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"ATTACK OUT OF NOWHERE"

Posted in Quit experiences
By Johnnie
schedule 13 Nov 2016

Hi everyone, 117 days or say 4 months today. As i said previously my cravings have diminished greatly. However, yesterday went out to club with wife and unknowingly kept gazing out at smokers section . All of a sudden i had a brain lapse...boy the urges and cravings that hit me were so intense that i said to the wife we better leave. She said no, you have come this far now you cannot run away from it. I reached for my nrt lozenge and went for a walk in other areas to get my mind of things. This went on for a good hour before i came back to earth. That i think was the nico demon having one last good shot at me.....cravings were worse than my first week...Do not know how to explain it. When i remembered the health reasons i gave up for then things started to fall into place. So just to say we must fight it and do not back down cause if you do the time you have been quit you will surely regret. Hope this was helpful. Cheers.

By Lia
schedule 13 Nov 2016

Hi Johnnie. Absolutely, never let your guard down. My craving , aka Margaret Thatcher " never lets up and would like me to "reward" myself. As if...

schedule 14 Nov 2016

Well done Johnnie . Strength of character and commitment !! You deserve to win my friend :-)

By Dobbin
schedule 14 Nov 2016

Well done Johnnie. Those moments come as a complete surprise and with venom. You did the right thing by taking a walk to break the emotional roller coaster . Keep posting

By Johnnie
schedule 14 Nov 2016

Thankyou friends.......... Everyone please keep posting his/ her experiences.....really helps others knowing they are not alone. Cheers.

By Crasher
schedule 14 Nov 2016

Good on you Johnnie - thank you for sharing. I like to know what may possibly be ahead for me and different ways of helping myself when faced with these unexpected situations. I appreciate your thoughts and strength of mind

By Johnnie
schedule 15 Nov 2016

Thanks Steve and all the best to you too . Next time i am at club i will not be pondering too closely to smokers' section...lol.... Cheers mate.