Can confirm, this works. I think it's ultinately us who decides, but personal stories and experiences can really help give us the extra burst of inspiration we might have needed.
A year later and you’re still helping people quit. I’ve been addicted for the last 5 years. I started at 15 and never thought I’d be addicted. It was just something I did when I was with my friends and it looked at it like it was just a high to have fun with every now and again. 5 years fast forward I’ve got lung issues I never thought I’d have considering I was one of the top runners on my high school track team. Nicotine completely stripped away my interest in everything around due to getting my quick dopamine fixes from it. I’m still addicted and I’ve found things I want to pursue in life but I have so little motivation. I want to play in the nba one day buy nicotine completely strips away the effort I put into it. I’ve tried quitting multiple times and I think the longest I’ve gone is 5 days. But you know what, today is the day. I’m no longer going to let nicotine control my decisions. I’m no longer going to let these nicotine companies make me their good little consumer and money maker. I’m going to live for me and fight for my future. F*CK NICOTINE
i just quit cold turkey 16 days ago after 5 years straight vaping, started wit a juul, i never felt better man, after the withdrawls i can honestly say im never going back to nicotine
Congratulations my dude! Proud of you for being 16 and making a mature decision like this! It shows a lot about your character and how well you handle yourself. Thanks for watching my video!
Coach Dom I knew I had to quit when I couldn’t do anything without my juul. I couldn’t go out with my family, couldn’t do anything if I didn’t have it on me or my mind would focus on it. Now I’m 2 months in and my withdrawals are gone and I feel better than ever. My grades went up and I feel more alive. I remember watching this video for fun not wanting to quit but then I felt motivated to do it and whenever I felt like I couldn’t do it anymore I watched it again. Thank you for making a video like this
I’m 17 started vaping at da age of 14 was diagnosed with acid reflux carried on smoking but made myself feel worse I’m finally on my 7th day without nicotine still having bad withdrawals any advice? Shortness of breath,chest pain,cravings,cold sweats,trouble sleeping etc
20 days without my 'best friend' nicotine. The main reason I decided to quit was the grip the addiction had over my emotions and choices everyday. It becomes harder and harder to take your spirituality and self worth seriously when you are knowingly feeding the dark side of you each day.
thank you same reason did qlmost 48 hrs couple days back just finished smoking brains out not leaving house again unless urgent work related how long it takes rehab/sick
Hey Delaina, Thanks for your comment. I’m now 33 days in and I can promise you it is worth it. The first week was hell for me, and it’s totally normal to start feeling a bunch of negative suppressed emotions all of a sudden. I wish u the best on your journey...✌️
@@Ahsjowkwkwbdha Have you remained smoke free? Your comment is really inspiring to me. I’ve prayed and God has answered and I’m now smoke free. It’s just not worth it. Exercise is helping a great deal!!
Oh wow you've just described how i feel as a nicotine addict but I'm on day 3 without it. I'm stopping it becouse it makes me feel like I'm worthless so yeah thankx for you comment
This video helped me quit. I'm on day 7 right now. I'm 21 and I've been vaping for a year. For the most part I was vaping 50-59mg/ml. I didn't think I would get addicted but I slowly went from a pod a week to a pod every 2 days. Quitting off of that cold turkey was tough but doable. Day 4 was the best day. The contrast of how I felt from that day compared to day 3 was amazing. Day 2 and 3 were awful. I felt tired and like I had the flu. Now 7 days in, I still get tired occasionally but I feel good knowing I'm not far from feeling normal again. My concern is this anxiety I have that I'm going to miss vaping forever. I struggle to come up with more cons that outweigh the pros of quitting. I really enjoy nicotine with my coffee while I drive to school. Regardless, hearing your reasons for quitting and reading the comments of people who vaped a lot more than me for many more years gives me hope that it's possible to quit for good. Thanks for making this video.
That is the biggest mistake quitters make. Do not deprive yourself of social occasions like bars and such because you are afraid it wont be as good anymore and might trigger you to relapse. Instead, remember: you gave up nothing, but a poison. When people/friends start puffing, tell yourself: "how wonderful I dont need to be a slave to it anymore". These people as much as they might deny it, they ENVY YOU! They WISH they could go and enjoy a beer without choking themselves ever 5 minutes. So hold your head high!
Here I am. Quarantined in my home due to the Coronavirus outbreak and I've decided to quit smoking. I'm on my 9th day without a cigarette and things are really getting bad. I'm experiencing most of the withdrawals symptoms and things are pretty messed up both emotionally and physically added to that is stress from the outbreak and work. But, I'm working my way through it regardless of how painful it is. Thank you for making this video and giving me courage!
Dhiresh Burggee I’m quitting for day 2 then always in hard pressure we come out right decisions and strong volition bro keep going you give me a andrillin boost let struggling corona and nicotina 😉
How are you feeling? I remember the 2nd week still being very difficult! Physical withdrawal was the worst the first week but I remember still feeling depressed in weeks 2-3. Suddenly I started feeling much happier after about a month. Hope you stuck with it!
@@dbudthestud I'm on my 18th day today. Some days are better than others. Today I woke up with a tight chest and feeling kinda depressed too. I think it's just from thinking about what the body is going through after feeding all the smoke for all these years. I used to smoke to 6 - 7 cigs a day for 7 years. I'm trying to stay strong though. Can't wait for the day till all this is over.
This has been my 3rd week without vaping and nicotine. I have tried so many times and have always gone back to vaping anyways because it was very hard quitting. Until this time, I decided to quit for good because it was time for it to go. I believe in everyone that’s trying to quit and I know that you got this 💪🏽☝🏽 it’s all about your mindset and the mental thinking. If you’re trying to quit, just throw that shit out and fight through it. If I am able to do it, then you are too. God bless and stay safe!
@@Hasan-pc4iy Bro I want to stop cuz it's always costing my pockets so I'll throw one away thinking Ina quit then I go buy another one a day or two later
Don’t know if it is anyone else’s experience, but I was known as a hothead for a long time, but after I stopped nicotine I’m not always angry. Nicotine was fucking me up the whole time, as far as attitude. Anxiety went away like magic
Yesss!! I get angry very easily too and I always say it must be the cigarettes cause that’s when I start to crave one the most. Glad to see that you’re not always as angry anymore bc that’s exactly why I want to quit. I feel like the cigarettes have gave me both depression and anger issues.
@@tokyodiva lol, just looking for any positive inspiration find strength uster on here were all funny God 100% tomorrow my day just did 48 hrs 24 hrs ago smoked 2 packs starting again omg ya im saying take sick time stay home unplug wifi detox tea count days until better report online for others contemplation early action wek on stages how f long for real though
I’m 14 years old. I started vaping when I was 12, I never inhaled the smoked till a week after I had one. I was only using 20mg of nic and transitioning to 50 mg (same as a cigarette) around 13 years old I was fully addicted to vaping. I have gotten in trouble with nicotine products in 7th grade and when I was in 8th I was expelled. When I got expelled from middle school I had no where to get my vape pods. My mom smokes cigarettes and I had to take a few of hers to get my fix. Now I am on cigarettes smoking 3 times a day and I want to stop. I wake up and Cough at night and every time I run or being really active I start choking up. The really sad thing about it is I used to be number one in my school as fast as students and I completely ruined it by starting nicotine. It is a crazy hard trail and it is not easy to get off. But I am happy to say now I am no longer addicted to nicotine
thanks for the good advice dom! Nicotine withdrawals are all in the mind, keep yourself occupied with meaningful work and tasks, #1 advice for fulfilment is to serve others this will take the concentration off you and put it into something/someone else’s!
Half way to 72, my brain feels so cloudy and my thought processing is so sluggish. I keep getting up and grabbing my keys and put them away probably 5-7 times through out the first day. No shivers or sweating luckily but god damn my brain is 5 seconds behind on life. Also side note if anyone reads this: thank you I know you’re struggling too but think about the healthier better life we’ll have. Good luck we got this!
