one day to go

[nsd_user663_2998]

Right people,

I have my polo's at the ready having last cig tonight going to go 4 it but my problem is going out for a drink please please please what do I do if I get the urge

xxxxx

[nsd_user663_2743]

bring on tomorrow!!

you havent quit yet and your worrying about when you drink :confused:

when the time comes , you will deal with it, like others have.

[nsd_user663_2861]

oooohhhh that was the toughest hurdle for me too... so I hibernated for 3 weeks while I got through the worst cause I knew I'd cave with a drink! Arghhh! I can only say, give yourself the best possible chance.. if you can avoid going out for a while then great, if not then make sure you have a non-smoker with you at all times to keep you company while others go our for a fag! DON'T go outside with them and think you will be ok to handle it in the early days, I'll bet £1,000,000 (if I had it!), that you'll be tempted after you've had a few drinks! Avoid it like the plague (just for a bit until you feel sure you can cope!!)

Good luck with your quit! You can do this

[nsd_user663_2826]

Fieryred - to succeed you really need to commit to your quit. If you feel going out for a drink will be too hard without fags, why not stay in or do something else on pub nights. Just for a few weeks - untill you feel better able to face the challenge.

Edit: You beat me to it Lady S!

[nickywalton]

Encouragement..

hi..

calling all "senior" members and anyone who's been a non-smoker for a few weeks..

I'm intrigued - how do you feel? Apart from dam proud to be non-smokers!! Are all the things they say about quitting true?? do you feel more energetic? Does your skin look better etc.

Team D-Day's quit date is tomorrow - any positive feed back would be brill

[nsd_user663_2743]

yes, skin looks much better

ive got a pink tounge,

used to get pins and needles, not now.

and very very proud!!

you will to

[nickywalton]

Sounds promising..

I get pins&needls, never connected it to smoking tho

Tnx

[nsd_user663_2861]

K well.. here's my two penneth if it's worth anything.. I'm on day 37 so not a novice but feel I'm through the worst!

HANG ON TIGHT NEW QUITTERS!!!

You are gonna go up & down, there is no two ways about it. This is not an easy thing to do, but it's do-able! It's a rollercoaster ride that will get white knuckled at times - if it does you should use the "pledge".. that being.. come on here, post your worries.concerns.feelings etc. then promise yourself you will wait for at least 5 replies before you light up or go and buy some.. the support you recieve here is amazing and it WILL help you through if you allow it!

I felt rubbish for 3 weeks and was almost disaapointed that I didnt feel radiant and energetic and healthy and all the other things I expected to feel straight away.. I learnt that they come in time.. YOU GOTTA BE PATIENT!

In the meantime though, nothing beats the feeling each day of getting one day further on and that definatley helps you through the bad patches and then before you know it you'll be hitting milestones like they're going outta fashion!!

Pull on whatever resources you need to for your strength, but KNOW that if you can just get through another day you are doing FANTASTICALLY!

Everyone's quits are individual so what one person may go through and experience you may or may not, some things are similar, some things are completley different ( I had a "gritty throat" that no one else seemed to experience!), but one thing that is DEFINATELY THE SAME is this...

Everyone that quits is a winner and if you can beat this you can do ANYTHING in your life.. that to me is what this all about! WE ARE ALL WINNERS!! :D