Hi everyone, have just joined the forum to say it is day 1 for not smoking for me. I have been a smoker for the last 10 years and despertely want to quit. I am on NRT as I don't think I would suceed with will power alone. Have actually had a really good day and it wasn't until I came home from work that my withdrawal really kicked in! I think it has so much to do with habit and the "smoking rituals" that people follow that half the time we light up just for the sake of it!
Am planning on keeping myself busy this evening to avoid thinking too much.
I have tried and failed a couple of times in the past to stop.
I wish all the "quitters" on here the best of luck.
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It is so wierd what goes through your head when the old nicotine withdrawal kicks in! I'm not going to but I could so easily whip off to the petrol station right now and buy a pack and smoke the lot!
Best just give my little patch a little rub!
I felt so incredibly positive at work today, it was so nice to not have to clock watch planning my next "Break", it was great to be able to smell my perfume all day. I actually went into a room where one of my colleagues had just come back from her fag break and I remember thinking "God you stink"!
Stolen from "tales from the quit" but just so correct...
"I believe that part of the toll is sending the message back to those people who are standing at the beginning of the road, wanting to take that first step, that it's o.k. - there were people down this road before you, there will be people coming down the road after you, and others that'll be walking beside you all the way... "
I too could relate to stuff written within that site, Austin. I was so grateful Catwoman had given me that link and I read most of the site within a day! I deliberately stopped reading so much, so fast, so that I could look forward to reading some more of that site the next day too!
Hi Samo and well done for taking the step of becoming a non smoker.
You will get lots of support I am sure. I found for the first few days i drank loads of water and took deep breaths when i had a craving. The habit does last longer than the craving but just keep telling yourself why you are doing this.
You will, smell better, have more money, probably live longer and that is just 3 of the benefits.
Hi. I'm a newby too. I'm just approaching 24 hours without a ciggy :D. I've been taking champix for 9 days. I'm quite surprised at how little (so far) its bothered me not smoking. I've smoked for 20 years roughly 20 a day.
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