Craving timer
A craving is a wave — it rises, peaks, and passes in about 3–5 minutes. Breathe with the circle until it does.
🌊 You outlasted it. That craving is gone — and you didn't vape. Every wave you ride makes the next one smaller.
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Get Aeris freeWhy slow breathing works
Slow, extended-exhale breathing activates your parasympathetic nervous system — the "calm down" side — which blunts the stress spike that fuels a craving. Pair it with waiting out the 3–5 minute wave (the pattern described by the CDC and craving research) and most urges lose their grip before the timer ends.
Three more ways to break a craving
Move — a brisk 2-minute walk or ten push-ups changes your body's state. Drink cold water — slowly, through the peak. Change rooms — cravings are tied to place; leaving the trigger zone weakens the loop.