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Had 2 and ripped up n threw away the rest..

Around 4pm seems to be a real trouble spot for me cravings wise..ill watch out for it tomorrow.

Tut tut! you naughty naughty thing Don't know what to sugest maybe try to engrose yourself in a book or something about that time? or >...

Just got home from casualty! 2 lots of nebuilsers,steroids ,blood test n chest x-ray!

the cigarette im curently smoking for the stress
tastes like something died in it

what happened?! to make you need to go to casulity? how are you now?

Chest just felt really really icky could hardly breathe this morning. Is just a virus she said but I needed a bit of a head start on clearing it out..

Is it feeling a lot better now then? and whats this!: how many cigarettes have you smoked since you quitted? I've only had three cigarettes today as I'm nearly out mind, I'll probably smoke what I've left in the pub this evneing

I've had 3 since I quitted

huge improvement on 30 a day though which i want to improve even more

I know that many folk when they weaken and have one label the whole exercise 'failure' and go back to smoking.

I'm trying not to do that. I haven't 'failed' I just need a bit longer to succeed

yeh, I mean, thats like what, one a day since you started quitting?! in which time I've probably smoked.... thirty something thirty a day I only smoke anywhere near that when I'm at a meet or on a big p**s up

I haven't counted in a long time so it could be more than 30 aday (some normal some rollups) i can easily smoke 20 cigs 'and' a 12.5 bagof tobacco in not much mor than a day..in fact thats pretty much what i was doing!
I need to change the way i think about cigarettes. we're going to get the alan carr book tomorrow and for the meantime i'm gonna have an 'emergency fag' alowable daily..ifi 'really' need it. id rather brealk and have one a day, n 29 successes daily that just go fuck it n smoke properly again! While im sticking to one only ifi really need it illbe working on not needing that one ..hopefully ill be more successful!

Hope you don't mind me butting in...
From my own, and friends attempts at quitting smoking, everyone seems to discover they have a 'weak' moment, a certain time of day for some, every 3rd day of stopping for me, etc. Thing is to not give up giving up. Also, if you're doing this via the smoking cessation thingy, decrease the strength and the time you spend on the patches as & when you're ready. Mine had me off them after 3 months, proved to be too soon (she said spilling fag ash all over the keyboard!)
Some groups are of the thinking that you should stick with the patches for at least 6 months, because as big as the addiction is, the actual habit also takes some getting to grips with.
You've already proved you can go at least a whole day with out smoking, sounds like progress to me
Good luck, by the way.

Sorry I've been away, honey. Hugs from over here in not-hung-over land. Ow my head.

Don't mind at all Mrs Bojangles

I'm doing an awful lot better than I thought I would to be honest. I have a very compulsive personality and not a great deal of will power!
The habit and psychological side are a lot harder than the addiction.I'm using visualisation techniques to try to help me implement new behaviours. Aparently,the brain can't tell the diffeence between a good clear visualisation and reality, so what we think about most,be become supposedly!

You're doing well at the moment bird!

But just to nag, every time you have an 'emergency' cigarette you are putting nicotine back into your system, you'll never break the craving cycle if you don't abstain!

And what a waste of money! Buying cigarettes just to have one and rip the others up! Are you going to do that every time you want a fag? thats almost criminal! You could distract yourself by doing something that takes your mind off of it and saving yourself £2.50!

Keep going, it won't be long before you no longer need your emergency ciggys!

Ged has hold of my emergency fagsat the mo..it was only the first time i cracked we ripped the rest up that'd soon put me off though eh!
I've been doing some relaxation and going to my gardeny place like I did with you that time and trying to figure out why I do it. The main reasons seem to be comfort and feeling I need a prop to make me more interesting and acceptable so now I know that I can try and tackle it
rather than going in blind.Telling myself I don't need it lots too.

I'm very proud of you! and that exercise is a very good one!

How's it going this morning?

I've been wanting one all morning but keep telling myself i'll just do such n first n then have it after
picking Josh up early today as he's got his CAMS appointment about the art therapy and what not.We're gonna go into town a bit early n go have a hot choc and a bit of cake in books etc whilst trying to pick me a good stop smoking book ,probably the one freddy recommended.

Not long home

Got josh to cams and his therapy sessions start next week.She wants to me alone thursday lunchtime first though. Went to books etc. we chose a book called 'overcoming your smoking habit ..a self help guide using cognitive behavioural techniques' in the end. It looks good,and of couse deals with the emotional and psychological side of things and reprogramming my brain to not want to smoke.It does say though that during the first part of the programme you should smoke when you feel the need to. The need will gradually reduce over a week or so to nothing if you usethe techniques properly.

I refuse however to go back to what i was on a day prior to last thursday.i cant.So im gonna carry on the patches n only smoking when i really feel the need while i use this book to deal with the want/need..
I've had 6 cigarettes today.I'll prolly have one before I go to bed. Hopefully tomorrow it will be less..no not hopefully it will be.
Co-incidentally, the authour strongly recommends you begin the CBTprogramme on a tuesday...fate there eh

You can do it Serephina