Day 1 and off I go again

[nsd_user663_49670]

What can I say that I haven't said before?

Sadly I find myself back at the starting post again but convincing myself that this quit's going to be forever.

I've started so I'll finish and this time it must be for good.

[RoisinO1 Administrator 3 Years Smoke Free]

Best of Luck EvieB in your new quit.....

[Nozmo Valued Contributor]

Hope it's going alright Evie?

Loved your comments about the fags and booze from last night!

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Hi buddy...almost one day done! Hope your quit is being gentle on you, if that's even possible...

I'm thinking of you today, be strong!

I'm just over here if you need me xxx

[nsd_user663_49670]

First day almost done and I won't be smoking today. I won't be smoking tomorrow either and I hope never again.

I think this quit is going to be different from last time. I've hardly noticed that I've not been smoking today but I expected to feel like this having gone through the quit process before. In no way am I making light of quitting though because I know how challenging giving up smoking can be. I thought I'd done that and yet I find myself back at day 1 again. They say you learn from your mistakes but I've learned the hard way. I really could kick myself!

I'm not going to count the days this time. I'm just not going to smoke. If I do get a craving I'll think of something else til it passes.......I'm not scared of cravings anymore.

I just have to remember that I don't smoke anymore and that means not dropping my guard ever again, not thinking that just one won't hurt because believe me it does.

I think I need to have 'I DON'T SMOKE' tattooed on my forehead as a reminder but perhaps that might be taking things a tad too far lol.

[nsd_user663_54305]

Evie, I could have posted up some advice, but 'I'm not going to count the days this time. I'm just not going to smoke' seems to sum it up perfectly For me it was always about getting to that state of mind rather that ticking days off a calendar - and it sounds like you know that all too well:eek: Not One Puff Ever - it's as easy, and as hard, as that.

[nsd_user663_49670 in reply to nsd_user663_54305]

Hello Egg,

It's good to see you're still around from the old days.

I remember all of your excellent common sense advice from before. It's just a pity that I didn't think of it before I allowed myself to drift back into the oblivion that comes with smoking.

You're right, I know what I have to do now and that is just to put smoking out of my mind completely and permanently. There won't be any half measures this time I promise.

I'm not going to spend all my time thinking about it and I won't let it be hard like last time because I know quitting's only as hard as we allow it to be.

What I have to concentrate on is making absolutely certain that I can trust myself never to give in to temptation again.

I hope all's well with you and it really is good to hear from you.