Big Cravings

[nsd_user663_57219]

Wk4 has been started and for last 36 hours, having big time cravings...also having extreme anger on few things happening right now around me so may be that is the factor ...desiring for fags like anything....

[nsd_user663_54332]

Aww that's a shame, but it does happen sometimes, unfortunately!!

They will pass, and you'll be fine again but it's not good to go through. Take it hour by hour if you need to - a fag won't make you less stressed and angry, we got times like that when we smoked so we'll get them now.

You're doing fab, don't cave in to the stinky fags.

[nsd_user663_57219]

Its just not going away

Its there and not going away....strange...never happened before...earlier these will come and go away in minutes but now its been so many hours and cravings are there

[nsd_user663_54332]

Its there and not going away....strange...never happened before...earlier these will come and go away in minutes but now its been so many hours and cravings are there

They happen, have had days like that but they get rarer and rarer the longer you're quit.

Distract yourself with something, reading, walking, running anything to get your mind off the fags - if that doesn't work go to sleep

[nsd_user663_55248]

Those b'stard cravings are the ones that now have me back hooked on the ****ey things again. DON'T LET IT WIN.......get out, get busy, do anything, ANYTHING....to beat it.

Believe me, you will feel far more angry if you cave in to it......STAY STRONG....not worth starting the whole process again...

The crave will eventually get the message and pi** off...xxxxx

[nsd_user663_57219]

Thanks

Smile and all ...thank you...I'm trying my best and hopefully I'll get over it....

No chance of failure ...right?

Thanks

[nsd_user663_56237]

Hey Rick, just wanted to say well done for sticking it out today. It can be so shocking when a crave hits you this way, but please remember that this is normal. It's horrible when it feels as though your whole day has been centred around that want for a smoke, but you've done so well to get this far and you'd be so p****d off if you let that go now.

Keep busy and stay strong. You'll feel so much better when this passes and all the more proud as well

[nsd_user663_54305]

Rick,

Remind yourself of why you wanted to quit. This is 'wot u rote' in an earlier post:

I'm not going back...its done ..Period...That part of my life is over ...done and gone ....I'm waiting for 21 days to be completed (first time in my 18 years of smoking life) and lets see whats there.

You're well beyond 21 days now, so you're in new territory - over to you to answer your own question; "what's there?"

This is the longest you've been smoke free in 18 years - this is a massive achievement, and the start of something truly life changing.

If you've never managed more than three weeks smoke free before, take it from someone who blew a long term quit (i.e. me), and many others on this forum who've made the same mistake, smoking now will make you feel absolutely wretched. You've broken the physical addiction now, so you WON'T get that [fondly remembered?] 'Ahhh!' feeling if you smoke - all you'll do is re-awaken that demon inside you; you'll put yourself back to square one, but worse still, your self-confidence will take a hit and you'll find it harder to climb back on the wagon.

I'm sure that, deep down, you know yourself that the allure of smoking is pure illusion - so don't fall for it again:eek::eek:

[nsd_user663_57167]

Don't you dare!!

Hey Rick

I don't post much, preferring to read the wisdom of others but, as I've mentioned before, we have the same quit date and I refuse to let you cave!! This is the longest quite you've had & you should be so proud of yourself. We'll continue this journey together, 1 day at a time and, if you cave, I will find you and I will make you sorry! As my husband will attest to, once I go off on a rant it is quite a site to behold so, save yourself the spectacle of being told off by me in the most public place I can find, and stay strong

We're in this together.

Steph