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Help me not put a fag in my mouth,im tempted

52 replies

theboob · 08/07/2008 18:53

Im on day two,been ok really till now,i have a chest infection and really want to stop for good, put me off and take my mind off it please

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MamaG · 08/07/2008 18:55

if you keep smoking, by the time you are 50 your mouth will look like a cat's bum

brokenbiscuits · 08/07/2008 18:56

STOP

just stop, before you kill yourself, if you want to die form a early death try skydiving without a parachute or something else more thrilling instead.

butwhybutwhy · 08/07/2008 18:56

If you smoke you stink, have yellow fingers, a cough that makes you sound like an old man and it will kill you.

ivykaty44 · 08/07/2008 18:56

When Olivia gets married - do you want to help her get dressed that morning? Or do you want her step mother to help her into her dress?

smallwhitecat · 08/07/2008 18:59

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theboob · 08/07/2008 18:59

Wow , it worked and i feel really guilty now, lol at cats bum

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lucyellensmum · 08/07/2008 19:00

My dad died from lung cancer and he never met his eight week old grand daughter who he would have adored. He was out of his head with dementia and was no longer my lovely dad, he had vascular dementia and had suffered a heart attack, because he smoked. Categorically told this by the doctors. No messing.

If he never smoked, he would still be here to watch DD at ballet and pick her up from school on her first day. He would get all emotional every time she did something funny, but because he smoked (not particularly heavily either) he will never do that and my daughter will never know her wonderful grand dad.

Please please please for the sake of your children don't smoke that ciggarette.

I have heard that you can get really chesty and its pretty yuck when you first give up, its all the SHIT leaving your chest. Giving up smoking will more or less reduce to nothing any further risk of smoking related disease in the future, it is not too late.

Please do this xxxx

theboob · 08/07/2008 19:07

Lucy em , im so sorry for your loss and i wont smoke the fag i think i night need some help from the doctor ,im glad i posted now , Thankyou all x x

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colditz · 08/07/2008 19:09

If you keep smoking, you are teaching your children that lung cancer is acceptable.

lucyellensmum · 08/07/2008 19:10

boob, could you try the boots stop smoking lady? apprently this is very good. I know it is difficult to give up, but it is so worth it. My dad used to say smoking never did him any harm, and he was a healthy man until one day he had pains in his chest, he gave up smoking when they told him it was a heart attack - but it was too late

You are doing the right thing. Be proud.

sophiewd · 08/07/2008 19:14

hypnotherapy worked when all else failed with me, also have not watched nearly £1500 go up in smoke lterally since I stopped. DH has stopped as well and we are off on a fab caribean holiday because of it.

colditz · 08/07/2008 19:14

As an ex smoker, do you really want to spend £40 a week just to feel normal? It's cheaper to take Ecstasy every night than smoke 20 fags a day.

The feeling of horror and grief will pass. Fags are like an abusive boyfriend - you will miss him initially, but this time in 6 months time, you will wonder why you were with him so long.

lucyellensmum · 08/07/2008 19:14

Just looked at your profile, you have lovely children

theboob · 08/07/2008 19:18

Thankyou i will go to boots tomorrow , my daughter asked me to stop ,she said she did not want me to die it broke my heart,but the cravings are back , im doing this for all my dcs , just needed some encouragement ,its so hard

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colditz · 08/07/2008 19:20

get some nicotine patches.

theboob · 08/07/2008 19:24

I only smoke 5 fags a day so cant really understand why im finding it so hard,all i want to do is eat lol,
Lucyem thankyou im on my mobile so i will have a look at your lovely dd tomorrow x

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SpacePuppy · 08/07/2008 19:26

try a pinch of salt on your tongue every time you want to smoke, remember it will take time. I stopped by eliminating the catalyst, every time I had a coffee I wanted a smoke so I switched to tea instead.

theboob · 08/07/2008 19:27

I will get some patches tomorrow i think it will really help

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brokenbiscuits · 08/07/2008 19:29

But a five a day is hard because I expect you spread them out through the course of the day as rewards, ie after dinner, one before bed etc. You have to change your routine and try drinking a large glass of water instead when it's that time.

brokenbiscuits · 08/07/2008 19:30

I expect some parches will give you more nicotine. Ask the chemist which would be best as you smoke only 5 a day.

charliecat · 08/07/2008 19:31

www.whyquit.com go have a look around and then come back and tell me all the reasons you wanna smoke.

theboob · 08/07/2008 19:32

Well the salt worked , all im violini now is errr, lol

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theboob · 08/07/2008 19:35

Thinking

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ivykaty44 · 08/07/2008 20:14

addiction is an addiction however many time you actually smoke does'nt matter the fact is you are addicted in the same way as someone who smokes 60 a day or 20 a day.

glad the salt worked, different things work for different people keep at it and good luck.

CoteDAzur · 08/07/2008 20:19

Don't Do It.

It feels now like you will never enjoy another day in your life if it is all going to be without cigarettes, but you will soon see that is wrong.

Read whyquit.com and stopsmokingcenter.net whenever you feel the urge to smoke. Set your mileage ticking and be proud of it!

Here is mine:

My Mileage
Smoke-Free Days: 190
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 1,906
Amount Saved: ?494.00
Life Gained:
Days: 16 Hrs: 5 Mins: 18 Seconds: 18

You CAN do it. It will be hard at the beginning but then you will not even think about smoking.