Hear ye, hear ye....Octoquitters!

[Cyprien]

Have we missed anyone who wants to join?

Sue

[nsd_user663_6134]

Help!!!!!

Hi all...

I am at my witts end with dirty bleedin ciggys!!!!

I ahve tried everything to give up but nothing seems to work so i thought I would try this website to get some ideas???

Hope someone replys...:confused:

XxX

[Cyprien]

Hi Emma

Best advice at the moment is to read as much as you can and understand why you crave nicotine. Then decide if you really want to give up.

If so, how. People on here have experienced just about every way, eg cold turkey, nicotine replacement/gum/patches/inhalor, Champix, Alan Carr's book etc etc

Best to post in Day One, so your post wont be overlooked

Sue

[nsd_user663_3728]

Hi Emma

Oh dear that sounds just like I was nothing seemed to work for me either I used champix and never looked back

There are loads of things around however why not have a word with the Doc for sure he should be able to help you meanwhile

Below is my standard welcome and advice post which I try and give 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 sympathising 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 found 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

This link is good for the psychological part of quitting whyquit.com/whyquit/A_Sympt...

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_6134]

Ah thank you very much for your replys!!!!

I would love to try champix but have been told I am not allowed it as I suffered depression in the past?!?!?!? Has anyone else heard of this? XxX

[nsd_user663_5401]

Have we missed anyone who wants to join?

Sue

Holds hand up, me me me. Sorry all completely missed this

[nsd_user663_3728]

Hi Emma

Yeah I heard that about Champix and the same applies to Zyban I don't know how long ago it applies to though but you could check it out with the Dr

There is loads of other stuff out there though that will help

Love

Marg

[Cyprien]

Christine, been wondering why you didnt' join.

You're in, my dear.

Sue

[nsd_user663_5956]

Octoquitters

Hi Sue and all octoquits,

HELP please, I am having another really bad day. Felt so much better Day4 mentally and physically but days 5 and 6 have been hell. Nearly broke the front door just now I banged it so badly, went for a quick march through the forest for 40minutes to try and get puffed, I did. But I still feel so yuk, tearful,angry and I want a fag so badly it hurts.

Help please

Dee

[Cyprien]

Dee

Deep breathe, calm down. It will pass. A cigarette is not going to help, honestly. The nicotine will be out of your system now so you don't have an addiction to feed. You have a craving out of habit. If you have one cigarette you'll start the process again.

You've been so strong, please don't give in now.

I came home yesterday to a flooded kitchen area. To cut a long story short, the floor and kitchen units are ruined and I've got dehumidifiers blowing everywhere. Anyway, I called out an emergency plumber last night. Nice chap, obviously a smoker, so I gave him an ashtray as he fixed the immediately leak and tried to explain to me what the problem was.

I ended up telling him that I'd given up smoking but faced with a destroyed kitchen and an impromptu indoor swimming pool, I really fancied a cigarette.

In his own cheery Cockney-sparrow way, he said "Well darling, 'aving a fag isn't going to dry your floor, and don't think you're having one of mine."

So, my message to you is......'aving a fag isn't going to dry your floor'.

Keep going, it will get better, read about it. You'll be fine

I'm off to find other Octoquitters to help.

Sue

[nsd_user663_5956]

Thanks Sue, if I knew what I was in for 6 days ago not sure I would have done this, thank goodness I didnt know. The only two things keeping me going is the thought of having to go through this again if I give in, and the face of my oncologist pleading with me !!! I have to stay strong but feel as weak as heck.

Sorry to hear about floor and kitchen, poor you, and WELL DONE for not having that cigarette could have been the day you gave in but you didnt.

Onwards and upwards

[Cyprien]

As you said: Onwards and upwards. You're part of our gang, you can't go AWOL now!!

Now I've got to go and watch Liverpool defy the odds and slaughter Lyon. If not, then you'll be comforting me in a few hours.

Sue

[nsd_user663_5920]

Hi Dee,

Belated hello and welcome to you.

I felt I went through the worst times of quitting during days 5 to 12. Not ALL of those days were bad, but the ups and downs were the most extreme during those days..... I'm now on 21 days and honestly feel that all I went through was definitely worth every kick and slam of the house doors and kitchen cupboards, slamming of mugs, flicking of the V's behind nearly every-one's back. This does pass honestly...... stay with it and congratulate yourself for another day smoke free.

How good were you taking yourself out and having a good walk through the forest. A great way to distract yourself, get some exercise and fresh air

Yes, as you wrote, the thought of going through all this again certainly helps with the focus and motivation to keep going.

Hi Sue,

What a disaster for you. Hope all dries out well and not to much damage. A testing time for you, well done for resisting. Nothing wrong in the 'wanting of a smoke' as long as it remains just a temporary want. Those 'comfort blanket' want smokes will hopefully vanish as we learn to deal with life and it's ups and downs without falling back on cigs.

Hope your evenings go well

Pol

[nsd_user663_6064]

Hi Dee

Do not give up now please. You have all of us supporting you and each other. Read my posts - I will be into week 2 tomorrow but getting there has been one hell of a roller coaster. Funnily enough days 5 and 6 were the worst for me as well.

Stay strong - you can do this and as Cyprien says you don't want to have to start the process all over again when you've done so well.

