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Hi all ye non smokers:D
Well Day 18
dont even know how i am still here:rolleyes:
Today another BAD day, lots of craving,s, still though i am not tempeted to buy 20. Thank God (shop only 2 mins away). Wondering when de day will arrive when i dont think about de EVIL ones.
Well tomorrow another day.
best of luck everyone and Stay FAG Free:):):):):):):) 0 -
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Day 8
From reading your posts it seems that the end of week 2 is the "wall". It's good to have the heads up, gives me a chance to prepare myself. Helps to know what to expect.
Keep it up guys, your my inspiration. I need ye as a benchmark!
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Im baaaack!!
I think yesterday could have been my worser worst worstest day EVER....:mad::eek: but i have just read through all the comments and posts form all of yous and thanks soooo much!
I was doubting myself all day yesterday and kept fighting myself from going into shop with my 8.55..
Today is a brand new day and this boards is really really helpin!!:cool:
keep it up everyone! ye are doing GREAT!!!:D:D
Stella that's really well done! It would have been so easy to give up all the hard work you've put into quitting, so it's great to know you had the strength to come back. The whyquit.com site has a lot about it's not so much that smoking is so hard to give up, it's that it's so easy to start doing again. I'm off the nicotine fix for three weeks now; still have treacherous little thoughts ("junkie thinking") every day at some point about how nice and oh wouldn't it be great; but I really do appreciate the physical differences already there about not stinking and not coughing up a gobful of cigarette tar every morning, and so, for today at least, I don't intend going back. Good luck yourself with your own resolution, good luck to all on the thread who are finding the way to beat the addiction...0 -
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Hi all hope ye,re doing well.
Craving,s again today, pissed off them at this stage. :mad: Bought myself a tin of Quality Street:p
I have cum to de conclusion that this is going to take time.
Common sense I have been smoking 30 years, its like u lost ur best friend. Cant just forget about them in a few weeks.
Need a few months to get used to been an non smoker:) and hopefully then i wont even think about them evil yokes
Keep going Guys We can beat them together.:):):):):):):) 0 -
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Hi Molly and all!
I am on day.....? Which must be a good sign cuz in the past I would know how many days....hours...mins....secs....! Anyways it was last sunday week coming I think...the first week was not too bad...got hit with some real stressful situations.....one so bad I asked the giver of the stress for a cancer stink and fate leaped in........they had run out....that was two days ago...lesson...avoid other smokers just for a bit....give yourself space.....I do feel its right for me to stop, in agreement to the other thread follower's comment.....I really do feel that ever lighting up and inhaling another fag for me is a complete no no, one puff thats it I am back on....tried and tested! So no matter how hard and the last couple of days have been....although today wasn't bad at all...real hard! Sorry I am ranting which I am doing alot lately!!! lol I have some help to share....it worked for me....I read it every nite and a paragraph every morning...I listened to it for the first couple of days.....mc2.com.....quit smoking.....I can't tell you why it worked for me.....like the comment made by the other threader!!! If you really want to stop.....and I did....I found the utube short video by mc2...my kick off them.....and am still off them.......smiling big))) pain or no pain...they are filthy, expensive, stinking con sticks......sorry again for the rant and know this.......if you could make one great effective decision to better your life in an instant..............its to quit! You're all fabulous and smell gorgeous!!!! x 0 -
Hi Molly and all!
