Jay,
I'm so proud of you for not giving up on your quit. Never quit on quitting...that's how we all get to be non smokers. It took me a while to get over that dizzy, spaced out feeling you describe. I think it's quite common with heavy smokers like us. As Sarah explained it will soon go away or you should see your doctor.
We can make our quits easier by changing the way we think about quitting. Focusing on how hard it is only makes us feel worse so look for ways to be positive about quitting.
For example, look at today's quote:
The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.
- William James
Thinking of quitting as giving something up will make it harder to quit and stay quit. Try thinking of all the benefits you get from quitting. Try saying "I get to quit" and see if it will make it easier. C'mon, say it out loud (as long as you're alone) and see how good it feels ... really try to mean it when you say it...
"I GET TO QUIT SMOKING AND I'M TAKING MY LIFE BACK!"
Corny maybe, but you can say it to yourself and with just a little practice you'll feel a world of difference about your quit. It's the fake it till you make it routine and it works! Every time you get a craving say something positive to yourself, like "I am stronger than a cigarette. I refuse to smoke one right now. I am smarter than a cigarette. I refuse to smoke one until the package says "cures what ails you". I choose not to smoke, I'll... fill in the blank with what you'll do .... instead".
Your body is healing from all those years of smoking and it may take a while for the cravings to stop. Most of us here believe there are only X amount of cravings in each of us...eventually the addiction loses it's power over us. Every time you have a craving or symptom now, it's one less you'll ever have to endure again. Honest. Please trust us when we tell you the cravings will pass whether you smoke or not. It's a fact.
Take time now to read, learn and prepare ways to get through the next crave. After the 3 days, it's all a mind game against a four inch tube of poisoned plant matter wrapped in paper that will cause you, your family and your business nothing but health issues, lost money, less time together...you know what it's stealing from your life, make a list and pull that list out to read and update when the desire to light up strikes you. Believe in yourself. You can and will do this!
Oh and Jay, if you have any left, please reach into your pocket, pull out that pack, throw it on the ground and stomp those cancer sticks into the dirt where they belong. You don't need them any more, you're a non smoker.
Knowledge replaces fear.
Pat
My Milage:My Quit Date: 1/28/2007
Smoke-Free Days: 717
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 28,680
Amount Saved: $14,340.00
Life Gained:Days: 94
Hrs: 0
Mins: 44
Seconds: 14
