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Originally Posted by SeekSobriety  I am 2 1/2 days free of Nicotine I am having a tough time at work, I work 12+ hour days (Film Production) I am fantasizing about smoking, idealizing how good it will feel. I know it is bad, but I feel so depressed and hopeless that I dont care.
I am writing this to try and work through the crave, which hopefully only lasts 3 minutes per some websites, but I am not sure that I want to do this. I sometimes think I do not care about it anymore but then I realize why would I have come here in the first place. Damn Nicotine is a powerfull drug. |
it is a powerful drug indeed - more difficult to kick that heroine in some instances.
a couple of things that get me through those craves.
1. don't worry about the concept of forever. it's too big. deal with one day at a time. we'll deal with tomorrow when we get there. i'm over a year quit, and i still dont' think about anything except for today. that way it's manageable.
2. remember WHY you quit in the first place. whether it was for your health, your pocket book, your family, etc. those reasons did NOT go away just cause you're craving.
3. have a plan - what are you going to do when you're craving? make a plan and actually USE it when you're having a rough time... there is no shame in asking for help.
here's my plan to give you something to go on.
step 1: take out picture of my son, look him in the eye and tell him that i love chew more than i love him.
step 2: take out
www.killthecan.org business card and realize that i'm about to let down all of my brothers there.
step 3: pick up the phone and get permission to chew from all my killthecan.org friends.
FYI, i've never gone past step 1.
hang in there... it gets better!
chewie - day 369 free from dip.