Congrats on deciding to give quitting a shot. Preperation is key. Try to avoid your triggers....stress, drinking, other smokers, places etc. Keep busy, busy, busy and do enjoyable things. Have mints, lollies, food handy. Keep a journal or write on here. Hows the champix going? If it fails consider NRTs. Keep us posted. Good luck
Wow youre at 10+ weeks. How do you feel these days? Do you still get any cravings? Do you ever miss smoking? Id be interested to hear how youre travelling since we are at roughly the same time. Feels great doesnt it....almost surreal.
You sound really excited and lm excited for you. Youve passed the first week which was for me definitely the hardest. Great that you have a holiday to look forward to and awesome reward. The change of scenery might help you to not think of smoking as much. You deserve to reward yourself often in the beginning. The tiredness will pass and youll soon get your energy back. Being scared is normal too. Its scarey to think of failing when youve put the hard work in. I still get scared at 10 weeks. Stay vigilant but dont think too far ahead. Just focus on now. Good luck!
Thats weird Pappy. I always thought you were a couple of weeks ahead of me. My 3 months is coming up on Thursday. Oh well very happy for you and yes its great that youre off the patches too. What an awesome gift we have given ourselves. Enjoy your 3 month celebration!
Woohoo! Yes it must be so exciting to be coming into June again. Soon youll be in yr second year as a non smoker. Thats fantastic and it must be a wondeful feeling to never miss it anymore. Youre giving yourself a gift that you couldnt have previously......a brand new smile not to mention the countless health benefits. Its so amazing when youve done what you thought was impossible.....its such a victory. Congrats Stellablue
Hi Loubee and welcome to this community. I can relate to feeling worn and down at week 2. Youve worked so hard and struggled and you feel like youre not seeing any pay-offs. But think about what is happening inside your body. You have flushed out the nicotine and countless other chemicals and your body is healing and repairing. Youve just gotta sit with it through the low times and they will pass probably sooner than you think. Keep busy with things you enjoy and l recommend eating mints and treating yourself to a massage.....it gets all the endorphins going. Keep at it, youll feel better soon and come here to vent as often as you need. Good luck
Soooo sorry to hear this. Our pets are so beloved to us and losing them is so terribly sad. We may have to euthanise our cat soon also and that will test me. For me its the side of smoking l miss most.....the fact that it used to comfort me. We have to be strong and remind ourselves that smoking is not going to stop the pain we feel. It will actually be an added stress. Best wishes.
I used to be addicted to weed among other things and giving up was the best thing l ever did. It wasnt easy, l was depressed for a while but it was definitely worth it. Just know that its all about time....giving yourself the time to heal. Take it one day at a time, let the days add up and it gets easier. Its a habit and changing habits is uncomfortable at first but not impossible. Read as much as you can about addiction and quitting and get on forums like this one. Best wishes!
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