27 year old here, I'm on day 4 with 0 nicotine. I went cold turkey off of like 300ml of 3mg juice per month. I didn't quit because of your video, but it is certainly helping motivate me today as I'm going through peak withdrawals. That's a lovely point you make about it distracting you from things you should be able to easily enjoy. That's actually a big reason I'm quitting. I went to an NBA game a few weeks ago and after an hour I could barely enjoy it because I needed my "fix". I went to see Spiderman and yet again, after an hour or so it was unenjoyable because I needed stupid nicotine. I felt chained to it. I felt like it was controlling my life. Now, even though I'm having withdrawals and it isn't fun, I can't help but think how much better this is when compared to a lifetime of addiction. Thank you for your video. I've taken the points you made to heart. I feel like this time I can finally kick this habit for good, because I finally have some real reasons to. They've been there the entire time, but I didn't notice until recently.
I will be 29 this year and I have been smoking since I was 14. I’m on day 4 of no nicotine!!! Thank you for your help, and honest emotions. This hasn’t been easy but I can do it..and I feel like I can now after watching this than I did before. it’s the only chain I have left, then I’ll be completely free from all addictions. Praise sweet Jesus! ✝️
@@Huckpartyof4 how does it feel? I just threw my vape out of my car window yesterday. This has been really hard already. Constant cravings. What do I have to look forward to?
@@anthonypensero7690 do you want a sugar coated version, or the cold hard facts? At first, it was horrible. I was constantly sick and It made me become depressed. This lasted for about 5 months. When it got hard, I would just pray and do my breathing exercises. The headaches are awful the first month. But there is light at the end of the tunnel. I quit cold Turkey and didn’t take any lozenges, patches, or gum. I didn’t want another thing to be depending upon. I realized, it was more of a mental strength you need than a physical. When it gets hard, go walk or do something physical. Chew on straws or toothpicks. You got this though. YOU CAN DO IT!
I’m turning 30 this year and smoked since I was 18. Heavy. I first tried cold turkey but smoked a few cigs first 2 days bc symptoms were so bad couldn’t function miserable. Still progress. Drank lots of water the more you pee the faster nicotine gets out of your system. Then was easier to wean down after breaking the heavy smoking cycle. 3 a day, to 2, 1, half’s, to none is the easiest way I did it without feeling guilty or bad or keeping exact track. I’m over the hardest hump past 3 days zero cigs. This vid helps me remember reasons to stay quit and I know it will keep getting easier. Thanks best of luck to everyone.
Hey there, Coach Dom! I am one of the 30+ stubborn people but am all about the growth mindset and constantly have self growth audiobooks and podcasts on throughout the day! 🙂 I have never smoked but my hubby and I both got addicted to nicotene gum 10 years ago. I stopped for both of my pregnancies but then started up again but read Alan Carr’s “The Easy Way” and though he warns against wheening, I was at 3 sheets of gum (10 per sheet) and now down to 4, tomorrow 3 and 2 and 1 and DONE! I KNOW it will be a huge relief! I also just recently read This Naked Mind by Annie Grace and though I’m not an alcoholic I just wanted my full mind present and sober so cut that out too 30 days back! Feelin good and I am always looking for GOOD and GENUINE videos of real people who have actually quit and changed their life and your video was just that! Thanks so much for being vulnerable and sharing this with us! Definitely encouraging!!!
2:30 is so accurate and often missed. It's insane how much nicotine is narcoticizing you. Everything has less value suddenly. It blanks out all the bad, but also all the good things in your life.
First video I’ve watched on my journey, 2 yrs later & still impacting people. Thanks coach this really helped
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I am turning 30 this year . I am going to quit as of about fifteen or twenty minutes ago. Lol it's on my mind every single puff I take and the health effects and scares are more stress than I can handle coupled with all the other stresses at this point in my life. I have smoked for the last fifteen years. Pack or two a day for the last ten years. I have to stop. For myself. My mom. My friends. It just has to happen and pretty much I just crossed my tipping point with the risks and effects. I'll report back in the coming days/weeks . I got this. Cold turkey from 4:30pm March 24th onward. Watch this........
How you holding up? Im 4 days clean now, kinda forced to stop cause production of nicotine products has halted here in south africa ans we can't get our cigs even if we wanted to. The firat 2 days sucked ass but im feeling much better today, maybe a bit lethargic but thats about it
I salute you for making this big decision! You had the toughest road of anyone here because of how much/how long you smoked but just remember that your effort will inspire others to quit and make your family proud. Happy 30th birthday!
Awesome man, I’m finding it easier to approach the idea of quitting with seeing support from people such as yourself, that have experienced the entirety of the struggle firsthand
I'm also a tennis coach. 23 years old and teach junior clinics weekly and your experience resonates with me so incredibly hard. When you mentioned thinking about the kids you teach and them looking up to you and wanting to be the right example for them gave me goosebumps and almost made me emotional. I have an incredibly strong dependence on my juul. I was even hitting it throughout watching this video because I just feel the same stress relief you described. Fuck man. I need to make a change soon. Hope you're still clean. I just wanna know for a fact its possible. God bless and good luck in your journey trying to go pro. Thanks for making this.
Tomorrow morning I’m starting my journey. It’s especially hard for me because I work with people who are constantly vaping in my face, but tomorrow I plan to fight the urge to ask for a hit. I am currently working on self discipline and I feel that this will be one of the biggest steps towards where I need to be. It only gets better from here
I get the emotional side of quitting and how not being addicted makes it so much easier to be calm and present when interacting with people. I quit for 8 months in 2017 and felt so much more confident, grounded, and focused. Fell back into it but now and am going on day four of quitting. Trying to remember the benefits. Thanks for your video.
same boat here man. When i’m off nicotine (completely sober) i’m literally the light in the room, cracking jokes and having a good time. But when i relapse my life slowly goes to shit. Anxiety, Stuttering, brain fog, and can’t even have normal eye contact it’s embarrassing man
32 years old Male in London England that's is going to kick the habit of smoking. Thanks for your video. Well said and articulated with some very valid points.
So dissapointed in myself. I quit smoking back in July and i didn't smoke for 3 months. Then summer was officially over, i started going out with friends more (friends that smoke) and soon enough i started begging for a cigarette from them. Of course they gave me one cause why not and 1 turned into 2 and 2 into a pack bought by myself, my money. It's been almost 1 month since i started smoking and i'm going cold turkey again. It's been 19 hours. Writing this doesn't make it easier, just gives me some extra hope. Wish me luck and i hope that this journey is final.
I started vaping when i was 16 now im 21. Ive quit 4 times for a week or longer and many many times for at least a day. Im christian and yet twice ive sneaked my vape to christian camp because I couldnt imagine having any fun without it. When a week has gone by and when withdrawals leave I convince myself to go back every time. I ask myself who am I without nicotine and tell myself its the struggle of quitting that gives me purpose in life and without struggling im without purpose. Yesterday my dad passed out from rectal bleeding and this was the first emergency my parents have ever been in and several times throughout this crazy process of calling 911 and making sure hes okay I thought about vaping so many times. Im on my 2nd day of quitting. I hope these realities sober me up enough to keep my sober Everyones comments of struggle helps a lot! There is great community here. I hope I help someone too
Man he nailed it when he said it becomes like your best friend. I had no interest in anyone or anything around me! as long as i had my vape i was content.
Bro the physical I did not relate to very well but when it came to the mental part I related perfectly. I turn 15 on Monday and this addiction got me rlly screwed up. My childhood friends are not around me as much because of me constantly indulging. I need to stop and you got me a step closer, thank you.
On hour 62 nicotine free. Been the worst 2 almost 3 days of my life lol. Smoked for 15 years. I have anxiety and panic issues, so the symptons that came with the withdrawal have really kicked my anxiety into high gear. But I'm pushing through, reading Allen Carr's book has really helped my mindset with quitting. I think once i get through these withdrawal symptoms I'll be fine
I quit almost 5 months ago, and my anxiety is still bad, which gives me shortness of breath. My right lung is still tender with mucus blockage. I am taking all kinds of herbs and seeing naturopaths, massage therapists, and taking Xanax. I smoked for over 35 years. I should have quit in my 20’s!
hey Coach, i've been thinking about quiting for a time now..... i think today will be my day...i have just one cigarette left in my box.... throwing it away is like breaking up.... but I know the results and benefits and that is what making me go thru this. your video really motivated me dude. Thank you!!!
