Feel Good Friday 27th September 2024

[Cloe]

Good morning/day/evening to everyone 🤩🙋🏻‍♀️

So how is everyone on this glorious Friday?

Stoptober 🚭 is closing in! Have we anyone signed up for stoptober 🚭🤔 How you feeling about it?

What advice or encouragement would others give for those early days?

For me there was 2 tips I was given that particular helped and made my last quit more manageable.

One I got advised to ask people before I quit for their support and share how I was feeling! Wow! 😮 that was a game changer! Being a serial quitter, my family had enough of me quitting to a point where one of them said ‘oh don’t do it again!’ 😱 but when I explained how scared I was for my health Smoking 🚬 they changed and was so supportive and more understanding 😅🙏🏻

The other thing was timing my cravings 🤯 previously I’d build all my cravings up, like collecting them, so it wasn’t one craving at a time, it was a whole day of them, which eventually would lead to feeling like a volcano 🌋 and then feeling no choice but to reach for the cigarette 🚬 😭

Once someone said time a craving they’ll only last 4/5 minutes and that’s all you have to get through at a one given time, I learnt I only had to get through one craving at a time, then it went, it left me, whereas previously I was holding on to the stress of every craving, so yes, for me another game changer.

I know we all had our little tips which we all held onto to keep us focused and strong in our quits, so what was yours.

Getting hints and tips from this site was invaluable for me, so please share, you never know who you may be helping quit this awful habit 🚭

Wishing everyone a feeling fantastic feel good Friday 💃🏻 🕺🏻 🤸🏻 🚭🙏🏻🤩🥰🤗☕️🍰☕️🍰☕️🍰

[Briarwood Administrator Ducky]

Good morning Cloe, Jilly, Monky, Tabby and everyone looking in🙋‍♀️

Great post Cloe, thanks🥰 STOPTOBER🛑 is definitely approaching us and I’m really looking forward to our new members🙌

My advice to anyone starting their quit journey is to stay close to this wonderful forum as it really does make a big difference✅

Happy Friday everyone and NOPE🚭💪🤗💕xx

[Cloe Administrator in reply to Briarwood]

Hi Briarwood 🥰🙋🏻‍♀️

You are definitely spot on there! Gave me a massive reassurance and support quitting with others 🤩😅

Hope you’re well and have a great Friday 🥰🤗💝🙏🏻

[jillygirl Administrator Queen Bee]

Hi cloe and everyone clicking in great post Cloe.Short and sweet this morning as having my carpet fitted today. So clearing stuff away.so will catch up later on

Have a great day ☺xxxx.

[Cloe Administrator in reply to jillygirl]

morning Jillygirl 🥰🙋🏻‍♀️

Oh amazing 😁 hope it all goes well, don’t over do it! 🤔 just wondering if that’s a thing for you? 🤔🤦🏻‍♀️

Have a good day 🥰💝🤗🙏🏻

[jillygirl Administrator Queen Bee in reply to Cloe]

Carpet done seemed forever. It only took me 8 years to persuade hubby we needed one. lol.

Facemask off all furniture etc back in place , quick shower. late tea and relax. 😊💕✖✖

[Cloe Administrator in reply to jillygirl]

Lovely 🥰 Hope you do sit back and relax and enjoy ☺️

[monky Administrator Cake sniffer outer]

Good morning Cloe, Briarwood, Jillygirl, Tabby and all popping in today 👋👋👋👍

A great post thankyou Cloe👍👏👏😀

My bit of advice would be to keep reminding yourself ''WHY'' your quitting smoking🚭maybe write the reasons on a bit of paper and stick where you will see it everyday 👍🙂

Enjoy your Friday, soon be the weekend 👍😀🐱🚭xx

[Cloe Administrator in reply to monky]

Good morning Monky 🥰🙋🏻‍♀️

Yes great tip. I imagined it tattooed on my forehead! 💪🏻🤚🏻🚭

Hope you’re well and have a great Friday 🥰💝🤗🙏🏻