hang on but now you're telling me it's 90 days. 😂😢😂😢. I've come far now and feeling much healthier. Thank you dud you've helped a lot.
Im 35 was at a pack a day. Stopped cold turkey a month ago. Combined with working out before and after work and cutting all.sugar out. I feel amazing. I work outside as well, and work is so much easier! I its def possible. You just gotta want it bad enough!
2 days so far from going through a mr vapor flex in 2 days to now not a single puff. Have a long way to go but I’m starting to notice my lungs clean themselves out
I used the allen car book (audio book) easy way. I highly recommend it. Been using nicotine for 20 years. Its been 20 days off nic for me and i never really noticed any withdrawls. That book helps a lot. The physical withdrawls are honestly nothing. People make it out to be SO bad but its not.. its all in your head and i was a HEAVY nicotine user. Read or listen to that book and get your psychology right before you quit and its so easy. Ive even experienced very stressful things since ive quit and havent had the urge to vape or chew. No big deal
I’m struggling quitting weed but I actually went cold turkey for coffee . Coffee is also super addictive . I feel great and my nerves aren’t so messed up . One thing at a time and one day at a time guys . Y’all can do it . Praying for everyone .
I'm having extreme muscle spasm on my legs, and aching on both legs. I was smoking for a whole year straight and just quit. On day two. In so much pain.
I vaped and only ever vaped for a year, then wanted to quit, and by day 2 I was becoming extremely irritable and tempted to get furious. I knew it was the withdrawals but didn't expect myself to feel it at that intensity. I threw some stuff in my house and yelled at myself feeling like a fool afterwards and vaped to get myself together later just to think over this first to not do something destructive. Yet a couple months after I tried again to stop, and for the first 5 days I just kept feeling better from day 1 and wondered how on earth was I not feeling like crap or experiencing any withdrawing except a minor headache. I've heard people tell me it's not hard to quit, I heard others say it is hard. But I think it can vary from the experience myself. After about the first 4 months of vaping, it totally wasn't worth it. I started in my 30s and I'm still in my 30s and quit and find no reason to go back. It was interesting and at times amazing feelings, even taught me some hard personal lessons, But totally not worth it.
Welp my last vape died today. Time to begin the quitting process hopefully it goes well. I already quit porn exactly 25 days ago and still going strong. So hoping i can do the same with Nic
bruh weed is not even close to addiction levels from nicotine. i smoke weed for couple of years then i quit for couple of months without any problems. this is my 2nd day no nicotine, i want to punch someone constantly lol
@Mi Treba Doktor weed is just as addicting especially If you are using carts thc addiction is a real thing. Quit downplaying it to make yourself feel better about quitting nicotine.
@@zStC1 Maybe it is for you. I've quit weed 100 times and can smoke whenever I want to. I had smoked weed for 7 years with couple months breaks once in a while. Nicotine for me is much harder - almost impossible. I'm speaking from my experience. Take it as you want it. + It is a fact that weed doesn't have any substance like nicotine that makes you addicted - it is all a psychological dependence in your head.
Yeah initially first few days were the worst since I had physical symptoms of anxiety, extreme anger. after the 1st week i sort of just fell into a deep depression. totally unmotivated, sluggish, and generally just kinda in a sad mood all the time. Like kermit the frog looking outside his window. Im on day 20is, idk how much longer I can stay feeling this way, i'm not suicidal buts its hard to want to live in this state of mind.
Congrats to everyone who’s made it even a day or more without vaping/nicotine. Be proud of yourself! I haven’t been able to do it. It’s a huge accomplishment.
quit smoking/ patches and strongly weening of kratom (kratom is not that difficult to quit) I went from 3 or 4 or 5 heeping tablespoons a day to 1 tea spoon a day. (just enough so sleeping is not impaired.) The nicotine withdrawal is terrible, my first 5 days I frequently had the thought, "I wonder if this is what suicidal people feel?" My dopamine was so low I would get hungry and not have the desire to get up and feed myself. Because I knew even that would not make me feel better. But now I'm on my 7th day without nictotine, and for the first time I am having moments where I feel okay. (at the same time I was having oral pain when I initially quit smoking 1 month ago, it's starting to really go away)
I want to stop so bad but everyone around me vapes and it’s soooooo hard when you’re highly addicted to it and it’s right in your face. I feel it is really starting to mess with my health though 😭😭 I’m tired of feeling tired, having a headache and spending hundreds of dollars within a couple months on these things.
