I Failed )-:

[mosschops30]

Oh I'm so weak. Had managed all week without a fag but gave in last nite. dh upset me so much that I 'treated' myself to a bottle of san miguel and a pack of 10. Then worked a shift from hell today, nursed a dying woman, and have just smoked the rest.

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Dont give up!

I have just quit today and think you have done fab to get to a week! Its a minor blip and you will pick yourself up from it. Keep going!!!

What a day you've had, you poor love. Take a big hug, as opposed to another fag or beating yourself up (comes to much the same thing) and get some sleep.

It really is a day at a time, what counts is what you do next: I had to quit a couple of times before I quit - IYSWIM.

So hope you have a nicer day tomorrow xxx

thank you all, what worries me is that I will go to sainsburys first thing and buy another pack. I am just so down and stressed (plus have a presentation to give on Tuseday) ...can I wait until then or am i fooling myself.

Oh i'm sooo f***g peed off with myself, I had done so well.

(Good luck Tamba btw, saw your thread, we can keep an eye on each other )

You are STILL doing well....no, I wouldn't tell yourself 'I can wait till Tuesday' because trust me, there is always something.

What you could tell yourself is 'I won't go and buy any first thing, I'll wait till after lunch'. Then after lunch, you can decide to wait till the evening. Then in the evening, you can decide to wait until Tuesday morning...at least, thats how I started off.

The other thing I did was remind myself that when I really really wanted a fag, it was only a feeling coming out of the Nicotine Monster in my body...and that if I didn't feed it, the monster would shrink and the feeling/craving with it. Thats an Allen Carr image, by the way, if you haven't read his book...I pictured it as white and furry and stupid

Really, good luck - you'll get there.

you have given up

you have had a whole week without nicotine. that is worth a lot. you are already healthier, even with the blip.

I gave up 8 years ago...you just have to keep saying no, again and again...until gradually the feeling lessens and lessens....and eventually you are a Smug Ex-Smoker

You can do it! Just keep going.

Mosschops, poor you! What a dreadful day! Hope you feel a bit better today.

The odd lapse is a mere obstacle on the path to being a smug ex smoker. You have done a whole week, your body is repairing itself and you are on the way to cracking it. Agree with Elibean - don't buy any fags til after lunch. After lunch, try not to buy fags til the evening. Your rational side knows that if you have fags for your presentation, you will still feel the same but will have smoking still to crack. Can you put your fag money in a jar and buy yourself a treat on Tues when you have done the presentation?

Stick with it, it gets much better and the odd hitch here and there is fine so long as you don't stop giving up. Despite your lapse, you are a non smoker as you want not to smoke. You just have to get your body to catch up with your mind. Good luck, you can do it.

too late I bought this morning but in all honesty I could have gone without which is a good sign i suppose, I am just so down and p**d off.
I have only had 1 today and will not buy anymore, will make this pack of 10 last until tomorrow and then wednesday I will be a non smoker again, even if I have to do the patches for the first few days.

Thank you soo much for your encouragement, it means a lot, instead of people saying, 'oh i knew you wouldnt do it', or 'you must feel bad that you failed' .... thank yooooooooooooooo

Sorry you are so fed up. I am sure that once the hurdle of tomorrow is out of the way, you will feel a bit better. I had lots of attempts at giving up and once I REALLY wanted to, it worked. I am sure you will be the same - this is just a mere blip on your path to non smokerhood.

Take care and I really hope it goes well tomorrow. Let us know.

XX