Trying to Quit! - SoberRecovery : Alcoholism Drug Addiction Help and Information

pinkgurl87 · 02-25-2010, 07:15 PM

I've been trying to quit. I'm going on a trip to India this summer and I'm not allowed to smoke with the organization I'm going with so I need to quit. I did quit for a bit but then I had a slip up ended up drinking and since then I've been smoking more not a lot, like I smoke most days and maybe 1-3 which is a lot less then before, but still I can't seem to get rid of this last little bit.

zoomer · 02-26-2010, 09:26 AM

Have you tried a stop smoking aid? I use one to two a day to help me quit and it's working. I use the lozengers. They are kind of nasty that is why I do not want more than one or two a day LOL,but it helps when the cravings get real bad.

pinkgurl87 · 02-26-2010, 08:23 PM

ya I have gum I just have to get myself to use it, it's so easy to just grab a cig instead but ya should work on that.

zoomer · 02-27-2010, 06:02 AM

We had cleaned our ash trays, put away our ciggys and I had a stop smoking buddy (my husband). Try it for a day at a time. Do not think about next week, just today that you will use your gum instead of ciggys. One day might lead inot the next.

pinkgurl87 · 03-01-2010, 06:53 PM

ya well I smoked today, but I will try that tomorrow. I think once I run out of smokes this time I will not buy a new pack. I really don't want to throw it out because I don't want to waste money. My brother smokes so I can't get rid of the ash tray that's outside. It's hard because I smell it on him and people at school.

pinkgurl87 · 03-02-2010, 08:01 PM

Today I had three cigarettes and by the fourth one I decided to chew gum instead so maybe go with the gum will see how tomorrow goes.

zoomer · 03-03-2010, 02:57 AM

Good luck and can't wait to see how it goes!

puddinface · 03-03-2010, 08:25 AM

Pinkgurl.....try not picking up that first morning smoke tomorrow. Thats how I did it...because I found that if I picked up the first one...i would keep smoking. Just go about your business and dont smoke the first one. Then, go hour to hour. Just try it. See how that goes. It worked for me. Good luck.

Darrin11 · 03-03-2010, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by puddinface

Pinkgurl.....try not picking up that first morning smoke tomorrow. Thats how I did it...because I found that if I picked up the first one...i would keep smoking. Just go about your business and dont smoke the first one. Then, go hour to hour. Just try it. See how that goes. It worked for me. Good luck.

This is sooooo true! That first smoke sets the pace for the day. I have quit several times (sigh) and want to again. Unfortunately, the other side of me just looooves to smoke and we're fighting

I've quit pain killers, coke, and crystal meth, yet cigarettes are one hill I can't climb over! I think I need to be hypnotized.

pinkgurl87 · 03-03-2010, 10:16 AM

Ya cigs are harder to quit then crack was. I'm trying again. I haven't smoked since 1 o clock yesterday. Here I go.

zoomer · 03-03-2010, 12:56 PM

I do hope you make it pinkgurl!

pinkgurl87 · 03-03-2010, 02:59 PM

thanks!!

puddinface · 03-04-2010, 04:59 AM

You can do this pinkgurl! I know you can!

pinkgurl87 · 03-04-2010, 06:03 PM

I didn't smoke today!!

pinkgurl87 · 03-05-2010, 03:10 PM

Going on day 2 without a cigarette.

pinkgurl87 · 03-05-2010, 03:17 PM

On Day 2 smoke free!!!

sev · 03-05-2010, 03:24 PM

Good for you! Hang in there!!!

murrill · 03-05-2010, 03:53 PM

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On Day 2 smoke free!!!

Congratulations! I quit three years ago, and it is one of the best things I've ever done for myself. You cannot imagine the freedom! Days 3-5 were probably hardest, but I kept telling myself I didn't want to go through this again. I joined a very, very busy smoking cessation forum and used Chantix. Godd luck. This, too, shall pass.

zoomer · 03-06-2010, 05:08 AM

O wow, I'm so very happy for you! (((((((((((Mega Huggies))))))))))))

pinkgurl87 · 03-06-2010, 01:17 PM

Going on three days!!