Just threw my vape away yesterday and ready to let go!!! I’ve been vaping for 3 years now so it’s definitely something I have to get used to. Been craving like crazy but I’m so tired of being dependent on nicotine!!! My hair and skin has been suffering due to vaping. Just got to keep reminding myself fhat the craving is just a feeling and it can’t control me 😢 I can’t wait for this to be over
170 days no vape. I’m a free man again
You’re doing great 👏🏻
You still get cravings?
W man right here
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Tryna be you my boy I go a month and fail again and again.
Hey man. Just want to say, thanks for being consistent on this. You are a light at the end of the tunnel for many.
Yes ❤🎉
Agreed
If not for his persistency in uploading repetitious content, I wouldn’t have quit.
Facts
This guy is great! Hail good guys!
Doubt anyone will see this but I’m only a day and a half clean looking to stay strong 💪🏻 you got this everyone
How did it went ?
Didn't make it @@hayyubmohamed9152
I see it I’m with ya bro
So do you! Keep going! You got this!
Hope you stuck with it. If not, start again 🤘🏻
if i can do it for a day, i can do it forever. just gotta get through the day, every day.
💯❤️💯❤️💯
@@hautemama85 👍
That’s right, you got this
Almost 2 weeks in quitting porn, nicotine, and reducing my caffeine intake. Going Strong, feeling good! 😎
Week 3 of no porn, nicotine and reduced caffeine. I have really struggled with boredom, and something to satiate this urge for instant gratification. But Idk I’m tired of falling back in that loop. I’m still going. 💪🏻
@@AlNiC0you still off it?
When you say quitting porn, does that mean wanking as well? Or do you just use your imagination?
Keep going bro
Good for you man keep going!
Quit the nic 10 days ago! Sleep has already improved! And I feel much better! I got sick of being a slave to the vapes, plus they are expensive!
Thank u for sharing this ive been vapeing for over a year now i threw my vapes out today and i am attempting to quit altogether
Plus my sleep has been miserable
@@brooklyneaton3311How you doing bud?
I'm 16 hours without my vape🫡
@@connorgardner760319 hours here! How you holdin up?
just remember, life is better without nicotine. trust me, it is.
I believe you I used to be so happy and I started vaping I noticed I wake up not myself and even my cousins and family ask me why I always look sad and depressed and i have to explanation cause I’m just confused on how I went from a person who is nice,always funny and happy 24/7 to waking up feeling like shit and weak.
It’s actually not, but it becomes something that you’ll always need though, but when you have it, life is much easier usually, but at a cost to your health.
I’m already 23 days without it but honestly i wish i didn’t quit
@@uservn6pp214 Eventually you will be so happy that you did quit for good.
@@highmedic2351 if it’s better for your health then it’s better for you overall, I know what you’re saying but the paranoia and attatchment in committing to smoking is actually a burden I do not need. Life is better when you don’t even think about it
SO MANY RULES AND DAYS. I RATHER DECIDE & NOT LOOK BACK EVER. IM A POWERFUL BEING.
How did you do?
@andrewnicon I'm good. Life is pain/Pleasure. No escaping that. Just FOCUSING on my business and marriage. And everything else is an illusion. I choose my Life.
Use the Same obsessed/Addictive personality to achieve your goals.
Fufilled > Pleasure
@BillO62 who folded? If your talking about me then believe whatever ya want buddy 😎
The majority of withdrawal is in your head. Sometimes watching stuff like this help. Usually not. The people who tend to make less of their withdrawal symptoms have more success abstaining. The phrase "you might kinda feel like you have the flu" is probably going to do as much harm as good.
I've detoxed from everything from nicotine to methadone and Xanax. Yes, there are physical symptoms. But the less you know the better. Sometimes knowing when and if it will end helps but planting it in someone's head that they're going to have the flu for 2 weeks isn't good and not necessarily true for most, especially if they don't expect to feel that way. And you're going to feel good long before 1 year. You're going to have peaks and valleys. Those will smooth out around a year
That helps! Thank you
True said
One thing this man said that helped me quit nicotine was to think of withdrawal symptoms as your body getting rid of the addiction. When I frame it that way, it makes me almost enjoy the withdrawal because you can feel the physical battle with addiction taking place and it feels good to be winning.
