Nicotine free!

Having smoked since a teenager, I am now at day 13 nicotine free. And I have just had a day from hell - not only have I been let down by tradesmen, I have also had to pay to get work redone. And had to fork out loads more cash for new items etc etc. Needless to say my nerves are shot. And I have no chocolate in the house!
Any words of wisdom, hints, tips, group hugs available from fellow gardeners and/or ex-smokers?
Any words of wisdom, hints, tips, group hugs available from fellow gardeners and/or ex-smokers?
'Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement' - Helen Keller
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The best encouragement I can give is that you are nearly through the worst of the physical cravings. And if you have a cigarette now you will have to go through it all again. Don't waste what you've just been through.
Have a big hug from me, a fellow sufferer, and believe me when I say that from now on it gets better. The craving will go away, I promise.
A glow worm's never glum
Cos how can you be grumpy
When the sun shines out your bum!
tell yourself over and over it’s your brain trying to trick you, and do you really want to go back to day 1,2,3, etc etc
good luck
A A Milne
I used to run for fitness, and whenever I started to flag, I'd set my sights on something up ahead, a tree or a parked car, and tell myself, just get that far and then you can take a rest. Then when I reached that goal, I'd set myself another and keep on going. Do you think the same approach might work when cravings strike ... "I won't have a cigarette now, I'll have one in 10 minutes time,". By which time you'll have forgotten you wanted one.
Watching my father die of lung cancer at 57 stopped me smoking. He and my mum loved each other to bits, and were so looking forward to their retirement. She has now been a widow longer than she was a wife.
in the heatwave of 76 I cut off my waist length hair ......
I found that changing little routines helped ... even sitting in a different chair when I stopped for a coffee, things like that all helped to break the habit.
I'm so very glad I gave up ... my doctor says I've totally changed my health forecast. I'm fitter and healthier and my old age will be better; I don't smell foul, my home doesn't smell foul and I'm much richer
My late Pa used to smoke, not heavily but the house was always smokey. He gave up when he developed COPD ... after they both died doctors told us that it was living in a smokey atmosphere that had contributed significantly to the severe macular degeneration that severely affected Ma's sight. Pa would never have forgiven himself if he'd known that.
So stick to your resolve and plan what you're going to spend all that money on ... have you drawn up a list yet?
I know several people who have been life long smokers, but have given up in their sixties, or older, and stayed 'off'.
The financial rewards alone are a great incentive!