You can sometimes hit up the VicEmergency app for a just of what’s up.

Do what works for you. Some people can go to sleep with the tv on and some people can’t. I listen to podcasts and audio books. It’s like someone’s reading me a bedtime story.

Same. I’m considering sorting out my library card so I can use a book

Edit: Otherwise you could put on an asmr or brown noise video to listen to lying down until you drop back off

I pop an audio book on low volume with a timer. Usually something I’ve read before. It’s enough to distract my brain but not too stimulating and no light. I usually drop off fairly quickly.

There’s only been one place that I’ve cried rivers moving out of, the rest I’ve just been “thanks, byeee”.

Is the new place feeling like home?

never leave the house with one in the chamber. Especially if it was put there by coffee.

This is my hesitation about ever living in an apartment. I’m a light sleeper and neighbours being noisy through paper thin walls would be a nightmare. I think there’s a desperate need for legislation to set minimum sound proofing standards for apartments. It would make them much more desirable.

thats a punchable offense. Or at least a stern word the next morning. are your switchboards on the outside of your appartments?

ooh really, really, ridiculously good looking!

So pretty!! 😍

I’ll be doing the same in spirit!

You can do this Ceo. Even if you don’t get it right the first time just try again.

I have faith in you!

You absolutely GO GIRL, I love this for you!! Tis the season for change indeed. Cry and be a cunt all you need in here, you’ve got our full support in this endeavour! Love that you’ve got solid reasoning and goals behind you.

You can do it! I believe in you!!!

What others have said about patches is good advice!

Also, find something to do with your hands! Lozenges should help with the ‘mouth feel’ but you may need to do something with your hands as well when you have an urge - it’s a mental thing. You might get all fidgety, so maybe take up drawing/doodling or knitting, reading may help, or a free mobile game or something!

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Good luck! I was a real see you next Tuesday and had to taper very slowly.

Those are very valid reasons, benefiting others and most importantly your health. I’m lucky that I never took up smoking even though I was surrounded by friends / family who smoked. So I don’t have any advice to share except you got this!

You got this. I’m 12 years free next month. I used patches too, and the man followed me 6 months later but he too champix. Its tough, and I used the quit app at the time, it had games and info which helped. Treating each craving as it comes and then celebrating that success later worked for me. Because they’re just cravings, and life has thrown worse shit that I’ve survived, you know?! Anyway, best wishes on your journey, and find something for your hands!

Right on. Sincerely hope you manage to quit, but keep in mind, those fuckers are real addictive and really hard to quit so don’t beat yourself up too much of it doesn’t go as straight forward as you hope. I smoked heavily for 14 years. Took me about 5 tries to be successful in quitting. 14 years ago in February just gone… Having said that, I hope your smash it. Look into Parkrun for jogging. It’s the bomb.

I haven’t smoked regularly for maybe 4 years now, I successfully quit using lozenges. Downside is, I’m now hopelessly addicted to the lozenges. Oh well, less weevils and all that

Sorry for the double reply but just re-read your spoiler. Be warned about Japan. Not smoking is extremely hard despite you not being allowed to smoke in public. 20%+ of the population smoke.

The cigarettes are $6 for 20 Marlboro Red and you can smoke indoors whilst eating food in some places. The novelty of it means you will almost certainly smoke. I did as I couldn’t resist. Excessively. Last year. And I quit about 6 years ago. If you’ve recently quit it will be even harder for you. You will almost certainly smoke there. Even my non smoking partner smoked.

You’re tough and determined. You will win! Congrats on the decision, we are here for any venting when the see you next tuesdays hit!

Tips:

Nicotinell over nicorette, fuckton cheaper.
If you can’t control dreamstates then take off before sleeping.
Sour gummy worms

I’m gonna be such a cunt

All of us here will still love you :)

Good luck Chief. 🤞

I found having an emergency spray thingie in my handbag was very helpful when I was starting on patches. Cos patches take time to work and the spray is immediate and tides you over until the patches kick in. I didn’t like using the gum.
I also found that the patches sometimes left a sore red mark on my skin when removed. Usually when that bit of me got overheated or sweaty. Chemist also warned me NOT to put the patch anywhere near where I was going to spray perfume or deodorant - apparently these kick the patch glue into overdrive and can burn the skin chemically. I usually ended up putting the patch on my upper leg. Hope this helps a bit.

You can cut the strong patches up to make weaker ones, no need to pay the same price for a seven pack of half strength ones.

I’ve got a bit of hair pretty much everywhere, I’d put some sports tape over the patch to hold it on.

Sticking stuff to your body, tape or patches, after a while the sticking gum stuff will cause a bit of irritation. After removal, cleaning the site with alcohol swabs or an essential oil on a cotton bud will remove the leftover gum in a way that soap won’t.

My mate got onto the official nic vapes via a prescription he got online.

Patches gave me weird sleep, I took them off in the evening.