Was thinking the exact same thing when I watched this. Nicotine withdrawals are almost 100% mental and dropping in that such and such will happen for two weeks can create that situation if somebody hears it.
I found that not avoiding the withdrawals and running towards them, laughing at and taunting them did miracles for quitting.
Absolute facts. At 21 I previously quitted (almost 3 years ago) for 6 months. What I did was only reading Allen Carr book, and quitting wasn't difficult at all and I did lost all the desire to smoke. Then I picked up the habit again due to stupidity and now I'm on day 4 of quitting, but I'm looking at material online and that is making it harder to stay off nicotine. For example, this time looking online I discovered the dopamine game that nicotine plays, and it was easier to quit when I didn't even know how it worked.
Allen Carr doesn't admit in his book that nicotine actually gives you a mood boost, he only says that it makes you believe that, but it's not true. And for this reason, right now, I am feeling that I am actually "losing something" by quitting. But it's cool, if I have to smoke 15 cigs to feel that same mood boost because of tolerance, I rather not feel it.
4 days free of nicotine, had to stop, i started having seizures and wasnt sure why or where they was coming from but im hoping letting go of the nicotine(vaping) will help
I'm on my 4th day of what is probably my 4th or 5th serious attempt at quitting... I feel horrible on every level except moral.
The 2nd day is the worst day
I entirely agree. I hve got tons of experience of 2nd day withdrawal symptoms because m super consistent in relapsing into smoking after couple of days cessation.
I find the 3rd day the hardest, but yeah,the first week or so..
2 weeks no alcohol
11 days no weed
10 days no nicotine
Nightmares are crazy and i get the sweats. Gained my appetite back after 3 days. I find joy in sooooo many other things now. Cant wait to continue this journey and feel better each day
Did you fold?
@@xsenpai5179 Not at all still going strong my friend. The sweats have stopped. My nightmares are wild but I think that also has to do with the horrible decisions I've made in the past 😂. I've read two books and I'm halfway through my 3rd, last time I read a book was like 5 yrs ago. My eating is healthier and I'm actually starting to like myself again ❤️
@@splash-qi5kn welp as a complete stranger that understands the struggles, I’m very proud and wish for you to have a very fruitful life . Stay strong
@@xsenpai5179 Thanks that means a lot and I pray the same for you
congrats, i always say quitting the trifecta is a biggest goal of mine, i can not do it.
Day 9 no vape, still craving like a mf
Every time you beat the fiends it gets easier until you no longer crave it
Bro... keep going trust me... I quit December 16th 2022 haven’t had any nic since... it’s gets better bro... “just stay sober for 1 more day” and do that every day... you can do it it gets easier as time goes on... I would say stay away from triggers like friends using nic or things that are stressful that would trigger you to use nic... If I can do it you can do it too... I truly thought I was never going to quit and I did so you 100% can bro
Keep the streak going! Remember what’s making you quit. I want my life back, my focus back, and my actual genuine emotions back and not the “nicotine emotions”. I hated getting in arguments because it would just lead to me constantly vaping.
Picture yourself a year, 2, 5, 10 and even 20+ years from where you are right now and ask yourself if the person you’re going to be then is an addict or a fully recovered individual with a bright and successful future ahead of them despite of past struggles with addiction. The only way you’ll know the answer is based on what decisions you make from here on out once and for all. Set those two versions of yourself in your mind and tell yourself that it’s up to you to decide which one will take over the rest of your life. The days that you relapse and let too much time pass you by are the days you give power and control to the addict version of yourself that should’ve only existed as a distant memory within a newly developed mindset.
I hope you've kept it goin!! I'm on day 4 right now.
I’m struggling to quit nicotine still….it’s the mental anguish that gets to me…all the while raising 4 little ones on my own and all my family smoke cigarettes…..I get scared of my anger and I get scared of what will happen if I don’t quit..my siblings parents smokes cigarettes to the point where the got sick and passed away from it, seeing firsthand their death and how sick they got from continuing to smoke cigarettes was scary and sad…I really want to break this cycle and don’t want my kids seeing me die an early death because of it and I would never want them to smoke either…it’s fucked and it fucking sucks
The best way to do it is buy a vape that you can count the number of "puffs/draws" on.
