Day 4 of quitting

[sphi1274]

I smoked for many years, then quit in 2007 and stayed quit until May 2015 when I started again. Now I'm on Day 4 of non-smoking, I really don't want to smoke anymore.

I actually hid my smoking from pretty much everyone. So of course now I can't tell them I quit, etc, so I'm telling this online community! Yay me 🙂

My biggest threat is if I have more than a glass of alcohol. So I'm just going to try to remember not to. I have not had much trouble telling myself no when craving a cigarette for some reason, and if the craving persists I chew a bit of nicotine gum.

[JACKIE1-25-15]

You have the right idea.  Many a quit is loss because of alcohol. 

To EX.  You have come to the right place.  This is all about you and what you are willing to do to be smoke free.

Start here

First, by educating yourself about nicotine addiction.

Education is the key to a successful quit.

Read: Freedom from Nicotine My Journey Home and Nicotine Addiction 101         

Here are the links      

 http://whyquit.com/whyquit/LinksAAddiction.html

 http://whyquit.com/ffn/

Also Read   Allen Carr’s book, “Easy Easier Way to Quit Smoking”.       

The link is here:  http://media.wix.com/ugd/74fa87_2010cc5496521431188f905b7234a829.pdf

Go to the home page   https://excommunity.becomeanex.org

click on   About EX tab and get started. 

We will support you. You are in your journey for freedom.

[ShawnP]

Congratulations on 4 days!  you have done it before and can do it again. I agree with Jackie above. I have been on this site for many years now and have seen many lose their quits to alcohol. I suggest refraining from it for quite a while. Read and educate yourself on nicotine addiction. That is the key to a successful quit.

[sphi1274]

Thank you for the links for education. I appreciate the help! Good idea just to stay off of alcohol for a while. 

[tjanddj]

Welcome and congratulations on your 4 days!

[sphi1274]

Thank you! I am reading up on addiction, trying to make sure it stays in the past!