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beenie
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# Posted: 30 Dec 2007 22:57
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YEP new years resolution to give up the fags can i do it ? I'll try tried before but didn;t work so what can I do differently ?
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Catherine
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# Posted: 30 Dec 2007 23:55
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I plan to stop too for the New Year. I hate everything about them. The smell the taste so i don't even understand why i continue to smoke but they seem to have some hold over me. I honestly think its a mind thing. I have given up loads of times before but keep going back if something stressful happens. I can give up, i just can't stay off them.
Having an open mind and telling yourself over and over that they wont have the control anymore might help you. It does for me, just after a while i forget to tell myself that anymore and end up going back on them.
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CoolMick
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# Posted: 2 Jan 2008 15:44
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Hello, Happy New Year. I was beginning to think that I was the only one on this site. I'm glad to see that I'm not.
I quit on November 30th and am still smoke free. I too have quit many times in the past (once for 12 years, yes 12 years). I think the trick is not to get complacent. You have to keep telling yourself that these things are bad for you and that if you have "just one", it effectively means that you are smoking again because in reality just one will become just one once too often and before you know it you'll be buying them again. It's relatively easy to stay off them for the first few weeks or even months but some day, out of the blue, you'll get a craving when your guard is down. It's at times like these that it's most important that you don't yield to the pressure. At that stage you will have forgotten why they are so bad for you and all the things you hated about them so it's important to have a strategy for these times. I don't know what that might be or whether it's different for everyone but it's something you need to plan for and be ready when it happens. I only hope I am.
BTW I am on NiQuitin CQ clear pathes at present and find them very effective.
Mick.
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Kev
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# Posted: 2 Jan 2008 21:00
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I'm on the NiQuitin patches aswell. I can't really say if they're working yet or not, I've never really tried to give up. Any time I tried I always caved after a few days. Maybe the patches will work, the urge to smoke is a bit less than last few times I've stopped. Anyone have any tips? I hear about tips for cravings like drinking a glass of water, etc, but I don't get cravings - just an ever increasing urge to have a smoke!
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fi
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# Posted: 3 Jan 2008 02:17
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oh my God this is hard, im drinking water and feel ready to explode, im also using the inhaler, not much as i dont want to get addicted to that aswell. i knew it would be hard and its helps to see the graph on how many gigs "not" smoked and also the money saved, so i guess its me and willpower!!
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asho
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# Posted: 5 Jan 2008 17:50
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just given up too (3 days!!) and by god its hard but trying to keep myself occupied in the mean time drinking water cleanin round the house, so far it seems to have worked.
on the patches too but as said before, not really having a craving just a general urge which im overcomin by the 3 minute rule i.e stopping and holding off for three minutes till it passes
there is alot of three minutes in the day though ha ha
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Kev
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# Posted: 6 Jan 2008 00:58
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or a lot of half hour hold offs. lol.
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Fini
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# Posted: 7 Jan 2008 11:55
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Just joined and need HELPPPPPPPPPPPP plz lol. Give me the HARD facts on what to expect as im doing COLD TURKEY :-(
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Kev
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# Posted: 7 Jan 2008 16:31
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Best of luck Fini. The nicotine will be gone from your system 48 hours after you give up so might be easier. Fair play to ya. I need the patches.
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Fini
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# Posted: 9 Jan 2008 19:53
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Ohhh thanks a lot Kev and i am sooooooooo NEEDING cig right now i need scream but i will b good hehe
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Fini
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# Posted: 9 Jan 2008 19:55
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My gums sore from chewing gum and patch a no option 4 me so , 1st day in work yesterday among many smokers and SURVIVED but its when i am home nd used to having coffee nd cig i getting grrrrrrr :-(
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Anonymous
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# Posted: 10 Jan 2008 12:52
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I'm a week off now and have to say it's definitely getting easier. Sometimes though, a craving will just creep up on me and it's a struggle to get through those parts of the day.
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CoolMick
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# Posted: 16 Jan 2008 13:30
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Hi all,
How're you all doing as non-smokers. I'm coming to the end of my 7th week and have packed in the patches. I'm getting on ok without them.
I almost had a relapse last week. I was skiing in Austria and dislocated my left shoulder on the second day there. Had to come home a week early. The urge to smoke was pretty strong at times but I persisted and am still smoke free.
For all of you who've quit in the last couple of weeks, it does get easier but beware the sneaky cravings that pounce when you least expect. It can happen anytime so be ready and don't give in. Remember, "just one" is never enough.
Mick.
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susan
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# Posted: 22 Jan 2008 04:34
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going on 3 days... hate how hard it is . but this time i am going to do this..
my question is how long will nicotine stay in the blood ?
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patlin
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# Posted: 30 Jan 2008 11:40
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Hi there, I stopped on Monday - slipped on Tuesday evening when I found awhole pack in the car, smoked 4 - destroyed rest. Stopped Wed - found one in pocket- grrrrr. I must have "hid" these stashs subconcsiously. This is so tough.............
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