Smoke it as normal for a day and find your baseline level.
The reason for counting the puffs is so that you stay consistent with
how much you're vaping even with the weaker juice. Otherwise you'd just go through juice faster but maintain the same level of nicotine when you lower the strength of the juice.
Over time, reduce the strength of the nicotine in the vape until you're down to a low strength or even a 0 nic juice.
One thing that worked for me is once I had my quit planned I just never replaced the old dirty coil. That way if I was in a lot of pain I'd hit the disgusting burnt vape to get the headache to go away, but it was always unpleasant and I think that specifically helped me quit.
at 3 weeks so far rn after vaping constantly for a few years prior.
Also nicotine patches work well I've heard.
A lot of it bro has to do with hand to mouth which these dudes refuse to talk about for some reason my biggest addiction it’s hand to mouth not vaping I’m starting to quit soon but you wonder why you see so many old men eat nuts and shit by the handful it’s the hand to mouth that gets you
67 days alcohol/drug/cigarette free! Gotta quit cause I've been consuming for about 15yrs. My goal is stop forever!
How did you do it
Yes, what's your story?
I'm a year clean tomorrow from everything 😊 it's a good way to live, not a slave to any drug...
I've tried many times and the biggest problem for me is my anger. It's near impossible to function at work or around people, there isn't really time or space from the world right now. I want to quit so badly though.
I have a similar experience with sadness and I've been thinking maybe I'm supressing it with smoking because I don't know how to regulate my emotions or how to let myself feel them. I've been thinking about going to theraphy and talk about this. So, even though I'm not sure, maybe you are also supressing your anger with nicotine and that's why you can't regulate it without it?
@Selene Yeah, that's what I hear about it. It's a suppressant. I definitely need to work on my anger, but I'm at that mark where I make too much to afford assistance but not enough to actually afford anything medical related. Best of luck to you though, I hope you overcome the addiction. I'll keep trying until I can't anymore. Maybe one day, it will work out.
I feel yah. I don't even know how many times I've had it in my mind that I was gonna quit. I'm on day 4 right now. have a weird feeling this is gonna be the one.
@Paul Durbin Hell yeah dude, keep it up.
Yeah anger peaks! Like sometimes I wonder wow was that me..
Day 4. I feel angry, lazy and not like myself. I'm over-eating and getting fat. But I'd rather be overweight than have a nicotine addiction, though.
I deliberately do not keep track of how long ago I quit.I also accept that it remains difficult.
Thank you for making ALL of the content you make. You've made it easier and you make me feel like I'm not alone. Thank you kind sir.
I had to get some wisdom teeth removed and I was told I shouldn't smoke for at least two weeks, or I might get dry socket. I was so scared of getting dry socket that I didn't smoke for two weeks and that was how I quit.
I would've just used patches
@@theunholybanana4745 I've never used those before. I had only been smoking for a few years at that point, so I wasn't really in that deep and I also wanted to quit, so that thought hadn't occurred to me. Aren't the patches like really strong and for people who are heavy smokers?
I’m on day 18 today. The first week sucked detoxing from vape but it gets easier. They say it takes 21 days to kill a habit so I’m waiting. Tell yourself you could smoke but you choose not and that you don’t smoke rather than saying I’m quitting to to try to dissociate seeing a vape from hitting it. Keep going if you wanna quit, you got this!
Day 23 is worse
Been off weed for 14 days and clean from nicotine for 24 hours! We can do this guys. Thanks dr Frank for all of the valuable information and tips. You’ve been a big part of my success so far.
3 weeks later how you doing ?