02-25-2010, 07:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
pinkgurl87 Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Guelph, Ontario Posts: 620 Blog Entries: 10	Trying to Quit! I've been trying to quit. I'm going on a trip to India this summer and I'm not allowed to smoke with the organization I'm going with so I need to quit. I did quit for a bit but then I had a slip up ended up drinking and since then I've been smoking more not a lot, like I smoke most days and maybe 1-3 which is a lot less then before, but still I can't seem to get rid of this last little bit.

03-03-2010, 08:25 AM	#8 (permalink)
puddinface Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: New York Posts: 217	Pinkgurl.....try not picking up that first morning smoke tomorrow. Thats how I did it...because I found that if I picked up the first one...i would keep smoking. Just go about your business and dont smoke the first one. Then, go hour to hour. Just try it. See how that goes. It worked for me. Good luck. __________________ Puddinface

03-04-2010, 04:59 AM	#13 (permalink)
puddinface Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: New York Posts: 217	You can do this pinkgurl! I know you can! __________________ Puddinface

03-05-2010, 03:24 PM	#17 (permalink)
sev Friend of Bill W. Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: The 4th Dimension Posts: 118	Good for you! Hang in there!!! __________________ *~~~God knows when I'm lyin, and He knows when I'm tryin~~~*

02-26-2010, 09:26 AM	#2 (permalink)
zoomer Gold Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: It's raining again! Posts: 2,495	Have you tried a stop smoking aid? I use one to two a day to help me quit and it's working. I use the lozengers. They are kind of nasty that is why I do not want more than one or two a day LOL,but it helps when the cravings get real bad.

02-26-2010, 08:23 PM	#3 (permalink)
pinkgurl87 Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Guelph, Ontario Posts: 620 Blog Entries: 10	ya I have gum I just have to get myself to use it, it's so easy to just grab a cig instead but ya should work on that.

02-27-2010, 06:02 AM	#4 (permalink)
zoomer Gold Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: It's raining again! Posts: 2,495	We had cleaned our ash trays, put away our ciggys and I had a stop smoking buddy (my husband). Try it for a day at a time. Do not think about next week, just today that you will use your gum instead of ciggys. One day might lead inot the next.

03-01-2010, 06:53 PM	#5 (permalink)
pinkgurl87 Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Guelph, Ontario Posts: 620 Blog Entries: 10	ya well I smoked today, but I will try that tomorrow. I think once I run out of smokes this time I will not buy a new pack. I really don't want to throw it out because I don't want to waste money. My brother smokes so I can't get rid of the ash tray that's outside. It's hard because I smell it on him and people at school.

03-02-2010, 08:01 PM	#6 (permalink)
pinkgurl87 Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Guelph, Ontario Posts: 620 Blog Entries: 10	Today I had three cigarettes and by the fourth one I decided to chew gum instead so maybe go with the gum will see how tomorrow goes.

03-03-2010, 02:57 AM	#7 (permalink)
zoomer Gold Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: It's raining again! Posts: 2,495	Good luck and can't wait to see how it goes!

03-03-2010, 10:16 AM	#10 (permalink)
pinkgurl87 Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Guelph, Ontario Posts: 620 Blog Entries: 10	Ya cigs are harder to quit then crack was. I'm trying again. I haven't smoked since 1 o clock yesterday. Here I go.

03-03-2010, 12:56 PM	#11 (permalink)
zoomer Gold Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: It's raining again! Posts: 2,495	I do hope you make it pinkgurl!

03-03-2010, 02:59 PM	#12 (permalink)
pinkgurl87 Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Guelph, Ontario Posts: 620 Blog Entries: 10	thanks!!

03-04-2010, 06:03 PM	#14 (permalink)
pinkgurl87 Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Guelph, Ontario Posts: 620 Blog Entries: 10	I didn't smoke today!!

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03-05-2010, 03:10 PM	#15 (permalink)
pinkgurl87 Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Guelph, Ontario Posts: 620 Blog Entries: 10	Going on day 2 without a cigarette.

03-05-2010, 03:17 PM	#16 (permalink)
pinkgurl87 Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Guelph, Ontario Posts: 620 Blog Entries: 10	On Day 2 smoke free!!!

03-06-2010, 05:08 AM	#19 (permalink)
zoomer Gold Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: It's raining again! Posts: 2,495	O wow, I'm so very happy for you! (((((((((((Mega Huggies))))))))))))

03-06-2010, 01:17 PM	#20 (permalink)
pinkgurl87 Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Guelph, Ontario Posts: 620 Blog Entries: 10	Going on three days!!