Please Help Me Get Through This!

[victimvictorious]

The cravings are starting to get to me now! One of my triggers is talking on the phone. I went all yesterday without talking to anyone, and now today it seems like everyone who calls me is.....smoking a cigarette! Oh my goodness, I'm tired of eating, I'm tired of exercising with my dog, I can't wait for the cravings to subside! I want a cigarette so bad! Help! I'm ready to walk to the store. But I don't want to!

[Breakinchains]

  Don't go to the store! Clean your house. Dust the furniture, vacuum the carpet. Drink lots of water, and take several deep breaths. The craving will pass. You can get through this. Fight it! Don't give in!

[ohiosheltielady]

Hi, just got home from work and logged on a little while ago to see this.  Oh dear!  First of all, do not talk on the phone, if that's a trigger and you know it, then don't answer the phone.  If you can hear somebody on the other end of it inhaling, that's no good!  You don't need to listen to that! 

I remember when I first started quitting, and nothing worked, I'd take a long long long hot shower and then crawl in bed and just go to sleep.  If I slept then my body was healing and the clock was ticking away the minutes and hours but I wasn't there to notice. 

Hang in there.  I'll check on you again in a few.  Or reply in your blog.  One day when you look back, you'll realize how much you had to go through (way back when) ... and how far you've come!

[ohiosheltielady]

Ok, so I did a web search and found another blog, although I have not yet read the entire blog, as it is VERY long, I see that there is a list here a mile long of:

what to do instead of smoking

http://quittingsmokingagain.blogspot.com/2007/07/beat-nicotine-cravings-54-things-to-do.html

[victimvictorious]

Thank you Breakinthechains & OhioSheltieLady!  I think I will just go take another shower & take a nap, my house couldn't be any cleaner! LoL! I'm tired of crying like someone died! This really sucks, but I know it will pass! Thanks so very much!

[gapeach2]

You're doing great! I'm just starting on this journey and your post made me laugh. I need to keep busy in order to get past the cravings. My boyfriend will LOVE my quitting because the house will be spotless in a few days! I will also most likely be very well rested since I'll be hitting the sack earlier in order to avoid those late night cravings. Hang in there! Your post is really encouraging, and you're doing great!

[tomk654]

YOU CAN DO IT...DON'T QUIT...DON'T GIVE IN...YOU CAN DO IT...YOU DESERVE IT...KEEP GOING

[victimvictorious]

Hey GApeach! Thank you so much for your support. I'm glad I can actually laugh at that post as  well. But don't we know it ain't funny when we're going through it! LoL! I'm glad you're here! ADJ

[victimvictorious]

Tom, I appreciate your support so much!