Early days

[confido]

Welcome Mel

[djs]

Welcome mel

You are brave to come on and tell us your story.

We're all behind you 100%, take it easy, hang in there.

[Deleted]

Hi & welcome to the forum, mel. We've all been there, using cigs as a crutch for really bad times & I really feel for you, as the loss of your mum is a biggie. So no beating yourself up with having cigs, but upping your nic level to 24Mg should help you drop them down again.

[maytwin]

Hi mel and welcome from me too. As you say it's early days but I'm sure you can do it. I used to almost have a panic attack at the thought of not smoking at all (having already cut right down) but mid December 2013 I resolved not to buy any more cigarettes and haven't had one since. E-cigarettes have moved on so much since I started dabbling with them in 2012 that I'm still trying to get my head round everything too, but I did upgrade in January and that has really helped. I'm 100% certain I couldn't have done this without the e-cig !

Take care and sorry to hear about your mum.

[ronaldo]

remember today is the first day of the rest of your life and the best thing on the road is finding this forum we will all succeed together

[mel]

Thanks for replies. Still managed to keep off the fags even though a stressful day. Feeling lots more positive thanks guys x

[Steve (VapeStorm)]

Welldone mel
*group_hug*

[Super-Shiny]

Hello and mel

[dhansak]

Welcome mel - well done on being brave - it's hard enough at the best of times let alone where you are now with what life is throwing at you. Really sorry about your Mum - know how that is - Big Hug.

Don't put too much pressure on yourself about the cigs; on the other hand some part of you obviously wants to tackle them now - just be gentle on yourself! As many have said here - every one you don't smoke is a win

Good move on shifting up to 24mg. I was advised to do that too and it really helped. I am a fellow newbie - only started about 6 weeks ago; struggled with 12mg but the jump to 24mg made everything much easier. What really, really, really helped was all the folks here - you couldn't ask for a more supportive, friendly and well-informed bunch. Talk about having backup - wowser!

Wish you all the best on your journey - and good luck with your upcoming operation. Hang in there

[mel]

Big tester this afternoon I go to work, just filling in shifts for sick and those on holiday till after my op. I work in a corner shop and of course we sell cigarettes. Think I will just keep looking at the awful price of them that should help lol

[mel]

I was fine. I could smell them when they came in and saw how much they paid for the cigarettes, and thought that's just how I was. My boss even said it was ok to use my ecig in the kitchen/store room, I was going to nip outside like I used to when I smoked.

Well happy

[Deleted]

It's great not having to stand outside in the cold and rain. You're doing well

[smarties]

hi and welcome mel 

[dhansak]

Well done today mel

[maytwin]

Well done mel - I knew you could do it