03-13-2013, 09:10 PM
Hi Goht
Good luck, it gets a lot easier the longer you give up. I gave up in August and I've slipped a few times (like when I visit my folks or my friend) but I don't beat myself up about it. The calender is a good idea then you can see when you do slip and in what circumstances, but the main thing is not to let that derail you, to carry on and not think of it as starting at the beginning and thinking "Oh well, I might as well start up again" it's a journey and there are bound to be hiccups.
The only advice I can give is to get an e-cig, that's what helped me. Though there is a danger of getting hooked on those lol, especially the cherry flavour but after a while even that was too harsh and I couldn't be bothered with the hassle of filling up the cartridges and stuff, before I knew it I'd gone a week without using one and didn't even realise. Exercise and art are great distractions too. Are you doing the bloodsport challenge?
Good luck, it gets a lot easier the longer you give up. I gave up in August and I've slipped a few times (like when I visit my folks or my friend) but I don't beat myself up about it. The calender is a good idea then you can see when you do slip and in what circumstances, but the main thing is not to let that derail you, to carry on and not think of it as starting at the beginning and thinking "Oh well, I might as well start up again" it's a journey and there are bound to be hiccups.
The only advice I can give is to get an e-cig, that's what helped me. Though there is a danger of getting hooked on those lol, especially the cherry flavour but after a while even that was too harsh and I couldn't be bothered with the hassle of filling up the cartridges and stuff, before I knew it I'd gone a week without using one and didn't even realise. Exercise and art are great distractions too. Are you doing the bloodsport challenge?