weekend struggle...

[buddyboo]

the weekends are definitely the hardest...Im too cautious to have a drink and unwind on friday night as the craving will multiply tenfold!! last night I : went shopping, took the dog for a long walk, had a long hot bath, read through several newspapers and it was still only 8.30pm!!!! I felt bored, restless and flat as a pancake. Can anyone tell me if/when this feeling of desperation passes. i can cope during the week,i forget to remember about smoking, if you know what I mean, ....but the weekends i remember every single one help!! x

[Orkneysarah 25 Months Winner]

Hey bud

Sorry to hear you are having such a trouble at the weekends.

I know how you are feeling, weekends were bad for me too, I will be at 8 weeks comes Tuesday and this is the first weekendmthat I feel that I have been ok.

Everybody is different and copes with their ceavings in a different way and has different reasons for stopping.

Just dont let it get you down, you will get past that horrible stage, the time between the cravings will get longer and when they do come they will be shorter and not as fierce.

[buddyboo in reply to Orkneysarah]

thanx sarah, feel better just knowing Im not alone in this. x

[monky Administrator 35 Months Winner]

yeah Buddyboo, I think the weekends are the hardest too try to keep yourself busy, thats what I do knit, crosswords, cleaning, exercising, writing a book about quitting smoking come on here and have a moan anything I do know how hard it is, maybe just have one drink to help you unwind a little snack on something, try healthy if you can if that fails, have a scrap with hubby

Do you feel empty inside thats nic wanting his punch, so you have to fill the emptiness with something else

Your doing so so well you keep focused and determined eh your going to get there

Pete xx

[buddyboo in reply to monky]

thanx for all your support monky, and yes i do feel empty inside but have planned to start exercising again to give myself a new focus instead of obsessing about my old routines. x

[jillygirl Administrator LONG TERM WINNER]

Like Pete says try and keep busy. I found it helped coming on to this site , it usually keeps us all busy. what nrt are you using. sorry been out of action for the last 3 months and not caught up with who does what etc.. I used a inhalator for when cravings were getting . hard to copoe with. get a few healthy snacks spread around the house, just to take your mind of mr nic. You can do it you have got a long way dont give up. xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

[buddyboo in reply to jillygirl]

thank you, and it certainly helps coming on this site for a rant...just knowing you're all out there listening to my moans helps more than you know.x

[sue52 3 YEAR WINNER]

Like everyone has said, try to keep busy, i would knit, do crossword to keep my hands and mind busy, if it got to bad i used to punch a pillow, i even screamed and shouted in the park once, there was nobody about though, come on here and moan almost you need to, i would never have got this far without a moan and the help of all the wonderful people on here, stay strong, you can do this xx

[buddyboo in reply to sue52]

thank you so much I aim to stick with it and beat this addiction....you're taking the time to comment really helps. x

[thenunn]

Hi Boo,I think these guys have it right and its good to know..good to know we all feel like that and that it does pass. You are doing really well ,dont let Nic back in,he doesnt deserve the space I think we expect instant results almost..not to have any bad feelings or if we do to be able to manange them..but as these good folks have shown..its normal ,part of the passage, BUT its not the destination..just for some a pathway that we have to walk to get where we want to be ..nic free big strong positive thoughts coming to you well done you

jan

[buddyboo in reply to thenunn]

thank you jan, i was having a bad day....but will stay on the path to Nic-free-land!! you're big strong positive thoughts were so helpful...keep on keeping on x

[Bellabella 18 Months Winner]

Hey Buddyboo, agree with all everyone has said. Exercise works for me, harder the better, the more you do the more you realise what you could do with healthy lungs...

And if nothing else, have a little chuckle at our 'Compo' knitting sorry Pete

[buddyboo in reply to Bellabella]

exercise is the answer, plan to take the kids swimming next friday instead of feeling sorry for myself because I can't get tipsy and smoke myself silly!!! sounds odd now that thats why I was moaning!! x

[buddyboo]

huge THANKS for all the comments on helping me cope with my weekend struggle...I've reached 5weeks today and have amazed myself...i havent uset NRT but feel i may need an emergency puffer of some kind, any recommendations? xx

[monky Administrator 35 Months Winner in reply to buddyboo]

Hi Buddyboo

Although I am taking champix to help me quit, I do find that i need a bit of a hand now and then and have found that the mouth spray works very well for me ha ha although I did get hiccups at first I was then told to try pulling my cheek out, and spraying it on the inside of my cheek and not directly at the back of my throat and also, to make a cup with one hand and spray it in that, then with a clean finger, dip it in and rub it on your gums, hey presto no hiccups magic eh

There is also the :-

Inhalator - I have tried this and works well, but not quite strong enough for me, it's like a plastic fag, so if you like something in your hands, then maybe this is for you

gum - Hmmm not keen, but other people on here swear by it

lozenges - Same as above

Microtabs - Again not keen, just couldnt get used to parking them up on one side of my mouth

nasal spray - Never tried, and havent heard anything about it yet

I hope I have helped you a bit, it is up to you which NRT you choose to help you good luck Buddyboo

Pete

[thenunn]

chuppa chuppa lollies well their sticks great for having in the mouth and chomping on..and yes the inhalator..or if you want to stay nic free as you most definately are by now..how about a plastic fag called crafeaway (i think0 its about £2 in the chemists...WELL DONE on 5 weeks that is awesome xx