u/CaptainKiefheart

Hey everyone, I quit cigarettes recently (vaping instead now), but since I quit all I can think about is how I feel stupid for having been a smoker. I started vaping about 2 years ago and eventually switched to smoking cigarettes for a couple reasons, but I really really wish I had just kept vaping. What's bothering me most honestly is hearing about how cigarettes ruin your skin. I only smoked for 8 months but I'm worried I did some permanent damage and will get wrinkles early. I just hope that the damage is reversible.

So I'm looking for any thoughts or anecdotes from people that quit, how do you deal with the regret and shame? Is my skin doomed? Am I stupid for going from vapes to cigarettes?

Thanks for reading!

Hey all, I'm wondering if anybody can ease my worries about the damage I may have done to my skin during my time smoking. I was vaping for a year and 3 months, and then switched to cigarettes 8 months ago, so 2 years and a month of nicotine. I'm 27/M btw. I finally found something that made me actually want to quit: finding out that smoking can cause or deepen wrinkles, and that it can be permanent. I have always noticed wrinkles on my forehead when I raise my eyebrows but lately there seem to be faint lines even when my face is at rest. So my question is, is a little over 2 years of nicotine, 8 months of smoking cigarettes enough to cause permanent irreversible damage to my skin? Or can I bounce back from this?

Thanks for reading!