Why is it that when you decide to do something like give up smoking your non-smoking friends decide that its all they are going to talk about

right now with the stress of finishing my degree, writing two assignments and a dissertation, selling my house, putting everything into storage, moving to my mothers, persuading my ex hubby that he really does not mind my daughter going to Oz - oh and booking removals and flights , and moving on July 28th........ I am a chain smoking alcoholic.... Anyone wanna join my club?????

It's often been said that you never "cure" an addiction, -you merely swap if it for another, be it food, beer, sex, faith.

So, might I suggest

Good luck with it, hold in there, it's worth it

jamie

Blimey you have got it all going on

I'll join for the booze but your not allowed to give me any ciggies

Alright then No ciggies - bit hey- wine is flowin........ I do hope there are people like me in Cairns..............

A very good tried and still being tested method

I'm sure my other half would like it if I swapped for a sex addiction

Oh dear did you know that Cairns is a dry town? Might have to make some moonshine yee haa

Bix the naughty lion lives their - so you have nothing to worry about

am looking forward to meeting Bix and Co in July.... They sound really interesting and fun

Because they are all s**t. I can say this because I live with Andrew, he smokes! I love Andrew, he smokes! Not said with any malice at all as I decided that I wanted to stop smoking not him. He was just an absolute t**t when I did. He used to go out the back for a ciggie (we don't smoke in our house) and then come in and breath all over me. He said it was to see how strong I was. Oh I was very strong, I warned him if he did it again he would have no . He did it again so he got no for weeks, pmsl.
Good luck, just remember you are not giving anything up, you are gaining everything.
Sarah

Never mind trying how strong you are...tell him how strong/bad he smells...one thing i really notice now I dont smoke

PMSL

But as much as I love my friends the no option isn't really an option

Okay 2 weeks ago i set tomorrow as my date to stop smoking, and i am determined to give this a try with some nicotine patches for 1 week. ( i read that u should give yourself a date to mentally and physiologically prepare yourself for this, god knows !!) And then my mates that have moved to oz a few months ago tell me u can get 30 ciggies for 8 dollars or so to make me carry on !!!

Tomorrow i stop (i try) and i want to wish u the best of luck so that when we get over we are smoke free and we smell lush lol

I am coming upto 4 weeks now and its really hard but it will be worth it - so go for it you have just got to take each day as it comes. I am not using anything like patches or gum cos personally I felt it would just prolong the inevitable so I decided to go cold turkey.

Good luck to you too - I just tend to drink more instead

A lot of places in oz have banned smoking completely, and there are heaps of anti-smoking campaigns. Don't worry, you won't be alone!

My husband says that he will buy our allowance of fags from duty-free when we go, smoke those, then give up. Only time will tell!