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Hey All!

Wishing you all the best on quitting smoking. I quit December 27, 2017 and haven't craved a cigarette probably since 8 to 12 months after quitting. This past week, I have counted seven times that I've craved a smoke. I was going to ask if anyone else has ever experienced something like that after so many years without smoking, but as I started writing my question, I realized that I think I know where my cravings are coming from. Maybe I'm wrong, and maybe it sounds kind of stupid, but we just adopted a very young puppy and my schedule and stress feels a lot like it did when I had newborn babies. I quit for all of my pregnancies, but started smoking a year after my first child was born and a couple weeks after my second child was born. Maybe this puppy schedule is reminding my brain what I used to do to chill out when my kids were babies... Take a smoke break.

 

Ugh... Hopefully it'll pass. I really don't like being teased by that craving demon.

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Hi @farmgirl, that puppy could absolutely be doing it and I'm sure the craves will pass as long as you don't cave to them.

Triggers cause our cravings as you know and if this is a new trigger, which it sounds like it is, that's the cause.

Well done posting about it. That may be all that's needed for it to pass ☺ 

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So good to see you are still here, cheering others on!  Thanks for your support and the support you gave me so long ago when I first came here!

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Reciprocity Grand Master

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I agree that what you said about getting the new puppy possibly triggering those thoughts/cravings. Now that you realize what's likely happening, you're probably safe from it bothering you much further. 

 

Just goes to show why we must always remain on guard against something weird like that cropping up long after we quit. I have heard of people who've lost their quits after 10 years or more. Likely something similar happened and they were seduced into thinking they could have just one? NOPE!

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Glad to see you came here and got it out there..

maybe just hang around a while till you feel more relaxed , 

It’s ok to have thoughts , as long as you don’t act on them. 
Enjoy your new puppy , how exciting for you  

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