panic before I even start
Hi there
I have been reading your messages for the last few days, went throug pretty much all of them, they were all very familiar to me. I have the Champix at home, ready to use for when I am ready in my head. Turning 57 next week, this week diagnosed with COPD I had my stop smoking day set at 8th April, panick in my head set in and changed it this morning to 21th April.
Last January a good friend of mine had her left lung removed, cancer, we had been smoking together for fourty odds years, this caused me to be more serious about stopping, I guess it will be attempt number 30?
I know it is all in the mind, it is a very powerful addiction, I keep reading your experiences and again will give it my best shot, good luck to everyone, stay strong.
sunniem, I haven't quit yet. I have cut down dramatically from following this site. I have a better quality of life. I am healthier. I have a new routine and I am much happier.
Best Wishes and I think the thing we all have in common on this site is that we are making our own luck. So good on you for posting your story. Write again soon.
Hi sunniem, I know exactly what you mean, I picked my quit date for today so I was in a panic all week. I get so angry with myself to think that a cigarette can control me the way it does. I got up this morning and put the patch on and hopefully smoked my last cigarette, that was 6:30 am and it's only 8am now. I've been on this site researching and reading comments so I guess it is still controlling me but I'm not sitting here smoking, but I don't feel myself, I feel lost!!!!
Fr. Wicked one!!
Hi I hope you managed to get through the day without smoking, I smoke less about 15 it is all in the mind but so powerful, I feel like a failure all the time, keep on those patches