paulw1969
Ridley rider
- Location
- Long Eaton, Notts.
just over ten calender weeks.....
Diary of a smoker
- Thread starter Peteaud
- Start date
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paulw1969
Ridley rider
- Location
- Long Eaton, Notts.
Ian you are giving the impression youv'e been counting
Nah,
It's easy to remember when I gave up all those year ago as it was when son #1 was born.
paulw1969
Ridley rider
- Location
- Long Eaton, Notts.
thats cheating..
..............goes away and tries to remember his sons date of birth......
....i'm terrible with dates.....drives the missus mad
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
It is about 30 years since I gave up tobacco smoking, but I 'did inhale' other pollutants on the odd party occasion until about 10 years ago. The funny thing was that I didn't count that as 'smoking' and it never led me back onto cigarettes.
I'm sure that a big percentage of the addiction of smoking is psychological. I went cold turkey after 5 years of smoking 20-plus a day and because I told myself that I wasn't a smoker, I hardly ever felt any craving, not even in the first few days without the ciggies. I'd always considered myself as a non-smoker who was playing at smoking, so then I'd merely become a non-smoker who had stopped playing at smoking!
The funny thing was that I didn't count that as 'smoking' and it never led me back onto cigarettes. I'm sure that a big percentage of the addiction of smoking is psychological. I went cold turkey after 5 years of smoking 20-plus a day and because I told myself that I wasn't a smoker, I hardly ever felt any craving, not even in the first few days without the ciggies. I'd always considered myself as a non-smoker who was playing at smoking, so then I'd merely become a non-smoker who had stopped playing at smoking!
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Peteaud
Veteran
- Location
- South Somerset
It is about 30 years since I gave up tobacco smoking, but I 'did inhale' other pollutants on the odd party occasion until about 10 years ago.
I'm sure that a big percentage of the addiction of smoking is psychological. I went cold turkey after 5 years of smoking 20-plus a day and because I told myself that I wasn't a smoker, I hardly ever felt any craving, not even in the first few days without the ciggies. I'd always considered myself as a non-smoker who was playing at smoking, so then I'd merely become a non-smoker who had stopped playing at smoking!
I agree with that, wouldn't have at the start of the year and thought about things far too much, but (so far) with the exception of the 1st week i haven't needed nrt.
Its all in the mind.
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Peteaud
Veteran
- Location
- South Somerset
76 days 
MacB
Lover of things that come in 3's
- Location
- Farnborough, Hampshire
6 minutes
edit, nope back to zero again
edit, nope back to zero again
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Peteaud
Veteran
- Location
- South Somerset
gbb
Squire
- Location
- Peterborough
72 days...it soon racks up 
Are you Charlie Chan
.Just over a week, but with the cravings it feels like yesterday.
gbb
Squire
- Location
- Peterborough
Even at over two months, you have to be vigilant, or at least remain as determined as you were.
Ive got that heavy feeling in my chest, like i need a cig. The wife lit one up earlier on...in my head, i thought 'ooh
' as she took one out of the packet...then instantly realised i couldn't.
Day to day, its easy now...funny how those little cravings still meander into your conciousness.
Ive got that heavy feeling in my chest, like i need a cig. The wife lit one up earlier on...in my head, i thought 'ooh
' as she took one out of the packet...then instantly realised i couldn't. Day to day, its easy now...funny how those little cravings still meander into your conciousness.
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Peteaud
Veteran
- Location
- South Somerset
Even at over two months, you have to be vigilant, or at least remain as determined as you were.
Ive got that heavy feeling in my chest, like i need a cig. The wife lit one up earlier on...in my head, i thought 'ooh
Day to day, its easy now...funny how those little cravings still meander into your conciousness.
Every now and then the thought pops up of "just going for a smoke". I am not going to but its strange as they do seem to come out of nowhere.
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
- Location
- lost somewhere
£2371.50 ago
37 pence on a packet of smokes. Glad i'm quiting.
Joined the NHS quit smoking scheme in Birmingham today (have you seen the price of patches) . It's the one that takes place in Boots, free patches, gums or tabs.
I figured i might as well get all the free help while i can. I have a feeling that the Stop Smoking schemes will stop getting funded by the government
as there excuse is that they are pricing cigarettes out of peoples price range.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17464095
. Glad i'm quiting.Joined the NHS quit smoking scheme in Birmingham today (have you seen the price of patches) . It's the one that takes place in Boots, free patches, gums or tabs.
I figured i might as well get all the free help while i can. I have a feeling that the Stop Smoking schemes will stop getting funded by the government
as there excuse is that they are pricing cigarettes out of peoples price range.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17464095
