265 days no smoking but

[beatingthis]

I am still having smoking dreams. Funny enough the cravings have be bad for the past week. Not sure why, Snow? Na!

I wish the cravings would stop. Don't ya think by now they should be almost over?

Terry

[kathyjo]

So sorry for your loss Terry : (

Cravings and stress go hand in hand but just keep breathing steadily and walk off the urge.
Remember that stress comes with smoking as well as other emotions, all negative and like you said "It is way to hard to quit."

[beatingthis]

Thanks guys. Not sure why the cravings have been getting to me.
The dreaming is funny, I know I should not be doing it I get right to the point of lighting one then puff lol its gone or I wake up.

Not going to pick them up. Just a bad week. It is way to hard to quit. Really don't want to do that again.

Hubby's dad is ill and I think that may stiring the pot a bit. Lost my dad Sept. wow been a year and half already.

Thanks so much for being here!

My love to you both.

Terry

[kathyjo]

Jade is right and I have to say that there are some times that I still crave a smoke, though quite rare now, but it is not when I'm stressed like it used to be, but when I am trying to relax! If I've had an extremely busy day (which is rare, lol), I think of that smoke when I put my feet up and force myself to slow down : )  I used to dream of smoking but not so much anymore : ( I loved those dreams...I even knew in my dream that I shouldn't be doing it and then it got to the point that I acknowledged that it was only a dream and I could do it....and then they stopped : (

If you can remember back to the time when you fist quit, and then fast forward to the month mark, the 2 month mark, the three month mark, up until your quit time now and you will see how much the craves have lessened. It will continue in this manner, the more time you have, the less frequency you will have one and it will continue this way until it is almost an after thought. I think, if I can put a time frame on it, it got to that point at about 1 1/2 years.

When I look back at these 2 years & 4 months, I am so grateful to have done it, embarrassed for all the years I did it and proud because I did it and continue to do it : )
Terry, it will get better every day, I promise you that. Just stay strong and like Jade suggested, do some reading. Try to identify what it is that makes you crave and how you can work on changing that.
My solution was to unwind with a cup of Caffeine free green tea and it was just a matter of acknowledging the weakness and substituting the behavior : )

Fight the fight Terry and reach out when you need support....we are here for you : )

[Jade59]

So happy for you and proud of you, Terry!!  You've had so much to deal with these last months with your teeth and so much else, I'm sure, but here you are at 265 days!!  You are STRONG girl!  The cravings are normal.  I've seen MrLucky who was at a year still talk of cravings.  Others too.  You're not alone.  Maybe run on over to whyquit and read up a little to give yourself a boost. It'll take your mind off the cravings.  That's gotta be stressful dealing with all that snow and I know you hurt your back too :(  

Stay strong Terry. This will pass.  And Spring is just around the corner :)