Weed is way harder than nic
@@MerijnDevriesno
@@MerijnDevriesno 😢
Update
Hey!! Going on 2 weeks without hitting a vape after 6 years of smoking cigarettes and then an additional 5 years of vaping every single day. I will say this for the ones who may have had an addiciton as strong as mine. If your brain is committed to it, you will do it. I havent been able to completely cut out nicotine yet unfortunately it still has me in a slight hold. Ive been using zyn pouches to ease the withdrawals, not the best idea, but my first goal was to detox my lungs and gradually quit nicotine all together by the end of the year. My advice to someone who is trying to go full cold turkey is, If your body cannot handle it, it is okay, not ideal, but okay to take very small doses of nic ONLY if you absolutely have to. My goal is cut down every week until I am free. Its very hard for me and I hope I can help at least one person make the choice to quit this horrible addiction. They sold us lies years ago about vaping and they are capitalzing big time from it. Lets cut this out, we dont need big tobacco, they need us. Screw them! My DMs are open for anyone struggling, we can get thru this together! ❤❤
Exact same timeframe as me and I went from cigarettes to vaping also. Heavily addicted to high strength nic juice and constantly puffing. Day 8 nic free now. I broke the habit of inhaling with a full strength patch for 3 days, then cut the patch in half every 3 days until there was nothing left. It was a soft enough landing, Less cravings and less intense already. I wish you luck on breaking away from nicotine.
this is close to me. I'm taking a progressive approach. Currently still vaping but half the mg I did 3 weeks ago and half as much liquid. I've a planning to slowly get rid of it without too much withdrawal. In the morning I don't vape until 12PM, I use nicotine gums during that time. Now the nicotine level in the vape seems to be lower or about the same as in the gums so I'm starting to wish I could use a gum instead of vaping during the day but it's not low enough that it's constant. I will just keep tricking my brain like that until I reach 0mg. It seems to be working. Also I think an important factor is to have 1 room where you are allowed to vape, and not have the vape in your pocket at all time in your home, because I used to chain vape 24/24. And also have a sense of progress, however small it is, steps in the right directions is better than no steps.
3 months without weed, and 9 days without nic. It can be very hard at times but it gets easier as time goes on. Just tell yourself “1 more day without it” each time you feel like relapsing until it’s easier for you to go without it. Good luck guys!
What's weird is weed is the hardest one for me to curb. I don't smoke all day, but I feel like I need it to sleep
@@steel128 I got insomnia when I first quit, but I was able to get through it without feeling horrible because I supplemented with melatonin. It really helped at first, and once it had been a few weeks I stopped taking it because I didn’t need it anymore. Since I wrote this comment I did relapse once, but I’m back on track again and doing well. Cheers.
Bro! I quit 4 days ago, I’ve tried over and to stop but this time I experienced severe withdraws for 3 days! Cold sweat, hot sweet at the same time, runny nose, stoped up nose, body ache and I thought I was going to die! I won’t touch them ever again this. Thanks for the testimony.
Im on 2nd week now. My body still very weak. Is that normal? I got dizziness and i lost my appetite
You are enough! You are valuable ! God loves you!🥰❤️you got this!👍❣️
Day 2 on my sobriety journey, your videos have been helping me so much so far, I won’t give up, thank you!
Day 12 no nic I feel great! It’s hard but I love it !!
Still going?
@@steel128 yes I’m one month and 5 days clean of no ciggs
@@bambijones excellent
@@steel128 thank you!
Went cold turkey six days ago! days 1-3 were hard, the urge to get nicotine was immense. Days 4-and 5 were hard but getting easier. On day six now and only little urges but easily controllable. Keep your mind and self busy, the urges subside and become less intense💪 You can do this people
Day 10, the odd craving to vape, but easily dismissed. Urges are less intense and I can cope pretty easy with the wants of nicotine. Keep busy and it gets a lot easier
@@f4rducky418on day 7 and things are not getting much better. Is it worth it
2 months clean, thanks to you. This video pushed me over the edge, and I couldn't be happier that I made that decision
Been very tempted today but it’s a lot of will power and just temptations from it being all in your head I haven’t touched it at all and going to sleep for the first time in a year with out vaping!! I feel good around half way thru the day I felt very crook and out of it in my own head but much better now
Thanks for explaining the steps! Helps motivate me for the next physiological recovery step!
15 months 1 week nicotine free thanks to the help of your videos. Keep doing what you're doing!
Honestly after 4 days youre gold.
Your video can help so well .....
you really helped me man keep it up with these videos
I tapered off using 7mg patches and I’m now a week without them. No withdrawal besides the very intense cravings
Im at day 14 and even though i still find myself constantly reaching for my vape, I don't feel so angry or on edge anymore
Do yourself a favor and put all your vapes in a cup of water and throw away
@@bztheking7596 over a month now, barely miss it at all!
