The Giving Up Smoking Thread!! Part 2

jammy_dodger

hi there hattiefats well done on getting your 2nd day under your belt ,sounds like you are perfectly in the right frame of mind to quit well done you:T

i do believe you have to have what some on here has described as their "click" moment you really have gotten fed up with fags , fed up of hanging about outside shielding your fag from the elements while you get soaking wet , fed up of smelling like an ashtray , fed up of smelly breathe , having to give over hard earned cash to the coffers of the tax man ...we pay enough surely .

its time to take control ...BE in control

glad to see you here determined now you have gotten rid of the smokalia its time to dig deep and go for it ..you can do it

a warm welcome too jinty and azcaban anxious mum , blanc please vent on here

if tempted to stray or having a wobble moment ..a wobbley shared is hopefully a wobbley forgotten once you log on , post , read what posts have been written since you last logged on you will wonder what the wobbley bit was :rotfl::rotfl:

great to here continuing successes too of rmplc and catherine well done and thank you for all your continuing support

"Our hard earned dosh is much better off in our pockets rather than the tobacco industry', "" couldnt agree more penelopedee

yay smoke free 2011 :T

rmplc

hattiefats wrote: »

Hello again. Just to say hello to all on my day 2! It's ticking along ok at the moment and I am getting lots of motivation from reading this thread. Many thanks for supportive and encouraging messages. Will keep posting and wish everyone continuing success with their quits!

WELL DONE , how does it feel to know you have made it to day 2? its a nice feeling.

imagine how it will feel when you make it to a week, a month, a year

Well done

Ross
xx

grandmasam

Hi all ,
Well I,m joining the rest of you again ,and had my last ' nic stick 'at 10 10 am today and I've spent some time re reading this thread to inspire me .

SUE UU I've also reread the pm you sent me when i had that 'practice':rotfl: give up last time,so many thanks for that as it was here when i needed the encouragement, then and more specially ,now.Tomorrow i'll go to the £shop and get the ice pops to freeze as that will give me the ..putting something in my mouth... thing which will help, after all can't go back to sucking my thumb can I :eek: I was a teenager when that stopped coz had to have braces!!!

Many thanks to all who share their stories of beating the gremlin, it's so encouraging.

caz

rmplc

jammy_dodger wrote: »

great to here continuing successes too of rmplc and catherine well done and thank you for all your continuing support

"Our hard earned dosh is much better off in our pockets rather than the tobacco industry', "" couldnt agree more penelopedee

yay smoke free 2011 :T

And also thank you Jammy for all your continued support, thats what we are here for to help eachother.

Couldnt agree more about our money going to tobacco industry!

Ross
xx

rmplc

grandmasam wrote: »

Hi all ,
Well I,m joining the rest of you again ,and had my last ' nic stick 'at 10 10 am today and I've spent some time re reading this thread to inspire me .

SUE UU I've also reread the pm you sent me when i had that 'practice':rotfl: give up last time,so many thanks for that as it was here when i needed the encouragement, then and more specially ,now.Tomorrow i'll go to the £shop and get the ice pops to freeze as that will give me the ..putting something in my mouth... thing which will help, after all can't go back to sucking my thumb can I :eek: I was a teenager when that stopped coz had to have braces!!!

Many thanks to all who share their stories of beating the gremlin, it's so encouraging.

caz

Hi Grandmasam, welcome back aboard, if you dont mind me asking how are you quitting?

i always found cold turkey and nicrette products really didnt help me, if anything they made me want to smoke even more lol

Glad to hea your reading the threads, they really do help.

and you know you can always come here for help through those darker times

Best of luck

Ross
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jinty271

Am struggling at the moment, and the problem is, a quick trip to the back door would take away all these cravings. I am thinking about cigarettes constantly, and fighting a battle with my mind/ will power every minute. Getting tired of it now.

jammy_dodger

jinty271 wrote: »

Am struggling at the moment, and the problem is, a quick trip to the back door would take away all these cravings. I am thinking about cigarettes constantly, and fighting a battle with my mind/ will power every minute. Getting tired of it now.

HI JInty

PLease stay strong , i used to think a cigarette would relieve stress and make you feel better but imagine how much worse you will feel if you give in to the nasty little craving now . YOU are so much stronger than that and it will be short lived i promise you , and then you can stand tall and say well ...there is another one past and I BEAT IT , occupy yourself ,,stay away from the back door !!!! take a shower clean your teeth anything to take you away from situation ,

an d WELL done for posting

in my thoughts xx

penelopedee_2

Jinty, stay away from the back door. It will only make you more stressed.

You are stronger than the nicotine monster - you don't want to be lining their pockets x

ETA: yesterday, about 4pm I felt like this, I think its something to do with it getting dark etc. I was the most grumpy cow in the world and in the end had to go upstairs and lie on the bed for half hour (with the window wide open as I felt really stuffy and off). It passed eventually but OH did make me a couple mugs of tea before I felt a bit better.

rmplc

jinty271 wrote: »

Am struggling at the moment, and the problem is, a quick trip to the back door would take away all these cravings. I am thinking about cigarettes constantly, and fighting a battle with my mind/ will power every minute. Getting tired of it now.

Well done for coming to us.

Please find something to occupy your mind, sip some water, have a bath/shower, go for a walk, deep breathing exercises.

The cravings will pass, YOU are in charge ... please dont give in as that will mean our ex friend Nick is in charge, and we dont want that.

Please give us an update as soon as you can

Ross
xx

Nym_Mcfroglet

Hey all,

Just wanted to wish everyone as much encouragement as possible, I quit again myself 23rd April 2010, and haven't looked back. In that time between June and August I had 5 cigarettes, all I hated, and none since - it is difficult. If your brain starts thinking about how nice that cigarette was you end up crawling over anything to get just one more. Just remember what made you quit in the first place. Be strong and breathe. If you can't think too far ahead just take a minute at a time, I used to find having an ashtray in the house helped. If I was seriously tempted I'd stick my face in it. It worked for me! There was no way I could let myself smell like that.

If anyone needs a shoulder I can lend one - be strong and well done all