Trust me, you can do it & it is so, so worth it!

For me, the cravings came & went for at least a year. It took another two years for me to find ciggies repulsive & then I knew I had won.

The only thing that got me through was deep breathing while reminding myself why I DIDN'T want to smoke. Everything from what I planned do with the saved money, getting fitter, no smell (you really notice the stink as an ex smoker and think eeekkk no thanks!), no trying to find a spot where I could smoke, not being owned by the cravings & worrying how I'd get through a long meeting or flight, things tasting better, skin clearer. Pick your reason & keep running it through your mind.
I also redirected the money I spent buying ciggies into travel savings so buying them would put my dreams further behind.
I also asked friends not to offer me any - they're so expensive it's unfair to ask anyway!

You can do this!!!! The first 10-14 days will be hard but think to yourself, if you have done it for 7 long hard days, you can do just one more. And repeat every day. Don’t throw away the 7 (and counting days) you have done it for so far! Otherwise if would be wasted.
You’ve got this ;) go you!!!!!!!

You can do it! I did it and I will be honest, my cravings have not gone away 100 per cent. I have been a mon smoker for nearly a year, but when I quit the first time for five years, the cravings were still there. It's something you just have to deal with unfortunately but well done seven days is the hardest!

Ring quit helpline

I quit Nov. 2004. I still do not smoke. I still on occasion have a craving. I do what I always have done. I think about something else. Get busy doing something to take your mind off the smoking. Good luck. I was smoking 2 packs a day.