I Had a Dream....

[Atomicguy]

...no I'm not turning into Martin Luther King...but I had the most realistic dream about smoking and just wanted to share.

On Weds I was due to go to the hospital for a shoulder check up. On Tuesday night I dreamed I was waiting for a bus to go to the hospital - and was a little stressed so I had a cig. Apart from the fact I drive to the hospital this was SO real - it was a real road where I live with the correct bus route and everything.

Now I've had smoking dreams before - but this dream was so different. In the dream I was SO angry and disgusted with myself for giving in and having one and I could see myself shouting "3 f****ng months you've wasted - now you've got to start again" and my face was all red and angry :mad: - it was very vivid. In fact it was such an extreme reaction in the dream that I woke up.

In the past I have woken from smoking dreams sort of disappointed I'm not smoking - but I woke from this one relieved and so very thankful that I'm NOT smoking and that I didn't give in.

While I feel pretty strong in my quit over the last few weeks this has given me an unexpected boost of determination and confidence that I can succeed at this.

[nsd_user663_5402]

I had a dream that I met a guy who sold me 200 cigs for a fiver, so I bought even more and ended up with a boot full of ciggies.

Weird!

[jackieinv]

Bet neither of you found your dreams funny, but I had a chuckle.

Noticed you both stopped around the same time in August, is there anything you would like us to know???

Jackie

[nsd_user663_3728]

Hi Atpmisguy ans Stateof play :D

I'm sorry I know those dreams are certainly not in the least funny but ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh dear I had to laugh sorry about that

Thanks for sharing that with us

One I had quite a long time ago I was around the 4/5 month mark and is the only one I remember even a little bit about but I was being chased by Vampires and they were promising that if I had a fag they wouldn't bite me I never did find out in my dream if I gave in as I woke up at that point

Love

Marg xxx

[nsd_user663_4990]

I know exactly what you mean by this, and surprisingly? i got a similar vivid dream just after my 100th day I believe. I rememember that dream even now, and like yourself i woke up after the dream immediately, and was so relieved when i realised i'd not actually smoked, that i said out loud a few times... 'Ohhhh thank god for that!!!!!!!!!!' ... my OH woke up and asked what was wrong and I told her, she found it quit funny that i was so relieved but told me if i ever get a bad dream like that again i'm to wake her :)..

Its not happened since, but my god does that feel real in a bad way or what?!!!!!!!!!!

Glad you can draw some strength from it, because the way you felt in that dream would be how you would feel in real life if you caved in now.. so keep going, your doing really really well now, and have come so far into your quit

good for you