Day 3

[Daneagle87]

Been a long day and felt really irritable all day. Has anyone else noticed cigarettes everywhere even more such as everyone seems to be smoking wherever you go 😤😤

[Louiseb17 2 Years Smoke Free]

Well done for getting to day 3 🙂 Your nearly at week 1!

for the first week all I noticed were smokers and the smell but then I got to day 5 and I started to notice how many people didn't smoke and then week two how the smokers smelled and now I don't like the smell lol I don't get cravings as such (probably cos I'm on the patch) but it's the habit so I've changed my routine!

You can do this!

[Daneagle87 2 Years Smoke Free in reply to Louiseb17]

Thank you, getting there slowly I know it's a long process. I know this first week gonna be hard but sticking to it. How's the chest?

[Louiseb17 2 Years Smoke Free in reply to Daneagle87]

You can do it take it day by day!

Better today thanks! Still a little cough but I Can breathe again lol and feel normal (ish) and had a total chill out day!

[Daneagle87 2 Years Smoke Free in reply to Louiseb17]

Yeah will do, I think taking it day by day is the best way (or minute by minute lol)! Aw that's good at least you can breath, before you know it you will be starting up the yoga too 😉 lol

[Louiseb17 2 Years Smoke Free in reply to Daneagle87]

Haha il let you know I get on with the yoga when I start 😅

Minute by minute is the way to go.. to be honest my first week, I was constantly on the app checking to see how many hours minutes and seconds I had got through lol 😂 Trust me you can do this.. just have to keep going

[Daneagle87 2 Years Smoke Free in reply to Louiseb17]

We got this 💪💪

[RoisinO1 Administrator 3 Years Smoke Free]

Stay strong Daneagle87 - by the end of today you will have all the nicotine out of your system - the mental re-wiring begins then. It is perfectly normal to be feeling irritable and will come and go, just be ready to attack it.

Oh yeah, it was unbelievable the amount of smokers you see when you quit - like when you buy a new car and you see the same model everywhere - but I promise you, in a few months time you will feel so sorry for them and wonder why you didn't quit (or even start) years ago

Keep us posted on how you are getting on....

[Daneagle87 2 Years Smoke Free in reply to RoisinO1]

Thank for your comments and support really helps 👍👍 I know it's going to get worse before I feel better but I'm definitely determined this time 💪💪

[mushen Valued Contributor]

Yep, I have. I still do 7 months on. Everywhere I go, all I seem to see is people puffing away!

Hang in there. It really does get easier. Don't worry about feeling irritable, it will pass.

Keep plodding on! ☺

[Daneagle87 2 Years Smoke Free in reply to mushen]

Thanks for your comments, people are so supportive on here it's nice to see, makes it so much easier tho hearing from people who know the struggles and have tips for dealing with it.

I will keep plodding thank you, as I know I got a great support group to rant to lol 😂😊