@@bztheking7596 they'll fucking explode if you do that
@@moxxy3565 don't listen to the other guy, put them in a public bin if they're disposables, or give it away if it's not.
I wanna say I felt one hundred percent awesome on day 5. I'm sure that timeline is different for everyone. The longer you have used, the harder the withdrawal might be.
Props on the quit!
I’m on day 3 and wow it is a painful, at the same time I feel better without it. These videos help.❤ stay encouraged.
Day 21🥁✊🏾☀️
I’m on the 4 th day no smoking cigarettes and no vape and I’m actually going crazy I hope I won’t start again the reason I’m quitting cuz I don’t have any choice I already have health issues & I can’t smoke anymore nicotine is poison guys if you haven’t started don’t try it
Great info, thank you
10 days in feeling it. But know it’s for the best looking forward to feeling free and healthy
Thank you so much!!! You're a blessing 😊❤
I never thought I could quit, but I did. Guys its worth it, just push through and I promise you will never want to pick one up again!
It's not worth it for me lmao
@@theunholybanana4745 you lazy smh
@@marcuslatham7000 nah the benefits just outweigh the cons for me
i’m on day 18 dr frank! i was a savage smoker and vaper so maybe another couple weeks to clear me right out.
i smoked cigs off/on from 2000-2020 then vaped like a mad man last 3 years from 24mg nic down to 3mg flavourless then quite COLD TURKEY
thanks dr frank.
I’m on day 2 and really struggling. I quit cold turkey the second I found out I was pregnant with my daughter, but I picked it back up after she was born. Other than that, this is the first time in my adult life that I’ve been without nicotine. Started at 17. I have to keep reminding myself that I’m doing this for my own health, and to be a better role model for my daughter.
Same here I've been smoking since 16 I'm on day 1 and I'm struggling also but We Can Do This! I'm tired of being a slave to nicotine and I know u are too. I just keep telling myself I can't let a substance have this much control over me and we'll get thru it.🙏🏽good luck mommas!
@@Faith-Baby I’m 2.5 weeks in and I think about it a lot less now! It’s no longer my first thought in the morning. I hope it’s going well for you, the first week is hell but it’s worth it. I believe in you!
@user-md7dk9cn8e congratulations👏🥳 feel ashamed😔 I gave in temporarily but I'm back on day 1 again now, I'm trying again. Thank you that helps alot I went 3 days and I gave in because it was all I thought about and I couldn't really focus on anything else. Terrible logic but I just wanted to focus on other things and I couldn't but I am really ready to quit so knowing that won't last forever helps.
@@Faith-Baby Don’t feel ashamed, it’s hard! I’m glad you’re back on track. I know exactly what you mean I couldn’t focus at all the first week. If you can just stick it out it’ll be over pretty quick. You got this! ❤️
@user-md7dk9cn8e Thanks I'm still going I'm gonna stick it out this time. I appreciate the encouragement!
Honestly brother you’ve help me so much withdrawing from weed but Im struggling with nicotine! Day 7 with no weed(cold turkey) and 2 days without nicotine! I want to thank you so much for your content you truly are helping so many people like me overcoming these addictions. Keep up with the great work brother 🙏🏽
Can't stop eating put so much weight on why 😢so glad I found you ❤
I got something for you! Check my KickIt gum supplement or my latest community post to learn more. The product has KSM 66 which can help with appetite control and cravings 😎 glad to have you here!
I’m about to start my journey ! Thank you for this info tho much love !
quit a month ago. never looking back!
Starting today, taking my last Zyn in a few hours. I already know its going to be tough.
1 month free and I only felt the mental aspect of the withdrawal for the first 3 days (literally day 4 I felt better). It was deciding the day to stop
How you feel now bro
i’ve been vaping for about a year now and i decided to stop august 1st, day 6 now and i will say day 3 was the hardest. literally got to day 4 and i haven’t had many cravings since
Day 2 nicoless… would love to enjoy a Marlboro Red. But I won’t, put all that behind me and have moved on. Excited for the future to feel happier more often naturally, the way God has intended us to live. My head is pounding, I can feel my body fighting the craving… what a fascinating and powerful feeling to experience. Thank you for posting this video my disciplined friend.
