Dammit, slipped again with a glass or two of wine

[nsd_user663_4964]

Why do i this?

What is the reason for it...?

I ALWAYS do this, and i don't know how to solve it, apart from not drink ever again, but that would be no fun.

I'll stop again tomorrow, but i keep doing this and not sure i'll ever be able to get over this one.

[nsd_user663_3728]

Hi Jude

I'm so sorry you slipped again due to the wine

You ask why do you do this and what is the reason

In my opinion it's simply that for most of us a drink and fag go together like strawberries and cream so to our minds you can't enjoy one with out the other does that make sense to you

What I did was I left off the booze [like you only the odd glass or two]for a full month and then had a drink at home for the first couple of times and it was fine for me

OK the first time I had a drink it felt as though something was missing but it worked and now if I'm out and want a drink it doesn't bother me at all

So you don't need to never have a drink again you just have to learn not to smoke with a drink that's all

I'm glad you're stopping again today you will get there Promise

Love

Marg xxxxxxxxx

[nsd_user663_4786]

The wine problem

Oh me too, i have now tried and failed 3 times in a fairly short space of time and everytime i have failed it was due to white wine.

So i started back at day one and last night...........i went to bed without any white wine or any cigs, so my plan is to cut down on the white wine maybe either give it up for a while or swap it for a different drink (some have said that helps)

Where are you when you drink, at home? pub? with friends? If at home could you make sure you don't have any fags in the house? If friends are involved can you ask them to make sure you don't?

Well i am here and if you want to buddy up and help each other through the wine situation just let me know.

I am 3 and a half hours away from day 2.

Bev

[nsd_user663_3728]

Hi Bev

Sorry to hear you have the same problem as Jude re having a drink have a look at the post above maybe it will help you

Love

Marg xxxxxxx

[nsd_user663_4847]

I've done it too - in previous quits

Have deliberately put myself in positions in the past where I could smoke. Gone to a friends for dinner in one particular quit because I knew I'd get offered a puff.

For me I think in those quits in the past I wasn't really wanting to stop. This time, went for drinks with the above friend (thankfully in a pub) less than 7 days after quitting, as he waved from the picture window outside having a smoke (git), didn't give in. Went home less than 2 weeks after I quit and surrounded with heavy smokers, didn't start again, had a convo about starting again and their fear that being with them would lead me to do it, had to be honest with myself and tell them if I started again it would be my choice.

Good luck in quitting smoking, you have to want it. There is no real reason other than lack of willpower, you have to want to stop.

[nsd_user663_4964]

Thanks for the thoughts , appreciated.

I think the reason is that i always think i can just have the one, or i can just smoke with alcohol, but it never really works, as testament to this three days later i'm still smoking 10 a day WITH the patch! Also i've given up so many times i find it easy now, but i just dont seem to be able to stay "given up"

How are you getting on bev? did you resist the lure of the white wine...?

I can drink without smoking, but only at home and only one glass-somewhere between the second glass i rush out to the all night garage on a mission.

thanks Mah, i do really want to give up, I really don't even enjoy it anymore, its the alcohol thing. It's almost as if i physically can't do one without the other as marg said.... :cool:

[nsd_user663_4754]

im the same as you. every quit has gone out the window to drinking. but i see ex smokers drinking all the time so there must be a way. maybe the break thing is needed.

im gonna give what marg says a bash and not drink for a month. see how that goes.

[nsd_user663_3728]

Hi Bman

Please let me know if it works for you as it did for me

Love

Marg xxxxxxxxxxx

[nsd_user663_4754]

definately will - should save me a few quid an all!

[nsd_user663_4964]

Yup, am slowly working up to an acceptable amount alcohol.... Managed two large glasses of wine yesterday.

Just MUST NOT get DRUNK...sob.