Need Help

[diamond01]

Hi I have quit now for 31 days, broke today and had 3, how to I get back on track?

[diamond01]

should I just go to patch 3, and just be done?

[crazymama_Lori]

This is how you get back on track:  Any cigarettes in the house, get rid of them.  From this day forward, whoever you know smokes, tell them never give you a cigarette no matter how you whine for it.  Find out what made you smoke after 30 days and come up with a plan of what you're going to do next time it comes up, because trust me, it will come up again.  Here's some food for thought:  https://excommunity.becomeanex.org/message/30666-did-you-plan-your-relapse Stay close.  type the words help into a blog and someone will come running.  Sometimes just keeping a notebook by you and writing down what's going on helps until the urge or situation passes....... you can do this.  Develop your game plan.  If this happens, I will do _______

[susan_m]

I am a cold turkey quitter....I didn't use NRT at all. Let's get you some help......... JonesCarpeDiem‌, Giulia‌, YoungAtHeart‌... any patch advice?

[JonesCarpeDiem]

I won't give you advice but I will give you a perspective.

The patch doesn't keep you from thinking of smoking.

The patch doesn't keep you from smoking.

If it did, you wouldn't have smoked.

I used 10 patches and didn't put any emphasis on what they were doing. I trusted they were doing what they were supposed to do.

My 4th day, I forgot to put one on and I went without it. I knew it was 10 minutes away

The following week when I forgot to wear one two days in a row,I stopped using them;

That was over 10 years ago.

It was not the patch that kept me quit for 10 years.

It was not willpower that kept me quit for 10 years.

It was realizing

The patch doesn't keep you from thinking of smoking.

The patch doesn't keep you from smoking.

I kept one in my wallet for my entire first year with the promise I would put it on rather than smoke.

Nicotine makes you want nicotine

/blogs/jonescarp.aka.dale.Jan_2007-blog/2011/06/26/what-to-expect-in-the-first-four-months 

[diamond01]

ok, I have 3 patches left, and I will just stay positive, I know I can do it I just put so much stress on myself thinking I am going to fail.

[susan_m]

This is the hardest part of the quit:  if you think you'll fail, you will. Don't allow yourself to think that way. 

[susan_m]

Seriously, you can do it. I'm so glad you reached out. Quitting sucks, but it can't be THAT bad, or millions of us wouldn't do it.

[JACKIE1-25-15]

Hi Diamond, sorry that you smoked.  Quitting smoking is more than just using NRT's you still have certain behaviors that you must relearn.  I am not sure whether you have been studying about nicotine addiction so here is a little bit of info that will help you along the way.  If you already have this disregard.  Education is the key to a successful quit.  

 Start First, by educating yourself about nicotine addiction.  Education is the key to a successful quit.

Read: Freedom from Nicotine My Journey Home and Nicotine Addiction 101         

Here are the links      http://whyquit.com/whyquit/LinksAAddiction.html   and http://whyquit.com/ffn/

Also Read   Allen Carr’s book, “Easy Easier Way to Quit Smoking”.       

The link is here:  http://media.wix.com/ugd/74fa87_2010cc5496521431188f905b7234a829.pdf

 Go to the home click on Community Help  tab and get started. We will support you. You are in your journey for freedom. Stay close and let me know how things are going. If you like I will follow you and you follow me so we can be connected. 

[YoungAtHeart]

I didn't use patches  but it makes sense to me to just start again on the strength you were using.

Take a moment, too, to think about what caused you to make that decision to smoke and make a plan now for what you will do differently next time the same circumstance/emotion happens.

This really is quite simple!  You make the decision not to smoke another cigarette NO MATTER WHAT and you honor that decision. 

You can't win an argument with yourself about it - so don't have it!

You CAN do this!  I have faith in you.

Nancy

[elvan]

The sooner you quit and stay that way, the faster your recovery will go.  No cigarettes, lighters, ashtrays, or other smoking paraphernalia in the house, make it HARD to smoke and make getting rid of smoking materials a "ritual", dowse them in water crumble them up, tell them they are no longer in charge.  I never used the patch, I quit cold/smart turkey.  I would say you keep going as if you never smoked but I am not sure that's the best advice.  No one can MAKE you smoke anymore than anyone can make you quit.  We all want to help but you have to take the steps one at a time.