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Keep it up.
Literally, 10 minutes after crossing the finish line, mission accomplished, i had the BIGGEST craving for one of those menthol (oh, yes) mayfair ciggies that i'd been sooo addicted to.
A couple of weeks before, for work, we'd been trying out a new health and wellbeing course to offer clients. They talked about 'recycling' - where you give up something, or start to do something, and then have re-start, or re-give it up again.
As long as you're aware of this recycling phase, you can go cold turkey (as i did).
On the finish line, knowing that i realised I was 'recycling' and so dismissed it, and just had a big bar of choccie instead!
Getting past the recyling stage is the best thing you can do - once you're past that, you'll be off them forever!
Good luck - you're life (and bank balance) will better with out it. ANYTHING is possible!
:-)
I have known people who have with them and many without them too. Perhaps it is horses for courses and the best way is for people to weigh up the evidence and make their own mind up.
take care
Changing the way I thought about myself helped a lot as I didn't feel like I was going through a process, I felt I'd just made a decision and stuck with it. Having an 8 year old son helped a lot as well.
I also decided to stop eating and drinking the things that made me agitated, caffeinated drinks, chocolate, fatty/Sugary foods etc. This had the added benefits of allowing me to notice how well my newly acquired senses of smell and taste were working and helped me stave off the weight gain.
It also helped me break away from the things I associated with smoking, coffee, chocolate, beer etc. And I gave up booze for a while ‘cause that was DEFINITELY when I felt the weakest. Of course I’m back on it all now bar the cigs! I hope that you do well and wish you all the best.
I've used paul mckenna's guide to stopping smoking... and looked at allen's carr guide. Both helped me, now stopped for 4 months. I put paul mckenna cd that went with the book on my ipod and drifted off to sleep to it and it was useful, but I had reached the point where everything about smoking got on my nerves so badly, self-help books etc just made it a bit easier, they helped to break the psychological bind, as I was so used to growing up with cigarettes couldn't imagine life without them.I tried nicotine patches before, but I just used to smoke anyway, but it's a personal thing.
After 3 days you do start to crave cigarettes far less, so you are doing well. I'd really avoid having the odd one at around the 3 week mark or a later date. Once at 3 weeks I thought I'd broken it and had one with a beer, and it drew me back in.
After 5 days, I stopped looking grey, and within a month I stopped wheezing as much when exercising. Everything starts to feel better within weeks really, food, running...and I felt less depressed.
And keep thinking, smoking is being banned later in the year throughout England, you've done it now and you won't even notice when others are trying to give up as they can't smoke.
Good luck to everyone who has just stopped.
But I think the repetition of stopping smoking not being *that* hard did help.
Made me realise not impossible, that you can do it.
She uses hypnotherapy & EFT for all sorts of applications, including improving sporting performance.
Helpful if you live close to Worcester, if you don't then not much help!
I've stopped now for about 10 years and have just gotten over my first cold in about 3 years. Everything after giving up smoking is so much better. Good luck.
I found Carr and McKenna patronising too.
http://whyquit.com/whyquit/LinksCAids.html
thank you
Give it a rest.
some people find this a good way of keeping motivated. Don't worry our SOG -its just a tool:O)
http://www.dedicateddesigns.com/qk/download.htm
lets agree that there is a lot of dispute around method and both try to share our vast resources for peops on here eh?
You will never know how grateful I am for all posts. Other than first cig in the morning, the first when i get home from work was always the biggest threat to my new and fragile non-smoking state. Logging on and working my way through the posts has distracted me just long enough to think i might get through this part intact.
I'm still firmly in the no-nicotine-replacement camp - but realise it's horses for courses and if patches help just one person to get off the evil weed then they're bloomin brilliant.
Congrats to the rest of you that have fought your way through this one - by what ever means.
remember NOPE -Not-One-Puff-Ever and you'll do it.
enjoy your freedom:O)
Consider someone who has just started a quit using patches and who sees your post. Not exactly conducive to their success, is it?
both guilty a tad eh?
Have to say i'm feeling a million dollars. All kinds of benefits from 4 days ciggy free that I wasn't expecting. Sprang out of bed this morning bright eyed despite little sleep, my skin is looking great already, and even walking to the bus-stop was noticeably easier (which i wasn't expecting since i can plod round a half m so wouldn't exactly consider myself unfit).
Don't feel very free yet, but know that will come.
Glad you are feeling good and that monster will die.
never forget why you wanted to quit in the first place and what a nightmare the whole addiction is.
S'ok. Not after all the effort you lot have put in. Plus i really do want to get to 9min miles (well i want to get to 8 - but i'll tackle 9 first).