Stories and experiences by: Checks

Well it's been eighteen months since I took up smoking and during that time I keep telling my self when the pressure and stress settle down I will try again. Truth is its an excuse and I now realize that so come this Saturday I will be a non smoker again and I am also going to try hypnosis as an aid to give up smoking Fingers crossed

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Hi all I was wondering if someone has a really stressful job how they cope with the stress now

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Well another week has passed and check me out I am still a non smoker. I am still getting the occasional craving and I manage to just keep busy till it passes which does not take long these days. I am loving the fact that I am not a slave any more to a stupid addiction and I definitely feel better now. Any way I hope you all stayed smoke free this week and have a smoke free future

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Well lets see today is 22 days smoke free and apart from the odd real craving I am doing well. Most of my cravings now are just habit cravings but this week did bring a return a couple of times of real ones and insomnia as well. But I am really proud of my self as I am still smoke free. I hope every one else is sticking to there guns and had another smoke free week

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I went all of Sunday with out taking a champix tablet and went to bed Sunday night belong I had taken one that day and I would take one the next morning. When I woke on Monday morning and saw I had not taken one I just thought oh well I will just do the rest of my journey with out them. Things have been really stressful at work this week with each day a make or break it sought of day and the ...

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Well week 2 came and went and I am still a non smoker I still have my brain reminding me that I use to have a habit after meals, showers, work, with coffee or alcohol, well lets face it smoking was before and after ever thing in my life. This brought new clarity to my life this week as I have freedom for the first time in over twenty years and also today is the first Father's Day that my famil...

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Well week one come and gone and i didn't die from not smoking imagine that. The first two days thought about smoking all day and was thinking the champix was not working. Days 3-5 thought about smoking less and the cravings really only came in the afternoon. Also had a really hard day at work on day 5 and a fellow worker said to me bet you fell like a smoke and my response was brilliant. ...

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Hi I have been taking champix and the cravings are less this time but are still there and I find that I still have to use a lot of will power in the afternoons as I become more tired from the stress of the day. On a positive note I discovered my sense of smell has returned today after three days of not smoking and it makes me more determined to never smoke those cancer sticks again

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