Need Help!

[Kdad]

Hey Guys

 

Been a while since I have been on the Train. Got divorced a year ago and started smoking again. Just quit and having a major craving. I don't know if I can do this. Need support.

 

 

Kdad

[Penguin]

14 minutes ago, Kdad said:

Hey Guys

 

Been a while since I have been on the Train. Got divorced a year ago and started smoking again. Just quit and having a major craving. I don't know if I can do this. Need support.

 

 

Kdad

 

That's a lot of rough stress, but you can handle it. The stress is temporary, but smoking will just keep pulling you in again and again. The stress will pass, but addiction is the curse that keeps on giving. Don't let the temporary things take your dignity, friend.

Edited January 1 by Penguin

[DenaliBlues]

Welcome back @Kdad. Glad to hear you are here to quit! You know the drill… toss out all smokes and commit to NOPE. Use NRT if you have to, but take smoking off the table. Cravings are just loud obnoxious commercials… for junk you don’t need to buy.  You have ultimate power to change the channel. YOU CAN DO THIS! 

 

 

Edited January 1 by DenaliBlues

[Penguin]

One thing I did when I quit: I gave myself permission to do anything else. Granted, I didn't have any illegal habits or anything that was going to kill me right away, so take that off the table if you need to. But things like junk food, alcohol (as long as you're not an alcoholic/persistent drunk), TV, gaming, etc.? Go wild, so long as you're not putting your life, freedom, etc. in danger. It can help to alleviate the stress. Of course it's also good if you can distract yourself with good hobbies. Point is, whatever you do, take smoking off the table and do anything else in order to get through the cravings. After four days, the nicotine's out of your system, and from there it's a psychological fight.

[jillar]

Sorry to hear you relapsed @Kdad but good on you for knowing where to come for support through the hard crave. 

Suck on candies, use your air cigarette, take a shower. Anything youve never smoked while doing will help. You got this kdad!

[Doreensfree]

Sorry to hear about your troubles @KdadGood to see you jump back on the train .

Looking after yourself is on the top of your list now .

Smoking never solved anything , it just drags you down further. 
I know you can do it … 

Re-read all the helpful stuff on our main page … 

let’s get this done

[Reciprocity]

Hope you're still on your new quit @Kdad! You know deep down inside that smoking won't help anything other than draining your wallet and other undesirable things so kick those thougts to the curb and stick with your quit no matter what. We're here for you so keep reaching out.

 

Quitting is simply a little bit of pain for a lifetime of gain.

[Kdad]

Still staying strong! Watching the Joel videos. There sure are a lot of them.

[Kdad]

Where did the ticker go?

[Penguin]

5 minutes ago, Kdad said:

Where did the ticker go?

Are you talking about the one like at the bottom of my posts? As far as I know the site doesn't have the ability to host tickers, but you can build one at Ticker Factory for a "General Event," and put in whatever you like.

[DenaliBlues]

Glad you’re staying strong @Kdad!

 

This site’s ticker widget went away with a system upgrade sometime last year, so a lot of people are adding them from other sites - like the one Penguin mentioned. 

 

Watching Joel’s videos is a GREAT idea. What else are you doing to keep your mind off the cravings? 

[Kdad]

I'm focusing on work. Staying busy.

[DenaliBlues]

Good plan!

[Lust4Life2016]

@Kdad- welcome back!!! I remember you! Divorce sucks.  I’m headed there too.  So glad you found your way back here.  You know the drill (obviously bc YOU ROCK posting SOS). 
 

We are here. So are you! 
 

Happy New Year! You got this- if you don’t, we’ve got you!!

 

NOPE! 

[Reciprocity]

Glad to see you're still at it @Kdad! It's doable yet the early days are not plesant, as you know but the reward for sticking with it is Freedom! Keep fighting and stay on the train where people get what you're going through.

[Kdad]

It’s only been 3 days and it feels like a lifetime. I have this recurring thought, I’ll just buy a pack. But I tell you this is changing my life, big time!

[Reciprocity]

Don't buy that pack @Kdad!!!! The change you need is to be clean again of smoking again. That's what's required. Do whatever you have to not to smoke again. It's right there in front of you for the taking. Don't listen to the nicodemon's lies 

[DenaliBlues]

Hang on to your precious quit @Kdad! If you can make it through this first rocky patch, things get easier on the other side.

 

But buying another pack flushes it all down the drain… and you’ll feel way worse than you do now.

 

Your addiction is putting up a fuss and throwing a tantrum, like any toddler. Due to withdrawal, you can’t trust your judgement right now. Would you let a toddler drink gasoline just because he cried and pouted and stamped his foot? Of course you wouldn’t. So don’t let your addicted mind buy that pack! 

 

Breathe through it, exercise, distract yourself. You can do this!

 

 

Edited January 3 by DenaliBlues

[Kdad]

Still staying quit! Not one puff ever. How long does the initial rough part last? It’s been 5 days. I have to say I feel pretty good.

[Doreensfree]

Good to hear @Kdad

it’s different for everyone …

Dont over think .. your journey takes as long as it takes 

Just take it one day at a time

[Reciprocity]

2 hours ago, Kdad said:

Still staying quit! Not one puff ever. How long does the initial rough part last? It’s been 5 days. I have to say I feel pretty good.

In my experience. there tends to be waves of challenging times that happen when we quit. They are most pronounced and most frequent in the first week or two, gradually (and I do mean gradually) lessening in intensity and frequency as the days/weeks go by. You can't rush the process you need to simply embrace it and tell yourself that your end goal (quitting for good) is the only thing that matters and do anything & everything you need to in order to ensure you reach your goal. There's no off/on switch to quitting. It's a process and takes considerable time to truely secure your life long quit.

 

If you stick with it no matter what; you'll make it!

[QuittingGirl]

For me the first month was the worst and after that the cravings started to ease up.  Just don't smoke and it will get easier and easier.  Of course, there will be challenges along the way, but the longer you stay quit, the easier they will become.  I know that in the beginning of my quit I was very impatient and wanted the cravings to go away instantly, but unfortunately they didn't.  I just had to bide my time.  Now after a year and a half, I can honestly say that I rarely get any cravings anymore and if I do, they last a couple of seconds and then are gone.  They aren't physical cravings but more of a mental craving.  Just hang in there and eventually they will go away.  You also won't be thinking of smoking every minute of the day either.

[Genecanuck]

Happy New Year @Kdad...

 

Just checking in with you to see how you are doing? 

 

@QuittingGirl... has offered some good insight. The cravings do go away with time.

 

Keep your precious quit @Kdad.. and let us know how you are doing.

 

Kind Regards

 

 

[Kdad]

Still not taking one puff. It has been a week!

[Genecanuck]

10 minutes ago, Kdad said:

Still not taking one puff. It has been a week!

Thats awesome @Kdad ... not one puff ever. You are doing great. Have a good day.