I am on day.....? Which must be a good sign cuz in the past I would know how many days....hours...mins....secs....! Anyways it was last sunday week coming I think...the first week was not too bad...got hit with some real stressful situations.....one so bad I asked the giver of the stress for a cancer stink and fate leaped in........they had run out....that was two days ago...lesson...avoid other smokers just for a bit....give yourself space.....I do feel its right for me to stop, in agreement to the other thread follower's comment.....I really do feel that ever lighting up and inhaling another fag for me is a complete no no, one puff thats it I am back on....tried and tested! So no matter how hard and the last couple of days have been....although today wasn't bad at all...real hard! Sorry I am ranting which I am doing alot lately!!! lol I have some help to share....it worked for me....I read it every nite and a paragraph every morning...I listened to it for the first couple of days.....mc2.com.....quit smoking.....I can't tell you why it worked for me.....like the comment made by the other threader!!! If you really want to stop.....and I did....I found the utube short video by mc2...my kick off them.....and am still off them.......smiling big))) pain or no pain...they are filthy, expensive, stinking con sticks......sorry again for the rant and know this.......if you could make one great effective decision to better your life in an instant..............its to quit! You're all fabulous and smell gorgeous!!!! x 0 -
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Hi all
Went to pub last nite but did,nt smoke. on edge all nite long, only had 3 drinks, didnt enjoy de nite one bit, not much of a drinking person been there done that.
No lies
This morning bad SMOKED 2 fags:mad::mad::mad::mad: So i need HELP badly.
I am finding it very hard, most of my day is thinking about them, I dont want to go back smoking 40 a day again
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Hi all, I started smoking after my intercert back in 1990, was on them the best part of 18 years tried to give them up (usually half hearted attempts) without any success until I found out my partner was pregnant with our first abay in April 2008, I stopped the next day and haven't gone back, been tempted may times but all I have to do is think of my little man and the craving goes.
The pub was the toughest part, but as we were having a baby out social life got considerably quieter so it wasn't soo much of an issue, I've been around smokers since, sometines it would bring on a craving but after a while (few months) it stopped bothering me as well,.
I consider myself a non-smoker now and can't ever see myself going back, if I can get off them anyone can, keep the faith and have a good reason to stop.
MasteryDarts Ireland - Master your game!
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Hi Molly!!!
Don't give up! Check out mc2 easy method to quit smoking on utube.....its only 10 minutes and boy is it good to motivate you.......am off the con sticks 13 days and when it gets tough I listen again......went out last nite for the first time....woke this morning thrilled to bits as a). no hang over and b). no smoking......so chuft its worth all the cravings.....which get easier....weaker.....less frequent........I hope you stick at it.....:) 0 -
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Molly, I hope you are finding things easier now. Same happened to me after 10 weeks on my first attempt. But I made the mistake of thinking it was okay and fell back into the smoking trap and I stayed away from boards coz I felt guilty. It's good that you're logging your feeling here. Back on the wagon with ya, you'll get loads of support here Back off them four months now and I think a wee slip up just reinforces your will to keep off them the next time around.Best of luck 0
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Today has been up and down! I feel great that I have stopped and am not nearly obsessing about them as much, but just now have had three or four big.......poke's for a ciggy......just getting a bit peed off with the prospects of having to deal with them for the rest of my life????? They only last for a second..........BUT feel very proud and best of all.........my fingers and toes are warm, when I go to bed I fall asleep which I had not been doing at all when smoking, it was taking me hours to fall asleep! The pains I was having in my legs have disappeared........and I ran for 1hr16mins on Sat!!! I am so happy to be off them...................good luck and stick to yer guns people!!! 0
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Hi all
After my little relapse. Binned rest of pack and broke them up into pieces good feeling Doing well since, Went for a 4 hrs hike yesterday, tough going especially breathing, but it has improved. Cravings not to bad since.
Dalan, shinshin snoozy, where are ye gone to
hope ye are all going gud.
Thats it hopefully i will not give into de EVIL ones again:)0 -
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Hello everyone
off them 3 weeks today, feeling good and eating habits getting back to pre-smokless levels... Was smoking 20 a day for 20 years, I am 37.
Keep going everyone.
