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GrizzlyMan wrote: »Day 4, yesterday was Hell. But very proud of getting this far cold turkey. I found this website helpful, theres also an app too.
http://www.exsmokers.eu/
one feature i found helpful was the panic button, when you get that craving, just click the panic button for numberous reasons why you shouldnt smoke.
www.whyquit.com is a great one too. There's so much in it. I think I discovered it day 2 or 3 and it really helped keep me on the right track. Cold turkey is best. After day 3 all the nasty nicotine leaves your body and you only have to deal with your bodys own chemical reactions to the withdrawal after that. Whyquit.com really explains everything that is happening in your body from the sugar cravings to the depression. That's what helped me stay on track. Knowing what was happening to me and why helped me to understand that is was all temporary and that I would feel normal again. Knowledge is power!
You are doing great by the way. On the home run now! 0 -
im free of the yoke of cigarettes now for ohh..nearly three years...i afraid i dont agree with the cold turkey approach..personally i think if overnight you deprive your body of a chemical its used to getting for decades in some cases..its gonna re-act in all sorts of strange ways..i used patches for about three months..and a combination of will power and self hypnosis...my mantra was ..i dont smoke ..i dont want a cigarette..over and over again ....each time i had a craving id start up my mantra..i likened the craving to a little voice pleading for a cig..eventually the voice got quieter and quieter...what i mean is its very do-able..keep at it..even if you slip up and go back on them so what..be positive an see it as a pratice run..and dont forget your mantra.cloud_dancer wrote: »
www.whyquit.com is a great one too. There's so much in it. I think I discovered it day 2 or 3 and it really helped keep me on the right track. Cold turkey is best. After day 3 all the nasty nicotine leaves your body and you only have to deal with your bodys own chemical reactions to the withdrawal after that. Whyquit.com really explains everything that is happening in your body from the sugar cravings to the depression. That's what helped me stay on track. Knowing what was happening to me and why helped me to understand that is was all temporary and that I would feel normal again. Knowledge is power!
You are doing great by the way. On the home run now!0 -
im free of the yoke of cigarettes now for ohh..nearly three years...i afraid i dont agree with the cold turkey approach..personally i think if overnight you deprive your body of a chemical its used to getting for decades in some cases..its gonna re-act in all sorts of strange ways..i used patches for about three months..and a combination of will power and self hypnosis...my mantra was ..i dont smoke ..i dont want a cigarette..over and over again ....each time i had a craving id start up my mantra..i likened the craving to a little voice pleading for a cig..eventually the voice got quieter and quieter...what i mean is its very do-able..keep at it..even if you slip up and go back on them so what..be positive an see it as a pratice run..and dont forget your mantra.
Mantra's are great. I did something similar, kept telling myself I don't smoke anymore and I really don't want a cigarette. It really works! Over the course of about 10 years I had tried to quit by using patches, gum, inhalers, Allan Carr book, hypnotherapy (cost a fortune), cold turkey and failed. My success this time was down to looking at where I went wrong each time and avoiding it. I put together a plan of when I would do it, took a couple of days off work and sucked it up. The main thing was that I really wanted to quit this time and I felt getting the nicotine out of my body as fast as possible was the best thing for me.
You are right though, my body did react in all sorts of strange ways – I got acne, felt weak, shaky, headaches, mood swings, sugar cravings, depression. Thankfully within a few weeks I was fully back to normal! I couldn't have been too much of a basket case either since I inspired four people in work to quit themselves 0 -
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cloud_dancer wrote: »www.whyquit.com is a great one too. There's so much in it. I think I discovered it day 2 or 3 and it really helped keep me on the right track. Cold turkey is best. After day 3 all the nasty nicotine leaves your body and you only have to deal with your bodys own chemical reactions to the withdrawal after that. Whyquit.com really explains everything that is happening in your body from the sugar cravings to the depression. That's what helped me stay on track. Knowing what was happening to me and why helped me to understand that is was all temporary and that I would feel normal again. Knowledge is power!
You are doing great by the way. On the home run now!
Thanks for that Site will deffo check it out
I agree cold turkey is the only way. on day five im still moody, a few dizzy spells but i can find myself not even getting too many cravings because i chose to ignore them No booze for a few weekends and ill be on the road to success! Failure is not an Option :cool: 0 -
GrizzlyMan wrote: »Thanks for that Site will deffo check it out I agree cold turkey is the only way. on day five im still moody, a few dizzy spells but i can find myself not even getting too many cravings because i chose to ignore them No booze for a few weekends and ill be on the road to success! Failure is not an Option :cool:
Ah the dizzy's - its all that extra oxygen to the brain
It passes. And youre already on the road to success the moment you quit.0 -
GrizzlyMan wrote: »Thanks for that Site will deffo check it out I agree cold turkey is the only way. on day five im still moody, a few dizzy spells but i can find myself not even getting too many cravings because i chose to ignore them No booze for a few weekends and ill be on the road to success! Failure is not an Option :cool:
Yeah it'll all pass soon enough. I wasn't magically back to normal after two weeks, I did have some mood swings but it's so well worth it. Staying off the booze is a good idea. I was a month quit before having a big night out. You sound like you've got it all under control :cool:0 -
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GrizzlyMan wrote: »Thanks Cloud_Dancer, yeah i feel like im in control, i stayed in last night and have plenty of things to keep me occupied for the rest of the weekend so think at least a month off the boose is a great idea:).
