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Oxopinkyblue5 MONTH WINNER
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Ok so I've had a few puffs of a cig over the weekend !!! Not brought any but have had a few drags of other peoples I'm so disappointed in myself I would say I have smoked in total 3 :(

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BriarwoodAdministratorDucky

Hiya Oxo, please don't beat yourself up about it, we are only human after all :)

Best thing is put it behind you and move forward :)

You can do it :) x

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Kas10010years winner

Hi oxo, don't worry, I did the same at the start of my quit. Old habits die hard!!

It made me realise how hard it is to stop and not to be complacent.

Just pick yourself up and dust yourself down and try and learn from the slip up.

I think it helped me by thinking I can't keep having these sneaky cigs if I want to quit as it rekindles the addiction and you end up going through the painful first few days again.

Good luck and stay strong

Kas

Xx

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monkyAdministratorCake sniffer outer in reply toKas100

Thank you Kas, thats ACE advice gal :) :)

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Sam, you havnt let anybody down but yourself :o But on saying that, please dont beat yourself up over it eh :o just think of it as a practice run to the real thing :) :)

try to think WHY !! WHAT made you take that first puff :o then try to think of a way you can counteract it, if it happens again :) :)

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droopyJ

Hey oxopinkyblue, it was just a trial run, so now prepare yourself for the main event :) You can do it and we are all here for ya :)

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glolinLONG TERM WINNER

Hi Oxo, As others have said, don't beat yourself up about it. You can't turn back time, so focus on the future. Reflect back on what was going on when you felt you needed a puff so that you can look for strategies for managing the same situations :) :)

Look at it as a practice run for the real thing :) :) . Not sure if you are using any NRT- If not, maybe this will help you get through the early days :)

Try reading Alan Carr's Easy way to quit smoking book as i does put things into prospective, just do a google search as it is available as a pdf free download

Move forward from here ..Good Luck :) :)

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monkyAdministratorCake sniffer outer in reply toglolin

Good morning Lin, I hope you had a lovely weekend gal :) :)

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glolinLONG TERM WINNER in reply tomonky

Hiya Monky, I have had a great weekend thanks :) am not far from heading out the door to work. Will be a tough day considering i have been off since the 18th of Dec.

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monkyAdministratorCake sniffer outer in reply toglolin

Yeah, I expect it will be tough for you today, until you get back into the swing of things eh :o

Seeing as I havnt sent you any good night huggs for a bit, I'm sending you loads a get through that tough day huggs and keep smiling huggs toooooo :) :) xx

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Oxopinkyblue5 MONTH WINNER

Thanks everyone it's so hard when every single person I know smokes no excuse I know :/ so have invested in a e cig to help me through xx

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monkyAdministratorCake sniffer outer in reply toOxopinkyblue

Sam, we are all different and are all in different circumstances :o so some of us need a bit more help than others, myself included :o

If you need any help with your e-cig, just give us a shout gal and I will try to put you right with it :)

I dont mind helping whatsoever :)

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Oxopinkyblue5 MONTH WINNER in reply tomonky

Thank you that means. A lot xx

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shantimar

Hiya oxo :-)

Like others have said don't beat yourself up about it :-)

Just don't quit quitting, hoping the e cig does the trick for you, if not try something else :-)

As mister monky said we are all in different circumstances and what works for one might not work for another, just keep trying till you find out. Glolin mentioned Allen Carr, and reading that really helped me :-)

You have to bear with it as it doesn't flow well and can be a bit condescending at times but it did the trick for me :-)

Look forward to hearing how you get on

Xx

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orfordholly2 YEAR WINNER

Hi Oxo. Do not beat yourself up about it. Like there say we are only human :) When people give you a cig do not take it off them as you know you will smoke it. Just try again you can do it. I know you can. We are all here to help you ok. Keep your chin :D x

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orfordholly2 YEAR WINNER

Me keep your chin up :D x

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orfordholly2 YEAR WINNER

Did not mean me lol. Silly me typo

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Oxopinkyblue5 MONTH WINNER in reply toorfordholly

Thanks have had a sucessful day today but have avoided smokers lol

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monkyAdministratorCake sniffer outer in reply toOxopinkyblue

Wayyy Hayyy Sam thats flippin great news gal :) :)

If it helps to avoid smokers then do that sam, well, until you get stronger eh :)

Your getting there gal and am sooooo pleased for you :) :)

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Oxopinkyblue5 MONTH WINNER in reply tomonky

Thank you Hun I'm feeling great I can do this xx

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monkyAdministratorCake sniffer outer in reply toOxopinkyblue

Sam, try practising saying NO :) as in '' no thank you I dont smoke ''

So if you meat a friend that smokes and they offer you one, you can say, no thank you I dont smoke any more :) :)

I tell you Sam, that is one hell of a lovely feeling :) :) xx

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BriarwoodAdministratorDucky in reply toOxopinkyblue

Good for you Oxo, stay focused and lots more successful days ahead for you, well done :) x

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orfordholly2 YEAR WINNER

Hi Sam yes I know you can do. We are all here for you :D xx

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Crazy-dog-lady3 Months Winner

You can't undo it, so if possible learn from it, what were the triggers? Can you avoid them in furture or have an emergency plan.

Don't beat yourself up you most certainly don't need the added stress

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