wanting to quit is step one. you've already got that down. i started vaping like a buffoon over 2 years ago and it's been eating at me since i started. never thought it'd be an issue. i've tried quitting several times, cold turkey & lowering nic %, but always end up coming back, and quarantine is making it way worse. i haven't successfully quit, but those times that i tried to quit, i don't think i was ready to, and now that covid19 is going on, it made me especially aware of my health, so once gyms reopen, my plan is to go everyday, and kick the habit of vaping once i can get myself in that motivated mindset.
one thing i can suggest is to eat more and eat healthier. the taste of food for me, fills the 'hole' that you try to fill with vaping. also if you are generally not a fit person, or if you don't work out a lot, just try to head towards that lifestyle more. you'll see progress in yourself, and you'll feel guilty for 'reversing' your progress - not that vaping necessarily makes you fatter or anything, but the thought of bringing harmful substances into your body should feel more disgusting.
another thing i also considered (which i think is a terrible idea now) was to buy
one of these a container that you can't open until a timer has gone off. so you hit your nic a couple times, put it in there, and wait. start with lower times, then raise it as you continue trying to quit. 1 hour to 2, to 4, to 8, whatever. but i think it's a bad idea because knowing me, i'd say forget the timer and take the batteries out of the box.
if you're waking up every morning with cottonmouth, just
try giving it a day or two. the lack of cottonmouth will feel amazing lol
& like others have said, just keep yourself occupied. i found my addiction to be moreso based on the
act of vaping, not the vapor itself. i love the headrush but when you vape everday, that stuff doesn't hit ya very often.
nicotine loving sucks but at the same time, you can use it as a lesson. you went your whole life without doing it, you can return to that. it ain't easy, but you don't wanna be doing it for the rest of your life, so the best time to quit is
now.