Struggling today

[FinalAttempt]

I've been away for a week, visiting my son's family about 300 miles away, just got back yesterday.

 

I thought this quit was going to be a breeze because the first 10 days went by quickly with no problem. I guess because I was with family the whole time, and I was always occupied with all non-smokers doing something; there were various urges but they came and went quickly.

 

My wife went to work early this morning so I found myself home alone with nothing to do, and the urge for a smoke has been lingering all morning. I've tried to keep myself busy by looking for work around the house, cleaning up, organizing, looking for things to fix, etc. but the urge just doesn't go away 

 

I'm going to hang around this forum today and read through the materials, hopefully to keep this quit my actual FinalAttempt!

[SD2026]

Hey @FinalAttempt, you're doing so well not smoking especially when you were away!  Absolutely do read the materials on this site, it really does help.  I know sometimes the cravings can be stronger especially in the early days but you can fight this and I promise it WILL go away!  Looks like you've already tried the boring distractions of clearing up/organising, if it helps, take a deep breath and slowing exhale, a few times and continue reading the helpful threads on here.  

 

I too still get strong cravings at times (although not as many as the first month) that don't go away as quickly as I'd like.  I've even taken myself off to bed for a nap/cry/whatever lol but appreciate that can't  be done at times!

 

This will pass, I promise it will 

[Reciprocity]

I remember those occasional tough days.Mind keeps thinking about how nice it would be to have that first puff. That's the nicodemon whispering sweet nothings in your head. It's a suggestion, not a command. Keep your goal at the feront of your mind during these early days. Quitting is your desired goal and that's completely within your control. Hey, those days aren't easy but you CAN get through them even tough it might mentally exhausting. Those days won't stick around for long. You'll soon have an iron grip on your quit so hand in there. It's doable!

 

And yes, reading some of the past posts & stories on the forum is a great idea. There's also a bunch of quit smoking videos on the Joel Spitzer's Quit Smoking Video Library page. He's quite a character but his videos make a lot of sense about how completely irrevelant smoking really is.

[Doreensfree]

You have been given sound advice 

I would just add watching the 3 

Smoking Documentary’s help me so much 

They opened my eyes to this addiction,and how those companies worked so hard to keep me hooked 

I swore I would never give them another penny of my hard earned money 

Settle down and watch them and then come back and tell me what your thinking ,

[SD2026]

I hope you're doing ok @FinalAttempt  and the urge to smoke has gone. 

[QuittingGirl]

Yes, definitely stay close to this forum because it will help so much.  The urges, I promise you, will go away.  Unfortunately, it takes time and the first few months are the worst.  Keep busy as much as you can.  In my early days of quitting, I would take cinnamon sticks and pretend they were cigarettes, sucking the air in and pretending to blow the smoke out.  It really did help me.  If you don't like cinnamon, you can use cut up straws.  Give it a try!

[GonSo]

Keep yourself busy with reading here. Almost two weeks not smoked will give you some lung improvement. Deep breathing might help. If possible, go for a walk or a bike ride.

 

Reinforce the reasons why you quit. You do not want to go back to smoking!!

The urges will pass.

 

[MarylandQuitter]

@FinalAttempt how’s it going?