63 hours smoking free..

[nsd_user663_5202]

So I just stumbled across this site today in hopes to find something to keep smoking off my mind.

It's been 63 hours almost 64 hours smoking free, and the urges seem to be getting stronger. I am trying really hard, but it seems all I can do these days is; wake up, cry, go to school, cry, sleep, cry, eat, then it's time for bed. I can't even find the will power to do homework, or clean. I know my family wants me to quit as does my girlfriend. BUT I should be quitting for myself right ? Does this get any easier? Day 2 and 3 have been really hard..

Any advice you can give would be helpful.

-Missi

[nsd_user663_4964]

It really does get easier

But you have to want to do it for yourself. If you're only doing it cos other people want you too, then you're still very attached to the habit and it will be very hard for you, because you haven't made the decision for yourself. Allan Carrr is good for that because he helps you realise that you don't really "enjoy" or "benefit" from smoking in any way at all. What you "enjoy" is feeding your craving for nicotine which only occurs because you smoked the last cigarette. You "enjoy"feel ing the relief from the nicotine withdrawal that you are constantly in. Your body is still in a withdrawal from a very addictive drug, so thats why it feels so unpleasant now.

Hope that helps, but you really have to want to do it for yourself, as it's an addiction like any other,

[nsd_user663_4990]

Day 3 & 4.. get through both of these.. but take each day on its own, and just work on getting through it.

I would agree with jude75 here though, you need to also want to quit here, not just agree with the family and girlfriend and go along with their wishes. There is no reason why you cannot during your quit read up on nicotine addiction and in particular how it keeps you hooked.

I would definitely also agree that reading the Allen Carr Easy Way to Stop Smoking book would be beneficial to you in that it will dissolve the brainwashing that nicotine has had you believe.. there is plenty of material out there on the internet to read on this, but from what i read when i was digging through the Allen Carr book, i found that it spoke the most sense.

[nsd_user663_3728]

Hi Missi

By now you're into your 4th day well done just hang in there and yeas it does get much easier as you go along

You're right you need to want to quit for you not just for your family and girlfriend

Below is my standard wlecome and advice post which I try and sned all new members

Welcome to the forum and well done on the decision to quit possibly one of the most important you will ever make and you will be losing nothing but you will regain control of your life and that has to be good

You will find all the help and support you need on here as we all help each other just like a family we are here for you every step of the way cheering the good days and sympathiseing with the bad but the good far outweigh the bad

Read the posts on here you will find a lot of tips and advice and in the signatures of a lot you will find links to other sites just click on them Here are 2 I find very good to start you off whyquit.com and woofmang.com Read, read and then read some more as the more you read and learn about why you smoked and about your addiction the easier your quit will be

Post often to let us know how you're doing, to rant, rave have a moan whatever you like pretty much anything goes on here OK

Love

Marg

[nsd_user663_5202]

Thanks for your support guys, I am currently on day 6