Felt like smoking on day 36 but did not smoke
Hi everyone, I'm now on day 36 quitting cold turkey. Today was and is not easy. Its been one of the hardest days of the 36 days and I'm not sure why. Last night I had a dream that I was smoking again. The dream was weird because in it I forgot that I was a non-smoker. I have a hunch that one of the reasons that my withdrawals are coming is because I am drinking far too much coffee and somehow the coffee is causing the smoking triggers. I have not smoked yet and want to keep fighting as I've already seen the benefits of not smoking in the last month. I am able to handle more stress, I can breathe better, smell better and and able to exercise longer. My teeth are looking cleaner and I am beginning to be able to see how I can improve other areas of my life.
Tomorrow I am going to try drinking more water and juice and using tea instead of coffee.
I am going to keep going because I believe it will get better. Smoked since I was 14 and was on 2 packs a day. Now and age 49.
Hi manchild. Congratulations on your quitting cigarettes, awesome accomplishment for yourself. About your dream that is quite normal... just laugh about it. Continue your journey to a NEW YOU a nonsmoker! It is a beautiful healthy life to be a nonsmoker as you know. I too was an ex smoker, I have been clean for 585 days. I also quit cold turkey like you did. I am one of the successful story in this sight going on to two years. In time dreams of smoking, and urges lessen. Drinking plenty of water, and tons of exercise is good. Good luck, and enjoy your new life.
smoking dreams caused by stress or our way of dealing with not smoking probably happen for ever on and off ,I think the feeling of thinking we had a smoke from the dream is important as it explains how we feel about not smoking .
so really while no fun also a help !!
IC
Day 24 for me, I had a similar dream about a week ago,. I had a smoke then was so angry with myself so I thought I might as well have another one, in the morning when I woke I was so angry with myself for smoking then I realized that I hadn't been out of bed so it was obviously a dream. Mind works in a strange way because before I went to bed I really wanted a smoke when I woke I didn't. We each deal with our addicton in our own way, hopefully we all remain smoke free
I know from experience those dreams will be around for several years or more not every night but they will be around and storm's response is the healthy one :)
IC
day 48 for me and i swear i dont go a single night without dreaming im smoking. I havent had a coffee since i quit. tea is the go. Keep up the good work.....johnboy
I really appreciate everyone here who made a comment!. Its now 38 days since I've not had any nicotene in any form whatsoever. Today I felt like smoking again in the evening because I did not know what to do with myself. In the past, smoking was something to do. I did not smoke but went for some long slow exercise which lasted more than an hour and I breathed in oxygen in heaps. I'm back home now. I'm not used to normal amounts of oxygen. I think my brain has been accustomed to working under oxygen starved conditions and its weird to be a non smoker. I feel like I am a puritan or something like that as opposed to being like Clint Eastwood or the guy on the back of the horse in the Marlboro country adverts.
Hi everyone. Im going onto 5 weeks, whose counting right. How great do the different times of the day smell, and who forgot them. So beautiful!!!
Well done for staying on track. The dreams remain and the wish for a cigarette remain but as long as you have the armour to fight it for two- five minutes it just goes away. And the dreams are just telling us how hard-wired part of our brains are to urge us to smoke. The other part is the bit that is your friend and gives you will-power - concentrate on that part.
Good Luck
Today is day 41 without any cigarettes. Believe it or not, this is probably the worst time I could give up and probably the best, depending how you look at it. Today I worked really hard, harder than I ever would as a smoker. I was so confident in my work that I overworked and screwed myself. At the end of the day I was stressed out and breathless from drinking coffee and thinking about too many things. Now its late at night, I've not bought any cigarettes today, I've not lit up and I am avoiding smoking. At the same time I feel that the addiction is like a devil! Poor me, so lonely, tired and full of stress, surely I should reward myself with a cigarette. But NO! I am going to fight this! Why? Its for ME! I've got 41 days behind me and surely one day its going to get SOOO much better!