Stopping smoking - yes again!

TNG

RichyRich wrote:

I actually found it really easy to quit using a book called The Nicotine Trick by Neil Casey.

Hi Rich

Another Neil Casey devotee :T :T :T :j :j :j

Welcome to the thread.

RichyRich

I found it easy to quit with Casey's book, but I never found that my body just "switched off" to wanting a cigarette. So I decided one day to sit out the three-day tension. I also find the book quite long-winded in getting at what it's trying to say - some of it sound like a desperate attempt to fill pages. But it worked for me the first time I quit for over two months and, although I started again, I well over recouped the cost of the book. Well recommended!

TNG

RichyRich wrote:

I found it easy to quit with Casey's book, but I never found that my body just "switched off" to wanting a cigarette. So I decided one day to sit out the three-day tension. I also find the book quite long-winded in getting at what it's trying to say - some of it sound like a desperate attempt to fill pages. But it worked for me the first time I quit for over two months and, although I started again, I well over recouped the cost of the book. Well recommended!

Yeah, it didn't happen quite how he said it would in the book, though I'm sure it does for some. I did have to consiously decide to stop and had a very slight withdrawal for a day or two, but after that I was fine. Over three months now :j

squirreltufty

skintasusual wrote:

I need to start stopping again

might get this other book

am a bit down at the mo, need some extra encouragement!

Chin up girl:) You will get there!:T

skintasusual

TNG wrote:

When?!!!:mad: :mad:

come on, put a date on it.....;)

I can't

THE FEAR is back :mad:

I need to see if OH is willing to give it a go cos its SO hard otherwise :cool:

squirreltufty

skintasusual wrote:

I can't

THE FEAR is back :mad:

I need to see if OH is willing to give it a go cos its SO hard otherwise :cool:

Tell him I will be around to dispense one of my steely glares (failing that, a slap).

skintasusual

you seem so nice, I can't imagine your steely glare is that scary

squirreltufty

skintasusual wrote:

you seem so nice, I can't imagine your steely glare is that scary

:rotfl:

admittedly I can't keep it going for very long!

trickster

Just pouring my heart out really...

Took the plunge yesterday. Been thinking about it for a while. Have been feeling unfit and my 2 boys (6 and 4) are so active. Football, running, trampolining, cycling, etc, that I was really starting to feel guilty and a little bit pathetic.

My Mother in Law has been hassling me and although this is not what made me quit (I find nagging has the opposite effect), it rubbed off on my little boys and they have been nagging me. I think it was a clever tactic by MIL.

So after a bit of an argument with my wife yesterday (not all smoking related), I just said 'stuff it then' and threw my rollies in the bin.

I stuck on a patch and managed to get through the day. Even with a few cans of beer in the evening.

The cravings came and generally went. What I found hard was things like the end of a telly program, I would naturally want to get up to go and have a smoke outside (don't smoke in house). This mornings coffee after breakfast was a bit tough too, but the feeling passed.

My emotions are all a bit screwy though. One minute I feel really proud and excited by becoming a non-smoker, the next a bit down and sad, almost as if I have said goodbye to a friend, a friend that was a bad guy and not really any good for me.

I know I am doing the right thing, but after smoking for nearly 20 years on average probably 15 a day, I do feel that I am being challenged to alter who I am, what I am. For the better I know, but it is difficult.

Anyway, no cravings at the moment, I need to get stuck in to my work now, as well as my Werthers Originals, coffee and chewing gum.

BTW, how long does this initial emotional rollercoaster last?

squirreltufty

Hi trickster and welcome... I smoked for 20 years until 2 months ago, so I know how you feel. When I've got a bit more time I can explain why it turned out to be so easy for me to stop smoking (after years of believing it would be almost impossible).

You're right that nagging doesn't work. You just need a bit of support and advice, and I know you will get that from the lovely people here.

As to how long the rollercoaster lasts, it depends on your approach. The way it worked for me was to treat it as an annoying little pest :rotfl: rather than as a great friend or adversary (two weeks tops for the nicotine to be gone, but the feeling of freedom started immediately).
Good luck!:beer: