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I am experiencing nicotene addiction withdrawal...it's a bit shocking.
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<blockquote data-quote="trinityroyal" data-source="post: 519689" data-attributes="member: 3907"><p>DDD, hang in there. You CAN do this.</p><p></p><p></p><p>A friend of mine whose husband is trying to quit said something the other day that really put in perspective WHY it's so darn hard to quit. She said:</p><p></p><p>What are you supposed to do when you're under stress?</p><p>1) Get up, step away from what you're doing and go for a walk outside.</p><p>2) Take several slow, deep breaths to calm yourself.</p><p>3) Go back to what you were doing with a clear head.</p><p></p><p>What do you do when you take a smoke break?</p><p>1) Get up, step away from what you're doing and go for a walk outside.</p><p>2) Take several slow deep breaths as you inhale your cigarette.</p><p>3) Go back to what you were doing with a clear head.</p><p></p><p>The very same strategies that we're given to deal with stress are the ones that we use when smoking. It's VERY hard to deal with the stress of quitting smoking when all of the behaviour that reduces stress reinforces smoking habits. It's a conundrum. I think that's why stuff like drinking ice water works. It's a different de-stressor, that doesn't involve taking deep breaths.</p><p></p><p>As for staying quit once you've stopped...I don't know if this helps or not, but I used to smoke between 1 and 2 packs a day for about 10 years, then quit nearly 19 years ago. It took a good 3 or 4 years after quitting before it really "took" and I no longer craved cigarettes anymore. Take it one day at a time.</p><p></p><p>Hugs,</p><p>Trinity</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trinityroyal, post: 519689, member: 3907"] DDD, hang in there. You CAN do this. A friend of mine whose husband is trying to quit said something the other day that really put in perspective WHY it's so darn hard to quit. She said: What are you supposed to do when you're under stress? 1) Get up, step away from what you're doing and go for a walk outside. 2) Take several slow, deep breaths to calm yourself. 3) Go back to what you were doing with a clear head. What do you do when you take a smoke break? 1) Get up, step away from what you're doing and go for a walk outside. 2) Take several slow deep breaths as you inhale your cigarette. 3) Go back to what you were doing with a clear head. The very same strategies that we're given to deal with stress are the ones that we use when smoking. It's VERY hard to deal with the stress of quitting smoking when all of the behaviour that reduces stress reinforces smoking habits. It's a conundrum. I think that's why stuff like drinking ice water works. It's a different de-stressor, that doesn't involve taking deep breaths. As for staying quit once you've stopped...I don't know if this helps or not, but I used to smoke between 1 and 2 packs a day for about 10 years, then quit nearly 19 years ago. It took a good 3 or 4 years after quitting before it really "took" and I no longer craved cigarettes anymore. Take it one day at a time. Hugs, Trinity [/QUOTE]
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