Quitting today
Hi I'm new to this, this is my first attempt at quitting smoking. My name is Daisy, I've been smoking since I was 15 years old. I'm now 23. I know why I want to quit smoking and that's because I want to be healthier, and I want to be able to watch my son grow up and I don't want my son thinking that smoking is a good thing. I also watched my father die from smoking as well as my partners nan. I also know the reasons behind why I smoke. I suffer with depression, anxiety, PTSD, insomnia and asthma. I mainly smoke because it helps with my depression and anxiety. But it's really bad for my asthma it makes breathing 10x worse. I think that if I stop my health will improve and I'll be a lot more healthy and fit. I use to run. I don't anymore. I don't want to die young I still have so much ahead of my life. More kids seeing my son grow up. I'm just looking for tips on how people have up smoking. Thank you
Hi Daisy. Good on you. I too suffer from mental health issues and smoking was a coping mechanism. Just take it day by day and don't be too hard on yourself if you slip up. I find doing some colouring in in my grown up colouring books helps keep my hands and my mind busy, so i can get through cravings. If you do have a craving, just keep yourself occupied for 5 to 10 minutes until it passes. Keep going, you can do this.
Mishmash
Hi Daisy,
I'm so sorry I missed this post! Dealing with
PTSD is awful!! Been there, got the t-shirt
but now cured. I hope you take this the right
way but smoking actually makes PTSD
and anxiety worse, we only think it makes
us feel better. I wouldn't try ecigs because
they aren't approved here but I would
look at other options and dare I say maybe
considering your current problems, NRT.
I only say this from the goodness of my
heart because being an ex PTSD sufferer,
cold turkey for now might feel all too much.
Of course it's up to you and I'll support
anyway I can.
Take really good care x
Hi guys thank you for the support. I've decided to go cold turkey. I have tried patches and other products. But I had a bad reaction to the patches, the spray made me sick and ecigs? I think made me unwell as well. So it's cold turkey for me. It's day 2 of my quit journey. I had one slip up and I had a smoke. Just one. That was before bed. I've started exercising. Just walking, with my son. And when I feel more healthy and feel I can breathe more I will start jogging then running. I feel good. My partner is here to help me. And when I look at my son I think I'm not just doing it for me I'm also doing it for him.
I've also started my reading back up. It's the one thing that doesn't make me want a smoke. Because I love my reading.
Congrats Daze,
That's a sensational start. It's great that you
have support and also that you're doing it
for your son too. I didn't know you've tried
to quit before but they say it can take a few
goes. I'm hopeful that this is it for me.
Reading is a great idea, just find ways that
suit you to help keep busy.
We're all in this together and it's a really
great forum in my opinion so far.
You're doing great!!