Day 8 finished, annoying thoughts.

[nsd_user663_33095]

Hey guys, well my first post in the week 2 forum.

I just finished day 8, and it was a pretty annoying day craving-wise. Yeah, the bad physical cravings are over, and I don't think about cigarettes as much as I used to, in fact the past 2 days have both been a total breeze.

Well today I felt like smoking, in fact I felt like smoking a lot. It's been a perfect, sunny day, even though it's evening it's nice and warm outside. I've had a few beers with friends, and it just feels like the perfect time for a freakin smoke.

I've been having doubts if quitting is really what I want to do, if it's really worth it. I know I am addicted and all, but I still feel like I enjoyed smoking, not just to fullfill my nicotine levels.

Bah, I don't want to smoke, but I don't want not to smoke either, it sucks. I've decided to sleep on it and see how I feel in the morning, maybe it's just the alcohol talking - I really hope so, I just don't want to miss smoking for the rest of my life.

[nsd_user663_20978]

Hey guys, well my first post in the week 2 forum.

I just finished day 8, and it was a pretty annoying day craving-wise. Yeah, the bad physical cravings are over, and I don't think about cigarettes as much as I used to, in fact the past 2 days have both been a total breeze.

Well today I felt like smoking, in fact I felt like smoking a lot. It's been a perfect, sunny day, even though it's evening it's nice and warm outside. I've had a few beers with friends, and it just feels like the perfect time for a freakin smoke.

I've been having doubts if quitting is really what I want to do, if it's really worth it. I know I am addicted and all, but I still feel like I enjoyed smoking, not just to fullfill my nicotine levels.

Bah, I don't want to smoke, but I don't want not to smoke either, it sucks. I've decided to sleep on it and see how I feel in the morning, maybe it's just the alcohol talking - I really hope so, I just don't want to miss smoking for the rest of my life.

you wont miss smoking for the rest of your life i swear your days will get easier as time goes on you just have to break each trigger and associations and as you do it will get better

i dont know how long you have smoked but just think u have spent probably years creating triggers and associations smoking at happy times, sad times, stress times, just finished washing up times, done the hoovering times, after food times the list is endless basically anytime u felt u deserved one now u have to undo those triggers and associations and it can be done

at the moment your addiction is stronger than u and u need to just bulldoze your way through it watever it takes and after a little while u are equal with your addiction then u become stronger than the addiction and at that point u see the freedom not smoking gives u

freedom for me is .......

i am healthy, not wheezy, dont cough, dont get breathless, dont smell, dont have to sit outside, dont have to be a slave, dont have to waste my time smoking

and u get to a point u embrace that freedom and u want it more than u want cigarettes and u appriciate wat u have done for yourself

believe me i was a complete dependant smoker never in a million years did i believe i could cope with life without cigarettes but i can i did it and so can u

[nsd_user663_32978]

Hi Smokecat,

I know how you feel. There have been times when I have doubted my decision but then I think about the fact that I am working so hard to beat this that I am not going to give in.

I agree the sunny day and alcohol probably didn't help (reminds of summer in a pub garden). Thankfully it is grey, miserable and wet here so I am less tempted.

Keep going you have done so well and remember us lot are behind you 100%.

Lingy

[nsd_user663_33095]

Thanks for your support guys.

I feel better about it today. What Boo says is right and I know what triggered me was the alcohol and sunny day etc. I knew that yesterday too. After a week-long struggle (though some days were easy), you just kinda wish it was over already.

But well, I never expected this to be easy, and I'm doing ok now. The first 7 days I basically isolated myself and dealt with the physical cravings. Now I am going back into normal life, and it poses a lot more challenges, some which are quite subtle. The fact that you don't constantly face cravings can actually be a hidden trap, because during the first days I constantly reinforced my motivation to quit. I had to kept telling myself why I wanted to quit, and that I indeed wanted to quit.

Now I don't think about cigarettes for maybe a few hours, and then all of a sudden a slight craving hits me: "wouldn't a cigarette be great right now?", and since cigarettes have been off your mind for a while it's much easier to just say "well sure, why not".

I'm glad I learned this lesson and did so without falling into the trap: Be ever vigilant.

[nsd_user663_33212]

Keep going your posts are really helping me I am nearly at the 7 day Mark you are doing so well

[nsd_user663_32559]

I'm glad to see that you didn't cave in to your cravings, I hope that you can stay strong!!!