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April 5, 2018

By marie-quit

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DD and I made it home safe and sound. And as I had anticipated the urge to smoke was very strong, knowing that I had money and a store just 5 miles down the road, I had to battle the urge to go and buy a pack, just for one. But I did not. I NOPE-d every time I felt the desire to. I was surprised that the urge was mental and not physical. It was just fleeting thoughts that I had to work through. No anxiousness, it was somewhat a loneliness, which seemed a bit strange.

 

Now this morning it is a different store, today it is physical, very apprehensive,  a physical feeling of jitter-ness and not really thoughts in my mind. But some of that is because of "life" itself.

 

I am home today and I will be sticking close to the boards and this blog. I have some emotional stuff to of the mind to work through. So prepare for some ramblings, self reflection and moments of truth. Sorry in advance, but I came to this board for a community of people that would support me and lift me up as I make this "huge" change in my life.  

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    Nice update Marie :)

    What you said seems pretty normal to me, from my recollection of my early quit.  I always thought of smoking as a physical thing so the fact that it's the mental urges that end up taking the longest to over come was a little surprising to me. I had both too - mental and physical. For me that uneasy, jittery feeling manifested in short temper, easy to become frustrated etc. That was with me longer than I would have liked but, all this stuff eventually disappears as you re-learn how to live your life without turning to smokes all the time as some kind of emotional band-aid? Now days, for me, when something in my life happens that stresses me or pisses me off .... I don't immediately think of going for a smoke, which is what I would have done before so, yeah .... it takes time but it does happen.

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    Hi Marie, no need to be sorry. Rant and post as much as you need to, it really helps. The mind fog is totally normal and will eventually go away. Most of us found that having some sort of candy to suck on really helped too. I guess our sugar levels get a little out of wack in the early days. But the biggest thing is let your body dictate what it needs. If it's thirsty drink, hungry eat. Tired rest. Some days the constant thoughts of cigarettes made me just say the heck with it and go to bed hoping for a better tomorrow. You're doing great!

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