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Day 4- Cravings less frequent, but stronger...

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Arrghhhhhh.

Today, well, since last night actually, I've experienced strong cravings. Like nothing else will do.

As if my body is telling me that any foods or treats or drinks are not replacements for cigarettes and it wants one. I want to go out for one. I want one. Nothing else will do. Eating meals or drinking coffee seems so hollow....

It's not nicotine i really want - dosed up to the eyes on patches and inhalators - i just want the smoke.

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dunno if this could help - Caffeine in coffee can make cravings much worse I remember in the past Reading that for the first 3 weeks or so to try and stick to decaff - may be worth a try?

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Arrghhhhhh.

Today, well, since last night actually, I've experienced strong cravings. Like nothing else will do.

As if my body is telling me that any foods or treats or drinks are not replacements for cigarettes and it wants one. I want to go out for one. I want one. Nothing else will do. Eating meals or drinking coffee seems so hollow....

It's not nicotine i really want - dosed up to the eyes on patches and inhalators - i just want the smoke.I have felt like that alot today... the nothing else will do type cravings... from memory, these heavy duty cravings don't last very long at all. I think they lasted about 36 hours during my last quit ( that was the only other time I experienced them!)... I have started to aknowledge them outloud, and it seems to relieve the intesity a bit.

Hope they are gone tomorrow.

x

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It's not you that wants the fag, it's the nicotene that wants you.

Who's stronger? You, or some crappy drug that's turning your lungs to blackened rags and shortening your life and making you paranoid about the smell, and costing you a fortune, and potentially destroying a relationship before it's even begun?

You. You're stronger. You can and you must get through this.

x

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'Who's stronger? You, or some crappy drug that's turning your lungs to blackened rags and shortening your life and making you paranoid about the smell, and costing you a fortune, and potentially destroying a relationship before it's even begun?'

What was the second option again???:D

Argh. I know..... you're right... I just keep feeling like I'll ALWAYS want one.

It seems mad that i won't.

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No smoke without fire...

You can still enjoy the smoke. Have you any candles? any incense?

Get it all going on girl and sit in the middle and meditate, connect up to your chakras.

My God I am turning into a right old Hippie now. I can be anything I want to be now I'm not an addict, but seriously, I found candles and incense helpful. Keep the fire burning...

And if it dont work, blow them all out and go to bed- tomorrow is a new day, and most smokers have horrible sleep hygiene cos they keep having 1 last fag before bed- I used to have about 5:rolleyes:.

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As a Dylan fan, this should be your mantra:

'Any day, any day now,

I shall be released'.

I know how you feel, really I do. And it's probably true that we'll always have moments when we could cave in and smoke, even years down the line. But once we're past the worst, and the dependency is broken, we can get past those moments just with rational thinking, I reckon.

Don't let your addiction do the talking x

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Never mind smoking cravings ruining my bank balance or any new relationship, I was sitting here for so long thinking about it, that my pizza burnt in the oven. So it ruined that too.

So I got the smoke I wanted at least....:D

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ohhhh dear.. LOL.

I'm sitting here continuously switching between the forum, and playing stupid bubble shooting games, just to give my hands something to do.

Luckily, I think I may have a slightly obsessive nature, so I can attack these bloody games with a competitive ferocity that does tend to take my mind off things.

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I'm REALLY worried about going back to work.

Even now, I'm getting ready for school holidays to end, and feel like i'm 'going back' to normal life....

I want one. How the hell am i going to get up tomorrow? I'm thinking of not taking any money with me to work so i can't buy them....

Half ten will kill me off.

And that stupid lunch hour.

I might ask if i can start doing homework club now after making a song and dance of the fact that i wouldn't do it because of smoking breaks in lunch.....

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Good luck at work - you know deep down you can do it! Remember your deep breathing if ur stressed and drink lots of water. You have done so well already you know it will get easier xxx

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Its 4am. I have to get up at 7....

I'm so worried about how I'm going to last at work tomorrow. Or rather today....

:s

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Just some advice from experience of yesterday. It was my first day back to work and I will not lie, it was hard. I sort of concetrated on what I was going to eat and instead of avoiding answering the phone, I picked it up after the first ring, any time occupied is time not craving.

You are stronger than an addiction. It might seem hard but once we all come out the other end non-smokers we will be so proud and know what we are then capable of.

Good luck today!

xxx

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