My name is Kyle and I am on Day 7 of quitting smoking cold turkey. I have smoked a pack a day for the past 15 years and this is the longest I have ever gone without a cigarette in that time. I tried to quit once before and only made it a few days. I truly want to stop for good but am worried that the cravings will never cease. I crave cigarettes today as much as I did on Day 1. Does anyone know when things will start to get easier and cravings will begin to fade? This feels like the hardest thing i've ever done in my life. Sometimes, I wonder if I should put on a patch or just continue to go cold turkey since the nicotine should already be physically out of my body. Any advice?
Thank you for your response and words of support. It's great to hear from someone such as yourself who has succeeded in staying away from smoking for so long. It gives me hope that I too can be successful in my attempt at quitting. I will take one day at a time and hope that things will improve eventually. :)
I actually decided to quit when I did because I underwent some minor dental surgery last week and didn't want to impede healing. I figured it was a s good a time as any to make the effort to quit for life.
I haven't been rewarding myself yet as I live in constant fear that I will give in at any moment and light up. I think I will give myself a reward if I am able to make it to the 30 day mark.
I just hope and pray that the cravings will die down eventually and be fewer and far between. The days seem to drag on when I have constant urges to smoke so I'm looking forward to conquering this addiction and for things to improve. :)
I realize what you are saying and I believe that it is correct. I will not allow my mind to trick me into having just one cigarette as I am positive that it will only lead me back into the throws of my addiction. If I do decide to ever have another cigarette, it would be an admission that I am giving up on quitting completely. I believe that I have the willpower to manage my nicotine cravings for a set period of time. My concern is that I will have these same cravings for the rest of my life. I am trying to convince myself that it will get easier over time but it is difficult to know for sure as this is the longest I've gone without a cigarette since first becoming addicted. I can only hope that I will not always be plagued with constant cravings as honestly I don't think I'll be able to handle it like this forever. One day at a time...one day at a time....tomorrow is another day!
Thanks for your response Willis. I am actually starting to believe that it will get easier and cravings will decrease. Honestly, today is the first day where I felt relief from not smoking. Up until today my cravings seemed to intensify or at least remain constant. However, they now seem to be easing. I went about my business today without the frequent urges that I have had over the past week since I quit. I had the occasional craving for a cigarette of course but it was far fewer and in between than previously. I hope that this is a sign of even better times to come! :)
I am still here and now going onto Day 11. I do plan on rewarding myself once I feel confident that I have quit for the long haul. As you have mentioned, I too am concerned about relapse since I am new to quitting. I feel like I am in a state of suspended animation and unwilling to accept that I have quit as I don't want to jinx it. Once I gain further confidence with my cessation of smoking, I plan on rewarding myself accordingly.
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