I have done well been smoke free a little over 5 years. I an really struggling with cravings these last few months. I have dealing with other health issues and the doctor put me on a GLP!. That is working, I have lost weight but my desire to smoke is back at its worse. Anyone else going thru this?

Protect your quit! You earned it! Smoking will do nothing to help your health issues, it will only make them worse and you know it. When a crave comes along, try some deep breaths and let it pass over you like a dark shadow.

Don't give in!! Going back to smoking will not solve anything. You already have health issues and smoking for sure has a negative impact.

Remember why you quit. That is still valid today. Cravings are no fun but will go away.

Would smoking change anything ….NO

It would only make it worse ….imagine what it would do to your body ..

That first pull …probably very dizzy…feel very sick …and possible vomit

You would stink …your breath would stink…your clothes…

You would wake up that monster who has been sleeping ….

Do anything to help …smoking is not the answer 🐸

Hi @Kris. It’s wonderful to hear from you again - welcome back! I was just thinking about you the other day (re-reading some old posts) and wondering how you are doing. You were welcoming and supportive of me when I joined this group as a new quitter.

I’m so sorry that you are struggling. I’m 4.5 years in, and it can be rugged sometimes for me, too.

The “stinkin thinkin” voices inside our heads can get awfully loud. So good on you for channeling some group support, to get some perspectives.

Your quit is incredibly precious… and freakin HARD EARNED!! Fight for it. Find your fierce. Protect it like you would protect a beloved animal, or a 5-year old child who needed your help.

Withdrawal was wretched.

Don’t put yourself through it again.

Stay strong, stay busy, stay connected. You can do this!

I will be much easier to fight off the urges to smoke than it would be to start all overagain after lighting up. As others have already said, smoking never did one good thing - not for any of us. Don't let the addiction voice in your head tell you otherwise. Fight, fight, fight to keep your freedom!

I've never ever heard one person who relapsed say; "Boy, I'm glad I lit up again!".

Gday

If you have just one you will be right back where you started, and where you started was desperately wishing you were where you are right now. - Marvitta

Says it all don’t it……..

That incessant voice running around in a loop in your head needs to be stopped in its track. Replace the thoughts with something else even if it is you just saying the alphabet over & over & over again. Get up and do something physical ... anything .. go for a walk, take a shower, and keep kicking out the smoking thoughts and replacing them with something else.

You control your thoughts. You. Tell yourself "NO". Don't give yourself permission to smoke again. You already made that great choice to stop 5 years ago. You will never be satisfied as a smoker ever again. You would just need to start all over again to get to this same place. Do whatever it takes to wake up tomorrow with no regrets.

Do not light up. A cigarette will not accomplish anything good for you but it will drag you back into the dark world of nicotine addiction that you defeated 5 years ago. Keep the quit, you will be so better off. Life is so much better without nicotine.

14 hours ago, Kris said:

I have done well been smoke free a little over 5 years. I an really struggling with cravings these last few months. I have dealing with other health issues and the doctor put me on a GLP!. That is working, I have lost weight but my desire to smoke is back at its worse. Anyone else going thru this?

maybe go back to the doc and tell him that the GLP1 maybe giving you cravings to smoke. See if that's a side effect he is aware of and is there another treatment other than GLP1.

Good to see you are still smoke free after 5 years. Please don't lose your quit now.

How you doing kris ? Xx🐸