Jump to content

Your First Days, nicotine Free

Sazerac

By Sazerac
in Quit Smoking Discussions

 Share

Recommended Posts

Nancy Mentor

Nancy

Posted
Posted
3 hours ago, Jacob said:

I’ve got 3 days.  This is what’s helped me the most:

God please help me, God please help me, God please help me, God please help me, God please help me.....

???

 

Also calling another recovering Nicotine addict is helping a lot.  Gummy Bears 

Welcome to the board, Jacob, and well done on 3 days.  Please post in Introductions and tell us more about you and your quit.

  • Replies 165
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Popular Posts

Doreensfree
Doreensfree

After smoking for so long my body went berserk... I stayed with the board sometimes nearly 24hours a day....sleep no chance.... I read I read,and then I read some more.... I recieved so much suppor

Sazerac
Sazerac

to:   QTrain re:  first days nicotine Free   In your First Few Days,  while the Nicotine left your body,  what helped you ?   For me,  it was  Sleep  (assisted with over the counter sleep medi

Nicole Diver
Nicole Diver

Allen Carr audible helped me. Exercise, however much you can do can 'fill the void.' Repeating to myself that smoking was just flat off the table, to avoid inner debate.

Posted Images

Latoya Newbie

Latoya

Posted
Posted
4 hours ago, Jacob said:

I’ve got 3 days.  This is what’s helped me the most:

God please help me, God please help me, God please help me, God please help me, God please help me.....

???

 

Also calling another recovering Nicotine addict is helping a lot.  Gummy Bears 

Gummy Bears really do  help?

JB 883 Newbie

JB 883

Posted
Posted (edited)
5 hours ago, Jacob said:

I’ve got 3 days.  This is what’s helped me the most:

God please help me, God please help me, God please help me, God please help me, God please help me.....

???

 

Also calling another recovering Nicotine addict is helping a lot.  Gummy Bears 

 

I did that towards the beginning. It really did help because then God responded, "Ha ha ha JB, we all know where YOU are headed after death" then I heard the sound of flames. Then he said, "You want to end up there sooner than you have to?"

 

I have not picked up a cigarette since my quit date.

 

EDIT - I do hear that hell is a smoking section in it's entirety so I am thinking I will definitely relapse after i die.

Edited by Jetblack
  • Haha 2
Doreensfree Grand Master

Doreensfree

Posted
Posted
10 hours ago, Jacob said:

I’ve got 3 days.  This is what’s helped me the most:

God please help me, God please help me, God please help me, God please help me, God please help me.....

???

 

Also calling another recovering Nicotine addict is helping a lot.  Gummy Bears 

Hi and welcome Jacob...

On our main board...pinned with green squares ...is find of great info to get you up and running...

Yes ..please go to the introduction thread ,and get a proper welcome ,to this fabulous place..

We have a daily NOPE thread too..great way to start the day....

  • 2 months later...
  • 4 weeks later...
  • 1 month later...
Tammy Newbie

Tammy

Posted
Posted

So far, what's helped me is going for a walk, each time I have a craving, my craving is mostly at work, since that's where I smoked.

 

So I just go for a walk, and listen to some podcasts while I'm at it.

Has helped so far.

  • Like 1
  • 1 month later...
  • 1 month later...
TobacNO Newbie

TobacNO

Posted
Posted

I'm still on the first day but so far-

 

 hard candy

 chewing gum

 grape juice

 ice water

 

 As well as lots of reading here on the Qtrain. Those of you who post here may not realize it but you are literally life savers.

  • Like 4
  • Thanks 4
TobacNO Newbie

TobacNO

Posted
Posted

I walked past a favorite hoodie I'd hung on the back of a door this spring and instantly smelled cigarette smoke and it made my mouth water a bit. ?

 

 So, The hoodie went into the wash along with my work uniform and favorite shirts for a second cleaning to make sure there is no lingering siren song of tobacco to lure me back in to big tobacco's legion of cash drones.

