Hosted by Terry (abquitsmking)
Formerly known as the About.com Smoking Cessation support forum, this community is open to all who are recovering from nicotine addiction.
46505 messages in 950 discussions
Latest Mar-4 by Glammy2016
Latest Mar-4 by Jatchat
Latest Feb-28 by gkim
Latest Feb-25 by Loreficent
Latest Feb-25 by Anne2020
Latest Feb-23 by Nope62
Latest Feb-19 by Jaka38
14096 messages in 733 discussions
Latest Mar-4 by abrewster14
Latest Feb-22 by Jatchat
Latest Feb-21 by StruggleHard
2381 messages in 199 discussions
Latest 9/7/15 by ModDee
3757 messages in 251 discussions
Latest Mar-4 by Eve1973
1048 messages in 63 discussions
Latest Mar-2 by Eve1973
39176 messages in 3112 discussions
Latest 6:31 AM by Eve1973
Latest Mar-4 by Eve1973
Latest Mar-3 by Loreficent
Latest Mar-3 by Bella (Isabella308)
Latest Mar-3 by Bella (Isabella308)
Latest Mar-3 by turtles
Latest Mar-2 by boylant22
Latest Mar-2 by Jatchat
Latest Mar-2 by Loreficent
Latest Feb-27 by gkim
Latest Feb-26 by Rassister
Latest Feb-26 by Jatchat
Latest Feb-26 by DanJF3
Latest Feb-24 by Salisburync
Latest Feb-24 by Jatchat
Latest Feb-22 by gkim
Latest Feb-22 by gkim
Latest Feb-22 by Jatchat
Latest Feb-21 by Jatchat
Latest Feb-20 by euknight
Latest Feb-18 by gkim
97553 messages in 194 discussions
Latest Feb-20 by Jatchat
Latest 5:48 AM by Cocoa60
Latest 1:54 AM by Loreficent
Latest 12:05 AM by Jatchat
Latest Mar-4 by gkim
Latest Mar-3 by Gersheps
Latest Mar-2 by AsadAKhan
Latest Mar-2 by Eve1973
Latest Mar-1 by slowblumer
Latest Feb-26 by Louise Angelo (LouiseAngelo)
Latest Feb-26 by Anne2020
Latest Feb-17 by awaken1961
9467 messages in 125 discussions
Latest Mar-4 by boylant22
54678 messages in 14 discussions
Latest Mar-4 by Eve1973
Latest Mar-4 by Loreficent
Latest Mar-4 by Loreficent
Latest Feb-27 by gkim
76 messages in 18 discussions
255 messages in 33 discussions
150 messages in 74 discussions
77 messages in 6 discussions
140 messages in 129 discussions
More6/25/20
Strong work Tiny.
Im proud of you. Just keep wearing time out. It’s gonna go by either way. Yeah...strong work.
6/25/20
Yeah the Nicoderm CQ's are the best even though they say at drugstore they all work the same, plus a firm commitment to quit and stay quit also helps.
6/25/20
Well, thanks! Today I thought I was gonna die I wanted one so bad. Hopefully this doesn't happen too often.
6/25/20
The nicotine is out of your system. Now you have to fight your thoughts. Keep going.
6/25/20
Well I admit I'm using nrt so the nicotine isn't totally out. I wish I could say that I'm totally out of the thick of it, but I'm going to be slowly weaning myself off of nicotine for a bit. I've been doing really well on patches so getting punched with such a strong urge caught me off guard.
6/26/20
Just know that it will pass. I flew through week 1 but week 2 and 3 were harder for some reason. There is a good article on here that talks about the icky 3's - 3 days, 3 weeks, and 3 months (if I am not mistaken), you should check it out, it may help.
For me, around that time the cravings were mental, I was using the patch so I had nicotine in me. Each time you fight through a craving you are not only building your muscle memory, you are also one step closer to staying quit!
6/26/20
yup, you fight your thoughts - your own thoughts - this means you are fighting yourself. That's what makes it so tough or so easy. If you tell you, you are happy with not smoking (happy no nic) each time your thoughts wonder in the direction of trying to regain that fix of nicotine or smoke, you can turn the whole experience into a much more enjoyable one.
Be pleased with yourself, pat yourself on the back, applaud yourself every time you get a craving. Every single craving is an indication that you are winning. It is a winner's badge. Tell yourself - well done, way to go. I am not going to give myself a cigarette but I am going to give myself a round of applause for not smoking and thank you craving for reminding me how wonderful I am that I no longer smoke. Way to go self.
Cheers