Stories and experiences by: shasha

Just wanted to say it just occured to me that I won't have to put stop smoking on my resolution list,this year it will be to stay stopped.Hope everyone is well,looking forward to a much healthier year!

I smoked,3 cigarettes,totally anxiety related.I have 2 choices,wallow,feel crap and a failure and continue to smoke or I can learn,I get anxious,smoke,still feel anxious.Lets try not do that again.I was tempted to not post it here but you know what,that's the was thing to do for me and that hasn't helped in the past.So here we go again,I'm giving myself credit for the quit time o have and will co...

"Giving up is easy,I've done it loads of times" Don't know who said it but its true! Staying stopped is the tough bit.Everyone finds their way,whether that means slipping up,like I did,loads of times until I just got fed up with the cycle of it.As Shia le Beouf says(I take all my life advice from Hollywood stars!) Just.Do.it.😊 x

So 2 months ago i decided to really try to stop smoking, i was sick and tired of being sick and tired. Each cigarette was draining away my energy, money and most importantly my confidence. the voice in my head that was telling me i was weak and useless got louder every day. After a horrible two years of upheavel in my personal life I needed a change.Cigarettes were the constant in my life throug...

Hey,just wanted to say hi and hope that everyone is doing well.even though my post says 43 days,i did have a slip around day 16, actually can't remember ,and don't really want to focus on it. the fact is my slip kind of helped to be honest. It made me realise that i can't keep going around in this circle. It's like the definition of madness. To keep repeating the same behaviour and expecting a di...

Well it's been a month(with a slip at day 11) which means it's also a month to my first 10k race! That was my focus from the start,it's always been a big thing for me to have a plan! I've seen a big difference to my breathing even though i thought my 5 a day habit couldn't possibly be affecting me! Forgetting the fact that1. I have been smoking for over 30 years (at times 20-30 a day)and 2. I was...

Dear You(brand of choice), It's been 32 years since we met, In the beginning i was intrigued by you. Lots of people i loved seemed to be taken in by you. I couldn't really see the attraction but i got sucked in. Very quickly you became my constant companion,there through good and bad times. Sometimes i forgot you but you were always there. Then children arrived and it just didn't seem appropriat...

Just wanted to check in,it had occurred to me over the past few days reading everyone else's posts that I'm getting tips from everyone,whether they are one day or one year off,also people who have slipped and come back,they are probably the best,so thanks you especially to you guys.There was a post mentioned about CBT which I have found extremely helpful,Steve Polanski was the name.I am already u...

Got to week one but good grief it's been hard.Started with the gum but it gave me a sore mouth.Decided to go cold turkey.Day 4 was cruel and today as well but the support here is invaluable.Im learning that will power really is like a muscle that needs to be exercised 😊 I'm already seeing the difference with my running,have a 10 k planned for Mo-vember.Thanks for all the words of encouragement x...

Day 4,am finding the gum is giving me a sore mouth so i've whiteknuckled it for the last 24 hours,kind of want a cigarette,am definitely eating more crap! I guess i'll give the gumanother shot,anyone else have this?