Hello FAL, welcome to the SSC, you've come to the right place for everything really. We'll tell you the truth, theres no point hiding it, but we'll also tell you how utterly fantastic it is to have got through those early days and are now living free, free from smoking, free from having to find somewhere to smoke, free from smelling, free to spend our money on rewards!
The first two weeks on here we call Hell week and Heck week- Hell week is what it says on the tin, it is darn hard work, the whole world is thrown upside down and our every waking hour is filled with thinking about smoking- everywhere you look you'll see smokers-everywhere!! The thing is you're an addict, and the addiction doesn't want to let you go, its going to make it real hard to ignore, and of course the easiest thing is to give in and have a cig, but then, look long term, in fact look at one of our members videos (Kylisa) if that doesn't make you stop smoking then nothing will.
You have kids?? I rest my case, thats your future.
Everything you have felt these last few days is 'normal' and exactly what most of us on here have felt- but FAL it does get better, not tolerable,, and better than better, its like being re born- honestly it is- Listen I smoked 30 a day for 37 years- this is my first quit (Never thought I could so never tried) now I just wished to God I had done it years ago, you have ten years on my smoking time, quit now- and get all the help you can- are you from the uK like me?? use the NHS, I did, I had a wonderful smoking clinic nurse at my doctors, prescriptions for patches and gum, and counselling any time I wanted it. Combined with my determination, and the fantastic people you will meet on here who will be 100% behind you all the way in good times and in bad, I did it, just take a look at my stats.
Sorry to ramble, but I really do take the attitude if I can do it, then anyone can if they want it, so come on, come on board and lets do this together.
My Milage:My Quit Date: 5/10/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 165
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 4,125
Amount Saved: $2,475.00
Life Gained:Days: 19
Hrs: 10
Mins: 22
Seconds: 4
