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Also my health suffered pretty bad smoking nicotine and cigarettes. I was intensively underweight . Since I quit I've gained alot of healthy weight I never thought was even possible before lol
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Thank you for taking the time to share that with me! I agree there’s not much research out yet since it is pretty knew so I’m gonna quit before I start developing some form of an addiction. Ty very much for the advice!
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You may not like this advice but I’d definitely try and stop vaping before you get too addicted and it negatively affects your health. If you have health anxiety vaping is one of the last things you should do because it will probably end up causing health problems in the long run. Although it is highly unlikely vaping for under two weeks is going to give you lung cancer, I would still quit ASAP.
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I agree it’s not at the point yet that I’m addicted but ik it could definetly get there. I’m definetly going to quit
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You do not need to worry since you have not been smoking long at all. It is a really bad habit that I am caught up in so I would recommend that you try your hardest to quit especially if it is stressing you out
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Ty I was a bit worried 😅. Yeah I agree I’ll quit
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i started vaping when i was 16. i’m 20 years old now, and i’m finally not addicted. after years, thousands of dollars in disposable vapes, low lung capacity and an embarrassing addiction, i finally was able to sever my tie from nicotine like 2 months ago. trust me, don’t start. the only reason i started was because everyone else was doing it, and it inadvertently provided me cheap relief from my thoughts. aka, it was a crutch. the disposable vapes like the cuvie plus, puff bars, HDQ’s, pretty much all of them aren’t safe and made in China. most have more than 5% nic and they also have other chemicals that are bad for your health. you’ve only been vaping 2 weeks, so your health is fine, but it would be best if you stopped. personally, i’ll hit one of my friends vapes every once in a blue moon, and only once, and occasionally (once every 3-4 months) i’ll smoke a cigar. the issue is making it a daily habit, and my advice is to stop while you can.
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Hey ty for sharing your story I rlly appreciate that. I think I should stop vaping as well, so ty for the advice! :)
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Since you were 16 when you started vaping, how did you dispose of them?
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@mentalhealthandselfcare i’d just throw them away in a trash can, usually the one outside under everything so my parents wouldn’t see lol
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@jake Ah okay thank you! :)
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Just please stay off nicotine. Its terrible for your anxiety and it's awful and inconvenient for your day. It's a nasty habit to kick so don't let it develop. Just throw it away.
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I smoked for many years. I got so anxious and irritable every 2-3 hours until I went to smoke. It's so much easier to tackle regular anxiety without nicotine induced anxiety added on . Vaping is still very new and they don't know much of the consequences of it yet but my professors friend son ended up in the ER for severe lung complications from vaping. Others Don't feel effects at all. It's a risky game so just don't play it.
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Shit now I’m wondering how to dispose of it safely😪
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