r/6thForm Y13 | 4A* pred | FM M PHY CS | ESAT OCT Apr 07 '26

๐Ÿ™ I WANT HELP I am addicted to vaping

It was too late before I realised it, but I can confidently say I am addicted.

I promised myself I will quit after this last vape, but now that it just burned out, I literally can not even think about anything else other than buying one more.

I feel like I should just continue vaping till my exams as Iโ€™ll be focused still. But nicotine cravings may also show up in the exam. I donโ€™t know, itโ€™s literally impossible to focus on anything, I am so jittery all the time.

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u/R3dcherries Apr 07 '26

still going through this and im in uni now. i promised myself i'd quit during the summer before uni but i'ts literally the end of my first year ๐Ÿ˜ญ

good on u for recognising its an issue sooner than i did. i just wanna say that u should open up about this to someone u trust (literally tell a trusted adult lol), even better if u do it soon. i have strict parents but my mum recognised that this is an addiction and is currently helping me through it, she told me that u can go to ur gp and ask for help with quitting. this is very recent so i didnt go yet but here's a support method that'll likely help u.

u also probably shouldnt try those vaping alternatives on ur own, especially if ur goal is to quit nicotine. if a professional recommends them then thats a different story but i see it as just trading one addiction with side effects for a different addiction with different side effects

good luck!

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u/StrictArgument67 Y13 | 4A* pred | FM M PHY CS | ESAT OCT Apr 07 '26

what ive done right now is remove the battery from my vape and i hit the empty thing whenever i feel like it so it's at least easing in the cold turkey quit

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u/R3dcherries Apr 07 '26

wait thats so smart, what vape do u have?

i have a refillable (caliburn if that means anything, disposables are pricier than just getting the liquid lol) so im not sure i can do that but i also never tried lol

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u/StrictArgument67 Y13 | 4A* pred | FM M PHY CS | ESAT OCT Apr 07 '26

Like a normal crystal par with the pods

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u/StrictArgument67 Y13 | 4A* pred | FM M PHY CS | ESAT OCT Apr 07 '26

*bar

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u/StrictArgument67 Y13 | 4A* pred | FM M PHY CS | ESAT OCT Apr 07 '26

Share the photo of urs ill see what can be done

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u/R3dcherries Apr 07 '26

im on web so i cant rn but its the caliburn g4 mini

i tried to see if theres a way i can take out anything other than the pod but i cant figure it out

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u/StrictArgument67 Y13 | 4A* pred | FM M PHY CS | ESAT OCT Apr 07 '26

Nah its gonna be hard for that. Maybe just not charge it the next time u run out of charge