Stopping smoking

[noel1979]

Hi everybody I'm going to try and stop smoking tried so many times so found this website hoping to get some new friends and get some tips feeling scared about it.

[Briarwood Administrator Ducky]

Hiya Noel and a big warm welcome to quit support😊

It's only natural to feel scared but the good thing about this forum is that everyone has been where you are now, wondering when and how to quit😩 sometimes it takes a few trial runs, like you've had already but you haven't given up giving up and that's the most important thing. You need a good plan to get ready to quit and stay quit. Have you decided to use nicotine replacement or are you going cold turkey. Our members have the experience of every known NRT and cold turkey, so which ever you decide, there's plenty of help here for you. Our Admin are very good at working out a plan to suit you. So perhaps you could let us know what you have tried already and we can take it from there. Good luck😊x

[noel1979 in reply to Briarwood]

Hi thanks for the reply I've actually got a e-cig and quickmist I've got no plan tbh honestly was going to take it at a day at the moment haven't got a clue what plan to do really but I know that I don't want to smoke any more.

[Briarwood Administrator Ducky in reply to noel1979]

That's great coz they are both very good👍 our motto is NOPE not one puff ever and one day at a time is a great way forward. Any problems just shout as there's always someone around to help😊x

[nelliefay 27 Months Winner]

Hey, good luck. I also had to try and quit many times. Now it's been a year and a half since I had half a cigarette. I went a few years without smoking before that. For me, I use nicotine lozenges. Have been full on addicted to them, but not killing myself anymore. I have reduced the lozenges quite a bit.

Another tip is to take it a day at a time.

[Briarwood Administrator Ducky in reply to nelliefay]

Hiya Nellie and welcome to quit support 😊

Congratulations on 18 months quit, terrific achievement so well done👍🏼

If the lozenges keep you from smoking, that's brilliant and thankyou so much for giving your good advice😊x

[monky Administrator Cake sniffer outer in reply to nelliefay]

Aup Nelliefay, a massive big warm welcome to this lovely quit support forum and a flippin GIGANTIC WELL DONE to you, 18 months quit, WOWWWWWWW

I should hope you have your head held high and feel very proud of yourself

Nellie, if you would please let me know your quit date, then I can add you to the Wall of Winners and keep your Winners badge upto date

Ok Nellie, your still getting some nicotine into your system, BUT, your not getting all those other 4.000 toxins are you

You take care now and hope to speak to you soon

Pete

[nelliefay 27 Months Winner in reply to monky]

HI Pete, and thanks very much for the welcome. My quit date is Christmas day, of 2013 - that's when I had half a smoke! Yeh, I'm still addicted, but it's a lot cheaper and a lot healthier. I'm a work in progress...

[monky Administrator Cake sniffer outer in reply to nelliefay]

Aup Nellie and thank you sooo much for giving me your quit date I will add you to our data base and the Wall of Winners

Nellie, you are doing just BRILL gal you are

I see your using the lozenges to help you, these are flippin excellent gal and yes, you can sort of get addicted to them ermmm, what I would do issssss, try to cut them in half and when you need one, just have half then, when you get used to that, maybe cut them into quarters

No matter what Nellie, as you say, their a lot cheaper and healthier for you gal cos I tell you, you just wouldnt believe what other toxins-poisons are in cigs !!!!!!!!!!

You take care now Nellie and hope to speak soon

[nelliefay 27 Months Winner in reply to monky]

Thanks for you encouragement, Monky> I do feel down on myself for being addicted to the lozenges, but I was a chain smoker. I used to smoke a 50g pouch of tobacco in one day, for the last 8 years of my addiction to cigarettes. It absolutely ruled me, and ruled what sort of job I could get, and how far I travelled on the train, and so forth. I was still loving the cigarettes, at the age of 45, when I figured I wasn't going to make 50. So that's when I started trying to quit, and discovered the lozenges. I was compulsive on the lozenges for a long time, now I've got them reduced for about 4 months. And, like you say, I can reduce them some more in the future - especially as I get better in therapy.