 

 

  • Like 5
TobacNO Newbie

TobacNO

Posted
Posted

WOO-HOO!!  I've made it through the first 24 hours! ?  It may seem odd but I was very concerned about making it through this first day more than the days to come. It wasn't fun by any stretch of the imagination but it wasn't as brutal as I had feared,

 

 Checking in here and reading all the advice and personal experiences helped immensely... Along with a lot of gum, hard candies,grape juice and deep breathing when the cravings got vicious.

 

  I'm kind of looking forward to going to sleep tonight because that's like an 8 hour vacation from the battle and it gets me that much further along from the pull of that last cancer stick.

  • Like 8
TobacNO Newbie

TobacNO

Posted
Posted

 WOOT! I can hardly believe it, I've made it 5 full days without smoking!   ?

 

 Having hard candies like Lifesavers, Werther's and Tootsie pops on hand hand definitely help a LOT!  Staying busy has been a big thing for me too. I washed my truck today even though it was raining lightly at the time just to have something to occupy myself. It really did help and I didn't think about smoking much at all during the process. I'm sure people driving by thought I was a raving lunatic though. 

 

 Anyway, These things and the others I posted on day 1 have helped me get this far and 5 days ago I wasn't at all sure I would make it through the first 24 hours without caving into to my addiction.

  • Like 3
Kdad Enthusiast

Kdad

Posted
Posted

Awesome! Don't worry about what people think. If you haven't been addicted to nicotine you don't know what it's like.

By the way... do you have to copy and paste a new ticker each time?

  • Like 3
  • 9 months later...
  • 4 weeks later...
  • 1 month later...
Sazerac Enthusiast

Sazerac

Posted
  • Author
Posted

Bumping this for newbies and lurkers.

This thread is full of things that helped us through the first days of a quit.

Quitting isn't impossible, far from it.  It is an important experience that frees you from nicotine addiction.

 

I bump this to let ya'll know that quitting is one of the greatest things you can do for yourself and the people and animals that love you.

  • Like 2
  • 1 month later...
HeatherDianne Newbie

HeatherDianne

Posted
Posted

This is thread was perfect for me today. I have 2 days !! It has been years since I have gone even a day without smoking - so I am celebrating. I had some very stressful news yesterday and believe me I thought "oh no.- not now " And then realized If I want this quit TRULY - no amount of stress is going to make me light up. Hard to accept that but necessary. And here I am dealing with it - SMOKE FREE and let's face it, I am not trying to get out of work to have a smoke or avoid it - I am taking it head on and smoke free. This is NOT EASY in anyway - but it is possible. 

  • Like 7
Jordan7 Mentor

Jordan7

Posted
Posted

Two days is absolutely amazing!  I hadn't gone even one full day without smoking for almost 2 decades before I quit, so I know well how every hour and day smoke free feels like (and is) a major accomplishment early on.  And good for you for not using stress as a reason to cave.  You're an all-star, HeatherD!

  • Like 5
mightyboosh Rookie

mightyboosh

Posted
Posted
6 hours ago, HeatherDianne said:

no amount of stress is going to make me light up

 

You've overcome one of the most powerful triggers to lighting up again.

A similar thing happened to me a couple of weeks ago and thankfully I came through it as you did.

You've earned this:

image.png.be0ee94ea361697394dad839f357d6eb.png

  • Like 6
Old Man Coffee Newbie

Old Man Coffee

Posted
Posted

Do as much physically demanding activity as your can.  It will remind you why you're doing this in the first place when you're short of breath.  Each day you will be able to do a little more.

  • Like 5

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Restore formatting

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
 Share
Go to topic listing

Twitter

About us

QuitTrain®, a quit smoking support community, was created by former smokers who have a deep desire to help people quit smoking and to help keep those quits intact.  This place should be a safe haven to escape the daily grind and focus on protecting our quits.  We don't believe that there is a "one size fits all" approach when it comes to quitting smoking.  Each of us has our own unique set of circumstances which contributes to how we go about quitting and more importantly, how we keep our quits.

 

Our Message Board Guidelines

Get in touch

Follow us

×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

Guidelines

  I accept
Please Sign In or Sign Up