Omg...still????

[nsd_user663_22435]

Just lately, I have had & am still having waves of craves....that is bl00dy ridiculous....it's well over a feckin year now!!! Not fair! :mad:

[nsd_user663_59644]

Hi, oh dear my lovely , although please you have posted as this just goes to show, we have to maintain our strength and awareness that craves can lurk for a long time.

Poor you , you've worked so hard , you wold think MR NICO would leave you alone:eek:

[nsd_user663_57259]

Just lately, I have had & am still having waves of craves....that is bl00dy ridiculous....it's well over a feckin year now!!! Not fair! :mad:

Hi Sophie, I have also had some craves lately. It's really weird because it hadn't bothered me for a few months and then BAM it hits me. But mine pass quickly. I know I don't want to smoke but sometimes I do get the urge to just have a puff. I know I won't as that will be back to 20 a day in no time! Stay strong - I'm sure it will pass soon.

Sarah

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I wonder if there's a Penthouse Anticlimax Syndrome? Just thinking that when you have got over the initial elation of entering the Penthouse there must be a point where you have a reaction and need to reajust yourself. After all, for the first 12 months the Penthouse is your goal, your finish-line, your objective- but, of course, the real objective is that you will be nicotine-free for the rest of your life. I can imagine that when I reach the Penthouse I might have a period of feeling a bit like you do during those first few weeks, when you have moments of panic and of feeling overwhelmed at the thought of not smoking ever, ever, ever again.

If it is Penthouse Anticlimax Syndrome, I'm sure it passes just like all the other pants stages of quitting passed eventually. We need some of the long-stager Old Boys to post and tell us how they felt at a similar stage.

Hope you come out the other side soon Sophie. You're one of my inspirations so you have to!

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Hi Sophie, I'm really sorry to hear you're still getting craves but am really glad your posting about it as it gives us nearing the penthouse a bit of a heads up. How are you dealing with them? I can't say I've had any real cravings for months now so I'd like to have an arsenal of tips in case one decides to sneak up on me :confused:

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Hi, all....Max, not sure what's going on with me atm. I think it's still Nick O'teen trying to convince me that smoking wasn't really THAT bad, lol. It's ok though....I have absolutely no intention of giving in. I admit that I came very close to it the other day when my Broadband had been down (for nearly a week in the end) & I spent all day on the phone to BT (I did have a lovely chat with the first guy who described the weather in Delhi...it's monsoon season apparently!) However, after several calls to various people whose accents ranged from easy to unintelligible...& being told that an engineer would be with us in 5 days!...I lost it. If we lived near shops, I'd have probably gone there & bought some. As it is, we're a good few miles away so I didn't cave. I deal with them the only way I can, jenninegs...I ignore them & take some very deep breaths, yogic breathing, which makes them pass. I have to stay off fags...my health is still very bad & I'm undergoing lots of long winded & painful tests while they try to work out what else is wrong with me apart from Chronic Arthritis, Fibro & CFS. I am a stubborn old bag & I will NOT give in...I worked too damn hard to get to this point! Oh, & it's my OH's 12 month milestone too....our kids are very, very proud of us so we won't let them down