Do you ever dream about smoking?

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I've been successfully quit for well over 7 years and it's safe to say I am very  good. I will never smoke again, I have no desire to, no cravings or no active thoughts about it. 

 

Every now and then I still have dreams where I smoke. I always feel really guilty about blowing my quit during the dream after I've already smoked. Or sometimes I'm confused as to why am I holding this lit cigarette in my hand. These dreams are usually followed by an extreme state of panic/confusion upon waking up about whether I've a) messed up my quit and smoked b) ever actually been quit for this long or if it's all a sham

 

I'm always extremely relieved when my brain catches up and I realise it was just a dream and I've actually not smoked in all this time. This probably tells me how I'd feel if I relapsed. 

 

 

[Vivianne]

This quit is too fresh for smokers dreams. But I do recognise it from my last quit a few years back. I was on a dutch forum and I dreamed my whole group was lighting cigarettes and I was frantically trying to get rid of the cigarettes. Pleading and trying to convince them not to smoke.  I have never met the ppl in real life, but somehow my mind had put faces to the nicknames. 
I also had those dreams where I was lighting a cigarette and after that waking up in complete panic that I threw away my quit. 

So yeah I can relate

[Sunshine59]

Yes,  i have had dreams before about smoking cigarettes , i was feeling really bad about it and then i woke up and was happy to know that it was just a dream .

I read an article few days ago and it says that people sleeping under cold conditions  have the chances of nightmares than people sleeping under warm conditions .

They even say that people having a deep sleep under warm conditions could see more better dreams .

Edited October 10, 2019 by Sunshine59

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6 minutes ago, Vivianne said:

This quit is too fresh for smokers dreams. But I do recognise it from my last quit a few years back. I was on a dutch forum and I dreamed my whole group was lighting cigarettes and I was frantically trying to get rid of the cigarettes. Pleading and trying to convince them not to smoke.  I have never met the ppl in real life, but somehow my mind had put faces to the nicknames. 
I also had those dreams where I was lighting a cigarette and after that waking up in complete panic that I threw away my quit. 

So yeah I can relate

 

I had these dreams from the start. They are less frequent now for sure but they still do happen after all this time. Even at the start I was always relieved when I woke up that I hadn't really smoked and I remember being annoyed and confused at myself for smoking in the dream in the first place. 

 

Goes to show how strong the addiction is when even now I sometimes have these dreams and I'm far along in my quit. 

[jillar]

I've had those dreams from time to time as well. They don't really bother me. I guess it's because it was only a dream and not real life. I imagine we'll probably have these from time to time for the rest of our lives just as I suspect I'll get an occasional crave for the rest of my life too.

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2 minutes ago, jillar said:

I've had those dreams from time to time as well. They don't really bother me. I guess it's because it was only a dream and not real life. I imagine we'll probably have these from time to time for the rest of our lives just as I suspect I'll get an occasional crave for the rest of my life too.

 

Yeah for sure, luckily just a dream! For me they feel very real at the time when they happen and I'm always confused for a while upon waking up as to whether I've really smoked or not. Always great to realise it was only a dream! 

[Wayne045]

Yes.  Weird is it not?  I can’t remember dreaming about smoking when I was a smoker, or, maybe I did but didn’t classify it as an important part to remember because it was normal for me to smoke.

 

Now as a non-smoker it is NOT normal for me to be smoking, so, I have a guilt trip in the dream and always remember when I wake up

[Lilly]

I've not had a smoking dream.  Is it just the act itself or do you get the taste and smell too. 

 

 

[jillar]

5 minutes ago, Lilly said:

  Is it just the act itself or do you get the taste and smell too. 

 

 

 

Personally I've never been able to taste or smell anything in a dream. Which considering some of the dreams I've had is a good thing!

[Sazerac]

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Dreams of Smoking