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[nsd_user663_21995]

Hello fellow quitters, is there room for a little one?

Today I celebrate making it to one month as a non-smoker and, I have to admit, it's been an interesting month full of mixed emotions... so pleased I have managed to stick with it.

How're you all doing?

One day at a time as they say.

Marilyn

[nsd_user663_20978]

hi

all good here a good week [phew at last] i went through a whole range of emotions from crying my eyes out, shouting, being nice, tiredness, insomnia, happy, being to happy, depression and finally ok. it is a rollercoaster of emotion thought i was going insane at one point but so glad i stuck with it.

do u feel u are stabalising all the emotions a month in i feel that a month was a real turning point

and it definately one day at a time

[nsd_user663_21995]

Hi Boo,

It's hard to believe it's a month already to be honest, it's gone so quickly and I never thought I'd say that.

In terms of the emotional rollercoaster, I'm lucky I've had more ups than downs to be honest. After the first couple of weeks the novelty of stopping was waning a bit and I thought I needed to find something else to get excited about. What I realised later was I was excited by the improvements in my health and not feeling 'trapped' by smoking, ie., having to make sure I had enough, wondering when I could sneak out the back without my husband realising I'd gone for a smoke again.

I'm still using the patches and will probably carry on with them for another 4 weeks but can't help wondering what I would have been like going CT.

You're a bit ahead of me and it sounds like you're in a good place now so well done to you too.

What a useful forum this is!!

Marilyn

[nsd_user663_13466]

Hi

I'm around the same time giving up as you and I went Cold Turkey and i've had pretty much the same feelings/symptoms as you.

I decided to go cold turkey because I thought it would be easier than patches. Only because i thought i'd have to be weaned off patches after 12 weeks so thought i'd just go for it!!! The first 2 days was awful, I had the shakes. But once I was through the first few days it got easier. Just got back from a hen weekend of non stop drinking and didn't smoke so hopefully i'm through the worst.

[nsd_user663_4625]

Well done you for surviving a drink fuelled weekend & not smoking Way to go. xx

[nsd_user663_21995]

Well done for staying smokefree during your boozy weekend louiza.

I can see your point about NRT but having tried cold turkey previously I didn't want to put myself (and those around me) through that again.

The good thing is I seem to be thinking less and less about smoking these days and I'm not even sure if I'm even having cravings or whether it's just the odd fleeting thought about having a cigarette then remembering I don't smoke anymore; does anyone else get that?

I certainly won't kid myself that that my battle is over just yet though.

Keep up the good work.

Marilyn