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I had smoking dreams all the time early on in my quit. I usually woke up depressed feeling like I had relapsed and it took a moment to figure out that it was just a dream. One dream was so clear, and weird, that I posted what I remembered on QSMB, the quit site I was on before here. I still occasionally have smoking dreams. The last one I remember, I actually fought through the cravings I was dreaming about and didn't smoke. Most of the ones I remembered ended with me smoking. In the awake world, I feel no temptation to smoke. I have occasional thoughts about lighting up but they are so weak that I can push them out of my mind real easily. They definitely are not craves like I had early on. I guess occasionally re-living smoking in a dream is a sign of how much a part of our lives feeding that addiction used to be. As long as you stay smoke free in the awake, real world, you are good.

Congratulations on 8 years smoke free, @greenlight That is awesome!

Congratulations on 2 weeks smoke free, Nana!

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Please check in and let us know how you are doing, @idontsmoke Quitting smoking and staying quit can be tough early on but it is definitely worth the early struggles and we're here to help you through them.

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Congratulations on your first month smoke free, Jeff! Keep up the awesome work!

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Great job, Mona. No need to cross your fingers. Staying nicotine free is definitely doable and is worth any struggles. You can do this!

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A lot of this sounds normal, Jeff. The tired feelings should get better with time, along with fewer cravings, etc. Keep up the great work! You are doing an awesome thing by quitting smoking.

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Great job on tossing out the vapes @idontsmoke That ticker is a bit tricky. I think the info is here https://www.quittrain.com/tickers/ If the info on that link doesn't help, I'm sure someone more knowledgeable about tickers will chime in soon.

Congratulations on 4 years smoke free @G67 Great job, man!

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Bull Durham Major League Caddyshack Any Given Sunday Bad News Bears (the original 1970's one with Walter Matthau...quite politically incorrect) These are just a few that immediately came to mind. I'm not saying the are the best but they are entertaining.

So sorry to read this, Boo, but I definitely understand. Thanks for all the support, humor, music, wisdom, and other contributions that you added to this place. I do hope you still check in from time to time. Take care I hope all remains well with you and your family.

I smoked for about 20 years, starting at age 18. I can't remember the last time I seriously was tempted to smoke a cigarette but the occasional thought does enter my mind from time to time. It is easy to knock that thought out of my mind now though. I echo a lot of what the other posters here said, though. I may not crave cigarettes anymore but I know that would change if I lit up and took one puff. I know I would immediately go back to craving another cigarette, then another one, then another one, etc. I know this from previous, much shorter quit attempts that I failed at. Therefore, I know I cannot take another puff. I'm not sure if my mind is as "normal" as it was when I was 18 (if I was even normal then) but I know that it is NOT normal to inhale nicotine into your body. Things do get better with time but there is no concrete time frame for every quitter. Each quitter's experience getting back to "normal" varies greatly.