Quit Smoking!

[Jane.l]

Relapsing is part of changing - sometimes you have to slip a few times before you work it through . It's really hard to hold out if you are just using will power give the book a chance and try again. Don't give yourself a guilt trip you'll get there.

 

[Ice_Fire]

I shall go to the pharmacy tomorrow and try to get some NRT and do it properly

 

[joeylittle]

@Ice_Fire , remember, it's a chemical. It's not really like you have much of a choice in the actual chemical addiction - not right now, while you are taking it away from your body.

Wish I could cite: but there's a part of the chemical neurological process that nicotine ends up replacing in long-term (+5 year) smokers. When you are in withdrawal and feel very scattered and fuzzy headed, a large part of that phenomenon is your brain being back to low low levels of the neuro-t. It takes about two weeks for your body to produce it on its own again.

It's not only about willpower, I guess is my point.

Hang in.

 

[Ice_Fire]

I am starting again. This time armed with nicotine replacement stuff, some chewing gum and an inhaler thing. I hope the inhaler isn't the same as those e-cigs because they make me cough (ironic eh?) so I never persevered with them.

Thanks for the reminders about the chemical stuff.

 

[Ice_Fire]

I don't even care, or really know why I'm trying...

 

[Lucycat]

I am one year into quit. I still want a cigarette but not all the time. It took years of giving up before I got to this point. Don't give up giving up. Every day without a cigarette you are doing yourself a favour even if those days are not all joined up just yet.

You can do it.

 

[Changing4Best]

I quit 3 times. The third time it worked. I went cold turkey all 3, but on the third time I was sitting in a sauna and smoke came into the vents on the door and it smelled so awful to me that I thought I would throw up. I was going through a physical cleansing process at the time, sweating out impurities in my body. I guess that suddenly made me realize how awful cigarette smoke really smelled or something. I never had another one after that experience. I kept reminding myself about how awful they smelled and I didn't feel like having one then. That was some 40 yrs ago.

 

[Tinyflame]

Hi @Ice_Fire , I've quit before but also restarted. About 35 years since I began. My sister (crossed fingers) is currently having luck. She said she's trying not to make such a big deal about it. That is the basis for Allen Carr's book, that much (most) is brain-washing. I totally agree, I didn't find it patronizing but rather that he was trying to drive the message home. Along with the addiction we continue to brainwash ourselves with our messages about it. We gain absolutely nothing smoking, only lose more.

I'm wishing you success at being free. :hug:

 

[rainbow1]

I'm 4 years stopped now. I know its tough especially for the ones you really miss. For me it was first thing in the morning and last thing at night.

Anyway, NRT is your best bet to stop and stay stopped I used to be a smoking cessation officer in a pharmacy and it really did help most people stop. Try and find things to occupy your hands, I used to sit a shuffle playing cards! I was also aware of giving up my 5mins peace and time out from the world so found other places like the library to go and sit quietly for a few minutes.

Anyway, good luck and don't be too hard on yourself when you slip up.

 

[Tinyflame]

I feel hopeless with it, can't seem to do it. Worst is morning, waking up during the night, & using it for grounding, also definitely during fear, possibly panic. And tiredness (which might come back to grounding).