amymoore41673's Status Update on 09/01/2020

[amymoore41673]

Day 1, already a fail. I built myself up saying today would be the day....my original quit date is a week from today but I thought I didn't want to wait any longer, I was excited to start this new journey, then boom, first thing this morning I had to have that drag. it turned into 2 drags, put it out, light it back up for another couple drags and put it out again. I ended up having 1 whole cigarette before I left for work. Stupid me, made sure I had a few for 'backup" in case I couldn't handle not smoking so I did stop and have a smoke on the way to work (plus side, I did not smoke in the vehicle as I normally do). It's so true your first day, all you thing about is smoking. The lozenges make my mouth and throat feel tingly. I bought a big bag of dum dum lollipops as a go to...here it is 8 am and I have smoked 3 cigarettes. There will always be cigarettes around as my husband and son both smoke. How do you all get past the cravings when you know that "life saver" is still there if you REALLY need it? 

[Jen_819]

Hi Amy! I am on Day 8 of my quit journey. It is hard, we all know that, but you have to make it YOUR QUIT JOURNEY! My son and fiance both vape, but I have to remember that I don't want to go back to Day One! When I get an urge I come here and read. If it is really bad I will even vent just to stay busy for that 3-5 minutes that a craving will last. Keep this site in your favorites. I have it up all day! Good luck and we are all here for you!

[Cousin-Itt]

You haven't failed   First I would suggest you take time and read and learn everything you can about quitting smoking 
​Allen Carr's  "Easy Way to Quit Smoking" may be beneficial. Look at other types of NRT and talk to your Doctor for advice   
​On your quit day you must destroy all back ups.  Talk to those around you who smoke ask them for there support and not there smokes   Quitting is very doable but it takes work and There is NO EASY WAY
​I'm sure you can do this
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​Carl 

[Barbscloud]

Welcome to the Ex.  Quitting isn't about failure.  Most of us have had many attempts to quit.   We learn something about ourselves with step of this journey.  If you haven't done so, educate yourself about nicotine addiction and create a quit plan.  These two steps make quitting possible.  Reach out any time you need support - before you smoke!
​Barb

[amymoore41673]

Thank you both so much! I am going to do this! I just need to prepare more I'd say. The first time I set my quit date at 9/9/2020 and I think since I'm fooling and tempting myself so much today that I will keep the quit day at 9/9 and if I am smoke free before that, then that's ok! 
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[maryfreecig]

You jumped ahead. Good for you! You thought positively and that's a good thing. Now you know that quitting is about quitting an addiction. You are not just quitting cigarettes, you are quitting a dependency. You have come to the best support community and website that I know of. We're here all the time. Keep opening doors to your quit and grow your confidence. Welcome to Ex. Here are some great blogs by fellow members of becomeanEx
​https://excommunity.becomeanex.org/blogs/oldbones-larry/2020/05/08/two-sides         Two Sides by La...
https://excommunity.becomeanex.org/blogs/Youngatheart.7.4.12-blog/2019/08/05/give-this-the-time-it-t...   by Nancy
​https://excommunity.becomeanex.org/docs/DOC-1820-helpful-blogs-discussions-comments-videos-links-inf...       compiled by Giulia

[sweetplt]

Please do the work and suggestions given by others...be prepared on that quit date...and throw all smoking paraphernalia the night before away...you can’t smoke what you don’t have ... You can do this...you have to retrain and do something else...other than smoke...we are here for you...Colleen 

[elvan]

You CAN do this. Do not keep your cigarettes around as “life savers” they are life destroyers. Please ask your husband & son NOT to smoke in the house & not to leave smoking paraphernalia around. There is nothing wrong with asking for support. YoungAtHeart  has a great welcome filled with all kinds of reading & suggestions to help you on your journey. Plan your quit, don’t give up.
​Welcome to EX.
​Ellen

[YoungAtHeart]

The only thing at which I believe you failed was in preparing for your quit. DO NOT keep any cigarettes around when you quit.  Doing so is giving yourself permission to fail  Any you have left on your quit date should be put under running water and squished into the trash.
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​Sorry, but the site won't allow me to copy and paste into this window, and the workaround jerryrigged to access member pages won't let me do it as a private message, either.  If you write a blog to introduce yourself to the wider community, I can respond there (Home-top left, then center box,"Post to My Blog")  If you don't want to do that, you can check out some of the blogs (Home,  Latest Updates) for folks who title their entries with things like "want to quit," or "Day One" or anything that indicates they are just starting out.  I should have posted my welcome there! 
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​I'm glad you are here.  Get educated!  Plan!  Prepare!  Get Support here!  COMMIT to never smoking another cigarette  NO MATTER WHAT!   We can help with all but the last.
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​Nancy