Lilly

I was going to post at the end of Day 1 but I'm too excited. I've been quit for 34 whole minutes ???? How spooky that Reci answered my "panic post" literally one minute before my quit started ?? So yes the timeline was right. My hands are warm and my feet are like two oven baked potatoes. Oooh 40 minutes now ?? OK I promise not to count down the entire 24 hours!! So far so good ?

I read this post at the beginning of the week and have read it numerous times a day since. It's heartbreaking and uplifting at the same time. I think most of us can recognise ourselves in there with perhaps just a slight change of circumstances. Thanks for a great post that is obviously timeless.

Good to see all these NOPE posts ?

Thanks everyone ?

Thanks for the instructions ?

Can anyone tell me how you add a whole thread to a post and call it something like "here."

Today I have bought lots and I mean lots of quit treats. I've got puzzle books, long lasting sweets like soft chewy caramels, crisps, books and finger food such as nice cheese, olives and dips. I am trying Jo's idea and have gone for Bergamot oil. Apparently it is supposed to relax you. I'm not sure if the quit tool box is just an imaginary item but I bought an actual box too ? Quit date is set for Thursday so will be back and will be bringing my "A Game."

You guys are something else. I just can't get over all these tips to help me out. I feel different tonight. I'm taking every single word on board and I'm excited about preparing and then putting it all into practice. The real thank you to you all will be when I post that I made my first day ? Goodnight all.

Jane that poster hit a nerve so definitely putting that in my quit box ?

Jillar you genius. Thank you for being so patient because the desktop option worked ???

I don't have the option to enable messenger. Maybe it's because I'm on a phone and the option is only available on a computer. I don't have a computer but will go into the library this week and use one there to check. Thanks for all your help Jillar.

I can get to notification settings but there's no option to switch messenger back on. Jillar would you mind sending me a test PM to see if it goes through.

I switched my personal messenger off and now I can't see how to put it back on lol. Help ?

If I post an SOS I need to remind myself of how I feel right now. I'm desperate to make my next quit stick and that won't happen if I give in every time things get tough. If I smoke I will keep taking myself back to square one which is where I am now. If I ask for help and cling on whenever I feel shaky I will keep moving forward. Everyone else here is fighting for their quits and I have to start fighting for mine. I want to quit while I can and not be lying in a hospital bed sobbing because I kept on smoking.

Oh guys this is brilliant stuff. So many great ideas that I can't wait to put into practice. I wouldn't have thought of any of this on my own. I guess I'm starting to realise what it means to be part of the community.

Great advice Jillar. I wouldn't have thought of that at all so it's really helpful.

Thank you everyone for your lovely posts. Sazerac a special thank you to you for your post. Only someone with a really good heart would have written your response. I need you to know your posts had nothing to do with my quit. I sabotaged my own quit and threw it away through my own bad choices. I'm very lucky to have you and everyone else here looking out for me. I've done a pre-quit thread so come over and have some hot coffee and doughnuts ?

So I had a quit going but relapsed. This may sound a bit silly but I've tried to quit lots of times and know that some have been ok and others were a living hell (my last quit fell into the living hell category). A couple of lovely ladies suggested I don't stay away until I quit and I'm going to take their advice. The reason I think they're right is because this time I need to do things differently. The things I'm going to change to make this next quit stick is tell everyone I'm quitting. I haven't done that previously and I think that's because I've never truly meant it. It's like I hide it so I have permission to cave in and that has to stop. I'm going to join in and ask for help when I'm feeling I can't carry on. I haven't done that before either and I think that might be so you don't talk me out of it. I'm going to quit and stick with it. If I have to eat my own weight in chocolate or bore you all to tears for hours making it all about me me me then I'll do it. Lastly I'm going to listen to all the advice that is given on here by those who have gone before me. I haven't picked a specific quit date yet. I'm going to because I think that will help me to prepare. It is my birthday on Saturday and I want to have started my quit before then. I refuse to let another birthday go by as a smoker. If you get time it would be really helpful if you would share any hints and tips for the first week so that I can keep referring to this thread.

As I spoke about you on the forum publicly I thought it only fair I apologise to you publicly. I'm sorry if I over reacted about the whole nicotine free thing. I know you only have good intentions and I have probably made you feel really uncomfortable. I lost my quit and yours is still strong. I think that proves that your mindset and views are right and mine was all wrong. You've been here a very long time and helped so many. I've been here five minutes and probably made you feel bad about being in what is like "your home." I hope when I get back with a quit intact we can wipe the slate clean and you will share your knowledge and wisdom with me. Lilly