It seems there are lost of members going through a bad craving in or around an anniversary date. Thity days, sixty days, ninety days...
So I am wondering, if the drug is long gone out of your system within the first week, why should a nasty craving show up way down the road?
Is it the psycological attachment to the smoking habit? Is it the new season of spring and doing tasks that we haven't done since we quit? Is it just that our thoughts are hey its been ____ days?
What is it, that is striking on an anniversary of the quit?
And of course, how can I prevent it?
My husband's way is just forget about it...that works for him, he quit 32 years ago...doesn't work for me, I don't forget.
Is it as simple as saying "I'm over it, you can't get me anymore, because there is no going back" ?
Or is it because we're facing a new emotion, and because we've always delt with emotions by smoking, our brain tells us "Oh its an
emotion - time for a smoke?
So then could the solution be, that in order to get past the red flag cravings that pop up...we need to say
"OK, this is a new emotion, I need to feel it, check it out and somehow, despite how good, bad or ugly it is, Let it go!
Need some pearls of wisdom here, folks.
What are your thoughts?
:)
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 3/5/2007
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 40
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,017
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $422
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 4 [B]Hrs:[/B] 21 [B]Mins:[/B] 56 [B]Seconds:[/B] 4