It actually only takes about 3-4 weeks to get over the nicotine withdrawal, what is much harder is the habit of smoking, particularly at certain times and in certain situations, but the joy at not being dictated to by the drug was more than worth it 🙂
I hate the fruity smell hanging around. I see a youngish man vaping in his car, and think he is sending smoke signals.i don't let smoking or vaping in my house, so I'm a bit of a b&🙂h. My house, my health, my rules lol
When you are ready and by whatever means are right for you. Good luck
I've just downloaded the book you recommended. I really need to stop smoking. 🙂I was fortunate enough to have already stopped smoking before vI was diagnosed, so I didn't have that extra thing nagging at me. Apart from being one of the best things you can do for your health generally, it's also good for your diabetes as the carbon monoxide in smoke can make it more difficult for your body to control your blood sugar levels. There was no such thing as vaping when I stopped, although I think that were I stopping now, I still wouldn't want to vape and remain addicted to nicotine - one of the things that was getting to me about smoking was my reliance on nicotine and how it had this control over me, like not being able to concentrate without my 'fix'. I tried with patches and gum, but they just kept me addicted and because they weren't the same I just went back to cigarettes
I stopped by reading a short book, Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking - I read it over one weekend and haven't smoked since! I was so amazed I told people at work about it - they read it, and stopped too! I know that sounds unlikely, but the book basically destroys all the 'reasons' smokers use in order to continue smoking. By the end of it I honestly could not think why I would want to carry on doing it 🙂 One of the best things I ever did 🙂
I was chatting to the shop assistant the other day as she was filling up the shelves of the cigarette display - I asked her how much they cost now and was astonished to discover they were £8-£10 a pack! 😱 They had just gone up to £2 when I stopped! At a pack a day you could save £2800-£3600 a year! Most people these days don't smoke, so I always kept that in mind - why should I feel the 'need' to smoke, when no-one actually 'needs' to do it?
Good luck, go for it, and let us know how you get on 🙂
. I was unwell and my Doctor called an ambulance sent me into hospital from the surgery, there I was hooked up to about 4 drips and diagnosed with diabetes, I was like that for 10 days unable to go have a smoke anywhere, so decided to give up smoking and never smoked since that day, no help, no chemicals no gum no patches. was proud of myself having smoked 40 per day for 60 years.🙂
I used to deliberately walk behind people who were smoking in the street, so I could get a bit of a second-hand whiff 😱 But that wore off after a while, and now I really don't like anyone smoking anywhere near me - sometimes hold my breath if I'm passing someone smoking when out on a run! 😱 🙂 Hard to imagine that I was still smoking for 12 years whilst running marathons and half marathons - there used to be a smoker's spot at most marathons where the runners would be having their last ciggy before the start 😱 However, the difference it made to my running was quite astonishing - I found I could breathe properly! 🙂
Hi @Martin Canty. check my post in general messageboard 'Read this if you want to stop smoking' It might help you decide on a stop date. It took me several attempts to finally quit, tried NRT patch, lozenge, under the tongue tab, gum, hypnotism, acupuncture the flaming lot! Quit I think in 2003. Good luck. Every time you fancy a fag, drink a tumbler of water or clean your teeth. Make sure you discard or put out of sight any ash trays, lighters or matches, the night before your stop date so you won't be reminded in the morning! Good luck!
