5 week cravings.. that's not fair
Ok it's five weeks in, and for the last 4 or 5 days I feel like something inside me keeps saying 'you need a fag', 'go on have a fag' and it's driving me insane. I've survived the Christmas party and all the people who were smoking, I've kept myself busy but I can't get rid of this feeling like I NEED to smoke...... showering copiously, scrubbing my teeth raw, eating, drinking (haven't felt the urge to injure a fellow human being though!) I've come so far that I REALLY hope this feeling will pass very soon, if not I think there's a real danger that I'll crack and trust me it would be very easy to crack. It's weird because so far I've been batting cravings away with a stick and it's been easy enough to distract myself......... who knows, maybe now I've 'shared' so to speak they'll bugger off and leave me alone, wouldn't that be luverly. Had a headache for days too.
Hope everyone is having a great weekend.
I'm with you woohah. Not sure about dr.feelgood's advice there. Anyway, Meanie, I've been feeling very similar. I don't understand why when the nicotine is out of our body do we feel such a strong urge to have a smoke? Sometimes I get tired of having to come up with a distraction.
Hope the cravings have buggered off now & you get rid of your headache. Congrats on money raised by the way. And on 5wks still here. If we all stay on course here, we'll all make it!!!
Hang in there dude. It was somewhere just prior to 6 weeks that I completely lost it and thought that is it - I am having one. But did not.
And I am not sure the 'cravings' ever stop - but I think they are named wrong. They are not cravings as they are not physical, they are 'mind wants'. As in for some reason moind/head wants one or thinks one will be ok. They do get less however and more tolerable.
Yesterday is a great example for me, day started great, weather turned horrible was bored and was having a coffee and thought I could really go a smoke. But it passed.
Hope your weekend was good.
Dont you dare listen to the stupid bloody advice given first up!! You did not go 5 weeks to give up now!! The first week was hell and none us want to go back to that!!! Just get past this phase and tackle the next if it comes up but stick to your guns because you are winning!!!!
And there you have it Meanie, I think Tiger has a new Eric in her sights. :)