![]() It's hard even now, so I limit my interactions to a couple hours or so every few weeks, and always to indoor events. They all smoked, and I couldn't be around it for the first couple of months. Insert totally cheesy (but true) sentiment about growing as a person. I've been smoking since I was 15, more than half my entire life, and I'm having to re-learn how to handle stress and function. I honestly don't know how to handle stress anymore, since I can't just go outside and smoke a couple cigarettes. My personality has changed drastically, and the me that was mellow and relaxed and under control is now on edge and ready to snap. My dad's been quit for ~15 years, and has maybe one craving per year. I don't think they'll ever go away completely.īut I can handle them. Not every day, and less and less frequently, but I still have them. I hear that our bodies get over the physical addiction within 2 weeks. Some people stop having cravings after the first week. These nightmares remind me how important it is to not slip up. I even dream that I'm sleep-smoking! They were worst during the first 2 or so months, and went away for a while, but have come back. I dream that I've lied to my friends and family about smoking. ![]() I dream that I've smoked a cigarette, and wake up feeling horrible. I have vivid nightmares, all about smoking. Now I tend to the yard, or play with the dog, or go for a walk. I would sit at home with a couple of beers or a pot of coffee and just smoke and do nothing else. Smoking was an activity in and of itself before. I'm sure all of our experiences are different, but just maybe someone is experiencing what I'm experiencing and needs to hear that it's normal. ![]() If anything, it's motivating to stay smoke-free, realizing how tainted by smoking my interaction with the world has been. People don't seem to talk about negative side effects of quitting much, but I don't think it's demotivating. I know that I was blindsided by some of these side effects, and it would've helped a lot to know they were coming and that they were normal.īackstory: Tried to quit for five years. Lurker here, but I responded to another post and it got me thinking that this might be helpful to some of you.
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