Mercy,
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It is hard to explain and I didn't think I would be wrestling with this at over 100 days. I am not sure it this is normal.
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Trust me! You're COMPLETELY normal!!! So many people think that they should be "over it" after a couple months... the truth is, we smoked for many years... it's going to take more than a couple months to be completely over it. That doesn't mean that we suffer all the time, but it does mean that we have some hard times every once in a while and "miss" smoking and feel like something is "missing" from our lives.
It honestly took me about a year and a half before I was completely over smoking. Every once in a great while, I will have a little urge for a smoke, but those thoughts are few and far between now. But it did take me about a year and a half to get there. Does that mean it will take that long for you? Not necessarily. Although, they do say that it takes between 12-18 months before we are completely free... because we have to go through all 4 seasons (sometimes more than once) before we really get over the addiction. I believe that, as it was very true for me.
You're also at the 100 day mark, which is a very common low point for many quitters. A lot of people say that between 3 months and 100 days, they start to feel depressed like they should be "over" this by now. So again, this might be just that time period creeping in on you. Hold on and don't let go! As you know from previous craves, it does pass.
Freedom awaits you Mercy! One day, you will not even want to smoke at all! You won't feel like anything is "missing" from your life! I don't feel that way anymore, but again, that did take some time. You'll get there! You're doing fabulous!
Crave the Quit!
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[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 6/17/2005
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 689
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 17,245
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $2845.57
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 49 [B]Hrs:[/B] 2 [B]Mins:[/B] 25 [B]Seconds:[/B] 0
