Not happy!

[Mrs Reject]

Haven't smoked for two weeks quite happily but now have raw animal cravings for a ciggie :( I think all tobacco products shouls be illegal then we'd have to give up smoking, personally I think smoking is far more harmful than the odd recreational drug taking!
When will the cravings ever wear off?

[technoboiler]

are u using the nicotine patches?....they are supposed to help with the cravings,,,,,keep it up 2 weeks in ya doing great.. :D

[kennptwo]

Two weeks today for me too - it's bloody awful ain't it?
What I've done this time is find a tin and every day I'm putting in the money I would have spent on fags - this is gonna be my savings towards a chop - it's keeping me going at the moment.

[dracken1]

the craving is not always a craving as such. it's you remembering what it felt like to smoke.
unlike say a motorcycle accident were you can remember the pain. so don't crave to go through with it again.

with smoking you remember what that felt like. and no matter what negative things you can remember about it. they don't compare to what it feels like to give up.
sorry i can't explain it any better.
but the craving does go away. on average the first 6 weeks are the worse.

after that it is just memmories, and if you go back to it then . you can put it down to stupidity not craving.

keep at it.
i gave up just before xmas

[ForestFred]

Cravings will go away Mrs R but anyway get an do yer essay!!! that'll take yer mind off it :D

[sprintbint]

As every one says the cravings do go eventually, when I gave up I used the nicorette chewing gum (mint flavoured the original is pretty foul) found it helped. On the gum for about three months then I was fine, I gave up seven years ago and never missed it once. Good Luck it will be worth it in the end.

[Miss Demeanour]

Well many congratulations on getting this far - I'm sure you have done far better than many others. I took a different approach to quitting as quite frankly, I was not very good at just stopping so you have my every respect.

[wegit]

Have you got a dog ??

Take him for a walk to get your mind off it.

Don't do anymore decorating, the luck you have you'll just cause yourself more stress http://www.100-biker.co.uk/forums/images/icons/icon10.gif

[Mitch]

I have four cats - you ever tried taking a cat for a walk on a lead? They just lie down and refuse to move :D You end up taking it for a drag!
The funny thing is I didn't even enjoy smoking that much cos it was always outside, freezing cold and you always feel like there's a big lump in yer chest that won't go away.

[Doro]

good tips for giving up


put lotsa fag ends in an empty jar, half fill wif water, put lid on. when tempted to smoke, open lid and smell the contents


put ya off for life it will





2nd tip - if you're so tempted that you buy some, paint them with light coat of milk, allow to dry, then when you try n smoke em they taste and smell revolting, works quite well apparently.

I've packed in lotsa times, usually last a few years (7 was the longest), but I always find that when you take up smoking again, the first few fags taste rotten, so tell yourself how bad it will actually taste, might work



finally, sit on yer hands, refuse point blank to buy any, and be stubborn to yourself

hope it works :D

[Rabid1]

I gave up ciggies when they went up to £1 a packet good luck to all who are giving up you will notice it in your pocket before anywhere else. :D

[Mrs Reject]

Good idea, nicotine stained fingers are always pretty unattractive too if you smoke roll ups like I did!

[Dougie]

Go through a sh1t load of smokes in a night so that the next morning you cough something up that waves back at you! :eek: Made me stop dead!