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People who vaped but never smoked, do you regret vaping? (feddit.uk)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Blake@feddit.uk to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I am curious to hear from people who started vaping without having smoked beforehand.

I'm curious about these things - feel free to respond to as many or as few of them as you wish. Primarily I am thinking about nicotine, but feel free to reply if you vape something different.

What age were you when you started vaping? Feel free to reply with a vague range (e.g. 12-15) or description (e.g. young teen / adult)
Why did you start?
Do you regret having ever started? If so, why do you regret it?
Have you noticed any long-term negative health effects from vaping?
Do you feel that the socialogical and/or legal issues around vaping are more or less of a concern than health effects? (e.g. having to go outside to vape, vaping being banned/restricted in certain places/situations/countries, the risks of vaping being more legally controlled in future, etc.)
Do you feel that the financial cost of vaping is more or less of a concern than the health effects?

No need to follow the numbered format or anything, this isn't a survey, I'm just looking for answers to these questions for my own personal curiosity! Also, feel free to add any more information that you wish!

Please only share from your personal experience - no links to news stories or studies, please.

Also, not interested in responses from ex-smokers, sorry - those can be found in huge volume already.

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[–] bizzle@midwest.social 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I stopped vaping last week and holy shit dude the nicotine withdrawals are no joke. I'm absolutely miserable.

[–] rufus@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I want to express my solidarity. Thank you for sharing. It also makes me feel less alone. Seems it's easier for some people and not so easy for others. I was always told to push through and remind myself it'll get better. Turns out that's not even half the truth. I stopped vaping a few months ago. And I still wouldn't consider myself fine. The worst stuff slowly faded. But it took me way longer than the one or two weeks i read somewhere. It's the right thing, though.

[–] bizzle@midwest.social 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Stay strong, friend, I believe in you 🙏

[–] rufus@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago

Thx. Will do.

[–] Blake@feddit.uk 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I’m really sorry to hear that you’re suffering, but I’m curious about what made you decide to quit?

[–] bizzle@midwest.social 9 points 1 year ago

Mostly I just don't want to be a slave to anything.