Today my 7th day has been so much better (and I've done my back in) don't know how but I can't blame the quit on that!

Pleeeeze keep it up you really can you know.

Love Soosyx

[nsd_user663_5971]

Sorry I'm late...

Dee, hold on just tonight. You're one of the people that's got me to day 8. It's tough but I think we all know that quiting won't kill us, but not-quiting probab ly will (must remember that when I'm down there... again).

Anyway, you're part of the team

[nsd_user663_5401]

Hi Sue and all octoquits,

HELP please, I am having another really bad day. Felt so much better Day4 mentally and physically but days 5 and 6 have been hell. Nearly broke the front door just now I banged it so badly, went for a quick march through the forest for 40minutes to try and get puffed, I did. But I still feel so yuk, tearful,angry and I want a fag so badly it hurts.

Help please

Dee

Oh dear, just seen this. Look my love deep breaths, you are not alone and we have all been in the same place. However if you give in, then you will have to go through this again because we all have to give up sometime. Let us know how you are doing my love.

[nsd_user663_5557]

I'm in. Last day of doing smoking was 4 October.

[nsd_user663_3728]

Hi All

You're all doing great keep it up it really does get so much easier a little further along the road and then it just keeps getting better Promise

My theory about so many finding days 5/6 so difficult is that the Nico :eek: Demonshave realised that they're being starved and not getting their fix so putting up a fight trying to lure you back to smoking

Just keep right on starving them and they'll go away although from time to time they have a little go the more you stick with it the stronger you become and the less notice you take of them does that make any sense for you all

Love

Marg

[nsd_user663_1719]

Can I join please? Thought I replied before but that must have been one of those strange dreams these patches keep giving me!

[Cyprien]

Hi MCW,

You're in. Pop over to Social Groups and join the Octoquits there.

Go to: Quick Links > Social Groups.

Same for you, Dee.

Welcome aboard.

[nsd_user663_1719]

Yay!

Testing sig with added bit - should look pretty good!

[nsd_user663_5401]

Can I join please?

NO

(sorry my sense of humour has suddenly re-appeared, fancy that:))

[nsd_user663_1719]

Well my shiny new sig didn't work - there's so many of us that we don't all fit in it!

Awwww PLEASE Christine - I have Baileys!

[nsd_user663_5401]

Large Baileys on it's way

[Cyprien]

MCW, Try deleting the spaces between the lines on your existing sig, and then cut and paste. I demand to be in your sig!!!!!

Sue

[nsd_user663_1719]

I tried that - there's still too many of us! I'll have to make my other bits shorter - watch this space!

[nsd_user663_1719]

Yay that worked - there ya go Sue! And everyone else!

Check me out in my new pretty colours!

[nsd_user663_5401]

Yeah!!! Well done

[nsd_user663_5920]

Hahaha, I've had loads of problems fitting in so many characters into the sig. I've taken out the th and the st from the dates and also the , between names and the shortened dated.

And now even more have joined the OctoQuits :eek::cool:

[nsd_user663_6064]

Isn't it brilliant that so many of us have quit!

[Cyprien]

Just love it that there's too many of us for the sig space. Going to realign it tomorrow - or maybe the mods should make more space for our gang. Well done to everyone.

Sue

[nsd_user663_5920]

or maybe the mods should make more space for our gang. Well done to everyone.

Sue

Ha, just what I had been thinking. I notice your own details have shrunk too to enable the looong sig. A wonderful size group and great additional support to - feels great

[nsd_user663_1719]

Right think that's all the th's and st's removed! It IS great that there's so many of us, I know I can't possibly give in now or I'll be letting all you lovely people down!

[nsd_user663_5401]

The October Quitters Army marches on!!

[nsd_user663_5812]

I just found this thread...Is it something i said??? did i not get my round in or what !!!!!!

[nsd_user663_5401]

You are always last to the bar Jack!! I'll have a large red please my love, cheers.

Actually I'm on the wagon this week-end, how dull I'm I

[nsd_user663_6172]

Can I be an honorary Octoquitter, even though I will be quitting in November :confused: The November quitters don't have a groups set up yet haha

[nsd_user663_5401]

Can I be an honorary Octoquitter, even though I will be quitting in November :confused: The November quitters don't have a groups set up yet haha

Yes but there is a small charge

[nsd_user663_5920]

Can I be an honorary Octoquitter, even though I will be quitting in November :confused: The November quitters don't have a groups set up yet haha

Hi Wildcats

There is a group for November joiners/quitters if you do want a November group - called De Novo

forum.nosmokingday.org.uk/g...

It's quiet but numbers are slow growing and they probably make no demands for payment

[nsd_user663_5812]

Hi Wildcats

As far as i'm concerned you can become an honourary octoquit AT NO CHARGE !!!!!!! ...............I'm in Essex and love an Essex girl lol

[nsd_user663_5920]

Is everyone noticing just how many posts there that contain our sig - ie.... how many there of the OctoQuitters??!!?? Amazing - an unstoppable inertia of non smokers with the momentum to conquer all and everything in it's path :cool:

[Cyprien]

Pol. I noticed that this morning and today. We're on the march and it's so great to have so many wonderful people quitting in October. But I've had a little niggle that because we're being a bit dominant, I hope it doesn't deter anyone who's starting off, because we've all been there.

Sue