Hey Paul
I can understand how you feel. I wanted to stop for years. If you managed to stop for a week then you can kick the habit/addoction for good. As a smoker I was always petrified with the idea that maybe I wouldn't be able to smoke. It's that fear which keeps everyone smoking. It's always that one more or one last cigarette.
So let us know how you felt for that week while you were not smoking. I bet you felt great and enjoyed that week otherwise you wouldn't be so sad you started. Listen you can do it. What happened was a small hiccup. just try again and keep trying. It's easy just don't buy any. If you managed a week then you can do 10 years easy.
just tell yourself you will not smoke again and do it. when that small voice says just one more take 10 deep breaths of fresh air and move on
keep us posted and don't give up of you want it you can do it, you have already proven to me at least that you can do it
take care
John
hey motivated
how is your life as a non smoker? mine is much better.... you see it wasn't so difficult... so none of us here have any excuse too ever smoke again. greetings Tim and Jim and ask others
John
My input is why be a casual smoker when being a non smoker is so much better. Apart from the Lord what really gives me the strength I need is the mere fact that I'm so happy to be a non smoker. I no longer need or are controlled by the nicodemon. I always wanted to quit, subconsciously I was probably afraid that maybe I never would. So now that I have achieved the "impossible" the joy and happiness is keeping me going and has made this dreaded event really easy.
So everybody I advise... Just quit it's possible and worth it :)
John
Great news!!! I'm happy for you just keep up the good work. continue to enjoy your new life and never look back, you don't need to. But you already know all of that.
take care John
Hi cdngreeneyes
Congratulations on stopping smoking. Last night I had a nightmare that I had a smoke. It was really intense. I could smell and taste that awful smell and I could feel the smoke irritating my throat. I was waiting to see if I would get that dizzy feeling. I don't remember if it ever came. I remember feeling awful and guilty while having that cig. Later when I like half woke up I wasn't sure if I had smoked or not and that short time felt like ages. Once I got up I was relieved that it was all a dream.
What is strange is that I haven't had a craving since day 15 of my quit. Btw this is my third nightmare that I smoked since quitting but by far the most intense. Believe me I have wanted to quit for 17 years now. Anyway what gives me strength is that I celebrate every single day that I'm not smoking and will continue to do so. That's how important out is to me. You will be fine just celebrate the fact that you are a non smoker. There is no going back life is better and you know it. Once anyone has quit for a week it's a shame to go back because there is no need.
regards
John
Hi all,
I just finished my lunch and have been browsing through the forum, thinking about my quit. I haven't had any real cravings since day 15 but for the last 2-3 days I have a feeling or maybe just thoughts that the nico-demon is just around the corner, who knows maybe he always will be. That's why now maybe more than ever I want to state that there is no such thing as one more or one last cig.
All ex-smokers sadly will have this problem. Personally I no longer want to be in smokey environments or sit next to smokers, inhaling and smelling smoke passively disgusts me. Yet despite all of this something scares me more. I know if I ever even have 1 drag not even a whole cig that I might soon be back on 40+ a day. That's a path which I never want to go down again. I'm very happy and content being a non smoker and life is so much better I can't find the right words to describe it.
So now back to my idea which prompted me to start writing this post. If just generally thinking about smoking, craving or mourning your precious loss starts to occupy too much of your time or of the cravings start to get the better off you..... Just stop and say to yourself..... "Listen I can smoke again wherever I want. I just having to go and buy some. " We as humans are never interested in easy tasks. Things we can do anytime we please are of no interest to us. So deal with your craving like that. Tell yourself you can smoke another time, before you know it the craving will be gone.
Never forget to rejoice and celebrate every single day, hour, minute and second that you are non smokers.....
Thanks for reading
John
Hi Lemontwist,
Firstly I'd like to congratulate you on quitting. At 204 days you deserve to get anything you want. If it helps just sit back and see how far you have come. There is no need to smoke and you know it. We all do. Cravings will come and go. As they come we will beat them and come out stronger each time. You have a good positive approach keep up the good work.
John
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