New Day Tomorrow Gotta Quit Posted: 09-18-06 08:45am
I am quitting the sticks first thing in
the morning,i have my patches got them
today from my doc,i have to quit for my
health anyway but also I need to do it for
my kids and because I want to,i'm a little
nervous as I don't know what i'm going to
do with my hands to busy myself,i smoke no
matter what i'm doing always have,even
decorating does anyone have any tips on to
keep myself busy and not think about
having a smoke???
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Makoto
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 16 Jul 2006 Posts: 278 Location: Japan
Posted: 09-18-06 18:36pm
Every time you get the idea to have a
smoke, just tell yourself you are happy to
be not smoking, and you hate smoking.
That is why you quit in the first place.
Every time you resist, the craving for
nicotene will decrease, and after 5 days,
you will realize you can think about
something more than having a cigarette.
After 3 weeks you will see a difference.
I also recommend reading the book "easy
way to stop smoking". The book is great,
and you will no doubt quit smoking. Plus,
there will be no cravings, no will power
needed. I am still amazed by what the
book did for me.
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medical
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 11 Feb 2006 Posts: 32
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No Smoking Posted: 09-26-06 05:49am
when you think that due to smoking your
near and dear ones mostly affected by it,
then it will be easy for you to quit
smoking.
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Makoto
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 16 Jul 2006 Posts: 278 Location: Japan
Posted: 10-09-06 17:35pm
Amandaj, can you give us a progress
report? Even if you are back on the
sticks that is okay, dont let the guilt
get to you. Lets us know how you are
making out.
I am now 8 weeks, no cravings, no
withdrawls, hang around smokers all the
time, never going to smoke.
Let me know how you are making out.
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LauraRobbinsForum
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 26 Oct 2006 Posts: 1
Extra Help And Support You May Need Posted: 10-26-06 04:27am
Hey there guys, congrats on the decision
to quit smoking. I smoked for 19 years
and am still struggling to quit. I have
found we will need extra help and support
when dealing with this. The cravings
are crazy, and I experience severe
insomnia, and am very worn out and tired.
Any tips on how to avoid this will help
me alot and you should check out edit as
well. Finding many good info and tips
on how to quit there too. Good luck,
wish me luck! And lets quit quit quit
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Makoto
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 16 Jul 2006 Posts: 278 Location: Japan
Posted: 10-30-06 17:05pm
Dont let the insomnia get to you. It is
only for a short time. The gains are far
greater. Clean body, lungs, and clothes.
Eventually you will have less stress in
your life, and feel 1000% better.
Take the cravings as signs the money on
your back is dying. Little by little, but
he is dying. If you give in, you keep him
alive. In 5 days or so, you will stop
thinking about smoking all the time. In 3
weeks you will be in the clear. Cravings
are not a bad thing, giving into them is.
Just realize they are not cravings as
such. Not cravings like food or water,
they are more mental. Just realize that
every time you do not give in, you are one
step to getting better.
You, quit, so you are already a
non-smoker. Also, you did not give
anything up. You quit a nasty disgusting
habit, which you hated, and chose life,
health, and freedom. A little enjoyable
discomfort for a few short weeks is not
going to change the fact you hate smoking,
and freedom is so much better.
By the way, do not think now is not a good
time to quit. That is just denial.
Anytime is a good time to quit.
Non-smokers get stress too. You have no
excuse to delay or to smoke again. You
are no different than some one who does
not smoke. They get stressed out, angry,
what not....Do you see them reaching for a
cigarette? So why do you have to?
Because it was the nicotine in the first
place that created many of the problems.