Your Quit Date is:Sunday, January 02, 2011 at 12:00:00 PM
Time Smoke-Free:21 days, 18 hours, 13 minutes and 34 seconds
Cigarettes NOT smoked:435
Lifetime Saved:3 days, 7 hours
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Hi Guys,
Am still here and smoke free
Was away for the weekend so finally conquered the demon drink. Out with non-smokers so that made it easier. Also faced numerous delays thanks to Aer Lingus and still managed to not smoke so things are still looking good.
Molly - just a little blip! Dont let 2 smokes ruin everything that you've worked so hard for over the last 20+ days..........you CAN do it! Just think of the holidays ahead of you
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Hi all
After my little relapse. Binned rest of pack and broke them up into pieces good feeling Doing well since, Went for a 4 hrs hike yesterday, tough going especially breathing, but it has improved. Cravings not to bad since.
Dalan, shinshin snoozy, where are ye gone to hope ye are all going gud.
Thats it hopefully i will not give into de EVIL ones again:)
God I was glad to read this from you Molly! I think you did really well to bin the rest of the pack. The easier road would have had you back at square 1, and miserable.
I'm doing good - thanks for asking. Yesterday was 4 weeks off, 4 7-day nicotine free slots. Wednesday will be my one month milestone. I have become very intent on kicking the addiction for good this time, one day each time. I am ready each day to give a good mental kicking to any junkie thoughts coming my way. Sorry to keep banging on about it, but I have got most of my ability to stop this time from reading on the Freedom From Nicotine message boards, linked to WhyQuit.com Every person on those boards has quit and not relapsed, so everyone's like dolliemix or snoozyS or navan here... I spend nearly an hour a day reading there, and expect to have to keep that up for a good while, but not for as many years as I've been smoking. And reading may make me a bit of a crashing bore but it won't make me smell or give me cancer.
Reading over what you've posted these last 3 weeks it sounds like it's not the first three days physical withdrawal is the hardest part for you, but the mental fixation that comes later. Same for me (my previous quits failed at 2 weeks, 3 weeks, 8 weeks, 10 days, 5 months, and 8 months). Probably the same for most people - the physical craves in the first week last a few minutes at a time, the mental longings once they kick off can go on for as long as we can concentrate on one thing... Learning how to deal with these thoughts is going to be the main thing. Keep finding out information, keep posting, remember your intention to QUIT EVIL FAGS and all your reasons for that intention... I will be rooting for you!
Yeah, hope shinshin's doing good... his posts have been one of the strongest anti-smoking stories on the thread.
Just while writing this I see snoozy is back home and still safe - yayyyy!!0 -
Good for you Dalan. Great advice.
I too spent hours reading other people's pain and success stories for the first three months or so. My nicotine addiction was replaced with reading about giving up smoking non stop!
I have to say I'm not sure I was able to relate to the people who had given up long term. And I was sick to the teeth of hearing ...'it does get easier'. I often felt I was the only person who was so obsessed with my journey and giving them up meant I thought about them more, probably, than when I was actually smoking. I also wondered would I ever be in a place where I would not think about them.
Anyway.....it all happened eventually. And I can't tell you when I finally began to stop thinking about cigarettes. It happened gradually. One day I'd think to myself ......'hey I haven't thought about cigarettes at all this week'. Or I'd go through something stressful in work and my first reaction wasn't to go out and have a cigarette.......but I'd only realise that later when I'd see somebody else smoking on the tv or whatever. It sort of reminded me of breaking up with boyfriends. Its all you can think about for a long time after and then suddenly one day you realise that he's slowly not on your mind 24/7 ......and eventually he's just a memory that comes back now and again....but you know you don't want or need him any more!!
You will get there. I do remember how much I didn't believe I could do it myself and it almost made me more determined to prove myself wrong. I needed to do something good for me this time last year and this was the ultimate achievement.
Replacing smoking with running helped also. I knew if I started smoking again I was going to give up the running as well, I had made plans to run the Womens Mini Marathon in June. I started a running (Couch to 5k) program at the beginning of Feb so the aim of the 10k in June kept me going for those hard first few months.
