smoking?

I stopped almost 2 years ago with an ecig , it is the best thing I have ever done !! It takes a few days to get used to but after that you will NOT crave ciggies at all . Don`t have any in the house and puff away on the ecig all day if you need to . Don`t buy a cheap one either , go to a specialist shop and they will help you choose the right one for you . Mine was £50 but I still have it and use it , smoking is a very strong addiction so don`t beat yourself up . Whatever people say they are 95% safer than ciggs and you will smell so sweet and be better off financially xx

I gave up after 40 years of heavy smoking because I had a cough which made me feel ill. I never tried to stop before and enjoyed smoking but decided I had to stop to get rid of the cough. I didn't use patches or gum as I felt I needed to get rid of the nicotine addiction so went cold turkey. I think anyone can stop if they really make the decision. When you are a smoker you think about it all the time so it's not really any different when you give up. In the first few months I had excema and hugely swollen feet and ankles but it gradually improved. My cough went immediately and I have much more puff now. I would not start again as I don't want to go through the early withdrawal again.

As Jalima says, find something to fill the gaps left from not smoking. It's much harder just to stop, without something to substitute for it.

Sue, keep going, we are all here for you,remember Rome was not built in a day.

if anyone offers you a cigarette, take it and snap it in two.
They won't offer again.

Try sticking your nose near a full ashtray of cigarette butts, then telling yourself that this is what you smell like to other people.

Cold turkey.
Jump up after a meal and do something.
Try a hobby like crochet, knitting baby clothes for charity if you don't know a baby (you won't want them to smell of smoke!) - anything to keep your mind occupied.

Failed failed failed....SO try try try again!!?please all keep rooting for me..just re-read ALL your posts and it helps!! Gives me hope!!?

Oh Maimeo I am so feeling the suport-haha i actually cant wait for tomorrow!! Stop smoking .hopefully put some much needed weight back on.smell nicer feel fitter and ..get out of the red and into the black...ALL because of smoking!! Excited now?

Good luck for tomorrow, Sue1169, you CAN do it! There's been so much helpful advice on this thread so hopefully you'll feel the waves of support and encouragement throughout your first day.....

Good luck sue1169 - I really hope you manage to do it this time. The only person I told when I gave up was my DD because she quit the same time! My DH didn't notice for about 3 weeks, by which time I was feeling really confident about succeeding.
Just keep coming on here for support and to update us about your progress, especially if you are
having a bad day! It might be all you need to keep you on track

Previously I tried patches, gum (yuk!) but the e cig has worked. My one doesn't look like a cigarette, and it did take me a few tries to find the mix that worked.
ly, all the tobaccl flavours were not my cup of tea at all, whe
Oddn someone suggested cherry my initial reaction was but after trying oodles of different flavours, I now find that cherry or coffee are my preferred vape.

you can do it

Oh thank you notoveryet and a prayer for you too?

Thank you swanny.I am not saying anything to family-theyve heard it before.many times? am also going to take indinana's advice and have that one cig in the morning!! Give it my best shot.only people who smoke/smoked/live with a smoker can truly understand the habitual addictive grasp of nicotine....✨

However you do it,please stop. My dh is very ill from a smoking related illness and I am looking at losing him to it. He stopped cold turkey but the damage had been done, I say this, only with a heartfelt wish that you find a way.

Tomorrow all our family will be 2 years smoke free......we found out dgd was on the way .....myself husband and 2 sons ....hypnotherapy cost 200 each and we decided we could not smoke till cost was recuperated.......no longings or lapses ...all over 20 a day smokers......best money we ever spent

sue just wanted to wish you good luck for tomorrow, as it's the first day of your tobacco-free life Don't beat yourself up if it doesn't go as well as you hope. It won't mean you've failed, just that it wasn't the right time for you, so do it the next day.

I think Indinana's suggestion of stopping after your first cigarette of the day is a good one. Also I know lots of people advise telling friends and family that you're going to stop at a certain time but I found it easier not to tell anyone I'd stopped, there's less pressure on you that way. It was actually 2 weeks before my son noticed!

sue1169 I know just how you feel. Over the years I've given up dozens of times. I am not smoking at the moment but unfortunately if I'm under severe stress or am particularly upset about something, I know I can so easily start up again.

Don't be too discouraged. There's nothing to stop you having another go. Even if you only give up intermittently it gives your body a little bit of a rest and maybe one day you'll be able to give up for good.

After smoking for 40 years I finally made a firm decision to stop when the law about smoking in public places was passed - I was determined not to be the saddo standing outside a restaurant in the freezing cold/pouring rain just to feed my addiction! So I fixed a date early in 2007 to quit.
What I'd always found hardest was waking up on the day I'd promised to quit, knowing I couldn't have a cigarette with my early morning cuppa. It meant I started the day on a total downer instead of the positive frame of mind I so needed in order to quit. So.... I decided that on my chosen day I would get up, have my cuppa and enjoy my last cigarette. And then quit. It worked. I haven't smoked since. And if I'm perfectly honest, it really wasn't difficult. I realised that the hardest thing is making that absolute commitment to stop. Once you have that level of determination, really have it, then the rest is much easier than you think.

Wish were that easy AmMaz?

Just stop.

I smoked 20 to 30 a day for about 40 years. I tried hypnotherapy and patches but still went back to smoking. Then 5 and a half years ago I read Allen Carr's book, the easy way to stop smoking. I didn't expect it to work but was fascinated by the excellent reviews of people who had stopped smoking after reading it. I read it on my Kindle and didn't tell anyone so was under no pressure. Believe me, no-one could have been more surprised than I was myself when I stubbed out that last cigarette and realised that was it. I've never wanted another cigarette! And that's the beauty of this method. I had/have absolutely no cravings. My family were amazed. I'm still not sure how it works. Definitely psychological and the realisation that the addiction is not as bad as its made out to be. Whatever works for you sue1169 I wish you all the best in your determination to become a non smoker!

I had a good reason to stop as I had just met my DH. He asked me the day we met if I was a smoker and I said, "Not any more," because I really wanted to see him again and I knew he was a non-smoker.

I had read somewhere that it takes three weeks to change a habit so kept telling myself that it wasn't such a long time and that I could do it. It worked for me. That was eight years ago.

All the best with your efforts sue1169. It isn't easy but it really is worth it!

At the smoking cessation clinic they said it was not important that I come off e-cigs as there is very little harm in these. The main thing was that I had stopped poisoning myself with normal cigarettes.

I gave up smoking when I was pregnant years ago. No e cigs then but am wondering if all the posters above who talk about e cig s are still using them or whether they are just an interim measure.?

I smoked cigarettes for over 50 years, then was told by a specialist at the hospital that I should give up or risk mouth cancer as I had a white patch. I attended the local Smokefree Clinic (run by the local NHS Community Health and Care Trust and was given various options which I could try. I decided on the course of Champix tablets which could be used in conjunction with an e-cigarette. I had 3 further visits to the Clinic on a 1-to-1 basis with an Adviser. I have now not had a cigarette since the beginning of July, I have finished the tablets and am smoking an e-cigarette. I have managed this despite the fact that my husband smokes like a chimney and have also been in company with several friends smoking. I have to say I would LIKE a normal cigarette, but don't have desperate cravings. Go on, give it a go! Good luck.