I’m 22. Allen Carr’s book helped me quit 10 days ago. Thanks for the vid. It’s rly helpful for me to see others in same age having success to staying off it. Cheers
Yes this book help me in the past and I quit for many years but start again and now I am cravings so much... I relapse 3 days ago after succeed 14 days 😢
@@karine8738 you can do it ! I really do believe in you. Listen to the book on audio it’s so helpful and listen as many times as you need to until you are ready to try again
@@juicybacon12 Thanks to you 🌈 When I read is book in 2005, I succeed and buy fiew books and give them as a gift to friends, family and knowledge that were smoking and they almost all succeed. Again I have to pass through it because of my fault, anxiety depression was so bad I meed something 😢 Today I did not vape... I hang in there, was hard but I hate so much 😎 I did not know he has an audio book ... Is it free ? Thanks so much for the encouragement !👍
@@karine8738 in my experience the cravings come and go and you have to be patient with yourself and think of it as One day at a time. The audiobook is on audible.com. I don’t know if it is available in all countries. It is about 20 US dollars. What I liked about it was that it felt like I had a real person there that could support me- like hearing a therapist or a speech on how and why to quit. I think I listened thru the book 3 or 4 whole times before quitting. Also please be kind to yourself, one day of relapse doesn’t erase all the many days before that you stayed off nicotine. I was addicted to nicotine everyday all day for about 9 years. Today I am 457 days off and I will never go back. I know some people have smoked longer than I did but believe me I was so in the grasps of the addiction. If I could do it, so can you. As for the anxiety and depression you must find other ways to self medicate - look up pranayama breathing exercises and try some different exercise or regular walking outdoors. It will take time to train the brain to not want nicotine when sad and anxious. Sorry for the long reply - I am just passionate about people quitting nicotine ! I am still young but it controlled my life for far too long. Best of luck and I’m always happy to reply or talk 😎😜
@@juicybacon12 wow I apreciated your help and your message 😉 that is really kind of you 😉 I am trying naturals products for depression, anxiety and will look into pranayama. breathing 👌 I smoke almost 25 years and last time I had succeed 5 years, I was saying never again I'll smoke like you said, but I did one night took one with friends in front of a fire party outside and here you go the day after I was smoking like before and more... I thought I was solid and won't fall out.. What a mistake .... 😪 Now I know... and just want to let you know never touch one whatever reason, your brain lie to you that you won't relapse with only one.... but yes 😎 sorry my bad english and long message too. Thanks again and take care 🌈
how much mg of nicotine do u take??? its my 4th day too reducing nicotine intake and i feel very bad right now from 1pack of cigarette per day to 2mg of nicotine cuz i switched to vape.
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Hey man I’m 16 and I’ve been vaping for 2.5 years and I’m on day 2 of no vaping but I’m using zyn pouches to get the urge away thank you for this video it really get ls my hopes up man: much love
Thank you for this video. It has helped me a lot. I quit one week ago today. I am using nicotine replacements but I’m mildly afraid that I will remain addicted to the patches. I definitely gained a better perspective for myself after this video. I appreciate the encouragement. 👍🏼
You're very welcome! I'm glad I helped! I remember trying a patch once and it didn't give me the same satisfaction that smoking did so I just quit nicotine cold turkey after that. I hope you're doing well!
Just turned 28 chew tobacco 10 years strong(stubborn to quit) found this video useful. It’s really sad that this is what nicotine does to you, everything that’s already enjoyable in Life is perceived to be more enjoyable with tobacco once your hooked. I feel like I can’t get away but with mindfulness and the will power to do so I believe I can do it. My weight has dropped dramatically because of chew no doubt. Ready to start my journey with Perseverance and cold turkey. Thanks guy!
I’m quitting today, I’m only 17 and I’ve been smoking nic since I was like 12-13. I already have a bone disease and a chronic illness so my life is cut a little shorter to start with and I decided I want to live as long as I can and I’m not gonna purposely cut my life down even shorter
This video really resonated with me more than any sort of nicotine quitting campaign or videos, I have ever seen. I’m quitting tomorrow morning! I’m so hopeful for the future of my health and strengthening my self-discipline
It’s funny how this video pops up as I start to quit haha. Only on day one but you made some great points in this video I’ll remember as I go through the process! The main thing that hit me was the enjoyment dependance part, it’s crazy how we think that we can’t immerse ourselves in the present moment without having to vape.
32 yrs. Old and appreciate the motivation! Used vaping to quit cigarettes after smoking for almost 15 years, now quitting vaping , day 1 had been pretty smooth so far, just taking it easy 😃
Hey I just wanna say thank you, I know you don't have to make videos like these but they really help and makes me feel much safer, my biggest struggle hasn't been the physical symptoms mainly because I do alot of martial arts training and pain endurance training, but the mental aspect is whooping my ass right now, I feel as though I'm stuck in this spot that I can't escape, also for anyone that needs something to help with overcoming your symptoms I recommend going to parks and places with alot of nature, and buy lavender scented products since it is naturally calming, also for sleep try and use melatonin to fight insomnia
30s here-thanks for this. My best advice is to view slip ups as learning opportunities (hi lol in one currently) and that if you miss smoking, change the words-I try to change the thought to I miss air because that’s a good place to be that I can resonate with.
AH! That is SO true. Nicotine became my best friend, and whenever I am with my friends and family I would always be checking to see how I felt and take a puff and would feel distracted.
I quit a week ago. This is the longest I’ve gone without nicotine in 4 years about. This dudes vid didn’t flip the switch but it did have some reasons that helped in the process of staying off the past week. I’ve been scared of the mental and physical withdrawals and I don’t think I’ve made it to a week before, this time though I really meant a switch flipped. This is the one time I’ve quit not planning on ever hitting someone else’s again. This is the first time I really wanted to fully quit. Hope y’all have some luck quitting if you haven’t. It’s like a needle at a doctors office I swear it seems shitty but it’s really not that bad and for not that long. Try quitting for a week. Good luck Edit- I ended up using again up until this august then I quit again. I’m pretty quit now but I hit my freinds for one night. I’m not perfect but I’m getting there
I appreciate this video so much! I quit the juul a few days ago. It has been a living hell. With the shutdown and the gyms being closed, I barely go outside. The coronavirus situation only compounds the anxiety and makes me so depressed. But I'm so glad I'm off this nicotine because I've been trying to focus on my career and goals.
Dani Marie the worst was over in a week. I would drink hot tea and take cold showers. Keep going. I’m completely free of it and the feeling is amazing. To be completely honest, the anxiety was nerve wracking but on the 3rd night when it felt the most intense for me, I reevaluated my life and what I wanted out of it. I went onto give up alcohol and coffee. Let me know how it goes
@@jackkulinski8132 wow, I’m so happy for you! That takes so much willpower.. do you think if I just hold out till the end of the first week I’ll feel significantly better?? I’m so close to slipping bc I miss feeling happy and not depressed
@@danimarie227 I promise the feeling you get at the end of the week will feel so much better compared to what you would feel getting a hit of nicotine right now. The feeling of sticking it out and proving to yourself that you can do it is one of the greatest feelings in the world. When I had the worst symptoms on my 3rd day, it felt like rock bottom but it actually opened me up to the greatest change. Got off e-cigs. Got off coffee. Learned to code and now I just WFH coding software.
I’m 16 stuck to salt nic and beginning my journey I play football and it definitely is messing with my lungs and I have to quit stay strong queens and kings. Let’s all do it together
i am almost at two full weeks now. i still wake up and have the urge to reach for my juul... and like damn :/ as bad as it sounds, i really do miss the feeling of hitting that thing right when i wake up. but i'm proud of the discipline i have asserted on myself this far. What you said about running really is true, i get so focused on being out of breath that nicotine is the last thing i am thinking about. anyway, thanks for the level-headed/realistic mindset and point of view, its helpful.
I was thinking about wuitting for the longest and today my vape fell out of my poclet into water then i got reccomended this video, thank you so much for helping🙏
hey this video is almost 3 years old and ive watched it a dozen times before i quit. you're reasons for quitting are the aspects of my life I was missing out on
I know it’s dumb but when I got horribly depressed a few years back so I started to vape without ever touching a cig. I’m now quitting because I realized after the depression was being treated with real meds an addiction never helped being sad in the first place
This video is what it is. First n for most, your a great person for even taking the time to make this video. I wish I could tell whoever is reading this how many times I’ve thought to myself if only I had quit when I was young….. well folks that won’t help you then. I’ve tried it all. Stop while your ahead. And thanks for provoking thought in anyone to quit. 💯✌️
I'm 37 and I've got a method that works for me. I go on holiday alone and completely relax as I go through withdrawal with daily massages! I do this for two weeks and then go home free! Don't get me wrong it's still hard but nothing like trying to quite in day to day life.
