got to get thru this (as beddingfield sang)

[nsd_user663_5369]

Morning campers, im still having a mare. had a smoke this morning and now feel bloody awful about it. Feel like i cant control myself. What shall i do?

Has anyone ever phoned the nhs smoking helpline? Think i may try so as to freshen my mind. Wot do u reckon?

[nsd_user663_13466]

Hi

Just try to remember how great it felt hitting those first few milestones (1day, 1 week, 1 month etc) Thats what keeps me going. Mine will be 6 months next Sunday. It hasn't been easy, i've craved, cried, been depressed but I will not give in this time. I've got it in my head now that if I smoke 1 fag then I will not stop there (thats how I failed before I thought 1 wouldn't do me any harm)

Just get your fags bin them and carry on with you quit. You've had a blip and now carry on. You've worked so hard to get this far don't let this beat you. Keep strong. Good Luck

[nsd_user663_5369]

Thanks louiza, am finding it really hard for last two weeks. Wanted to be a non smoker before my second child born, ive done the hard bit and dont want to f##k up before he is born ( august). Been here before and messed up. Already feel like im messing this up.

Am gonna by some bad junk food and eat thru this for a few days.

[nsd_user663_20558]

Alfie... don't bin the fags. Put them in some water. Look what happens to the water. Think about your lungs!

You need to take a deep breath and regroup. Think again about the reasons you're doing this (sounds like you have some good ones). Use NRT if it helps. And remember, just crack one craving at a time - if you try to think about forever it's just too daunting.

You can do this. Just need to have a long hard think, give yourself a bit of a kick up the behind, and keep going.

good luck!

Hx

[nsd_user663_5369]

thanks for that, one craving at a time. nice idea. any craving tips? did u ever have a blip?

[nsd_user663_30050]

dont have another one. Just "pretend" you didnt have it I have phoned smoking line and they helped with the guilty feeling you get from smoking and made me feel a bit more motivated about continuing with the quit. Would say this forum is loads better though for support. concentrate on one hour at a time, then one day and you will get there. use nrt to help. it doesnt matter how much you use to start with anything is better than smoking

[nsd_user663_20558]

Hi Alfie,

Nope, I haven't had a blip, and I had my six month smoke free milestone yesterday. I know I'm addicted, and if I had even a puff of a fag now it would be the slippery slope back to being a smoker. No ***ing way am I doing that after everything I've been through!

It seems to me you're allowing yourself the odd one at the moment just to kill the pain of craving. I do sympathise. But you have to get a handle on this, because every time you do that you are putting nicotene back into your body and starting all over again. If you keep having just the one, you'll keep craving, it's a vicious circle. And the odd one here and there soon tips over into full-on smoking again.

You really do have to grit your teeth and just STOP: power through the first week or two. It's really tough I know, we've all been there, but it does get easier. And you know what they say: no pain, no gain!

You can do this mate. You have all the reasons in the world to stop poisoning yourself. Next time a craving hits, just make the right choice, and keep on making it, and before you know it you'll be free.

H