Day 6 feel like giving in

Welcome Staciefoster, okay you need to take a few slow deep breaths as you are feeling overwhelmed. Giving in will fix nothing, a cigarette gives you nothing - it is not your friend. You need to see smokes for what they truly are, little poison sticks that rob your $$$$, time, health and self esteem. I do not pretend to know about mental health, in this regard I strongly encourage you to seek some medical advice, but I can tell you that smoking will not give you anything in regards to anxiety (it actually makes it worse), and it will not fix your relationship problems. You are way stronger than you are giving yourself credit, just break it down to focus on getting through one day, one hour at a time. If you have not smoked for 6 days you can do 6 more. Just breathe, perhaps you could try doing a guided meditation (which are readily available on YouTube) to help you feel a little calmer. Stay strong Staciefoster and do not smoke. Stop thinking to far ahead as that is making it feel unachievable for you. You can and are doing this, just get through one day at a time and i promise you, slowly but surely it gets easier. Take care

Three weeks seems like such a long time right now. My head is doing a lot of justifying, it’s crazy what nicotine does. So after three weeks I will be free, right? Or finding it a lot easier? I’m trying to get my brain into gear that I do not want to smoke/vape, I am a non smoker, blah blah. Seriously I want to stab everyone right now and then eat them, I want to eat everything. I struggled with my weight for years and have only just lost most of it so if I put it all back on now I will probably lose my mind. God!!!!! The battle in my head!!!!! 😂

Thank you. Yes I do need to breathe I think I am panicking. I just want to know the pain will end. It’s unbearable. But you are right, I’m looking too far into the future right now. Thank you both!

Thank you. Yes I do need to breathe I think I am panicking. I just want to know the pain will end. It’s unbearable. But you are right, I’m looking too far into the future right now. Thank you both!

Sadly, quitting isn’t easy staciefoster, and there are thousands of stories on this forum alone that show just how hard it is for most of us. It’s equally as sad that there doesn’t seem to be a sure fire, easy method of quitting that works for everyone, either. BUT; it can be done, and you can do it too, staciefoster. You’ve already started.

The particular mix of withdrawal symptoms, and their severity, seem to be unique to each individual and I’d doubt if anyone is experiencing exactly what you are in all respects, but there are certainly similarities and this forum is invaluable at showing how others cope. Does it get easier after 3 weeks? For me it did, yes, but I’ll add that week 3 was torture and I see it as almost a miracle that I got through it. That 3-week mark does seem to be a reasonable expectation for many, but it’s not guaranteed.

One thing that’s helped me a lot is recognising a difference between smoke free and nicotine free. I quit smoking because I didn’t want to continue sucking toxic, tar laden cigarette smoke into my lungs on a regular basis to get a nicotine fix; smoking is what does the damage, not the nicotine. I’ve been smoke free for 31 days now and always will be, but I’m not nicotine free. I’m feeding my nicotine addiction by regularly sucking on 4mgm mint flavoured nicotine lozenges and haven’t even thought about how I’m going to get myself off them; it’s just feeling more and more amazing to be smoke free and I’ll deal with the nicotine issue later.

Keep using the forum, staciefoster; you’ll always get positive, encouraging comments and it’s brilliant to see people succeeding in the quest to quit.

dont give up i am 80 days into it and do not get many cravings so it does get a lot better so do yourself a big favour and keep at it you will be so glad you did

Hello Staciefoster So glad you found us. I can tell you the first 3 days are well H e l l. day four was still hard but different. Now 3 weeks later I can say i forget to think about them at times. there are tiggers that remind me but hardly tempted. So it does get better. I can ask what will you do with the money you will save by not smoking? I will tell you getting an app on your phone so you can see the dollars add up sure does help as well. I saw a post Friday on Top. so each Friday she would go and buy herself a new top as a reward for not smoking. Maybe rewarding yourself a bit would help as well. I wish I hated smoking but I dont. I hate wasting my hard earned money on something that just goes up in smoke. I hate being out of breath after climbing one flight of stairs. I do agree with Robin if you hate them its easyer to get over them.

Allan Carr also has a you tube videos that are quick and helpful. anyhow keep posting so we know how its going.

Rather than fear quitting why not take your saved money and buy the Allan Carr book. He allays the fears of quitting smoking, the fear that although we all have reasons to quit smoking , we still fear what our lives will be without it. It is so ingrained as a habit, the hand to mouth motion, the friend we have coffee with.... These are the things that need addressing. Until you do that and see that cigarettes did absolutely nothing for you can you begin to hate them and move forward.

The book can be bought on line for what most here pay for a pack of smokes. Do yourself a favor.

Are you still vaping? I know you can get 0% juices, but you still need to break that motion, the habit, because everytime you do that motion, you are triggering the cravings. Keep your hands busy doodling, knitting.... Engage your mind in something, researching, games, talking on the phone . If you absolutely have to use the vape, then read my post "If You've Given Up Given Up" and do the exercises to break the relationship with it as well. Make a regiment that you can live and abide by. Make the changes necessary. Everyones quits are different. We can only give ideas we hope will help.

Robyns advice above and Allan Carr are your best bet i think.