I'm quitting, need other quitters support. - Smoking Cessation Message Board

alsaser · 07-25-2005, 05:00 AM

I have to quit smoking due to an upcoming surgery I'm having (cosmetic). I just smoked my last sweet cancer stick o' mine. This may be a tough few days for me, getting past the withdrawls, the irritability, etc. I quit with the patch b4, but never cold turkey. Anyone else just quitting? Need a quitting buddy?

Fortunately, I'm getting over being sick, so this will aid me in not wanting to smoke. Xers, u know, the 1st a.m. cig, the one b4 bed, the ones in the car, etc. I'm nervous, but I have to do it.
Thanks to Dendeb under the Big Question thread. Very informative. I can't wait to clear my lungs again and be freeeeee from addiction.

metallys · 07-25-2005, 07:44 AM

Congrats on the quit. I'm in the process of cutting down for my quit which is july 28th.
A great place dedicated to providing quitting support is a site called quit net. The have some GREAT resourses which have been VERY helpful to me.

alsaser · 07-25-2005, 03:39 PM

Thanks metallys.
I'm reeeeeeeaaaaaly craving one. I've gone almost 12 hrs now and I was asleep for 8 of those hrs. (I'm so pathedic). This stinks!!! Let the craving pass, right? Let it pass.....

Joannie28 · 07-26-2005, 06:34 AM

Hi Alsaser: Good for you in deciding to quit. I know very well how
hard it is to make it past the first week. I've smoked since I was a Kid and have quit 23 times for as long as 10 months at times. Hopefully, this is my
last time quitting. When someone offers me a cigarette, it's Great to say, "No thanks, I Don't Smoke"!!!
I wish you all the strength you can muster for beating that devil on your shoulder. I find it helpful if I get the urge to get up and do something else or just to get up and twirl around. I also drink lots of water so as to flush the nicotine out of my system and keeps my tummy full so I don't overeat, to fill the space of the missing cigarettes. Best of Luck and I hope to see you back posting with good energy

without the smokes.

Joe *

Deda · 07-26-2005, 05:13 PM

Congratulations alsaser...

Hang in there, the first week or so is the most difficult. You can do this! I quit many times before this final quit, at least 10 times. Took classes, over and over, did gum, patches, cold turkey... everything, but it never lasted forever. (2 times I went a whole year!) This time I was DETERMINED to NEVER smoke again! That's the key,...the main ingredient- - -YOU HAVE TO BE DETERMINED!!! Those other quits, I didn't do it with my whole heart. Half hearted attempts, and I was always thinking in the very back of my mind...'someday I'll get to smoke again'.

I hope you have this determination...100% resolved to quit, no matter how tough it gets.
It does get easier as time goes on.
Best of luck, and let us know how you are doing.

Deda