Within the first couple days try to sweat it out flush it out of your system as fast as you can if your able to, it will help with the withdrawals a bit but everyone is different. I wish anyone struggling with this luck you got this don’t give up on what’s not making you happy in the long run❤️If your scared for your body and therefore feel you have done to much damage so there’s no point to quitting please remember that’s not true our body’s can heal themselves and it’s never to late to feel better mentally and physically👏🏻💜
I had gone on vacation for 2 weeks and I obviously didn’t bring it. Even tho the first 5 days generally are the worst, I felt great and I was really enjoying the whole trip. It was my first time going to Europe so I never once thought about the vape. But when I came home, I couldn’t stop myself from going back.
Thanks for the video bro. I learned
Great info
Just relapsed after 2 years and 1 month it depresses me so much been vaping again for 3 weeks got to get a hold of it and quit again before it gets any worse
You got this man, I quit 6 days ago, and I feel great tbh, it just isnt worth it, quitting the second time is harder...you got this man
May I ask why you want to quit and why you relapsed?
I’m trying. Really am. So done using this stuff.
Day 3 & unfortunately I’m on my way to gas station now because my entire body is in pain 😔 please if you see this pray for me. I just picked up cigarettes 2 years ago ironically after my mom passed away from smoking cigarettes. I used to hate cigarettes so much idk how I got here 😢
Hey how are you doing now?
Thanks a lot for your help,
I’m 5 years vape and nicotine free! I never think about it anymore! It gets easier! You guys can do it!
Day 50. I thought it would be just 15 days to hang on but now you're telling me it's 90 days. 😂😢😂😢. I've come far now and feeling much healthier. Thank you dud you've helped a lot.
U still get cravings?
Thank you sooooo much!
It’s my day 1 after two years of no stop, thanks for this info
Thanks for making this, been feeling so sick and anxious after 1.5 weeks
Im 35 was at a pack a day. Stopped cold turkey a month ago. Combined with working out before and after work and cutting all.sugar out. I feel amazing. I work outside as well, and work is so much easier! I its def possible. You just gotta want it bad enough!
Great advice
2 days so far from going through a mr vapor flex in 2 days to now not a single puff. Have a long way to go but I’m starting to notice my lungs clean themselves out
Honestly for every addiction I have the first days are the easiest. The 1-5 weeks after is where I struggle.
ur a smart guy💯ill use your motivation
I used the allen car book (audio book) easy way. I highly recommend it. Been using nicotine for 20 years. Its been 20 days off nic for me and i never really noticed any withdrawls. That book helps a lot. The physical withdrawls are honestly nothing. People make it out to be SO bad but its not.. its all in your head and i was a HEAVY nicotine user.
Read or listen to that book and get your psychology right before you quit and its so easy. Ive even experienced very stressful things since ive quit and havent had the urge to vape or chew. No big deal
I can't even think straight RN ugh😩
Just over 1.5 years sober: alcohol
ADD amphetamine meds: 1 month clean
Nicotine: 4 days 👌🏻
6 days today for me! It's tough the boring feeling is hardest,slow process but worth it in the end.
How ya holding up?
I’m struggling quitting weed but I actually went cold turkey for coffee . Coffee is also super addictive . I feel great and my nerves aren’t so messed up . One thing at a time and one day at a time guys . Y’all can do it . Praying for everyone .
Thank you.
Thanks! Great videos! 18 days free of smoking tobacco and 4 days without nicotine! ( was using nicotine pouches of 11mg for 14days )
48h no vape. Heads trying to convince me vaping isn’t so bad and how I enjoy doing it… Trying to keep reminding myself why I’m quitting
Same thing happens to me!
I'm having extreme muscle spasm on my legs, and aching on both legs. I was smoking for a whole year straight and just quit. On day two. In so much pain.
I vap for about 2 months out of the year, I usually do it June/July because of gathering and alcohol, but yeah day 4 and 5 r brutal. Stay safe.
Three years I was off nicotine, this year I picked it up again. And I felt so much better without it, I'm going to do it again one of these days
I vaped and only ever vaped for a year, then wanted to quit, and by day 2 I was becoming extremely irritable and tempted to get furious. I knew it was the withdrawals but didn't expect myself to feel it at that intensity.