End of the first day of my nicotine addiction no withdrawal yet but I know it’s going to be part of the process looking forward to being able to say I’m done for good
A year ago I quit smoking, and felt amazing but sadly I relapsed 4 months later and am still smoking at this moment, I really want to quit again, it is truly difficult but you inspired me to keep going, And I am hoping to stop smoking for good this time!!
I’m 35 years old and have smoked since I was 12, about a pack or more per day since I was 20. I’m giving quitting smoking a really big shot and hope I can make it through. I’m going to fight the urges as hard and as long as I can. Picked up some Nicorette gum and lozenges for when I get snappy or potentially after a large meal. Just hoping and wishing I can be strong enough during the first month or so to not relapse.
I’ve stopped for a few weeks here and there but I’m going to quit for good. The thing that hits home most was him talking about being with those you love but being completely distracted by needing nicotine, it’s definitely a thing and once you’ve quit it’s non existent which is one of the great gifts of stopping.
3 days into quitting for me. Today has been super difficult and so has the last two days, but I am determined to hit that 2 week mark and feel better. The physical withdrawals are taking a lot out of me but I know it’s worth it.
I've been dipping sense I was around 16 I'm 22 now and trying to quit and your video has given me some more motivation to stop I really want to quit thank you for posting this so glad I came across your video tonight
Just recently quit its probably one of the hardest things I have done but once you get past that 2 weeks mark it gets somewhat easier. Thank you for posting this helps knowing I’m not the only one struggling with this.
For all people who decided to quit and are about to relapse. Remember that no matter how severe the pain, it will pass. It is your choice though, at the end of the painful tunnel, do you want to emerge proud and victorious? Or defeated and a slave?! You can f**king do it. No pain No GAIN!
I’m turning 37 I’m 2 days quitting horrible feeling but I told my soul take courage whatever it’s take I’m done ✅ so thank you so much to rearrange me bro
I’m gonna quit for you and you really helped me think that each hit I take is closer to my death I never thought about it like that and it went from me wanting to quit when I finished the disposable to wanting to quit tomorrow so thank you for that
Yaaasss. So true. I am going on 9 months vape free and it was like losing my best friend. So many emotions you now have to deal with without a nicotine crutch. But I did it cold turkey and if you’ve seen my vids you’d know I LOVED vaping. So if I can, you can quit anybody can! Do it! Thanks for posting this video. Too many kids are hooked on this poison. Once you get hooked your hooked. I innocently used vape to quit smoking thinking I could quit vape easier... ten years later I was still vaping. So glad I quit finally. But like you, its no joke.
I'm 22 and I've been smoking since a very young age, I wish I would've never picked it up. I quit weed cold turkey 4 days ago and now I'm trying to taper off of nicotine after trying to quit cold turkey during these 4 days. Thank you for this video.
Hey big man. Good speech and it was definitely meaningful to a lot of people. I'm detoxing rn from nicotine atm and I sympathised when watching this enough to say that I will show this to my friend. He is in the same position as yourself where he is a tennis pro doing tourniments all over the world at 19 years old but has formed this strong ciggeratte addiction when he moved to the US. I'll make it my duty to let him hear you out and understand what he's taking away from his own future. Thank you.
Mark my words never taking another puff. Would appreciate some replies over the course of a few days, weeks and months to check in. Stay strong. We all got this. Nicotine is evil.
Hey! It is also my 4th day without nicotine. I feel a lot of the withdraws, especially the last 3 days, but today is better. I made a mental switch and tell myself “I don’t want to be a vaper” or “I don’t vape”. I find saying these two and having a meaning behind it really helps. This has been the longest time with no nicotine in my life since the Fall of 2012... I will make my story in a video someday and give perspective on everything
10 days in and have urges to, but I’m already feeling better! Anyone who is debating quitting, it is so worth it! Focus on how much better your life will be! You got it!
21 years old, been smoking 3 years. Due to a family with history of heart disease and cancer. It's time to ditch it and live long and peaceful. Thanks for your video. Let's give this a shot
I need to get rid of this terrible habit. It has effected my relationships and my overall well-being. I wish all that are struggling with the same problems as myself the best of luck. Stay strong, take control of your life again. You can do it. ❤✅
When quitting watch a shit load of these videos, articles, and personal stories.
Bet
@@JJ-ex7fw zyn pouches are so addictive. I’ve quit cigarettes, vaping, and dipping before but nicotine pouches take the cake for most annoying.
@@turbosteelmeat2274 Good, it should guide you and remind you and occupy you so that you don’t pick up a vape or cigarette
Can confirm, this works. I think it's ultinately us who decides, but personal stories and experiences can really help give us the extra burst of inspiration we might have needed.
It does actually help
Stay strong kings and queens I'm quitting
Hell yeah man
I’m gonna try starting next week🙏
Me too bro let’s do it 💪🏼
Right with you
it’s been a few months. how you doing bro?
commenting to hold myself accountable. i’m quitting today
i’m 7 days clean and i can’t tell if i have corona of nicotine withdrawal
hi! how are you doing? It's been 12 hours for me :(
Kelly I ended up getting strep throat and got corona, so i decided it was not the time to quit but you got this
Jackson Szalkowski Jesus man r u ok?
Update?
A year later and you’re still helping people quit. I’ve been addicted for the last 5 years. I started at 15 and never thought I’d be addicted. It was just something I did when I was with my friends and it looked at it like it was just a high to have fun with every now and again. 5 years fast forward I’ve got lung issues I never thought I’d have considering I was one of the top runners on my high school track team. Nicotine completely stripped away my interest in everything around due to getting my quick dopamine fixes from it. I’m still addicted and I’ve found things I want to pursue in life but I have so little motivation. I want to play in the nba one day buy nicotine completely strips away the effort I put into it. I’ve tried quitting multiple times and I think the longest I’ve gone is 5 days. But you know what, today is the day. I’m no longer going to let nicotine control my decisions. I’m no longer going to let these nicotine companies make me their good little consumer and money maker. I’m going to live for me and fight for my future.
F*CK NICOTINE
How’s it going
Hey man. I’m curious how you did the last couple of months. Did you do it?
how u doing man?
Money says ur still vaping
Take psychedelics
i just quit cold turkey 16 days ago after 5 years straight vaping, started wit a juul, i never felt better man, after the withdrawls i can honestly say im never going back to nicotine
Threw all my vaping stuff in the trash two days ago. Shit is rough but it must be done
Imperial Watch fax man i drowned my stuff in water so i wouldnt be tempted, glad you quit man (:
ThePlaystationCulprit this shits so hard
@@jacobhinshaw5106 How many days have you been off of it? I'm almost a week in and it does get easier.
@@realoni Thank you! It's been quite the journey so far. Wish I would have done it sooner. Congrats to you as well
I’m 16 and I quit a month ago just because of this vid. Thanks dude
Jad glad you quit! You will enjoy life so much more
Congratulations my dude! Proud of you for being 16 and making a mature decision like this! It shows a lot about your character and how well you handle yourself. Thanks for watching my video!
Coach Dom I knew I had to quit when I couldn’t do anything without my juul. I couldn’t go out with my family, couldn’t do anything if I didn’t have it on me or my mind would focus on it. Now I’m 2 months in and my withdrawals are gone and I feel better than ever. My grades went up and I feel more alive. I remember watching this video for fun not wanting to quit but then I felt motivated to do it and whenever I felt like I couldn’t do it anymore I watched it again. Thank you for making a video like this
@jad tell me when exactly did the withdrawals go away
I’m 17 started vaping at da age of 14 was diagnosed with acid reflux carried on smoking but made myself feel worse I’m finally on my 7th day without nicotine still having bad withdrawals any advice? Shortness of breath,chest pain,cravings,cold sweats,trouble sleeping etc
20 days without my 'best friend' nicotine. The main reason I decided to quit was the grip the addiction had over my emotions and choices everyday. It becomes harder and harder to take your spirituality and self worth seriously when you are knowingly feeding the dark side of you each day.
thank you same reason did qlmost 48 hrs couple days back just finished smoking brains out not leaving house again unless urgent work related how long it takes rehab/sick
Hey Delaina,
Thanks for your comment. I’m now 33 days in and I can promise you it is worth it. The first week was hell for me, and it’s totally normal to start feeling a bunch of negative suppressed emotions all of a sudden. I wish u the best on your journey...✌️
@@Ahsjowkwkwbdha Have you remained smoke free? Your comment is really inspiring to me. I’ve prayed and God has answered and I’m now smoke free. It’s just not worth it. Exercise is helping a great deal!!
