u/WinterClassroom5148

Today marks my 1 year anniversary of quitting vaping. Everyone is so vastly different, but this is what I've noticed:

1. My gut has completely healed. Zero food sensitivities anymore that come with chronic acid reflux and heartburn.

2. My gingivitis has completely reversed itself. My gums are healed.

3. I haven't had one suicidal ideation episode since. Of course I get depressed but not as bad anymore. It's 100% manageable. I battled with them quite a lot towards my cessation date.

4. This also goes for anxiety - I had panic disorder prior to quitting. My therapist and I have come to the consensus that that is not the case anymore. Again, I still have anxiety - just not exacerbated.

5. My hair has grown back. I hadn't realized how thin my hair was getting until I started to get a ton of baby hairs trying to grow back in.

6. I have a healthier/better relationship with food, fitness, my family, and my work. It was a long road, don't get me wrong, but I have formed new, healthier coping skills to deal with stress. I can focus more on what really matters to me.

7. I've saved almost $10,000 this past year by not buying vapes/juice/cartridges.

8. Those random heart palpitations? Gone. Sore lungs? Gone. Horrible circulation? Gone. Low energy? Gone.

9. My skin is the clearest and healthiest it's been in the last decade.

10. I feel like I can go to events or get togethers without feeling like I have to have my "pacifier" with me at all times - worrying about when the next time I can do it, sneaking into bathrooms, begging people to be okay with me hitting in their cars, etc. I feel free.

**One thing I still struggle with, 100% honesty:

When I am particularly stressed, I do still have a "I wish I could have a cigarette right now" moments. Are they compulsive? NO. Do they last 2 seconds and move on? YES. But I am still working on my stress coping skills.

It was a long long road. Hard. But I want someone else to know that it truly IS possible.

Today marks my 1 year anniversary of quitting vaping. Everyone is so vastly different, but this is what I've noticed:

1. My gut has completely healed. Zero food sensitivities anymore that come with chronic acid reflux and heartburn.

2. My gingivitis has completely reversed itself. My gums are healed.

3. I haven't had one suicidal ideation episode since. Of course I get depressed but not as bad anymore. It's 100% manageable. I battled with them quite a lot towards my cessation date.

4. This also goes for anxiety - I had panic disorder prior to quitting. My therapist and I have come to the consensus that that is not the case anymore. Again, I still have anxiety - just not exacerbated.

5. My hair has grown back. I hadn't realized how thin my hair was getting until I started to get a ton of baby hairs trying to grow back in.

6. I have a healthier/better relationship with food, fitness, my family, and my work. It was a long road, don't get me wrong, but I have formed new, healthier coping skills to deal with stress. I can focus more on what really matters to me.

7. I've saved almost $10,000 this past year by not buying vapes/juice/cartridges.

8. Those random heart palpitations? Gone. Sore lungs? Gone. Horrible circulation? Gone. Low energy? Gone.

9. My skin is the clearest and healthiest it's been in the last decade.

10. I feel like I can go to events or get togethers without feeling like I have to have my "pacifier" with me at all times - worrying about when the next time I can do it, sneaking into bathrooms, begging people to be okay with me hitting in their cars, etc. I feel free.

**One thing I still struggle with, 100% honesty:

When I am particularly stressed, I do still have a "I wish I could have a cigarette right now" moments. Are they compulsive? NO. Do they last 2 seconds and move on? YES. But I am still working on my stress coping skills.

It was a long long road. Hard. But I want someone else to know that it truly IS possible.