DAY ONE
It's Only day one and i'm struggling terribly. I didn't really have alead up to it.
I've been getting shortness of breath and really wheezy so after another day of struggling to breathe
i decided enough was enough. My last one was at 12 noon. So it's now been 9 hrs and 51 minutes.
I am breathing better already but have been really really irritable with the family. I told them tonight to please be patient with me. i Should add i am a 43 year old female and have been smoking since i was 15. It's all i've ever known. My Dad died 3 months ago from cancer due to smoking. I need to honour him also and stop.
Hi kathyrose. I didn't have a lead up to my quitting either. One morning I decided to put a patch on and see how I went. Patches have really worked for me. They've taken away a lot of the struggle. I've still been cranky etc but they take the edge off. I smoked a pkt/day for around 25 years. This is the first time in my adult life I haven't smoked (30 days now) & it feels amazing! I'm getting through one day at a time & it's getting easier each day. I found by not putting pressure on myself this time I'm able to mentally kick the habit & the patches have helped with the physical cravings. Everyone's different but logging onto this site is absolutely fantastic!
Keep going and keep logging on here for support. Everyone's doing this together.
Hi Kathyrose Jo C is right. Use this site and just go one day at a time. It is day 20 for me and sometimes my bear with a sore head still pops out. As does my brain trying to trick me. I also had no lead up to quitting. My dad had a heart attack and a triple by-pass and is on a very long and slow road to recovery. One look at him in intensive care and I said to myself, this is not for me or at least I am not going to help my poor gene pool. SO went home had one smoke on the balcony put it out and went well that's it. I am still struggling at points in the day. Like after a garnage meeting yesterday - but now it's a matter of saying to myself, well you are at day xx why go back to day 1 and start again? Read peoples posts here and you will see that what you are feeling, experiencing we all get. Hang in there.
Thankyou for your support. it's now 29 hours and still going ok. How ever i'm still thinking about having a smoke constantly. I hope that those thoughts go away,,it's ben all consuming.
29 hours. Sensational. It can be exhausting those first days. Try carrying a bottle of water & see if that helps. It will pass, just hang in there.
Just keep getting to the next hour!!! I found I had to go to bed earlier and was just exhausted from the continual struggle to maintain control! You can do this and will beat the habit!!!
Hi Kathyrose, I hope that you are still hanging in there! I am sure that you are. I found that it is all consuming for the first couple of days. I used the quit coach website too which asks you heaps of questions and then gives youtailored advice... It allows you to think about cigarette which is driving you crazy and then tells you what to do to stop them driving you crazy!!!!
You have already done the hardest part - STOPPING - everything after that is easy, just a little inconvient. Every one on this site admires you for choosing not to smoke and we have all had our struggles. Keep going and vent here we love it because we have been there and we understand!!!!! Good Luck look forward to your next post!
I'm logging on here every few hours to keep motivated and remember why i stopped smoking. Please keep posting all the nice encouraging comments it really helps. I worry i don't have the will power,,and that one smoke won't hurt.. I don't want to go through this agin so i have to stay strong. I can do it. I am worth it. It's now been
46 horus. When am i going to be able to stop counting the hours it's torture.
Glad you're logging on so often. Almost 2 days now, WOW! Your body is already starting to repair itself! I can't quite remember the wording in Allen Carr's book but he said something like "enjoy the cravings, it's the nicotine (disease) working it's way out of your body". The crazy feeling wont last! When I look at smokers now, & that includes my husband, I think ' you poor so & so, you're trapped & really don't look that happy & free.
We are all becoming free and I'm loving it!
My children are driving me insane tonight. I was so stressed i almost just ran out and started smoking. However i didn't. I asked for my kids to be patient with me this week but they are pushing me to my limit. Thanks tiger i will tell the voices to f#####. This decision i made and am continuing to make is one of the hardest of my whole life. I need support but am not really getting it anywhere but here. I've told very few people as i want to get to a few weeks before i announce it,otherwise no one will probably believe me.