giving up smoking

[Irishlad74]

Hi,

My wife has started smoking again after 5 yrs. Is this a record, anybody else start again after such a long period.

Cheers.

[Trinny]

I gave up smoking for 6 years, then started again. Fool!

[Irishlad74]

thats kinda what i called the wife but with a few stronger words hahaha.

are you still smoking or have you quit again??

[ummmm]

If she gave up for 5 years she can do it again.

Lot's of encouragement :-)

[Trinny]

No, still puffing away, though I did switch to roll ups. Never been a heavy smoker though, only on 5th one today, but can smoke more if stressed!! or on the vino!

[Irishlad74]

thanks for that.... although it may not sound like it, i am actually supporting her. She is a sucker for the vino too!

[ummmm]

My kinda bird !!!!

In a girl way :-)

[Trinny]

vino and ciggies go hand in hand with me.

btw, I gave up with no problems, just stopped. The only reason I started was because I had a very stressful time (my excuse) But I blame my friend who I worked with who offered me a silk cut... It was downhill from there lol

[ELVIS68]

I give up every 6 months or so for about a month then start again, I only smoke about 10 a day, unless i`m having a drink, then its 10 an hour

[Trinny]

Elvis, I am the same. Maybe we should give up drinking!

[ummmm]

I'm gonna give up soon.....hopefully !!

[Trinny]

What smoking or drinking ummmm?

[Irishlad74]

As liam gallager crooned out " all i need is cigarettes and alcohol"

good enough advice for me

PS. Dont drink or smoke kids lol!!

[ELVIS68]

Give up drinking?...no thanks

[ummmm]

Just smoking Trinny......

Fags that is !!!!!

[picklepants]

I gave up for 8 years - truly felt like a non-smoker but then got a phone call to say that my mum had had a breakdown and was in hospital. Then proceeded to ransack the flat for a cig (my boyfriend smokes and he was out but I knew that there'd be some cigs somewhere) That was 3 years ago and I'm still smoking but getting close to the point where I want to give up again. The only thing is, I now feel that it's like being an alcoholic or having an eating disorder - you never really get over it - you just learn to live without cigs but at any point could come the crunch that makes you need them again.

[Sasha13]

My Gran stopped for 15 yrs then started again. Gave up successfully the second time.

[unruliejulie]

I gave up when i had my first son 15 years ago, for 2 years and like a fool i started again. I gave up again with my second son 4 years ago and this time i have absolutely no intention of starting again, especially now its getting more difficult to light up without everyone on your case. No way could i go for a beer and not have a ciggie! the horror of that!!! lol Its not for me anymore! I do know people who have given up for 10 years or more and succumbed so its always there, just mind over matter i think.

[annie0000]

My hubby gave up for 9 years then restarted (incidentally this was when he met me!) - he smoked for about 3 years then gave up using Allan Carrs easy way - he has not smoked since - that was about 8 years ago - so maybe he is coming up for a restart again! - I hope not though. When he restarted smoking all those years ago, he said to me - " I did something really stupid today" and I guessed that he had bought a pair of roller blades! Well, 8 years on he has now bought the roller blades, apparantly so that he can demonstate to our kids how to skate (so he says) I don't know what is worse, smoking or being a 45 year old man on a pair of roller blades!!! talk about a mid life crisis. LOL