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Hi Laura Glad that you're doing ok :) With regards to tomorrow, 2 choices. Will going threaten your quit? Do you think being around alchohol will weaken your resolve, do you trust yourself? If not reconsider going as it would be a real shame to put yourself in a position that could jeopardise your quit. OR....if you are of the solid mindest that life goes on, nothing will jeopardise this quitbthen go with a plan of how you will deal being in that environment and not smoking. Only you know you and which choice guarantees success. :)

Creased up ;)

Evelyn....have just literally read this! ....and thought it really might help you. AMP- the power of electricity Being able to move on can be seen as a three part process (after an event you wish hadn't happed, you smoking again) This is the power of electricty, AMP- A: Accept- in order to accept something unpleasant, it helps to get it off your chest. Expressing the emotions that the unpleasantness made you feel, as many times as needed. Bottling emotions is the worse thing you can do because it will come back and attack you and others. So you've done that about your last failed quit :) M- Move on- decide when you think you have excersised your emotions enough and want to move on. Don't stop till you are ready to move on. When ready, ask yourself what you want to do now. You have two choices: stay where you are and keep the same problem alive or cut your losses and form a new plan and go forward. It is, as ever, your choice.....You announced you've started a new quit so M seems sorted :) P: Plan- this is CRITICAL to moving on. You can't move on without a plan, otherwise you will just return to the same problem, with the same emotions and the same situation all over again. The plan will take you forward and out of the cycle of trying to accept something that seems unpalatable. The plan must address how you will alter your emotions as practical issues. So if you have a plan already Evelyn then fabulous, if not, maybe having on might prove the key to your freedom forever? Just thought of you as I read it ...think AMP :)

Stay close, if you need to vent then vent, if you want to burst into a song because you feel happy sing. Whatever....just stay closexx

The penny dropped for me in a different way. I was forced to change to vaping (financial reasons) and weeks in the cigarette withdrawal kicked in, holy crap...so poorly. A vetran vaper pointed out to me (as I was kicking off that vaping was a pile of crap!) That the only reason I was having this physical crap going on was because I had smoked, not because I wasn't now smoking, and the penny dropped. Gritted my teeth, reseached the crap added to cigs and knew I would never allow myself to smoke again. That then changed to never even wanting to smoke again, to sorting out getting to zero nicotine (walk in the part compared to cigarette withdrawal) and knowing I don't even need to vape again. Different segments but solid in every segment....happy days.

See ya tomorrow Evelyn, I hope you have things that make you feel happy to do today.... Dr Who...giggle....enjoy whatever you do xx

I am made up for you! I knew you'd do it, balls of steel. Congratulations Julie...sweetpea lotion Julie :)

I had my periods stop for 6 months Tracey and during that time nightly nightsweats. I had my bloods back , Tuesday, and there was nothing in the blood to indicate early menopause....so my end it is down to brain chemistry. Has the doctor offered to check your bloods? I do totally relate to how you feel Tracey, it is pants isn't it. Not pants that we no longer smoke but pants that we smoked has some of us readusting like this. Tracey mine sorted itself out, on the PMS score (although I had no periods) just after six months. Was left flat and fatigued next, which I'm now onto and sorting with running and Chimp Management ;)

A year will be plesant for me, be nice to reflect back on how I started (forced, gritted teeth) to the peace and calm of my mind now. Might even treat myself to a Cinzano and lemonade ;)

I can remember well being 100% adamant that I would never smoke again, ever!....then the mental battles would come which would cause me both confusion and frustration. I turned to Allen Carr and I got his concept but sadly the mental side was not quite there. If this is you, and the mental battle is confusing invest the next 7 minutes watching this, it explains it and might put your mind at more ease. http://youtu.be/kpSndWuUNcM

A sense of peace that it's over, done, and not something I have to do or ever worry about doing again-mental freedom, priceless to me.

DJ Exactly the same my end. Doctor has suggested I go on tablets, but, instead I am reading this book http://www.chimpparadox.co.uk/and already I can see a huge difference in the way I deal with my thinking. It can help you sort out the 'crap/gremlins/untruths in your mind and replace them with helpful autopilots. Might be just up your street?

Wore flip flop all day, blistered my little shoe due to old trainers? No matter, so didn't run in flip flops so instead went for a 30 minute power walk instead. Slap, slap, slap went the flip flop. Crossed my mind to just run on the spot but I needed to get outside, had been stuck in folks houses ironing for 6 hours...prescription fresh air :)

Look after you first Evelyn, the rest will fall into place.

Oh Marti....I argued with myself so much at first it's a wonder I didn't report myself for domestic abuse! Just total crapsvile time, at the time ;) Confused and frustrated was an understatement. Had it not been for the fact my periods had stopped, at that time, I would have swore I was on, everyday!.... lol

How's everyone getting on with it? I'm dying to discuss it but not sure were folk are up to.

I am so made up for you Action, I suspect that you will never forget the 'moment' that you remembered you hadn't give smoking a second thought. :)

... I wouldn't care our Megz has all the running gear, not like I don't know. I tell yer I really worry myself at times ;) Yes....Sportsdirect for me on Sunday. How's you mum today, less raw?

Hello Anna and a great big welcome to you :)

Hiya Laura, a very warm welcome to you :)

Blisterd, weeping rottern little toe. Gutted, didn't give any thought about proper running trainers before I started my running regime. Mind, no matter as I can do 'The Plan' in the house tomorrow, on the spot...no trainers rubbing. Can't believe I didn't give my foot wear more thought....silly buffon.

I can't stress enough how a quit buddy can help, it can feel really lonely without one at the time where you could do with a friend. So grab your partner by the hand I say.... am sure it must make all the difference.

Great news Amy :)