Martian5

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Good luck and be well

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Thank you for the post Rose, what you say is so valuable in handling a quit and will help many people (to include myself). What you state about previous quits and the fear of never smoking is so true. As you stated accepting the challenge of quitting is so much more helpful since each crave and each day you succeed is a win in itself. The muscle memory thing is so true that is where the sneaky craves come into play with me. Good job and I am so jealous of wherever you live and the weather you are having.

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Take time to enjoy -- have fun

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Yes Rose you can do this, you have the right attitude. Keep your mind on the goal, do some deep breathing techniques, drink some cold water. When you are finished with the meeting reward yourself and realize that you are strong

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TocevoD as to your 3 questions I can only say YES to all of them. It seems that the cravings come out of nowhere and they are stronger than the last several weeks. I believe that much of what is said in the previous posts are very true. I also think of two things that lead to these cravings is: 1. The Quit is no longer new, it is starting to become a new normal and the addict in you is starting to say "hey, just have one or two, you have quit to this point, it will show that you can make this"-- this is a lie because before you know it you are back to your old habit. You have to be on guard especially hard at this time. 2. I have become accustomed to all the many triggers that set up a crave and have beaten them --- When I wake up, with coffee, during a long drive, looking for a reason to relax, before bed and this list goes on. Now the triggers that set me up are some of what is mentioned above, triggers that did not happen every day or every week -- bad news, a really bad day, a major event in your life (good or bad), planning a trip or vacation (I cannot believe how much smoking was a factor in planning a vacation)-- anyway those special times. ( I had a situation similar to JetBlack's and had read posts from that time and it helped me realize that this happens and can be overcome) Right now I just focus on the quit one day at a time, do the NOPE pledge, come here and read, and now most importantly I look at the positives that quitting has benefited me to this point. I remember still very vividly why I quit and how I felt the week before I quit. At this point I do not want to go back -- I want to enjoy all of the freedom that has come of this-- KTQ!!!

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Freedom ---- from so many things

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Congrats on your 2 months Kev, doing a great job.

Welcome aboard Rose. Go ahead and get comfortable and get to know the site and people both will be a good resource. Come here a lot to research and get support and I highly recommend doing the daily NOPE pledge, it has worked wonders for me.

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Congrats Jetblack on the six months. I remember when I stopped smoking you were at your 3 month mark and having some concerns with quitting and craves at that time. To be honest your posts at the time created some fear in me for the 3 month mark but I thank you for those posts at that time. It created in me a desire to prepare for that 3 month mark and it was a big help. I got through that third month because of that and have a good concept of the problems of month 3 which hopefully I will post later, anyway again thanks for your posts and your honesty it helped -- congrats and keep it up.

DVredux, welcome aboard. As long as you have the resolve this site will help you, there are many good people here to help you along the way. It is great that you have a week behind you, this can be done one day at a time. Come here often to read, learn, and socialize and most importantly to do the daily NOPE pledge -- it has done me wonders.

So sorry for this Doreen and believe me I know how it feels. There is nothing I can add except that I have you in my thoughts and prayers.

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Octain -- great job on the 3 month mark. Amazing isn't it and it only seems to get better at this point. There were times during the 3 month mark I did not know if it would happen but making the daily nope pledge has helped. Keep it going