Oh wow you've just described how i feel as a nicotine addict but I'm on day 3 without it. I'm stopping it becouse it makes me feel like I'm worthless so yeah thankx for you comment
This video helped me quit. I'm on day 7 right now. I'm 21 and I've been vaping for a year. For the most part I was vaping 50-59mg/ml. I didn't think I would get addicted but I slowly went from a pod a week to a pod every 2 days. Quitting off of that cold turkey was tough but doable. Day 4 was the best day. The contrast of how I felt from that day compared to day 3 was amazing. Day 2 and 3 were awful. I felt tired and like I had the flu. Now 7 days in, I still get tired occasionally but I feel good knowing I'm not far from feeling normal again.
My concern is this anxiety I have that I'm going to miss vaping forever. I struggle to come up with more cons that outweigh the pros of quitting. I really enjoy nicotine with my coffee while I drive to school. Regardless, hearing your reasons for quitting and reading the comments of people who vaped a lot more than me for many more years gives me hope that it's possible to quit for good. Thanks for making this video.
That is the biggest mistake quitters make. Do not deprive yourself of social occasions like bars and such because you are afraid it wont be as good anymore and might trigger you to relapse. Instead, remember: you gave up nothing, but a poison. When people/friends start puffing, tell yourself: "how wonderful I dont need to be a slave to it anymore". These people as much as they might deny it, they ENVY YOU! They WISH they could go and enjoy a beer without choking themselves ever 5 minutes. So hold your head high!
Yoir young bro hope you wuit
Update? How are you now?
Here I am. Quarantined in my home due to the Coronavirus outbreak and I've decided to quit smoking. I'm on my 9th day without a cigarette and things are really getting bad. I'm experiencing most of the withdrawals symptoms and things are pretty messed up both emotionally and physically added to that is stress from the outbreak and work. But, I'm working my way through it regardless of how painful it is. Thank you for making this video and giving me courage!
Dhiresh Burggee I’m quitting for day 2 then always in hard pressure we come out right decisions and strong volition bro keep going you give me a andrillin boost let struggling corona and nicotina 😉
How are you feeling? I remember the 2nd week still being very difficult! Physical withdrawal was the worst the first week but I remember still feeling depressed in weeks 2-3. Suddenly I started feeling much happier after about a month. Hope you stuck with it!
@@kamelhec2608 keep it up buddy...how long has it been now?
@@dbudthestud I'm on my 18th day today. Some days are better than others. Today I woke up with a tight chest and feeling kinda depressed too. I think it's just from thinking about what the body is going through after feeding all the smoke for all these years. I used to smoke to 6 - 7 cigs a day for 7 years. I'm trying to stay strong though. Can't wait for the day till all this is over.
Dhiresh Burggee just get through it, give yourself a month or two and you won’t even think about having another cigarette again.
This has been my 3rd week without vaping and nicotine. I have tried so many times and have always gone back to vaping anyways because it was very hard quitting. Until this time, I decided to quit for good because it was time for it to go. I believe in everyone that’s trying to quit and I know that you got this 💪🏽☝🏽 it’s all about your mindset and the mental thinking. If you’re trying to quit, just throw that shit out and fight through it. If I am able to do it, then you are too. God bless and stay safe!
Are you still going strong? How do you feel to this day?
I am craving so much 😪
@@g-lanceindustry3006 yessir, it’s been a full year now. I don’t even think about it no more. I definitely feel a lot healthier now
@@Hasan-pc4iy Bro I want to stop cuz it's always costing my pockets so I'll throw one away thinking Ina quit then I go buy another one a day or two later
Don’t know if it is anyone else’s experience, but I was known as a hothead for a long time, but after I stopped nicotine I’m not always angry. Nicotine was fucking me up the whole time, as far as attitude. Anxiety went away like magic
Yesss!! I get angry very easily too and I always say it must be the cigarettes cause that’s when I start to crave one the most. Glad to see that you’re not always as angry anymore bc that’s exactly why I want to quit. I feel like the cigarettes have gave me both depression and anger issues.
Lol my girl was about to leave me. I was waking up pissed off at the world for no reason.
It didn’t take but a couple weeks until I woke up feeling good every morning. Now if she would just quit, cause cigs stink like hell now
Pink cat I wish you the best of luck!!!
@@tokyodiva lol, just looking for any positive inspiration find strength uster on here were all funny God 100% tomorrow my day just did 48 hrs 24 hrs ago smoked 2 packs starting again omg ya im saying take sick time stay home unplug wifi detox tea count days until better report online for others contemplation early action wek on stages how f long for real though
I’m 14 years old. I started vaping when I was 12, I never inhaled the smoked till a week after I had one. I was only using 20mg of nic and transitioning to 50 mg (same as a cigarette) around 13 years old I was fully addicted to vaping. I have gotten in trouble with nicotine products in 7th grade and when I was in 8th I was expelled. When I got expelled from middle school I had no where to get my vape pods. My mom smokes cigarettes and I had to take a few of hers to get my fix. Now I am on cigarettes smoking 3 times a day and I want to stop. I wake up and Cough at night and every time I run or being really active I start choking up. The really sad thing about it is I used to be number one in my school as fast as students and I completely ruined it by starting nicotine. It is a crazy hard trail and it is not easy to get off. But I am happy to say now I am no longer addicted to nicotine
theres actually 3mg in a cigarette
Congratulations on quitting! Proud of you for how mature you are at age 14!
XXXTENTACION will always be remembered na you can easily get that back lmao
XXXTENTACION will always be remembered it ain’t that bad
Good boy
thanks for the good advice dom! Nicotine withdrawals are all in the mind, keep yourself occupied with meaningful work and tasks, #1 advice for fulfilment is to serve others this will take the concentration off you and put it into something/someone else’s!
Very well said! I appreciate it!
Half way to 72, my brain feels so cloudy and my thought processing is so sluggish. I keep getting up and grabbing my keys and put them away probably 5-7 times through out the first day. No shivers or sweating luckily but god damn my brain is 5 seconds behind on life.
Also side note if anyone reads this: thank you I know you’re struggling too but think about the healthier better life we’ll have. Good luck we got this!
How is it now ?
Lol 😂
how you doing now?
72 days or hours?
27 year old here, I'm on day 4 with 0 nicotine. I went cold turkey off of like 300ml of 3mg juice per month. I didn't quit because of your video, but it is certainly helping motivate me today as I'm going through peak withdrawals. That's a lovely point you make about it distracting you from things you should be able to easily enjoy. That's actually a big reason I'm quitting. I went to an NBA game a few weeks ago and after an hour I could barely enjoy it because I needed my "fix". I went to see Spiderman and yet again, after an hour or so it was unenjoyable because I needed stupid nicotine. I felt chained to it. I felt like it was controlling my life. Now, even though I'm having withdrawals and it isn't fun, I can't help but think how much better this is when compared to a lifetime of addiction. Thank you for your video. I've taken the points you made to heart. I feel like this time I can finally kick this habit for good, because I finally have some real reasons to. They've been there the entire time, but I didn't notice until recently.
I will be 29 this year and I have been smoking since I was 14. I’m on day 4 of no nicotine!!! Thank you for your help, and honest emotions. This hasn’t been easy but I can do it..and I feel like I can now after watching this than I did before. it’s the only chain I have left, then I’ll be completely free from all addictions. Praise sweet Jesus! ✝️
Me too boo
@@KKIINNDD I’m still Nicotine FREE!!! 1 year, and 2 months :)
@@Huckpartyof4 how does it feel? I just threw my vape out of my car window yesterday. This has been really hard already. Constant cravings. What do I have to look forward to?
@@anthonypensero7690 do you want a sugar coated version, or the cold hard facts?
At first, it was horrible. I was constantly sick and It made me become depressed. This lasted for about 5 months. When it got hard, I would just pray and do my breathing exercises. The headaches are awful the first month. But there is light at the end of the tunnel. I quit cold Turkey and didn’t take any lozenges, patches, or gum. I didn’t want another thing to be depending upon. I realized, it was more of a mental strength you need than a physical. When it gets hard, go walk or do something physical. Chew on straws or toothpicks. You got this though. YOU CAN DO IT!
