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Sat-11-09-2021, 13:49 PM
It is very hard KatT - but you can do it definitely!! It took me three attempts to stop, mainly because every time I tried I lost someone close to me and subsequently attributed it to stopping smoking (terrible excuse really)!! The stress of losing them made me smoke again - I didn't really need to smoke but started again anyway.
Smoking is so habitual - once the carbon monoxide has left your body, you shouldn't really crave for nicotine - hence the 'habit' kicks in and associating it with certain times of the day (first thing or after breakfast, mid morning coffee, after lunch etc). The cravings will get less and less each day though, promise! I used to have a sugar free mint/boiled sweet when I had a craving - always held a pen or something in my hands too - seemed to work for me.
I think if you can do it for a few days, you will feel euphoric and hopefully it will give you the motivation to carry on but do take each day at a time - I'm sure you will smash it!!
Smoking is so habitual - once the carbon monoxide has left your body, you shouldn't really crave for nicotine - hence the 'habit' kicks in and associating it with certain times of the day (first thing or after breakfast, mid morning coffee, after lunch etc). The cravings will get less and less each day though, promise! I used to have a sugar free mint/boiled sweet when I had a craving - always held a pen or something in my hands too - seemed to work for me.
I think if you can do it for a few days, you will feel euphoric and hopefully it will give you the motivation to carry on but do take each day at a time - I'm sure you will smash it!!