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I have not smoked for 19 days, first 16 days were not to bad, but the last couple have been tougher than the first few. Anyone else had this and is it normal?
Early on it is a “roller coaster ride”...dsprague
Colleen 773 DOF
Thank you!
Yes I think I may have taken the first days a little to lightly. Having to breath more and remind myself NOPE. And remember my friends here.
19 days is awesome. I can’t tell you how l felt at 19 days but l have certainly had up & down days. I haven’t smoked in 7 years & l don’t crave cigarettes anymore. I do get the occasional twinge of a memory but it never lasts. It always surprises me. I did go through a period of time when my thoughts were consumed by smoking or rather by NOT smoking. I thought about it constantly. My husband is a recovering alcoholic (36+ years) & he quit smoking 31 years ago. I asked him what to do because l figured he would have a suggestion. He told me that l needed to get on my knees & ask God to remove the mental obsession. He said l might have to do it more than once & it would not work if l did not get on my knees. I will admit to not really thinking that was going to work but l was willing to try anything. I did it & l remember that l had to do it more than once but not a hundred times...l really am not sure when l felt that the obsession had been lifted but l will say that once l felt that, it never came back with that power. It worked for me, along with coming to EX at least every morning. & every evening.
Ellen
I will give it a try
Let me know how it works for you.
I will
The LORD IS GOOD!! HALLELUJIAH!! . I love JESUS STORIES. I have a few hundred probably
Cravings can come out of nowhere at anytime.The good news is that when you don’t dwell on them they stop and you get stronger in your quit. The longer you go the less frequent they are.It could take 6 to 12 weeks until the nicotine receptors in your brain go dormant. Don’t give in. Keep your eye on the prize of freedom from addiction which is yours for the taking .