Being stubborn this time

Nikster

I'm on my 3rd day of not smoking. Any time I stopped smoking before I always found it difficult at 3 days, 3 weeks, and 3 months, don't know why. Anyway I know it's just as simple as just NOT having another cigarette. I'm trying to be stubborn about it this time, cos I seem to be stubborn with everything else in my life and I don't want to give in to the stupid poisonous addiction this time. I'm too young to be smoking 10 years already. I don't want to smoke anymore. I want to be healthy.
Fingers crossed I can do it this time

govinda

Best of luck Nikster...I know what you mean about reaching certain milestones, I found it helped to make and keep as full a list of reasons for quitting as possible and a quit journal to refer back to and reinforce my desire to quit whenever I might need it; I wouldn't write in it every day but its surprising the things you notice (deeper breathing, sense of smell coming back) that you forget as time goes on.
I smoked for 13 years and same as you, didn't want to be a smoker anymore. I kept telling myself that by my next birthday I wouldn't be a smoker but it never seemed to happen. I finally quit last August and I never want to smoke again.

pclancy

Patches dude....really making this time a breeze for me right now and I dont think i'd be off fags without them!

Pal

good luck Nickster. If you have done 3 days then you will probably be ok without patches. doesn't make sense to put nicotine into your system at this point. you've just got it out. day 4 is much easier. hang on.

Nikster

I got drunk last night and I had 3 cigarettes.
I haven't smoked at all today, and don't have any intention of smoking, but I still feel miserable and weak:(

govinda

Don't worry about it too much, you're not smoking today. I think very few people quit on their first or second attempt; this time round you know what not to do where alcohol and cigarettes are concerned - each failed quit (and I've lost count of mine) teaches you something else about how to quit, don't give up.

Ballyman

Best advice I can give you is to pack in the booze for a few weeks.

If you cantdo that then try and make sure there is a non-smoking friend boozing with you at all times:) so you can stay inside when all your smoking buddies go outside to continue on their quest to kill themselves slowly and painfully with some horrific disease.

I really really hope you can beat it. Best feeling in the world.

Inevitably

I'm off the smokes two weeks now, and I would agree that its probably a good idea not to drink for a couple of weeks. After that its probably ok cos you wouldnt' have one anyway ( hopefully)