3 days now!?!?!?!?

[Hooked Up ©]

OK, Three days with no smokes. What is the curve here? Does it get easier or harder from here? Somebody told me that it took 72 hours to get past the actual "nicotine" withdrawal and the rest was psychological. What http://www.2coolfishing.com/ttmbforum/images/icons/spineyes.gifsay you? Guy

[boomgoon]

I didn't know that you were with us on this! Good news for sure, congrats!
Guy, I wish that I could say it's all down hill from here buddy, but with 3 weeks for me now the cravings are just starting. I guess that it is different for everybody. Two things I do when cravings hit are:
1) remind myself that starting over will suck.
2) failure is not an option as it would imply that I am not in control.
Good luck, jeff

[Viking48]

It's been years since I quit but if I remember correctly you will have good days and bad days. It should get easier as time goes on and the habits are hard to break (smoke with coffee, beer, after sex etc.). Just hang in there and keep telling yourself that you can never have another cigarette as long as you live or you'll have to face this again. You can do it.

[Walkin' Jack]

Guy it will be different for everyone. You are doing great! Just continue to take it one day at a time. I wish I had an answer for you but to tell you the truth it has been sooooo long that I actually don't remember.

One thing I CAN say here is that you do reach a pont where you no longer want to smoke. You can do it. I'm pullin fer ya!

[cfred]

The thing that is helping me is looking at it this way. Yes, I would love to keep smoking, but not as badly as I want to be a non-smoker. To me, the act of smoking is no longer worth the bad things that come with it. I don't know about everyone else, but I have this huge energy boost going on right now, except when I have to cheat and take the commit pills for a nicotine fix. That is just reminding me how much better I will feel when I'm completely off of the nicotine.

[dash8dvr]

Good job cfred.