ok i was doing really good but i really blew it i am so ashamed of myself. i quit Dec 31 but yesterday i just had a really bad day ( yes i realize smoking did not help ) but needless to say i bought a pack
I hope you begin planning, preparing and set a new quit date ASAP.
The most important thing you can do right now is to educate yourself on what nicotine does to your body and mind. To that end, I highly recommend Allen Carr's “The Easy Way to Stop Smoking.” This is an easy and entertaining read. Here is a link to a free PDF version of it:
As well, read the sections on this site, and read the blogs, responses and pages of folks you think might be helpful. You might visit whyquit.com and quitsmokingonline.com for the good information contained there. You should also do the tracking and separation exercises suggested on this site
After you have completed the recommended reading, it will be time to make an informed choice of the quit aid, if any, you will use. If you go that route, I personally recommend the aids that don't let the addict control the dose such as the available prescription drugs or the patch. But – any method that you think will work well for you will be best for you.
The idea is to change up your routines so the smoking associations are reduced. Drink your coffee with your OTHER hand. If you always had that first smoke with your coffee, try putting your tennies on right out of bed, going for a quick walk, then taking your shower and THEN your coffee! Rearrange the furniture in the areas you used to smoke so the view is different.
You need to distract yourself through any craves. You can take a bite out of a lemon (yup - rind and all), put your head in the freezer and take a deep breath of cold air, do a few jumping jacks, go for a brisk walk or march in place, play a computer game. Don't let that smoking thought rattle around in your brain unchallenged. Sometimes you need to quit a minute or an hour at a time. You will need to be disciplined in the early days to distract yourself when a crave hits. Don't let that smoking thought rattle around your head alone. Get busy! Here is a link to a list of things to do instead of smoke if you need some fresh ideas:
The conversation in your head in response to the "I want a cigarette" thought needs to be, "Well, since I have decided not to do that anymore, what shall I do instead for the three minutes this crave will last?" Then DO it. You will need to put some effort into this in the early days, but it gets easier and easier to do.
Stay close to us here and ask questions when you have them and for support when you need it. We will be with you every step of the way!
OK, you bought a pack. You blew your quit. Learn from it. Get rid of the rest of the pack and start again. The tendency with a relapse is to keep smoking. Because it's so easy to do so. Don't go there. Go back to the smoke-free self you became. Chin up, have heart. Persevere! It's worth it. Really.
Hello and welcome to EX! Very good information above! You went almost a week without smoking! So............you can do it! Get rid of the smokes and get right back on your quit. You can do this! Stay close! Don't beat yourself up! Try to figure out EXactly what made you give up your quit.
Welcome! Suggestion...don't beat yourself up, you had a slip. It's up to you whether or not you want to use that slip as an excuse to continue killing yourself with every puff you take or stand tall, stand proud and see the slip for what it is...a slip. It's your choice, you can choose to quit at ant time...please join us the air is so much clearer without all that smoke. DON'T GIVE IN AND NOT GIVE UP...CUZ YOURE WORTH IT!!! Your did it before you KNOW you can do it again!!! YOU GOT THIS!!! N.O.P.E Welcome, I'm glad you're here, lots of great people, advise and support is here for you...YOU GOT THIS!!!
You did it once; you can do it again. A certain amount of remorse about losing your quit is probably a good thing. So feel it, then let it go and get right back on the horse!! CP
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