Failure after 6 days…
I made it almost a week without smoking but I broke down and bought a pack last night… the cravings were just getting unbearable. Now I need to decide if I have the willpower to try again 😩
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Fishy · F
I went thru something similar when I quit.
For a long time, whenever I tried to quit I would relapse into a binge...
But the trick is to not to expect to quit all at once.
If you end up having a couple of cigs and break your clean streak, try to stick to the same amount of cigs or less tomorrow.
For some reason, doing it like this helped me quit for good.
Haven't smoked since 2012
For a long time, whenever I tried to quit I would relapse into a binge...
But the trick is to not to expect to quit all at once.
If you end up having a couple of cigs and break your clean streak, try to stick to the same amount of cigs or less tomorrow.
For some reason, doing it like this helped me quit for good.
Haven't smoked since 2012
sree251 · 41-45, M
@Fishy You said: "If you end up having a couple of cigs and break your clean streak, try to stick to the same amount of cigs or less tomorrow."
I tried that and it couldn't work. I wondered why I needed to smoke. One time, I was watching my dog sneezing and fretting when I lit a cigarette and smoked. Damn! I was sucking smoke into my lungs and was oblivious to it. The silly dog was aware of something I wasn't. I stopped smoking.
I tried that and it couldn't work. I wondered why I needed to smoke. One time, I was watching my dog sneezing and fretting when I lit a cigarette and smoked. Damn! I was sucking smoke into my lungs and was oblivious to it. The silly dog was aware of something I wasn't. I stopped smoking.
dancingtongue · 80-89, M
@sree251 @Fishy It's like any other addiction: First, you have to be absolutely ready to address it. Then you have to find what works for you, whether it is cold turkey, weaning, a 12-step program or other group therapy session, etc. Like grieving for the departed, it is different for all of us. When my wife finally decided she was ready to quit smoking, she opted for cold turkey. That was typical of her personality; might take time for her to make up her mind, but an iron will once it was made up. An online chat friend who had gone through it suggested a charm bracelet with an ornament for each milestone. My wife wasn't a charm bracelet type, but she liked pins and brooches. So the first couple of weeks I got a new one for her everyday she went smokefree. Then one for each week she was smoke free. Then one for each month. Until the cravings disappeared. Whether it helped or not--as I say, she had an iron will once her mind was made up--she appreciated the support; wearing a reminder, waiting for the next "treat".