Well done guys for getting through the first few difficult weeks. Some people find it easier than others. Personally, I can totally identify with those of you still having bad days and wondering when it gets easier. But stick with it.....its worth it and you will not always feel this way 0 -
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Hi all
After my little relapse. Binned rest of pack and broke them up into pieces good feeling Doing well since, Went for a 4 hrs hike yesterday, tough going especially breathing, but it has improved. Cravings not to bad since.
Dalan, shinshin snoozy, where are ye gone to hope ye are all going gud.
Thats it hopefully i will not give into de EVIL ones again:)
Sorry Molly and co that I ,have not been posting lately.
24 days smokefree thank God .
Apologies for not being there to support you Molly but you have coped very well in getting back on track so soon.
Have been very busy and under pressure inside and outside work . long hours , getting home late, coming home narky, tired and no time for exercise .
I know what youve been through and its happened to me many a time under similiar circumstances during previous attemtps. Unlike you I wallowed in self pity and hid away until I could build myself up again . So fair play in getting it back together.
I have always found the pubscene a negative trigger for me , ( all in the mind I know but for me there is a strong association in my mind between smoking and having a drink alcohol or mineral , even though all of my friends are either smokers / ex smokers . I know its best for me to stay away until my confidence and self belief that I am going to succeed this time becomes stronger.
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I know the cravings are bad I've had them before but this time on the Champix they only cross my mind a few times during the day but I keep saying to myself - "No not this time and rid my mind of any excuses to smoke, by substituting any stray thoughts or doubts with my reasons for quitting .
Just think of all you have achieved to date - a forty a day habit and you quit on cold turkey. It takes alot of courage and guts to even try.
Yes , of course you are suffering they have been part of your life for so long - in my case 35 years so they occupied centestage – your bound to miss them. But Molly you can get there you are stronger than de fags – you have a brain and they don’t - you have a life they die once they are extinguished.
You are inspiration to us all in setting up a single thread for all addicts , that we can share our feelings, pain , and support each other on our mission. Your postings are honest, humourous and motivating and I can fully indentify with them .
You've survived over three weeks - don't let one night destroy everything - it was only a moment when your guard dropped ,and that old weed was there to pounce.
I find light reading good to occupy me. Nothing heavy as my concentration levels are not the best at present but a light story that has me waiting to turn the page. I also find music a great diversion or the live radio - (excluding politics) as it cuts across any negative thoughts or feelings I might be experiencing.
I love jogging, cycling, and walking but the weather has been dire and I hate going on the thread mill.When I was smoking I lacked confidence in my ability not to run out of steam. and guilty that I was still smoking despite exercising.
Won't it be great to go to Kenya smokefree and on the money that you would have blown up in smoke. ? I am using my money for a wedding in Canada . I'm no good to save and woud spend it anyway - but why not spend it on something useful than just slowly but surely destroying my health and making me feel so useless at not being in control over the weed.
So welcome back on board the ship. To hell with the pangs. Look beyond they pangs and look at the end result . A smokefree , confident Molly , proud of what she has achieved and reaping the benefits of being smokefree, living your life to the full and not being controlled by that dreadful filty drug - that has ruined the lives of so many.
Beauty sleep gone tonight so will be wrecked tomorrow
Regards
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Day 3 - of latest attempt to quit, my wife is also quitting and so home is a bit snappy @ the mo
can't concentrate @ work for sustained periods which is a bit awkward, eating like a sumo wrestling walrus in training.
I know it gets easier but I always hate the 1st week, the upsides don't start to kick in yet, taste hasn't returned, still coughing in the mornings and the cravings are like a wire brush abrading my will.0 -
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Hi all!!! haha had to share this daft one..........when I quit I set the calender on my phone to send me random messages of encouragement!!!!!!!! lol.......forgot all about it and just got one now.......I beamed smiling with pride!!!! Its good to be free! 0
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