My partner and I have decided to quit vaping together.

As the title implies, we’ve both recently made the choice to give up vaping this year, for health and financial reasons. I’m visiting my partner in Canada (I reside in the US) until March. We currently are sharing a vape that is on its last legs. It’ll most likely last us 2-3 more days. I have quit before in 2024 for almost 3 months. My partner was still vaping when I arrived to CA in November, so inevitably I caved and fell back into the nasty habit. The two of us suffer from health problems as is. He (26) is overweight, has mental health issues, and has chronic pains. I (28) suffer from Chronic Venous Insufficiency, chronic back pain, mental health issues, and an autoimmune disorder.

My first time quitting was really hard mentally, especially living with two people who were vaping 24/7 and would just leave their vapes lying around, making it easily accessible to me. But I was able to do it. Took a lot of self control. So I feel like I can do it again, if I just put in the work like I did before. I actually went 24 whole hours the other day without hitting the vape, and it didn’t cross my mind until my partner had said “Wow, you haven’t even asked for it once since yesterday”. Any way— I know there are many ways to cope with the anxiety and mental struggle of quitting, but I wanted some tips and suggestions from anyone who is willing to offer some. Realistically, what may work for me, may not work for my partner. So I’d like an array of options for the both of us to have. Thank you, and I hope you’re all having a great day!