@@Huckpartyof4 literally have a toothpick in right now lol. Well I'm glad you made it through, I know it'll suck, we'll see what happens.
my lungs hurt, i have to stop. thanks for the motivation
My lungs hurt to but i cant stop i quitet 2 hours but after 2 hours thing got really bad i wanted a cigarette more than ever
I’m turning 30 this year and smoked since I was 18. Heavy. I first tried cold turkey but smoked a few cigs first 2 days bc symptoms were so bad couldn’t function miserable. Still progress. Drank lots of water the more you pee the faster nicotine gets out of your system. Then was easier to wean down after breaking the heavy smoking cycle. 3 a day, to 2, 1, half’s, to none is the easiest way I did it without feeling guilty or bad or keeping exact track. I’m over the hardest hump past 3 days zero cigs. This vid helps me remember reasons to stay quit and I know it will keep getting easier. Thanks best of luck to everyone.
Hey there, Coach Dom!
I am one of the 30+ stubborn people but am all about the growth mindset and constantly have self growth audiobooks and podcasts on throughout the day! 🙂 I have never smoked but my hubby and I both got addicted to nicotene gum 10 years ago. I stopped for both of my pregnancies but then started up again but read Alan Carr’s “The Easy Way” and though he warns against wheening, I was at 3 sheets of gum (10 per sheet) and now down to 4, tomorrow 3 and 2 and 1 and DONE!
I KNOW it will be a huge relief!
I also just recently read This Naked Mind by Annie Grace and though I’m not an alcoholic I just wanted my full mind present and sober so cut that out too 30 days back!
Feelin good and I am always looking for GOOD and GENUINE videos of real people who have actually quit and changed their life and your video was just that! Thanks so much for being vulnerable and sharing this with us! Definitely encouraging!!!
2:30 is so accurate and often missed. It's insane how much nicotine is narcoticizing you. Everything has less value suddenly. It blanks out all the bad, but also all the good things in your life.
just remember yall not alone. there’s plenty of people in the same situation as you. stay strong yall ❤️
On day 3... it’s wow. A struggle. It’s hard. Loss of appetite, head feels heavy, can’t sleep, anxiety is off the roof. But I’m doing this for me!
That comment was posted a year ago. How are you doing now? Are you still smoke free? How do you feel?
First video I’ve watched on my journey, 2 yrs later & still impacting people. Thanks coach this really helped
I am turning 30 this year . I am going to quit as of about fifteen or twenty minutes ago. Lol it's on my mind every single puff I take and the health effects and scares are more stress than I can handle coupled with all the other stresses at this point in my life. I have smoked for the last fifteen years. Pack or two a day for the last ten years. I have to stop. For myself. My mom. My friends. It just has to happen and pretty much I just crossed my tipping point with the risks and effects. I'll report back in the coming days/weeks . I got this. Cold turkey from 4:30pm March 24th onward. Watch this........
water ismyfriend good luck brother
How you holding up? Im 4 days clean now, kinda forced to stop cause production of nicotine products has halted here in south africa ans we can't get our cigs even if we wanted to. The firat 2 days sucked ass but im feeling much better today, maybe a bit lethargic but thats about it
I salute you for making this big decision! You had the toughest road of anyone here because of how much/how long you smoked but just remember that your effort will inspire others to quit and make your family proud. Happy 30th birthday!
How did it go?
water ismyfriend life will be better when you’re off it, you won’t be controlled by a substance anymore.
Awesome man, I’m finding it easier to approach the idea of quitting with seeing support from people such as yourself, that have experienced the entirety of the struggle firsthand
I'm 22 and now 3 days strong because of this video!
I'm also a tennis coach. 23 years old and teach junior clinics weekly and your experience resonates with me so incredibly hard. When you mentioned thinking about the kids you teach and them looking up to you and wanting to be the right example for them gave me goosebumps and almost made me emotional. I have an incredibly strong dependence on my juul. I was even hitting it throughout watching this video because I just feel the same stress relief you described. Fuck man. I need to make a change soon. Hope you're still clean. I just wanna know for a fact its possible. God bless and good luck in your journey trying to go pro. Thanks for making this.
Tomorrow morning I’m starting my journey. It’s especially hard for me because I work with people who are constantly vaping in my face, but tomorrow I plan to fight the urge to ask for a hit. I am currently working on self discipline and I feel that this will be one of the biggest steps towards where I need to be. It only gets better from here
I get the emotional side of quitting and how not being addicted makes it so much easier to be calm and present when interacting with people. I quit for 8 months in 2017 and felt so much more confident, grounded, and focused. Fell back into it but now and am going on day four of quitting. Trying to remember the benefits. Thanks for your video.
same boat here man. When i’m off nicotine (completely sober) i’m literally the light in the room, cracking jokes and having a good time. But when i relapse my life slowly goes to shit. Anxiety, Stuttering, brain fog, and can’t even have normal eye contact it’s embarrassing man
Keep up the hard work and inspiration, man!
kratis I appreciate that, thank you!!!
I appreciate you man!
32 years old Male in London England that's is going to kick the habit of smoking. Thanks for your video. Well said and articulated with some very valid points.
So dissapointed in myself. I quit smoking back in July and i didn't smoke for 3 months. Then summer was officially over, i started going out with friends more (friends that smoke) and soon enough i started begging for a cigarette from them. Of course they gave me one cause why not and 1 turned into 2 and 2 into a pack bought by myself, my money. It's been almost 1 month since i started smoking and i'm going cold turkey again. It's been 19 hours. Writing this doesn't make it easier, just gives me some extra hope. Wish me luck and i hope that this journey is final.
How's it going
First week is the hardest
I started vaping when i was 16 now im 21. Ive quit 4 times for a week or longer and many many times for at least a day.
Im christian and yet twice ive sneaked my vape to christian camp because I couldnt imagine having any fun without it.
When a week has gone by and when withdrawals leave I convince myself to go back every time. I ask myself who am I without nicotine and tell myself its the struggle of quitting that gives me purpose in life and without struggling im without purpose.
Yesterday my dad passed out from rectal bleeding and this was the first emergency my parents have ever been in and several times throughout this crazy process of calling 911 and making sure hes okay I thought about vaping so many times.
Im on my 2nd day of quitting. I hope these realities sober me up enough to keep my sober
Everyones comments of struggle helps a lot! There is great community here.
I hope I help someone too
42 years old, 5th week without nic. Thank Gog I can finally say I'm free praise the Lord 🙏.
What types of abstinence syndrome did you have?
Man he nailed it when he said it becomes like your best friend. I had no interest in anyone or anything around me! as long as i had my vape i was content.
Bro the physical I did not relate to very well but when it came to the mental part I related perfectly. I turn 15 on Monday and this addiction got me rlly screwed up. My childhood friends are not around me as much because of me constantly indulging. I need to stop and you got me a step closer, thank you.
On hour 62 nicotine free. Been the worst 2 almost 3 days of my life lol. Smoked for 15 years. I have anxiety and panic issues, so the symptons that came with the withdrawal have really kicked my anxiety into high gear. But I'm pushing through, reading Allen Carr's book has really helped my mindset with quitting. I think once i get through these withdrawal symptoms I'll be fine
How did ya do?
I quit almost 5 months ago, and my anxiety is still bad, which gives me shortness of breath. My right lung is still tender with mucus blockage. I am taking all kinds of herbs and seeing naturopaths, massage therapists, and taking Xanax. I smoked for over 35 years. I should have quit in my 20’s!
hey Coach, i've been thinking about quiting for a time now..... i think today will be my day...i have just one cigarette left in my box.... throwing it away is like breaking up.... but I know the results and benefits and that is what making me go thru this. your video really motivated me dude. Thank you!!!
6 years of dipping, quit cold turkey, I also lift and use the gym when I'm feeling the cravings hit. It's a huge help.
