bit upset...

[nsd_user663_3687]

...that i woke up this morning and within minutes was really craving a ciggie. its the first time since i stopped that iv had a craving in the morning and i cant figure out why its happened? is it not meant to get better the longer you go without?

obviously i didnt even come close to having one but it really upset me that i was feeling like this when id only been up a few mins! :mad:

[nsd_user663_3633]

It does get better the longer you go, but the problem is that the better it gets the more likely it is for a random craving to catch you off guard.

I have recently come through the worst week of my quit so far - but in general it is much easier day to day than it was at the start.

Hang in there, and keep doing what you're doing - it's working and it will keep getting easier.

[nsd_user663_3641]

Unfortunately there seems to be no set timescales or rules as to when we stop craving or missing the habit. I have been stopped for more than 12 weeks now, have stopped taking champix, and am climbing the walls at times even though I keep busy. So, for some it's a constant battle and apparently for others it's a bit of a cakewalk, but be complacent at your peril!!

[austinlegro 11 Years Smoke Free]

...is it not meant to get better the longer you go without?

Everyone is different and so loads of people will tell you different things.

Personally, judging by what many other write on here, I had an easy quit but I still fancy a fag every now and again when I sort of hoped I’d totally got the thing beaten.

With time I’ve found that the thoughts of smoking. whilst still popping into my head, are pretty much instantly squashed and don’t trouble me in the slightest.

I think that earlier in our quits we get the thoughts more often and have to repel them more vigorously.

It’s all part of the healing process but don’t think of yourself as weak or doomed to failure if you think of fags, that is just not the case, you are after all just fighting an internal battle with your subconscious and it has multiple theatres of conflict, spies, kamikaze pilots and a strategic bomber wing.

All that matters is that you win.!!

[NicFirth 10 Years Smoke Free]

I would agree that you will find that you get the odd strong craving or even period of cravings from time to time and you just need to be aware that it WILL happen and be prepared to deal with it. I find that they are quite easy to ignore when they happen. I had an icky few days a couple of weeks ago, and I've had a number of points that really annoyed me that the cravings could come back quite so strongly.

Its all part of the journey I'm afraid and as Austin pointed out to me I've got 19 years of smoking habit to un-learn. The idea that it can be totally sorted within a few months is just not realistic, and the cost of freedom is never letting your guard down.

Hang on in there and don't be upset its apart of the journey.

Cheers

Nic

[nsd_user663_2892]

On previous quits, I didn't start "craving" a cigarette until I had been stopped for a couple of weeks. The initial resolve and euphoria of stopping smoking would have worn off by then, you see.

This time, however, I recognize those "craves" for what they really are, random memories of a past life, and I can laugh it off instead of dwelling on it.

I still get the "notion" for a cigarette every now and then. I don't know if that will ever go away. I remember year ago my MIL, who had been stopped for about 20years, told me she almost took a cigarette out of my packet, when I had left the room. She had no idea where the thought came from, and was actually shocked to find herself reaching for the packet, as she most certainly didn't want to smoke one!

The good thing is that as time goes on, it becomes easier to brush off those "craves", "urges" "notions" whatever you want to call them

Stay strong and stay stopped!

[nsd_user663_3708]

Stick at it...I feel better today.... so far in any case.... so glad i didnt cave...that would have been dreadful, I would hat myself and it might cost me £40,000 to smoke for the rest of my life.

[nsd_user663_3675]

I can sympathise, I thought I was doing great getting to 3 weeks without a thought for smoking or a craving. Yet this week has been my hardest yet but, I haven't given it to the weed like I would have done previously. I just tried to keep myself busy which hasn't been difficult and today it feels like it's passed.

Just goes to show how it creeps up on you but, I suppose as you go longer and longer without smoking, surely it gets easier (doesn't it??:confused

[nsd_user663_2892]

I suppose as you go longer and longer without smoking, surely it gets easier (doesn't it??:confused

Yes, Kitty, it really does. For me, at least, those thoughts are becoming further and further apart, and so much easier to brush aside

There IS light at the end of that tunnel!

[nsd_user663_3675]

Thanks Barbara for reassurance! I don't feel tempted to smoke but, the thoughts can get on your nerves sometimes!