I am qutting tomorrow - my wife gave birth to a baby boy this morning. His name is Lincoln Malachky and he is beautiful. Can you give me any advice? I work in a pub and I'm working tomorrow night so any advice would be great.
Keep strong,stay focused and read,read,read education is the key to success.
the strong cravings should ease in week or so,but..... always be prepared for that sudden urge,they can take you by surprise even after a few months,but it really does become easier with time, and those little urges(not cravings) become less and less and they can actually make you smile at times.
you will get lots of help/advice on here we are all in the same boat,hopefully paddling the same way
Welcome all and congrats on your quits. take each day at a time things improve lots after the first 5/6 days. You will be so pleased with your self with each day smoke free. we will sopport you because we are all going through the same things. So keep strong and keep posting.xxxxxx
Josie you have done it my lovely friend well done your a star. xxxxxxx
Congrats Phillip on your little one what a lovely new years gift. xxxx
hi denise kixit..well come to the fourm,,you are in the right place..help is always on hand..just you remember a crave will go weather you smoke or not..life is short enought ,why make it shorter by smoking..like i say keep the faith all the best tony
I'm feeling really good thanks. Hope Denise is still doing ok too.
I just keep telling myself that's another hour I haven't smoked... I'm the sort that needs to just take things that slowly. If I start thinking ahead too much I panic!
Thanks to everyone for the tips and words of encouragement.
Just wish these urges would go away, does anyone know when they do start to ease off?
Denise
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Everyone is different, but the 1st week is a bit of an endurance. Hang in there its so worth it. The 2nd week is a lot better and before you know it you'll be wondering why you didn't quit ages ago!
Remember no matter how awkward cravings are they always pass and as time goes on they become less frequent and less intense!
Thanks Nic for that advise, i do fully intend to keep going just hope i dont cave in to them. I know that if i can just get to 1 week then that will be enough to prove to myself i can do it. See you all in Day 3 Yippeeeeeeeeee
Hey, well done. That is fantastic, really really good. I think it's the hardest thing a person can do because, although you quit, cigarettes will be sitting right beside you for the rest of your life so it's constant. In time I guess it dies down to virtually nothing, but at least a couple of times I reckon I'll look back at my life when I see a cigarette burning and think, I used to smoke.
I quit for 5 months before. Now I just have patches and gum, I'm 17 and was on about 20 a day but I have ambitions which require me to save money. I'm also diabetic and can't be doing with the constant nagging from the docs.
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