Hi everyone,I quit 2/8/08/ is it just me or is anyone else avoiding alcohol as well as nicotine!!Fri tomorrow and thinking about opening a bottle of wine.....is this a bad idea?:confused::confused::confused::rolleyes:
Alcohol!: Hi everyone,I quit 2/8/08/ is it... - No Smoking Day
Alcohol!
Well, I had a few (too many) beers last Friday and I was SO twitchy. When I was pretty far gone, I was begging my mate for a fag, but thankfully he didn't give in!!!
Was mortified when I sobered up.
Make sure you have good mates around that won't give in to you - and stay strong.
This weekend will be different for me I think, I'm over the initial withdrawal stage, so hopefully it should be easier.
Yeah I was thinking I might be like that! I know in the past when iv bn drinking and i cant smoke Iv ended up drinking way too fast..maybe it gives my hand and mouth something to do...oh well one addiction to another then...hee hee
I only drank once since my quit and was very tempted to smoke so I avoid drinking and keep myself away from it.
i don't think it's a bad idea. I have had a couple beers every night this week, and I haven't wanted a fag.
Go for it.
Enjoy the wine!!
Hi Nina
i quit on a Saturday and had my normal Saturday night glass or two of wine.
For me i wanted to face everything i felt would be a trigger as soon as possible, to help get that trigger out of the way. (Why should i stop two of my vices at the same time? )
If you are prepared then you should be able to face it as long as you don't drink so much that you "forget" that you have quit.....
Yeah but when you drink a quart of vodka acig tastes good.......
Early in your quit of course....be carefull...
I enjoy drinking but to me it goes hand and hand with smoking and when you are a new quitter I would refrain from alcohol and places that you normally would go to drink and smoke.Evertime I drank I would smoke a pack of 20 no problem.:eek:
But now pass the vodka......
I actually found having a drink helped...but I didn't go out to the pub...stayed home where there are no smokers or vending machines!?!!
BUT I have noticed that I am now drinking a lot more than when I smoked...I could easily not drink when i smoked...but that's not the case now.. As someone said, swopped one vice for another-not great and not the plan...
As with so many aspects of quitting, each individual acts/reacts differently...
Good luck for the weekend drinkers and non-drinkers...treat it as any other day of the week - cos that's what it is...a period of 24 hrs...
nicky
I actually found having a drink helped...but I didn't go out to the pub...stayed home where there are no smokers or vending machines!?!!
BUT I have noticed that I am now drinking a lot more than when I smoked...I could easily not drink when i smoked...but that's not the case now.. As someone said, swopped one vice for another-not great and not the plan...
As with so many aspects of quitting, each individual acts/reacts differently...
Good luck for the weekend drinkers and non-drinkers...treat it as any other day of the week - cos that's what it is...a period of 24 hrs...
nicky
Yeah I think they have a save my liver forum......lol
(stand up )HELLO MY NAME IS KEN.
I was not an alcoholic till I gave up the cigs
I am drinking abit more since I gave up smoking,but I have not been tempted once,to pick up a cig.
(stand up )HELLO MY NAME IS KEN.
I was not an alcoholic till I gave up the cigs
I am drinking abit more since I gave up smoking,but I have not been tempted once,to pick up a cig.
I'm actually finding that I'm drinking less since I stopped smoking! Which really isn't a bad thing!!! Weird how it affects us all differently.
Well I went out last night and was pretty far gone (paying for it this morning :() and u kno wot, I didn't even have a craving and I even went outside with smokers, and didn't smoke. That's a milestone 4 me!!
I'm doing well
(paying for it this morning :()
You little liar - you said in the other thread you are one of the lucky one who doesn't get hangovers!!
Which is it?
drinking
i dont see how drinking can be a problem as long as you gave faith in yourslef and the determination to quit. i personally didnt see drinking as a test when i went out, i have had a drink twice since quitin smoking once within the first 3 weeks n the other a week later and i was fine. if your gonna cave your gonna cave alcohol or not YOU JUST NEED FAITH IN YOURSELF NOT TO DO IT.
(paying for it this morning :()
I wasn't talking about hangovers - i didn't get to bed til about 5 this morning and then I was up at 8 with Lachlan!!