day 1

[nsd_user663_3958]

hi everyone,

He we are after 26 years of smoking i finally dcided enough is enough and i woke up this morning and havent smoked since, im feeling a bit weird im gone complete cold turkey! any advice would be welcome as it's getting tough

Russell

[nsd_user663_3816]

Hi Russell

Huge well done on deciding to give the nico demon the boot.

You have come to the right place hun, the encouragement, advise and support you will get on here is the reason for everyone getting on with their quits.

Read read and more reading is what you need to do. Re educuating yourself in the reasons behind you smoking will keep you going.

Try these for starters, im sure others will be along with more information and advise.

whyquit.com & woofmang.com

It helps if you post on here often hun, and when things get tough people will be around to help pull you back up.

You are almost at the end of day 1 that is great, so keep going hun, you can do it and you will do it. Remember you are stronger than the cravings so dont let them win.

Good luck

Denise

xx

[nsd_user663_3960]

Hey Russel

Say to Yourself - Quit or DIE! Want some Cancer on lunch?

The choice is Yours.

[nsd_user663_3936]

Hi Russell,

Congrats on feeling ready to stop,

I recommend a book "Allen Carr's easy way to stop smoking"

It convinces the willing reader that theres nothing to give up.

These forums are awesome too,

Good luck.

[nsd_user663_3816]

Hi Russell,

Congrats on feeling ready to stop,

I recommend a book "Allen Carr's easy way to stop smoking"

It convinces the willing reader that theres nothing to give up.

These forums are awesome too,

Good luck.

2nd that, i am reading the book now. It is well worth the money and really does help.

Good Luck

Denise

xx

[nsd_user663_3810]

Hi Russell

welcome to the forum, well done for making the best decision in your life xxx

I wish you all the willpower strength and success in your quit xx

[nsd_user663_3845]

It gets a lot easier to resist mate, read the link below to see exactly what you are doing to yourself every puff, it helps to keep you from lighting up again

On the Allen Carr thing, I stopped on Champix in May '08, about a week after I'd stopped smoking I started reading Easyway, he kept suggesting one should wait till the end of the book to quit, good enough for me so I started smoking again I got scared before the end of the book and never finished it

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[nsd_user663_3925]

I never finished the book either :o .

[NicFirth 10 Years Smoke Free]

Its a good book and worth a re-read if you get feelings of regretting quitting.

It didn't totally "click" with me but it was useful none the less. Much more useful for me was Whyquit. But ultimately the method that seems to work best is to re-educate yourself about nicotine addiction, and change your way of thinking about smoking so that quitting is seen as a gaining experience rather than a sacrifice.

If you want the scientific name of the method its cognitive therapy, unfortunately the NHS has yet to see its use in this area, probably due to the fog of funding by the drugs companies providing NRT, Champix and zyban :rolleyes:

Best wishes

Nic

p.s. Russell welcome aboard mate

[nsd_user663_3738]

hi russell,and wellcome to the fourm,,its all been said on here,read all you can,i went c/t and its not to bad ,im 76 days quit,,the time goes so quick,,you just any one on here ,,just keep the faith tony

[nsd_user663_3853]

I couldn't put it any better than this:

But ultimately the method that seems to work best is to re-educate yourself about nicotine addiction, and change your way of thinking about smoking so that quitting is seen as a gaining experience rather than a sacrifice.

Best of luck, Russell!

[nsd_user663_3962]

I think everyone deals with quitting in their own way.

For me, I just accepted the fact that first week was going to be hell, and I decided to reward myself every time I reached another week.

Some one told me recently that "Stopping smoking is the single most important that you have ever done..." And that person is right.