Hey Cazzzz - we will all get there if we stick at it. I think the honest answer is "ages". But join our October quitter group, it will maximise your chances.
f**K knows, we're in the same boat! (19 days quit for me)
But I don't think about smoking all the time...only when I'd have one. Which is everytime I get stressed at the mo. I'm not sure when that "I want a fag" thought goes away but I've read other peoples posts on here and maybe a couple of months????? Could you obsess about something else (hard I know)!
Well done on stopping smoking for 3 weeks a big achievement.
On day 14 and constantly thinking of smoking!! I wouldnt swap this forum for the world but I do wonder if it contributes to the thinking as I am reading about smoking all the time. or do I come on here because I am thinking of smoking.
you will all be surprised that by now you may think your craving/thinking of a ciggerette all the time but your not
its just that when you do it just seems stronger because there is a period of time when your not craving if you was to jot down the amount of times you craved a ciggy in a day and at what time and done that for afew days you willl notice a difference
also very soon and i mean very soon you will have long periods where you wont even think of a ciggy and then when you do you wilbe shocked about how long it was since the time before
im terrible for writing lists and doing graphs oh and putting reminders on my phone so if you fancy that idea make your own way up it will keep your hand and mind busy and you will be surprised with the results
oh i also put on daily reminders on my phone that im not smoking today going of every 15 or 20 mins just to give me an added reminder and then i would think well actually i hadnt thought of having a ciggy since that last reminder so i changed it to go of every 30 mins and yeah after a while the same thing happened so i just kept upping the time
:confused: hope this isnt confusing anyone and that you get the general gist of what im saying
oh i am glad you got what i was saying given the fact when i was trying to come up with a way of explaining it i hadnt had any sleep and my mind was in overdrive mode so normally just garbage comes out mind you reading it again it does sort of make sense plus def keeps your hands and mind busy which is the main thing
Yes don't worry I totally understand!! My mind is usually in that tired state too but don't worry I did understand and thank you!! I will set reminders on my phone now xx
On day 14 and constantly thinking of smoking!! I wouldnt swap this forum for the world but I do wonder if it contributes to the thinking as I am reading about smoking all the time. or do I come on here because I am thinking of smoking.
Chicken/Egg anyone!?!
lol, that's exactly how i feel, tried staying off this site for a week or so and then decided to go on again, cant figure out if its cause i want to smoke or does it make me worse coming on here lol
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