Hi, CD: I have 7 days clean and free right now, and it isn't nearly as hard as it has been in the past when I quit; who knows why? I did go to a hypnotherapist, I have been taking Wellbutrin for a few weeks, but I sorta think the craving is all in my head. Certainly I am over whatever withdrawal stuff I might have had. Here's a couple of tips that have helped me:
The cd that came with the NR patches which I tried before says that for a lot of us, the inhale of the cig was the deepest breath we took, and it suggests just taking a deep, slow breath, holding it for 3 seconds, then slowly exhaling through your mouth. This is good to do when you feel like you want a smoke.
Another interesting and useful thing is an ancient Hindu meditation technique called "being the witness". It can be used like this: when you are totally into the desire and the craving for a cigarette, just mentally step back and examine your craving; say something like "Hmmm. How interesting. So that's what it feels like to really crave a smoke." Then you can decide whether to continue feeling that way, or to move on. This was originally in Ram Dass' book "Be Here Now".
I am finding that the support from the people here on this site is great; even though I am truly computer-illiterate, and can't even get to the Instant Messaging place, I can still get so much help, as well as all of the information in the Program.
Best of luck to you!
lladro
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 12/15/2006
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 6
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 145
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $33
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 1 [B]Hrs:[/B] 0 [B]Mins:[/B] 0 [B]Seconds:[/B] 0
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$250,068.50
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Days: 7453
Hours: 16
Minutes: 44
Seconds: 54
Life Gained
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45467
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909,340
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