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    My very first post, on day 16 of my quit, with updates...
     
    Day # 16 the hardest so far
     
    Started by action, Oct 28 2013 06:07 PM
     
    Afternoon All,
     
    Just looking for some opinions/advice. So I've been free from tobacco since 12th October (Cold Turkey), and I've had an almighty cough (and the flu) while my lungs tried to clean themselves up, and that really helped in stopping me having a smoke.
     
    I've just recently recovered and this day has been the hardest so far. Have had many many cravings for a cigarette. Been chewing normal gum to try and get over it, but it's been a really long, difficult day; really had difficulites concerntrating on work. It's been almost unbearable.
     
    Can anyone tell me in there own experience after how many days do the cravings lessen?
    Just writing this message seems to have calmed me a little, but just hoping to hear some friendly support and your thoughts.
    Thanks for your time all.
     
    Posted 29 October 2013 - 01:03 AM
     
    Wow guys, this is probably the most helpful thing ever. I thought I might get one or two people chipping in with a bit of advice, but the sheer amount of replies in such a short time has made me even more determined.
     
    Like I said earlier, hardly any of my family and friends smoke, so I'm not sure they really understand quite how hard it is. Was emotionally drained after today, and when I saw my wife she was supportive, but she's never smoked, so maybe she doesn't realise quite how hard it can be giving up...
     
    I quit once before for 6 months, and I have literally no idea why I had a relapse. But I am so sure that this time I'm gonna stag quit for good.
     
    And the cigarettes in my house are being given away tomorrow.
     
    I hope I can help others in the way you have helped me today. Hopefully I can get on here in time if I have a SOS moment!!
     
    Posted 29 October 2013 - 11:30 AM
     
    Thanks to all of you for getting me through yesterday. The important thing is that I still haven't had a smoke, and today I feel much better (atm). I also managed to offload my stash of cigarettes!!
     
    Just this morning, I took the car to the garage for an MOT, and walked the rest of the way to the office (about 20 minutes). Usually after this journey, I feel slightly short of breat, or have a stich, but this morning, I felt absolutly great after the walk - it's really amazing that so much difference is possible after only (nearly) 18 days.
     
    So, thanks again to everybody's kind words, and I'll try and post encouragement for others who need it, weather they be new quitters or someone who just needs a bit of help in hard times.
     
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    (Special thanks to the following QT members for posting on my very first thread and making me feel so welcome; Jimmy, Sarge, Betsy, Holski, Tiffany, Armed, Jenny, Nancy, Beacon, Colleen, Pip)
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    My First Cigarette

    By action,

    I still remember my first cigarette.
     
    I was probably about 12 years old. Every summer I used to visit and stay with my Gran & Granddad in their beautiful cottage in the New Forrest. I used to love these weeks; we had horses, rabbits, chickens, ducks, sheep, cows, a donkey… it was so much fun for someone my age. I used to build treehouses and play out in the barns and fields, just doing what a 12 year old boy does best. It was all very innocent. Then I met up with a guy called Barry. He was so cool. I wanted to be just like Barry. From that point on we did everything together, we were thick as thieves; inseparable.
     
    I remember going into Lymington town with Barry and we met up with a couple of girls that he obviously knew. This in its self was pretty cool and exciting – I didn’t really hang around with girls all that much back home (and not through lack of trying lol) ;) I remember Barry telling me he was going to try and get some cigarettes from a newsagent. He came back with a smile on his face and a packet of 10 Lambert & Butler in his hand. We were kind of hidden down an alley next to some shops and he and the 2 girls all had a cigarette. I said I didn’t want one. Then another girl started walking towards us. One of the girls quickly gave me her cigarette and explained that this girl would tell on her if she saw her smoking. So I held onto the cigarette – didn’t really know how to hold it properly – wanted to copy Barry or the other girl, but they were holding them differently. Decided on copying Barry because maybe he was holding it the ‘man’s way’. This other girl stopped and talked to us for what seemed like forever. Eventually it was too tempting; I tried it. I coughed my guts up and it was disgusting. I remember asking them why they smoked them if they tasted so bad and they told me it was cool. The next day Barry bought another pack of 10 and we both finished the pack in about an hour. I was getting better; not coughing my guts up all the time, and it was getting easier with each smoke. We both started doing odd jobs from people around the village – they probably thought any money earned would be spent on sweets o toys. We spent it all on cigarettes.
     
    From this point onwards, I still looked forward to my trips to the New Forrest, but now I wasn’t looking forward to seeing my grandparents and all the cute animals and working on my treehouse. I was looking forward to seeing Barry and all the girls he knew. But mostly I was looking forward to smoking more than anything else. This was the start of my addiction, and as soon as I was old enough to afford to buy my own regularly, I was going to be a full time smoker.
     
    I am going to try to start posting some of my earlier posts as a kind of journal. Both to reinforce my quit, and (hopefully) to help others. (Thanks Rachael for pushing me to do this :P)

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