Day One Of My Plan To Quit.

[hmcwil1370]

Okay...so my boyfriend has been trying to coax me for months now to stop...but smoking since I was fourteen, you can imagine it has become a serious habit and a serious security blanket. I need mucho supporto as they say in Mexico. I have no idea how I'm going to do this, but I need success stories-lots of them...more than that I need gruesome details of lung cancer. When I met my boyfriend, I knew that day that I was going to grow old with him-by that I mean WANTED TO. I can't if I don't quit smoking, but it's just not that easy...I don't want to die a slow, painful, pitiful death. I want to die in an amazing accident-sky diving or saving a child or in a third-world country bettering the lives of others...but this habit is tieing me down to a whole lot of nothing. I look forward to hearing responses, so please post lots of them.

On a side note? AH I can't wait to smell good again! (Not that I even remember not smelling like smoke)

Hannah

[judy41]

Hannah, you can do this.  You sound strong and committed.  I'm assuming you've read the Explan.  I can assure you that it, along with this website is working for me.  I am on day 27 - the 1st day was super bad, next 2 days bad, and easier day by day since.  It has been so much worth it to feel, breath and smell better.  I am 63 years old and would kill to have quit sooner in my life.  But better late than never.  I am praying for you, me and all of us!  Nowadays, I just have 5-10 passing thoughts daily of a cigarette.  No big deal for the freedom I've won!

[hmcwil1370]

Thanks so much! I appreciate the support and hope to continue receiving helpful comments like this.

[anacondahead]

Hi Hannah, I have smoked for 31 years, over a pack a day and decided last July to quit. I had Ativan from my doctor for an unrelated condition but it came in real handy in dealing with anxiety. Anxiety would be my biggest hurdle but I only took one pill. I REALLY wanted to quit and that's the key to success. I got the first day down, then the second and after that I couldn't stand to waste all that time by smoking again, so I kept up my quit. When people say, 'I'm going to TRY to quit," they've already lost. I'm now on Day 197 and I can't put into words how friggin' happy that I am that did it. Freedom is great, and I don't smell bad anymore.

Go out to the websites on smoking cessation - there are a lot of them. My fave is quitsmokingonline.com. Good luck!! 

[hmcwil1370]

Thanks so much! Ativan CAN be a big help, as I do have anxiety disorder and have taken Ativan in the past...however I am no longer on any prescriptions and wish there was something to help! I hope to quit solely on the support of others unless I find the money to buy patches or gum to help! Thanks for that much-needed support 🙂