The Giving Up Smoking Thread!!

in_debt_again_but_dealing_with_it

Thats it I've gone and killed the thread ! Nobody quitting anymore ?? Found this lurking on page 10 with no posts since me yesterday oh no I'm a thread killer :silenced:. Promise I won't post anymore and normal service will resume asap :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: !
Happy smokefree days everyone.
love and hugs
IDA
xx

yellowmonkey

Morning ida et al

Hope you are all well. I think I have settled into a Status Quo at the moment and i do read everyday although not always post.

There you are no longer a thread killer ida :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Still not smoking :j

ym

skintbutsmiling01

Hi everyone. I smoked on Friday, was just in a mad mood, went for few drinks after work then it carried on, had about 4.:o
What a loser. REALLY have to stop thinking "its ok cos I'm drinking/drunk/ whatever".
Havent had a single craving since lol.

tattycath

Hi everyone. Nothing to report todayt, just thought I'd check in, non smoking going very well atm. Continued good luck to all. It will be 3 months for me at beginning of march!!!

My_Fathers_Daughter

Hi guys, first time in here so be gentle!

I am now into day 2 of not smoking and I am looking for a bit of support really. I can't say I am finding the physical cravings too bad - a few sweaty palm, racing heart moments but so far so good.

My car stank this morning when I got in it so I guess that even after day 1 my sense of smell has changed - I didn't even really smoke in it that much!

I think where I struggle most is trying to keep reminding myself of why I wanted to give up in the first place. I almost feel like, well its not been too bad so far, do I really need to give up? Was smoking really that bad? I know it is my mond trying to play phychological tricks on me but don't want to listen to the little voice!

GFN123

May I join you all? I could do with some moral support

I have decided to give up for good, finally, today. I expect it to be difficult & a bit stressful, but I so want to be smoke free. I did give up 3 years ago (read Allan Carr's book) and ironically started again when I came to stay at my parents house following my dad's (smoking related) heart attack.

I now find myself back at my parents as my dad is once again in hospital. As well as heart problems & emphesyma his lung actually collapsed 2 weeks ago. They are trying to re-inflate it now, but it's complicated as it appears there is a hole in the lung which needs fixing. Due to his age & condition, they can't give my dad a general anasthetic, so we are not sure how all this will be resolved, and until it is dad is stuck in hospital hooked up to oxygen and looking very poorly and frail indeed. Chances are that when he comes out of hospital he will basically be an invalid.

I don't want that to be me one day. Bar the one year I didn't smoke, I have smoked since I was 14 (I'm 29 now). I'm on about 20 a day & I already have a smoker's cough, can feel the tightness in my chest when I exercise, pain if I try and take a really deep breath. I know it's killing me and I want to stop. It's one of those stupid things where I cannot wait to be a non-smoker, but the idea of going through the withdrawal period, which I know from past experience is not actually that bad, has made me put it off for the last 2 years now. Even now, I'm sitting here typing this & am almost overwhelmed by the temptation just to have "one last" cigarette.

Well, I WON'T!!

Apologies for the long ramble but I felt a need to write down & be completely open about where I'm at right now. I want to commit to finally giving up for good, and would really appreciate any advice people have for distracting myself from the cravings so I can be a non smoker.

I know I can do this, I want to do this, I just wish I could fast forward to 3 weeks time rather than sitting here feeling vauguely irritable!

Anyway, thanks for reading. I'm in now and promise to stay commited and be totally honest about how things are going.

G

kyh

My Fathers Daughter

Well done on Day 2 - are you on patches or anything? your local Gp will probably have a smoking cessation clinic you can go to for support.

I have been this morning to pick up my patches for my quit date of 1 March!!

Good luck

kyh

GFN - speak to your GP or practice nurse or even your dentist - they can all prescribe patches tablets etc to help you.

Good decision to have made and good luck!
I have a nifty calculator on my desk that will tell you how much you can save per week month and year!

On 20 a day you can save
£38.50 a week
£167.29 a month
£2007.50 a year
£20,075.00 over 10 years
and finally
£40150.00 over 20 years! Imagine paying that off a mortgage!!

skintbutsmiling01

Morning all, and to GFN and My Fathers Daughter- you're in the right place.
If you have time read through all theposts, you'll see EVERYONE has the same thoughts, feelings, irrational urges etc! Come on here and talk it out. We are a cheesey bunch but for some reason it works well! (Says she, ignoring the drunken smokes that somehow don't count- except from now on, they DO!)
Big hugs to you & your family GFN.

My_Fathers_Daughter

I am not on patches or anything. I gave up in Sep 06 for 3 1/2 months cold turkey, the day after my 30th birthday (didn't want to ruin my actual birthday). After 3 months I 'rewarded' myself by smoking on New Years Eve with friends 'you've done so well you can have one tonight' :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Then as we all know, one becomes two becomes 'i'll buy a pack from the machine so i don't smoke all yours' and next thing you know you are back smoking full time!

I have been slowly cutting down for a while now. DH hates me smoking (understandably) so if I smoked at home I always went outside and never within an hour of going to bed (unless he had really pee'd me off).

Since November I have been smoking duty free cigs - 800 of them, which I suppose works out at somewhere between 8 and 10 a day. I came to the end of them yesterday, hence my quit date. I needed to make sure I didn't have any left in the house and that I would have to purposely go and buy some if I wanted them. Still have my lighters though - should I throw them too?