I was in control last year and i remember how easy it was to throw all the hard work away with one horrible disgusting evil cig, not this time I WILL not go through this process again.:) I actually just realised yesterday that I have been smoking 17 years , i honestly didnt think it was that long. Suppose no point in dwelling on the past, Time for an Lovely autumn walk me thinks and breath in some fresh air :cool:
Best of luck to everyone else too:)
It's so easy to be back to square one. The difference between this time and any other time for me is that I realised I'm an addict and can never have even one cig. Any other time I thought I could turn into a smoker when I'm drinking type smoker. I was smoking 16 years and I'm still hanging into my 20's. It's shocking! :eek:
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cloud_dancer wrote: »It's so easy to be back to square one. The difference between this time and any other time for me is that I realised I'm an addict and can never have even one cig. Any other time I thought I could turn into a smoker when I'm drinking type smoker. I was smoking 16 years and I'm still hanging into my 20's. It's shocking! :eek:
Enjoy being smoke free
Well Done to you yeah I have that embedded in my head that im an addict and I can never ever have another drag (which is fine with me 
) Well Im not much better Im only 30 and been smoking 17 years 
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GrizzlyMan wrote: »Well Done to you yeah I have that embedded in my head that im an addict and I can never ever have another drag (which is fine with me ) Well Im not much better Im only 30 and been smoking 17 years
This time in four weeks you will hardly think about them. No time really in the grand scheme of things 0 -
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Decided to quit this evening, I'm not a hardcore smoker IMO (usually 5 or 6 a day) but an addiction is an addiction and it's still €20 a week out of my threadbare, student pocket. Dreading the days/weeks ahead! The guy I'm dating at the minute is a smoker so I reckon that'll be a challenge - it's ok to avoid the smoking area on nights out with a mix of smoking and non-smoking friends, but when it's just the two of us and he's popping off for a smoke I'm going to be jealous... Aiming to be completely rid of them for Christmas! 0
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Checking in, yet again...
I didn't want to post until I was sure it was safe. This was, and is, my fourth, and I reckon final attempt.
Yep, I broke out again.
I/we had a relapse for a couple of months-then I developed (or at least endured) a bout of sleep apneoa. It's harmless enough in itself, in most cases, but when you wake up around twice a week, bolt upright in the bed roaring for breath, in your mid-thirties, it can be a bit disconcerting. Especially on the wife, when she has to dislodge her nose from the ceiling after an event you barely remember noticing.
Anyway, I think it's safe now. Fourth attempt from me, third from her. And we're on the third month. Cold turkey in my case, a failed run at e-cigs in hers (they gave her wind!).
In terms of the cravings, they don't go away. Actually I got one writing this, but it was very mild. Like I say, they don't just vanish, at least not for quite a while, but every day makes things easier. Really it does. After a week or two you'll probably spend most of your days wondering what the fuss was about-until you get one of the ever decreasing cravings, that is. Emphasis on the ever decreasing! The best part is though, not only do they get less frequent-they also get shorter. I look forward to the annual one second long nicotine urge, I'm pretty close to it already
'Cos, like I say, I got a craving while writing this post. I only thought it worthy of note, because it's the first I've had in about four days.
And I'm three months clean. It gets easier, but you need to forget about á la carte smoking, a fag here and there, can't be done.
Live with the itch. That will eventually fade away too.0 -
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10 months free today!
Ive been dreaming alot about smoking lately, waking up elated that I didnt smoke for real - they can be so vivid!
I find it easier not to be a smoker in the winter because I hated having to go outside in the freezing cold / rain / snow for a cigarette. So now is actually a perfect time to quit for anyone thinking about it
I cannot wait for Christmas morning this year because every other year I use to make my children stay in bed while I would sneek outside to smoke (checking to see if Santa has come!) before allowing them open their presents. I feel so guilty about that now but thankfully that won't happen again
I still havent let my guard down - I had endure a 10 minute conversation the other day by one of the other mothers at football practice on the joys of smoking! And how much she loves take a long deep drag first thing in the morning!0 -
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