Day 8...

[nsd_user663_4256]

Hi everyone - I've been logging on throughout the week and reading everyone's comments... it is now 8 days since I last had a cigarette... had my last on new years eve. I've tried many times, infact last year I tried cold turkey twice (first on national no smoking day in March when I originally joined this forum). But I've made excuses to smoke again and with me, it only takes 1 puff.... so this time I've got patches and it's really helping. I have to say though, I've found it harder over the last 2 days than I did in the first couple of days!!! I keep swinging between happiness that I am no longer smoking and then a pang that I won't have another again (I know this means that I'm a total addict!!) - I so want to do this though...

Rachael

[nsd_user663_4453]

Well done for making a week quit and welcome back

You looking forward to the weekend?

lee

[nsd_user663_4256]

Thanks... yep, the weekend can't come quick enough!

[nsd_user663_6165]

Day 8 is great - you've got over the first few days and it will get better from now on. That feeling of loss kind of hangs around for a bit, it's just part of letting go. Well done on your achievement.

[nsd_user663_5972]

Hi There

Welcome to the forums. Well done on you decision to have another go. Someone on here used to put "Never give up the quit".

What has helped me this time is that I have read a lot more (the links in Marg's signature) also I'm looking it as though it's my choice. I made the choice to smoke and now I'm making the choice not to smoke.

Well done and keep going? What method are using to quit?

Keep posting

Tinks

[nsd_user663_4256]

Thanks

thanks guys... I'm using the 16 hour patches - never used them before... I've tried the inhilator, the gum (which I hated) and cold turkey but then I would find an excuse to smoke because 'something' would happen to make me feel I needed to!

It is mind over matter, and at the moment, when I'm at work and I feel like one, I'm logging onto this site and reading a few comments - just a couple of minutes worth of feel good factor!!!

Well done you to you Tinks for giving up again - I have always said, never quit trying to quit! but I'm a bit sick of saying it and now I'm really going to push myself to do it this time... like you are!

[nsd_user663_3728]

Hi Raechel

Welcome back and well done 8 days is great

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 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

This link is good for the psychological part of quittingwhyquit.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

Love

Marg xx