I threw some stuff in my house and yelled at myself feeling like a fool afterwards and vaped to get myself together later just to think over this first to not do something destructive.
Yet a couple months after I tried again to stop, and for the first 5 days I just kept feeling better from day 1 and wondered how on earth was I not feeling like crap or experiencing any withdrawing except a minor headache.
I've heard people tell me it's not hard to quit, I heard others say it is hard.
But I think it can vary from the experience myself.
After about the first 4 months of vaping, it totally wasn't worth it.
I started in my 30s and I'm still in my 30s and quit and find no reason to go back.
It was interesting and at times amazing feelings, even taught me some hard personal lessons,
But totally not worth it.
Thanks brother
Welp my last vape died today. Time to begin the quitting process hopefully it goes well. I already quit porn exactly 25 days ago and still going strong. So hoping i can do the same with Nic
All i had to hear was "dopamine levels go back to normal" cuz ive been depressed since 8th grade and guess when i started smoking?
8 days nic free :) feel way happier and calmer already. Strange I feel lots of emotions can’t help but to wonder if it’s because I’m still detoxing :)
Like 4 or 5months with no vaping and I can really tell you I don’t feel any better or any different don’t quit vaping it’s not worth it
It gets better. I smoked for 10yrs and I really don’t ever think about it anymore. It’s like it never happened.
Being addicted to Vape seems wayy worst then weed
Been there for both and your right 100%
bruh weed is not even close to addiction levels from nicotine. i smoke weed for couple of years then i quit for couple of months without any problems. this is my 2nd day no nicotine, i want to punch someone constantly lol
@Mi Treba Doktor stop spreading false information you absolute clown.
@Mi Treba Doktor weed is just as addicting especially If you are using carts thc addiction is a real thing. Quit downplaying it to make yourself feel better about quitting nicotine.
@@zStC1 Maybe it is for you. I've quit weed 100 times and can smoke whenever I want to. I had smoked weed for 7 years with couple months breaks once in a while. Nicotine for me is much harder - almost impossible. I'm speaking from my experience. Take it as you want it. + It is a fact that weed doesn't have any substance like nicotine that makes you addicted - it is all a psychological dependence in your head.
Yeah initially first few days were the worst since I had physical symptoms of anxiety, extreme anger. after the 1st week i sort of just fell into a deep depression. totally unmotivated, sluggish, and generally just kinda in a sad mood all the time. Like kermit the frog looking outside his window. Im on day 20is, idk how much longer I can stay feeling this way, i'm not suicidal buts its hard to want to live in this state of mind.
Thank you
I'm addicted to Makla. The withdrawls are beating the hell out of me
Congrats to everyone who’s made it even a day or more without vaping/nicotine. Be proud of yourself! I haven’t been able to do it. It’s a huge accomplishment.
quit smoking/ patches and strongly weening of kratom (kratom is not that difficult to quit)
I went from 3 or 4 or 5 heeping tablespoons a day to 1 tea spoon a day. (just enough so sleeping is not impaired.)
The nicotine withdrawal is terrible, my first 5 days I frequently had the thought, "I wonder if this is what suicidal people feel?"
My dopamine was so low I would get hungry and not have the desire to get up and feed myself. Because I knew even that would not make me feel better. But now I'm on my 7th day without nictotine, and for the first time I am having moments where I feel okay. (at the same time I was having oral pain when I initially quit smoking 1 month ago, it's starting to really go away)
I want to stop so bad but everyone around me vapes and it’s soooooo hard when you’re highly addicted to it and it’s right in your face. I feel it is really starting to mess with my health though 😭😭 I’m tired of feeling tired, having a headache and spending hundreds of dollars within a couple months on these things.
Stopped vaping 27 days ago. 1st week was the hardest. I have no cravings for it now. If you can make it 2 weeks it starts to get easier
Just threw my vape away yesterday and ready to let go!!! I’ve been vaping for 3 years now so it’s definitely something I have to get used to. Been craving like crazy but I’m so tired of being dependent on nicotine!!! My hair and skin has been suffering due to vaping. Just got to keep reminding myself fhat the craving is just a feeling and it can’t control me 😢 I can’t wait for this to be over