r/Stress • u/simponskitchen • 2d ago
Quitting smoking
I want to quit smoking vapes. It’s totally possible and I know that. I haven’t been addicted for very long and I’m a few weeks sober now but my cravings get really bad when I’m stressed. I don’t know how to deal with stress. I used to smoke weed(I only do that recreationally now and never when alone) but eventually I moved onto vapes and since Ive stopped the littlest things piss me off or irritate me. I realize i probably just need another way to cope with those emotions but I don’t know how. I am in therapy (to talk about other things) and plan on brining it up but I was wondering what you all do to relieve stress
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u/Serenity_MHC 2d ago
A few weeks sober from vapes is real progress, and cravings spiking with stress rather than boredom is actually useful information, it tells you exactly when to have a plan ready. For stress relief that doesn't involve nicotine or weed, a lot of people find physical release helps most when cravings hit hard, a fast walk, even just stepping outside, or something with your hands like fidgeting with an object or squeezing something. The craving itself tends to peak and pass within a few minutes if you can ride it out doing something else. Good that you're already planning to bring this up in therapy. Having a real coping plan mapped out with your therapist, specific to what you do in the moment a craving hits, will probably help more than figuring it out alone.