Anyways, just felt like a chat because it's great to get some support. Cheers, nellie

[Jude11 9yearsSmokefree]

Hi gave up 11 weeks ago today, had patches for a week then just went cold turkey, do I still won't a ciggie, answer is yes now an again, just do something an the craving goes in a couple of minutes good luck

[Briarwood Administrator Ducky in reply to Jude11]

Hiya Jude and welcome to quit support😊

Congratulations on 11 weeks quit, awesome👍🏼😊x

[monky Administrator Cake sniffer outer in reply to Jude11]

Hi ya Jude11, its great to hear your 11 weeks quit and a big warm welcome to our lovely quit support family

I take my hat off to you for going it cold turkey, cos I know I could have never done it that way

I hope your as proud of yourself as I am now then, you go and flippin treat yourself to something really nice and keep on treating yourself every week, month or soo this will help you to stay strong a nd stay quit

If you dont mind me asking Jude, when was your actual quit date then I can keep up with your Winners badges and add you to the Wall of Winners too

Thank youuuuu, Pete

[Jude11 9yearsSmokefree in reply to monky]

18th may was the day I quit , still feel absolutely rotten, had loads of chest infections since an now say I got asthma lol suppose 45 years of smoking leaves you with out something

[monky Administrator Cake sniffer outer in reply to Jude11]

Hi ya Jude and thank you very much for letting me know your quit date

Yes Jude, I'm sorry, but a lot of us get chest complaints in the early stages of our quits Like you say gal, 45 Years of smoking BUT, BUT, saying that, just please give it time Maybe try to help your body recuperate some what with drinking plenty of water and try to do a bit of exercise, even walking, housework, like hovering, get that body of you'rs mooooooving

Jude your doing ever soo well Please, Please stay focused on your quit that flippin mr nic has done this to you, soooo, you flippin FIGHT it gal I will be honest with you Jude, it could take up to a Year before you feel the benefits of quitting, it just depends on your body and how fast it heals BUT, you WILL reap the benefits I know you will

Please, please stay with us Jude and we will try to help you as much as we can

[Jude11 9yearsSmokefree in reply to monky]

Thanks,, had to laugh as a cleaner, I'm always hoovering, have started to walk everyday up to 2 miles now of fast walking, hopefully won't go back to Mr Nic now lol

[PapaM 21 Months Winner]

Best of luck. I quit 'Cold Turkey' 94 days ago. Every day is a challenge. Not gonna smoke today!! NOPE!!

[theent 16 Months Winner]

I tried every NRT and read A Carrs book (it was dull) nothing really aided me. I realised that most of the time the act of smoking and getting cigarettes was unconscious, kind like being in a day dream.

It is just a habit like biting your nail or swearing, the villain in the process is Nic o` teen. I went cold turkey in the end and road the roller-coaster of anger,depression and elation when I was through it.

Good luck, if I can you can.

[monky Administrator Cake sniffer outer]

Hi ya Noel1979, a big warm welcome to our quit support community and this could be a life saving decision that you are making, sooo, lets make it stick eh

Noel, a quit plan really helped me What you have to do is to sit yourself down, write all the WHY's you want to quit on a piece of paper maybe make some copies and stick them around the house where you get the erge to smoke

Also, think of the times when you want a cig the most and try to think of what you can do to deter this

If you have a look to the right of your post, you will see TOPICS, scroll down to quit smoking plan and have a read through that

Both the e-cig and the quick mist are very good and if you need any help, just give us a shout and we will help you with them The quick mist can give you hiccups and if it does, we have a couple of ways to get around that

Good luck Noel and please keep in touch eh

Pete

[noel1979]

Hi everyone thanks for the encouragement sorry haven't got back to anyone been a rough couple of days so update stopping tomorrow definitely so got everything ready to help me haha bring it on lol

[Briarwood Administrator Ducky in reply to noel1979]

Good Luck😊x

[droopyJ in reply to noel1979]

Good luck Noel I have everything crossed for you 😊

[Jude11 9yearsSmokefree]

How's it going Noel, hopefully no ciggie , fingers crossed

[noel1979 in reply to Jude11]

Hi Jude I'm doing good thanks having party in house the day so going to be very hard but I will be strong

[bonay 17 Month Winner]

Hi Noel, how did you do with the house party?