I made a mistake
After over 2 and a half weeks I had a smoke. I held off and avoided situations where I couldn't be tempted to smoke but it got the better of me. I didn't enjoy it like my body thought it would with the cravings. I only had half a smoke. Two days later I had another half a smoke. I dont want to go through what I did when I first quit, it doesn't just start again because I had one did it?
How do I get back on track and thinking about not having one again? I do so well and then cravings get the better of me. I am feeling so sad and disappointed at myself :(
Any advice would be greatly appreicated.
I knowni can quit and I know I have to stop for good. It would have been 3 weeks tomorrow if I didnt slip up :(
Hi Ali,
just don't break the chain of numbers of your days without smoke.
Just think if u smoke, then you have to start again from day one.
Think about suffering you went through while keeping yourself on track.
Keeps on counting the days without smoke, more days you have more you will be happy seeing the number of days increasing without smoke.
Hi Ali that's right count the days you don't smoke. How many days you haven't smelt like smoke and how much money you will save.
Smoking doesn't do anything for you atal.
It destroys the body and yes if you smoke 1 you are back at square 1 again. You can beat the craving keep the mind busy with something else few deep breaths drink some water eat fruit. Do whatever works for you. It's so good for you to stop smoking.
Allen Carr book is very good to read. Be positive and you will get there. I am now 5 weeks,4 days smoke free and feeling good breathing is heaps better and I'm glad I do not smell like a cigarette ðŸšðŸšðŸšðŸ’ªðŸ’ª stay strong and focus on the end result that you want. You shouldn't have a desire to smoke if you dont want to smoke
All the best
Be positive
Hi AliQLD. You have done so well, and you can continue to do so. Counting days is only a measure, not an actual result. When you feel free of smoking and can honestly feel that you no longer need it in your life, no longer desire to puff are you truly free and a happy non-smoker. We are all non-smokers when we no longer smoke.... but Happy?
Stop smoking because you WANT to, not because you should, or feel that you have to. That puts undue stress and anxiety to the process. Read Allan Carr that I have a free link to (click on Happiness above and find the story and link that IcanQuit forbides me to repost) It is so powerful many refuse to read it because they might actually quit! Overcome the fear of quitting and desire it! Learn to Want to quit! I found it very easy once I understood. I had no cravings. Yes I do think about it now and then, but I very quickly turn my thoughts elsewhere and don't even give it thought, let alone contemplate it.
Freedom is terrific. Breathing easier, smelling better , spending it on more pleasureble things....countless benefits. You know why you should quit, Allen Carr gets to the core.... Why Do We Smoke?
Hi AliQld I have been where you are right now, do not give up your commitment to not smoke. Now is the time to practice Every Day as many times as you like NOPE (not one puff ever) keep on doing this at least once a day every day. Continue learning and stay close to the forum.
It's never one smoke and that one smoke costs thousands of dollars, you are not giving up smoking, there is nothing to give up, you are becoming free of smoking, read Alan Carr's easy way to quit smoking, it really deals with the mental side of the addiction, nicotine withdrawals should only last around three weeks