freemom,
I'm using Chantix too...and wanted to give you my imput.
You know, you can't keep smoking not even one puff...
for the cravings to subside.
and it's only been a few days for you, so you will have them for a few weeks.
Just keep this in mind,if you were going cold turkey...you would be going bonkers right now for a smoke. You are having a little crav
ing, and probably fairly often...but I can tell you that most of it can be overcome with just deep breaths or drinking water.
and more importantly...your desire to be a Non-smoker will be the driving force to overcome the craves and triggers...
you must become the master of the thoughts behind the craves. What is the emotion driving the crave...anger, anxiety, frustration, do you want to say something to someone that you just can't say for fear you'll create a scene?
look honestly into the emotion you are feeling when this crave hits.
With each cigarette we do not smoke, it fuels our inner ego with confidence to be more assertive in dealing with others and ourselves.
I haven't read Allen Carr's book, I just happen to be a 10 year quitter who went through all of the drama quitters experience. I did it cold-turkey too (the hardest way, Chantix makes quitting a breeze...at least for me...because the memories of the past are too vivid)
You just hang in here...you can do this, minute by minute...hour by hour, and day by day...until one day in the near future...you will not crave and you will be absolutely delighted...when you exclaim "Hey Everybody, I'M A NON-SMOKER...I NO LONGER CRAVE CIGARETTES....THEY STINK...WHY DID I EVER SMOKE IN THE FIRST PLACE?
I am hearing a lot about attitude changing, and it is very true here. We are changing ourselves inside and out...and it starts with attitude...auntdeb
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/1/2007
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 36
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,835
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $171
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 5 [B]Hrs:[/B] 1 [B]Mins:[/B] 13 [B]Seconds:[/B] 41
