Stopping smoking - yes again!

youngandreckless

Hello Everyone,

Glad to see the post is still going strong! I'm hanging in there, last night was tough but got through it, couldn't smoke in the restaurant anyway, but still felt a bit weird!

Everyone good?

squirreltufty

youngandreckless wrote:

Everyone good?

yup - still bright eyed and bushy-tailed:D

Merlin139

No I am getting ratty!!!!!!! My tail is nearly 10 inches long :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

squirreltufty

Merlin139 wrote:

No I am getting ratty!!!!!!! My tail is nearly 10 inches long :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

talk about TMI:rolleyes:
:rotfl:

Merlin139

My temper is what I was talking about, and of all the things that I have heard things being called a tail is not one of them. :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Bad day for cravings. Need to do something constructive.

youngandreckless

Merlin139 wrote:

My temper is what I was talking about, and of all the things that I have heard things being called a tail is not one of them. :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Bad day for cravings. Need to do something constructive.

Get out in the fresh air and read a book or something, anything that you know willstop you thinking and keep you busy!

kimbo_kim

just checking in too.
Every was fine until earlier today had to go shopping with the kids could of killed for a ciggy half way through. my advice never ever go shopping with a 8 and a 12 year old who don't wanna go.
not good

kimbo_kim

Sorry should of said.
I did'nt have one.
Very very close to having one though.
But that would of been 18 days down the pan.

starstruck1

To all of you a simple message -

Keep going, it Really does get a lot easier.

That's from someone who stopped a year ago. Well it will be on October 5th.

I smoked for 24 years and stopped afew days before my 40th Birthday. I thought if I could get through the parties, nights out etc associated with that then I could manage anything.

Well I was right. I didn't use any NRT stuff, I'd already tried just about every form of it known to man, and I failed on all attempts. The thing I found with NRT was that, subconciously, I always thought that I was miising the fags so much I HAD to replace them with something else. Hence why I failed to stop on every previous occasion.
When I stopped I had all the symptoms you have had, night sweats, insomnia and, when I eventually got to sleep, the most vivid and frightening dreams I have ever had. These were so vivid I often woke up worrying that they had actually happened.

Anyway, without preaching and hopining not top sound a smart !!!. these symptoms go away very quickly, after a week I could just about sleep through.

I also tried not to avoid any siyuation where I used to smoke, not saying this will work for you all, but it did for me. It made me realise that whatever you can do with a fag you can do without, you just smell less.

So keep at it, you will not regret it

Best of luck

Shaun

squirreltufty

starstruck - this is exactly how I am trying to tackle it. Thank you.