10 days after hospitilization: DX commumnity acquired bacterial pnuemonia

Discussion created by Werdna on Aug 17, 2018
Latest reply on Aug 18, 2018 by karenjones

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10 days out of hospital. 17 days no smoking. NRT: 14mg patch and nicotine gum. I am still having horrible cravings especially when I used to start making gourmet dinner and have a drink. I don't really miss the morning cig with coffee. The day before the craving lasted all day. I can't ever go back but that little voice keeps saying "3 a day won't hurt." I know it will. I'll be back to 10 cigs a day again. Have figured out some ways to deal, but when the big urge hits it is so hard. I had been smoking since 16 years old.60 years of smoking!!!!!!!! I need novel ways to help bust that urge.

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AnnetteMM Aug 17, 2018 2:44 PM
Welcome and congratulations! If you search the site you'll find lots of great blogs about how to beat cravings and stay quit. Here's one to get you started:
101 Things to Do Instead of Smoke
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GyorgyiM Aug 17, 2018 2:56 PM
One quickly...

Take slow deep breaths and long exhales (just like when you were hitting on a cigarette ) and then smile becuase you just exercised your lungs by expanding them as you did when you smoked, except without the NICOTINE!!!
A lot of the urges are just old habits.....
Hope this helps some....

Miles of Smiles....
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Daniela-3-11-2016 Aug 17, 2018 5:38 PM
You made it 17 days, you are on your way to freedom. Learn as much as you can about nicotine addiction, it will help you a lot to stay smober on your way to freedom. Please go check out other blogs, and learn from how other members did it. We all did it a little differently, but you can pick up an example, and follow the lead. If you want to see that person's blogs, go to their profile and click on Follow. Here is a link I find would help you with your expectation about the next steps in your quit: What To Expect In The First Four Months
Congratulations!!!
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shashort Aug 18, 2018 8:23 AM
Great job getting through the first 17 days to freedom. Find some projects to keep you busy when the urge hits. I also found carrying a water bottle with a straw filled with ice water was a help. When craving hits take a big slurp of water through the straw as it helped with the inhaling part and the hand to mouth part of addiction as well. Water helps flush toxins so it it good for you. I also carried mints, cinnamon disks and gum everywhere I went. I had mints in my car, carrying water everywhere I went became my new addiction. Reading and educating yourself about this addiction is a must to help you understand what is going on with your body. I hope that helps some. Keep moving forward and remember we are here to help anyway we can.
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Barbscloud Aug 18, 2018 9:02 AM
Congrats on your 17 days. I liked chewing on straws and sour candy. You're doing great.
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karenjones Aug 18, 2018 7:41 PM
i found myslef having constant conversations with myself during my first weeks or so, like the devil and angel on the shoulder thing, this drove me nuts, and I finally just said, I am not going to engage in these conversations. end of story. that helped me tremendously, not to have these little conversations about cigarettes. i refused to discuss it with myself. not an option. the discussions fed my cravings. and I needed to starve my cravings. try changing the subject when you start these little discussions.
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