I need to scream!!!!

margaretclare

lita wrote: »

thats an excellent idea! The only problem is im on ssp at the moment and haven't got a spare penny to my name which is one of the reasons for giving up.

If you're on SSP (statutory sick pay?) and you haven't a spare penny to your name, how the heck do you manage to find the cost of cigarettes? Somewhere between £4 and £5 for 20, correct me if I'm wrong?

lita

i've only been on ssp for a month hence one of the reasons to give up now is lack of funds and i smoked rollups not normal cigarettes which are a helluva lot cheaper

yoni_one

You might wanna try quitkeeper? http://www.dedicateddesigns.com/qk/download.htm

It calculates how much money you have saved by not smoking, it flags up all the substantial landmarks on your journey plus it also tells you how long you have added to your life.

It is one thing to know you have saved money and potentially increased how long you will live, but it is even better to see it there in front of you.

Good luck, and by the way it might help if in your siggy (no pun intended ) you update it with the number of cigarettes you HAVEN'T smoked rather than highlighting slip ups? I ignored my lapses and stayed focussed on adding to my success. Plus, I NEVER altered my day one quit date - even after having the occasional one. I found it harder to talk myself into giving up on giving up when I realised I would be undoing all the horrendously difficult effort I had actually spent hours / days / months / years on, just for the sake of a 3 minute weakness.

viktory

lita wrote: »

i didnt say he'd made me smoke i said i was annoyed for letting him annoy me which is what made me want to smoke which of course i did of my accord but if i was absolutely raging mad at him i wouldnt have needed to have one

No, no, no. YOU chose to have a cigarette. I gave up in March - my husband was supposed to give up as well, but started again after 4 days. I KNEW that I was behaving badly but couldn't help it. My husband always said that he could not give up unless I did, but I have proved that it can be done.

Please don't blame your OH, I am sure you are feeling super sensitive at the moment but you CAN do this.

5 months on I still a very happy non smoker and my husband is still a very unhappy smoker.

You'll have a few hard times on your journey, but trust me, it is sooooo worth giving up. It'll be the best thing you can do this year. Honestly.