The Giving Up Smoking Thread!!

In_Search_Of_Me

Puzzledbubbles wrote: »

Thanks In Search of Me

We have decided not to adopt or anything at the moment.

I am only 25 (hubby is 32) and we are both very selfish, we like our jobs, our holidays and our lifestyle, we dont want children at the moment and not for a good few years anyway - it was just a moment of suckyness, lol

Im not going to hijack the thread but just wanted to say thanks x

no probs - just wanted to let you know I can advise if needed! Always a good idea to have some fun time ad give yourselves time to adjust! Will be around for the next 7 years so feel free to pm if you need to!

basilcat7

jo1972 wrote: »

Sat here on tenterhooks at the moment, DH is back from the stag weekend but now in the pub with the lads watching Spurs V Chelsea cup final. They are now in extra time and spurs have just scored, please god let them win, I can't take the misery of DH when spurs lose, it's as though he's going to cry for the rest of the night. This is gonna be a very tense half hour, especially if it goes to penalties :undecided

Good job they won then !! Hi Jo:hello:
Hi everyone, been obsessing about other stuff on other threads so not much time over here..... to update I'm still having the odd one here and there but know that could easily get me back into smoking again all the time. Told OH who says he doesn't mind as long as it's not when I'm with him as he catagorically HATES IT !! I hate it too... why is it so hard ??

Hi puzzledbubbles- sounds like a very stressful situation which must have been very hard to cope with. ((((Hugs))))) I can't even justify mine

ageing_biker

hi all just read most of this thread took ages any how been stopped 1 week today using champix just going into town to get my next pack have a nice smokefree day

yellowmonkey

Hi and :hello:

Still going strong although I must admit to a few thoughts about smoking lately . Dont know why but I suppose when you have done something for 27 years it is hard not to remember it sometimes. Coming up to 3 months soon so really chuffed. Wont be long before it is just normal and I dont need or care to remember when i did smoke.
To those who have succumbed recently do not despair. Your time will come it is just a matter of when not if. It took me about 10 attempts to stop before I saw the light this time.

Never give up giving up :T

Take care

ym

in_debt_again_but_dealing_with_it

yellowmonkey wrote: »

Hi and :hello:

Still going strong although I must admit to a few thoughts about smoking lately . Dont know why but I suppose when you have done something for 27 years it is hard not to remember it sometimes. Coming up to 3 months soon so really chuffed. Wont be long before it is just normal and I dont need or care to remember when i did smoke.
To those who have succumbed recently do not despair. Your time will come it is just a matter of when not if. It took me about 10 attempts to stop before I saw the light this time.

Hi YM :hello:

I found my yearnings return a little every now and then - I think its when the "forever" feeling hits when you're coming to terms with the no going back like a bereavement.

Its 8 months for my today - still can't quite believe it!!

Hi to all you quitters everywhere hope you are all having a smokefree day. Stay strong and remember
:j :j "quiting is for life not just for new year!!" :j :j

love and hugs
IDA
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yellowmonkey

Congrats on the 8 months IDA .That is fantastic :T :T :T :T

ym

basilcat7

in_debt_again_but_dealing_with_it wrote: »

Hi YM :hello:

I found my yearnings return a little every now and then - I think its when the "forever" feeling hits when you're coming to terms with the no going back like a bereavement.

Its 8 months for my today - still can't quite believe it!!

Hi to all you quitters everywhere hope you are all having a smokefree day. Stay strong and remember
:j :j "quiting is for life not just for new year!!" :j :j

love and hugs
IDA
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Congrats IDA- you must be so proud of yourself !! x Well done

mumzyof2

Hi everyone iam ready to stop smoking again but i just dont know how i wil be able to do it? any advice? been through alot lately..so do i carry on smoking? then go on holiday to visit my mum in april..and get free cigs! she will buy lol

In_Search_Of_Me

I think its different for everyone TBH but as a starting point why do you want to give up. For me it was the health issue and total waste of money that could be spent better elsewhere! I tried the tabs (made me feel sick), patches (dizzy) and settled on the lozenges which I have when I fee a nicotene craving coming on and it seems to work! Keeping hands busy (just about to start a tapestry) and on here! helps! Cleaned the house so all feels lovely & fresh & clean! Lungs feeling better 3 days later but not at the easier stage yet....hugs for you all!

in_debt_again_but_dealing_with_it

mumzyof2 wrote: »

Hi everyone iam ready to stop smoking again but i just dont know how i wil be able to do it? any advice? been through alot lately..so do i carry on smoking? then go on holiday to visit my mum in april..and get free cigs! she will buy lol

Tricky one mumzy, stress and free cigarettes - but really if you want to do it and its your time stress and free cigarettes shouldn't stop you. I stoppped because my dh wanted to, I did but didn't (if you know what I mean)particularly want to, but went along with him (he's still smoking ). But once I started I knew I couldn't stop it had to be now or never for me and I simply couldn't face NEVER!!
Coming on here helped me loads, typing how I felt everytime I wanted one, getting the support from the others here but the biggest thing was trying to find the funny side - my nicotine monster was called Mr Nick O'Teen and he sat on my left shoulder whilst my guardian angel sat on my right :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: for me it really was a battle of good and evil:rotfl: ! Whatever, it [STRIKE]worked[/STRIKE] works for me. Hope I haven't driven you to reach for the fag packet! You can do it mumzy and just think you'll have a lovely pink tongue too!
love and hugs
IDA
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