I’m 22. Allen Carr’s book helped me quit 10 days ago. Thanks for the vid. It’s rly helpful for me to see others in same age having success to staying off it. Cheers
Yes this book help me in the past and I quit for many years but start again and now I am cravings so much... I relapse 3 days ago after succeed 14 days 😢
@@karine8738 you can do it ! I really do believe in you. Listen to the book on audio it’s so helpful and listen as many times as you need to until you are ready to try again
@@juicybacon12 Thanks to you 🌈 When I read is book in 2005, I succeed and buy fiew books and give them as a gift to friends, family and knowledge that were smoking and they almost all succeed. Again I have to pass through it because of my fault, anxiety depression was so bad I meed something 😢 Today I did not vape... I hang in there, was hard but I hate so much 😎
I did not know he has an audio book ... Is it free ? Thanks so much for the encouragement !👍
@@karine8738 in my experience the cravings come and go and you have to be patient with yourself and think of it as One day at a time.
The audiobook is on audible.com. I don’t know if it is available in all countries. It is about 20 US dollars. What I liked about it was that it felt like I had a real person there that could support me- like hearing a therapist or a speech on how and why to quit. I think I listened thru the book 3 or 4 whole times before quitting.
Also please be kind to yourself, one day of relapse doesn’t erase all the many days before that you stayed off nicotine. I was addicted to nicotine everyday all day for about 9 years. Today I am 457 days off and I will never go back. I know some people have smoked longer than I did but believe me I was so in the grasps of the addiction. If I could do it, so can you.
As for the anxiety and depression you must find other ways to self medicate - look up pranayama breathing exercises and try some different exercise or regular walking outdoors. It will take time to train the brain to not want nicotine when sad and anxious.
Sorry for the long reply - I am just passionate about people quitting nicotine ! I am still young but it controlled my life for far too long. Best of luck and I’m always happy to reply or talk 😎😜
@@juicybacon12 wow I apreciated your help and your message 😉 that is really kind of you 😉 I am trying naturals products for depression, anxiety and will look into pranayama. breathing 👌
I smoke almost 25 years and last time I had succeed 5 years, I was saying never again I'll smoke like you said, but I did one night took one with friends in front of a fire party outside and here you go the day after I was smoking like before and more... I thought I was solid and won't fall out.. What a mistake .... 😪 Now I know... and just want to let you know never touch one whatever reason, your brain lie to you that you won't relapse with only one.... but yes 😎 sorry my bad english and long message too.
Thanks again and take care 🌈
4th day without vaping and it feel like I have the flu but I’m gonna keep trying because I really don’t want to be so dependent on it anymore
Clairey Potta bruh I’m gonna try as well
how much mg of nicotine do u take??? its my 4th day too reducing nicotine intake and i feel very bad right now from 1pack of cigarette per day to 2mg of nicotine cuz i switched to vape.
Excellent video content! Forgive me for chiming in, I would love your thoughts. Have you researched - Tarbbatigan Beyond Dreams Tip (do a search on google)? It is a good one off product for quitting smoking without the hard work. Ive heard some unbelievable things about it and my friend Sam finally got great success with it.
6% nic biggest mistake of my life
My nic level is 18mg and I wanna quit forever but I scared of da side effects lol may god be with me
I love seeing all of the people in the comments who decided to quit. Wishing you all the best!
Hey man I’m 16 and I’ve been vaping for 2.5 years and I’m on day 2 of no vaping but I’m using zyn pouches to get the urge away thank you for this video it really get ls my hopes up man: much love
Thank you for the video! As a d1 tennis athlete I feel like if I quit it would bring so much more to my game.
Absolutely! What school you play at man? If you're ever in Chicago let's hit!
I’m 22 started smoking at 16 I’m 3 days in but I’m determined and know it’s what I want and need to do this video helps to thanks brother
Thank you for this video. It has helped me a lot. I quit one week ago today. I am using nicotine replacements but I’m mildly afraid that I will remain addicted to the patches. I definitely gained a better perspective for myself after this video. I appreciate the encouragement. 👍🏼
You're very welcome! I'm glad I helped! I remember trying a patch once and it didn't give me the same satisfaction that smoking did so I just quit nicotine cold turkey after that. I hope you're doing well!
Just turned 28 chew tobacco 10 years strong(stubborn to quit) found this video useful. It’s really sad that this is what nicotine does to you, everything that’s already enjoyable in Life is perceived to be more enjoyable with tobacco once your hooked. I feel like I can’t get away but with mindfulness and the will power to do so I believe I can do it. My weight has dropped dramatically because of chew no doubt. Ready to start my journey with Perseverance and cold turkey. Thanks guy!
I’m quitting today, I’m only 17 and I’ve been smoking nic since I was like 12-13. I already have a bone disease and a chronic illness so my life is cut a little shorter to start with and I decided I want to live as long as I can and I’m not gonna purposely cut my life down even shorter
This video really resonated with me more than any sort of nicotine quitting campaign or videos, I have ever seen. I’m quitting tomorrow morning! I’m so hopeful for the future of my health and strengthening my self-discipline
It’s funny how this video pops up as I start to quit haha. Only on day one but you made some great points in this video I’ll remember as I go through the process! The main thing that hit me was the enjoyment dependance part, it’s crazy how we think that we can’t immerse ourselves in the present moment without having to vape.
32 yrs. Old and appreciate the motivation! Used vaping to quit cigarettes after smoking for almost 15 years, now quitting vaping , day 1 had been pretty smooth so far, just taking it easy 😃
Hey I just wanna say thank you, I know you don't have to make videos like these but they really help and makes me feel much safer, my biggest struggle hasn't been the physical symptoms mainly because I do alot of martial arts training and pain endurance training, but the mental aspect is whooping my ass right now, I feel as though I'm stuck in this spot that I can't escape, also for anyone that needs something to help with overcoming your symptoms I recommend going to parks and places with alot of nature, and buy lavender scented products since it is naturally calming, also for sleep try and use melatonin to fight insomnia
30s here-thanks for this. My best advice is to view slip ups as learning opportunities (hi lol in one currently) and that if you miss smoking, change the words-I try to change the thought to I miss air because that’s a good place to be that I can resonate with.
Day 1 going cold turkey. I bookmarked this video to look back on for motivation. Thank you for this!!
I appreciate that! Hope its going well so far!
AH! That is SO true. Nicotine became my best friend, and whenever I am with my friends and family I would always be checking to see how I felt and take a puff and would feel distracted.
I quit a week ago. This is the longest I’ve gone without nicotine in 4 years about. This dudes vid didn’t flip the switch but it did have some reasons that helped in the process of staying off the past week. I’ve been scared of the mental and physical withdrawals and I don’t think I’ve made it to a week before, this time though I really meant a switch flipped. This is the one time I’ve quit not planning on ever hitting someone else’s again. This is the first time I really wanted to fully quit. Hope y’all have some luck quitting if you haven’t. It’s like a needle at a doctors office I swear it seems shitty but it’s really not that bad and for not that long. Try quitting for a week. Good luck
Edit- I ended up using again up until this august then I quit again. I’m pretty quit now but I hit my freinds for one night. I’m not perfect but I’m getting there
I appreciate this video so much! I quit the juul a few days ago. It has been a living hell. With the shutdown and the gyms being closed, I barely go outside. The coronavirus situation only compounds the anxiety and makes me so depressed. But I'm so glad I'm off this nicotine because I've been trying to focus on my career and goals.
How long was it before the depression got better?? :( I’m in it right now
Dani Marie the worst was over in a week. I would drink hot tea and take cold showers. Keep going. I’m completely free of it and the feeling is amazing. To be completely honest, the anxiety was nerve wracking but on the 3rd night when it felt the most intense for me, I reevaluated my life and what I wanted out of it. I went onto give up alcohol and coffee. Let me know how it goes
@@jackkulinski8132 wow, I’m so happy for you! That takes so much willpower.. do you think if I just hold out till the end of the first week I’ll feel significantly better?? I’m so close to slipping bc I miss feeling happy and not depressed
@@danimarie227 I promise the feeling you get at the end of the week will feel so much better compared to what you would feel getting a hit of nicotine right now. The feeling of sticking it out and proving to yourself that you can do it is one of the greatest feelings in the world. When I had the worst symptoms on my 3rd day, it felt like rock bottom but it actually opened me up to the greatest change. Got off e-cigs. Got off coffee. Learned to code and now I just WFH coding software.
5 days in and i literally can’t stop shaking, sweating and haven’t slept in 36 hours. send help 👍
Keep goin I’m 2 days in
That’s me I’m shaking like crazy
22 hours in, didnt plan my quit just kinda went for it, definitely struggling with some withdrawals and feel quite on edge😂
@elara la lune how did it go
That sounds awful ): How are you doing now?
Thanks for the tip with the physical activity, even a pacy walk, massive help, gets rid of the craving and forces me to do physical work. Thanks mate
13 hours into cold turkey 💪🏽
update?
Hannah andrewchuk it’s been i think 2 weeks I’m not sure lol but yeah I still haven’t hit anything
Who Asked do you still find yourself thinking about it?
looking back at this comment i quit for a month then got back into the habit but now i’m back into quitting 2nd day i’m 100 never going back
I’m on day 4. Tell me when it gets better
I’m 16 stuck to salt nic and beginning my journey I play football and it definitely is messing with my lungs and I have to quit stay strong queens and kings. Let’s all do it together
i am almost at two full weeks now. i still wake up and have the urge to reach for my juul... and like damn :/ as bad as it sounds, i really do miss the feeling of hitting that thing right when i wake up. but i'm proud of the discipline i have asserted on myself this far. What you said about running really is true, i get so focused on being out of breath that nicotine is the last thing i am thinking about. anyway, thanks for the level-headed/realistic mindset and point of view, its helpful.
Good stuff keep it up man proud of you!
I was thinking about wuitting for the longest and today my vape fell out of my poclet into water then i got reccomended this video, thank you so much for helping🙏
Bro respect to u im 12 i vaped I use my friends but now after this vid I've realised it's dumb i have stop vaping now for rest of my life
hey this video is almost 3 years old and ive watched it a dozen times before i quit. you're reasons for quitting are the aspects of my life I was missing out on
I know it’s dumb but when I got horribly depressed a few years back so I started to vape without ever touching a cig. I’m now quitting because I realized after the depression was being treated with real meds an addiction never helped being sad in the first place
This video is what it is. First n for most, your a great person for even taking the time to make this video. I wish I could tell whoever is reading this how many times I’ve thought to myself if only I had quit when I was young….. well folks that won’t help you then. I’ve tried it all. Stop while your ahead.
And thanks for provoking thought in anyone to quit. 💯✌️
smoked for 26 years. I quit 5 days ago. The suffering is real. Lets see if I can do this. Good luck to all, especially those who it hits the hardest
I'm 30 and quitting! Thanks for the motivation man!
The only problem I got with vaping is MONEY I wish I could just FORGET what vapes are🤦This is finna be a challenge 😒
I'm 37 and I've got a method that works for me. I go on holiday alone and completely relax as I go through withdrawal with daily massages! I do this for two weeks and then go home free! Don't get me wrong it's still hard but nothing like trying to quite in day to day life.
Sounds like a great strategy!
@@dbudthestud if nothing else it's fun 👍
But I did find that a month or two after quitting I was going back to it. Giving champix a go now.
can just take time off work holiday time stay home/sick?
End of the first day of my nicotine addiction no withdrawal yet but I know it’s going to be part of the process looking forward to being able to say I’m done for good
27 and open minded! Thank you for the video. Much appreciated
Drug addiction is hardly a character flaw, but it is easier to overcome if you’re strong willed.
48 hours in! Appreciate the help and wish me luck‼️💪
A year ago I quit smoking, and felt amazing but sadly I relapsed 4 months later and am still smoking at this moment, I really want to quit again, it is truly difficult but you inspired me to keep going, And I am hoping to stop smoking for good this time!!
I’m 35 years old and have smoked since I was 12, about a pack or more per day since I was 20. I’m giving quitting smoking a really big shot and hope I can make it through. I’m going to fight the urges as hard and as long as I can. Picked up some Nicorette gum and lozenges for when I get snappy or potentially after a large meal. Just hoping and wishing I can be strong enough during the first month or so to not relapse.
I’m trying to quit at the moment and this video truly helped.
I’ve stopped for a few weeks here and there but I’m going to quit for good. The thing that hits home most was him talking about being with those you love but being completely distracted by needing nicotine, it’s definitely a thing and once you’ve quit it’s non existent which is one of the great gifts of stopping.
3 days into quitting for me. Today has been super difficult and so has the last two days, but I am determined to hit that 2 week mark and feel better. The physical withdrawals are taking a lot out of me but I know it’s worth it.
It's so worth it!
Vergil Son of sparda yeah! I have been successful and 4 months later I am doing great!
@@madi7816 I'm so happy to hear that!
I've been dipping sense I was around 16 I'm 22 now and trying to quit and your video has given me some more motivation to stop I really want to quit thank you for posting this so glad I came across your video tonight
Quit smoking yesterday, I feel very strong and confident about this and your video helps, thanks!!
Just recently quit its probably one of the hardest things I have done but once you get past that 2 weeks mark it gets somewhat easier. Thank you for posting this helps knowing I’m not the only one struggling with this.
For all people who decided to quit and are about to relapse. Remember that no matter how severe the pain, it will pass. It is your choice though, at the end of the painful tunnel, do you want to emerge proud and victorious? Or defeated and a slave?!
You can f**king do it. No pain No GAIN!
I’m putting it down and waking up with a new mindset thank you for this video
I’m turning 37 I’m 2 days quitting horrible feeling but I told my soul take courage whatever it’s take I’m done ✅ so thank you so much to rearrange me bro
kamel hecini you got this!! I’m 10 days in. Keep going strong!
You are setting a great example by showing that it's never too late to quit! Thank you for saying your age. Hope you're doing well!
I’m gonna quit for you and you really helped me think that each hit I take is closer to my death I never thought about it like that and it went from me wanting to quit when I finished the disposable to wanting to quit tomorrow so thank you for that
Yaaasss. So true. I am going on 9 months vape free and it was like losing my best friend. So many emotions you now have to deal with without a nicotine crutch. But I did it cold turkey and if you’ve seen my vids you’d know I LOVED vaping. So if I can, you can quit anybody can! Do it! Thanks for posting this video. Too many kids are hooked on this poison. Once you get hooked your hooked. I innocently used vape to quit smoking thinking I could quit vape easier... ten years later I was still vaping. So glad I quit finally. But like you, its no joke.
You’re the man, purpose is everything. Quit today and I’m not lookin back
I'm 22 and I've been smoking since a very young age, I wish I would've never picked it up. I quit weed cold turkey 4 days ago and now I'm trying to taper off of nicotine after trying to quit cold turkey during these 4 days. Thank you for this video.
Hey big man. Good speech and it was definitely meaningful to a lot of people. I'm detoxing rn from nicotine atm and I sympathised when watching this enough to say that I will show this to my friend. He is in the same position as yourself where he is a tennis pro doing tourniments all over the world at 19 years old but has formed this strong ciggeratte addiction when he moved to the US. I'll make it my duty to let him hear you out and understand what he's taking away from his own future. Thank you.
Mark my words never taking another puff. Would appreciate some replies over the course of a few days, weeks and months to check in. Stay strong. We all got this. Nicotine is evil.
Stay strong you got this
1 month for me today! I feel great and the cravings never really go away, but the want to quit just gets stronger. Good luck to all of you! Fuc nic!
im 16 and i just quit due to this video, it’s been hard but i’m getting there
You still good
@@theguudstuff I’m still good!
@@samuelnoel3767 Nice!
Hey! It is also my 4th day without nicotine. I feel a lot of the withdraws, especially the last 3 days, but today is better. I made a mental switch and tell myself “I don’t want to be a vaper” or “I don’t vape”. I find saying these two and having a meaning behind it really helps. This has been the longest time with no nicotine in my life since the Fall of 2012... I will make my story in a video someday and give perspective on everything
10 days in and have urges to, but I’m already feeling better! Anyone who is debating quitting, it is so worth it! Focus on how much better your life will be! You got it!
17 days
What's your two year update?
21 years old, been smoking 3 years. Due to a family with history of heart disease and cancer. It's time to ditch it and live long and peaceful. Thanks for your video. Let's give this a shot
Smoking is so much apart of my identity and daily routine, it’s so hard letting that go. I’m so scared.
Thank you bro I’m 30 & trying my hardest to kick this addiction. I finally had enough bro appreciate the video
How did it go Gary have you still managed to stay off them
I’ve been clean from nic for 3 days was about to break and watching this video kept me in check good looks bro
1 month and a little now
I need to get rid of this terrible habit. It has effected my relationships and my overall well-being. I wish all that are struggling with the same problems as myself the best of luck. Stay strong, take control of your life again. You can do it. ❤✅