Stories and experiences by: jellycake

Finally! Yes, I know I have quit before but this time has a foreverness about it even though I am only on day 4 of alcohol and smoke free. Thanks to those who have commented on my previous attempts and encouraged me. I feel so much better free of both habits but am relying on the occasional Nicorette chewing gum and a vaporiser but that is so much better than 40 cigarettes and up to two bottles o...

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My husband died last year and the grief is intense because I was crazy about him. I have been using wine and cigarettes to 'escape' the grief and have quit both since he died but keep resuming. My new quit day is tomorrow and my idea is to write about it every day at 5pm for a week.

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I keep setting dates to quit then failing. I hate myself!

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Perhaps I was over confident? I did quit quite easily for a couple of days so I have no idea why on day 3 I succumbed as there was no apparent trigger. I seem to have two people in my head and the other one (who I am going to call 'Saboteur' keeps doing this "Oh you can always quit tomorrow, Jellycake" thing. Anyway, I have set a new quit date for the weekend with the decks cleared again of all o...

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Well I was smoke free for two whole days but today I slipped up and bought a pack. Argh! Anyway I have re-set my quit day for tomorrow and bought some lollies to help me this time. I am not usually a lolly eater but it has helped before.

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Well I slipped up today because I had a breakfast to go to and then visitors for lunch. I always find these sorts of things enjoyable but also stressful (ridiculous!) Tomorrow I have nothing happening so it's a much better day to quit. I am still confident!

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Well tomorrow marks two weeks since I stopped drinking alcohol so it is the day I have chosen to stop smoking. I am very confident and actually feel excited! I'm madly smoking the rest of this pack before midnight haha but that's okay. I have made a list of things to do in the evening instead of smoking so tomorrow I am going to the cinema, Sunday having reflexology, Monday bicycle ride, Tuesday ...

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I made the mistake yesterday of deciding to quit today without actually planning for it so I failed. Like I said in yesterday's post, I have gone alcohol free for 10 days very easily but I planned for that. I realise now that I have to plan for my quit smoking day as well so have decided on Saturday 21st which will mark 2 weeks of being AF. I've decided to schedule some indulgences to take the ed...

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It's months since I've been here and have quit and resumed smoking again and again! I feel ready again now because I am 10 days alcohol free and if I can do that I can do this. I really think I need to get my head around quitting forever because previously I have never said that to myself.

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Tomorrow (23rd December) is my zillionth quit day but this time it's different; this time it's for real and I have set my quit day up with all sort of contingency plans i.e. I am not going out at all, I have chewing gum, I know how to meditate and breathe to counter that niggling urge to smoke. Mostly, though, I am just over this filthy, stinking habit! I do have a question though: How do I rep...

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