June 25, 201511 yr I keep having cravings. I really want to smoke. I keep thinking I saved money, it gets better, this too shall pass, but none of it motivates me.
June 25, 201511 yr What made you quit to begin with? There must have been a reason, and that should be used for positive motivation. I can't provide you with motivation myself, but here are some examples of my motivation when I quit: Want to have a baby Want to save money Want to live longer Want to spend money on nicer things Don't want to kill myself Don't want a smoking related disease Tired of looking like a corpse Tired of lining the pockets of big tobacco company executives Had enough of putting cigarettes before family Had enough of polluting my wife's lungs with second hand smoke Don't want to go outside in the rain to smoke Don't want to burn holes in my fave clothes Don't want to stink like stale smoke Tired of being a slave to nicotine Tired of being constantly stressed Tired of being tired Want to sit through a film without a cigarette break Want to fly on a plane without worrying about how long until my next fix Bored of always checking I have enough cigs PS Nicotine is an addictive drug, and once you start the withdrawal process, you WILL get cravings, this is perfectly normal, no matter how motivated you are!
June 25, 201511 yr My motivation....being told by doctors ,after smoking 52 years...I was about to lose a couple of limbs...plus... My hubby has emphysema...who is now living on a oxygen tank....and has huge spells in hospital.... I agree with action....whatever your reasons were....keep them in mind.... If you smoke those reasons are still there....and you will be so angry with yourself.... You can do it....day by day....xx
June 25, 201511 yr You're on day 3, the most hellish day of hell week for many people. So of course it's going to suck, and your choice is whether or not you embrace it. Embracing the suck is a sublime and confounding philosophy, but it's the key to many quits - it will get better, but first it will suck, and your only real choice is how you come to terms with that. Also, I think it's a mistake to expect to be constantly motivated. You're not doing a bench press, where a few moments of focussed willpower does the trick - you're in this for the long haul, and some days you're just not going to feel it. But the good news is you don't need motivation to NOT do something, which is what quitting is. All you have to do is ride it out. Just get through today. I bet you feel better tomorrow.
June 25, 201511 yr I keep having cravings. I really want to smoke. I keep thinking I saved money, it gets better, this too shall pass, but none of it motivates me. You don't want to smoke, the drug wants you to smoke. That should be motivation right there, you're taking back control. Stick with it, it does get better.
June 25, 201511 yr I keep having cravings. I really want to smoke. I keep thinking I saved money, it gets better, this too shall pass, but none of it motivates me. Keep distracting yourself, keep moving forward. This too DOES pass. Everything passes, both good and bad, it ALWAYS passes and what matters is that we hold on through it. Write a list if you haven't already, of why you quit, why it mattered enough that you put yourself into addiction withdrawal and read it and focus. End game is getting free of feeling like this. I found that a jolt of reality helped in "if it always felt like this absolutely NO ONE would stay quit".....when in fact millions have quit and stayed quit and they don't look ready to all rock in the corner. Distraction/list/keep reading! You are doing so brilliantly, better then millions of folks worldwide who aren't strong enough to get to where you are already!! xx
June 25, 201511 yr You're on day 3, the most hellish day of hell week for many people. So of course it's going to suck, and your choice is whether or not you embrace it. Embracing the suck is a sublime and confounding philosophy, but it's the key to many quits - it will get better, but first it will suck, and your only real choice is how you come to terms with that. Also, I think it's a mistake to expect to be constantly motivated. You're not doing a bench press, where a few moments of focused willpower does the trick - you're in this for the long haul, and some days you're just not going to feel it. But the good news is you don't need motivation to NOT do something, which is what quitting is. All you have to do is ride it out. Just get through today. I bet you feel better tomorrow. SPOT ON.
June 25, 201511 yr You're on day 3, the most hellish day of hell week for many people. So of course it's going to suck, and your choice is whether or not you embrace it. Embracing the suck is a sublime and confounding philosophy, but it's the key to many quits - it will get better, but first it will suck, and your only real choice is how you come to terms with that. Also, I think it's a mistake to expect to be constantly motivated. You're not doing a bench press, where a few moments of focussed willpower does the trick - you're in this for the long haul, and some days you're just not going to feel it. But the good news is you don't need motivation to NOT do something, which is what quitting is. All you have to do is ride it out. Just get through today. I bet you feel better tomorrow. The giant duckie is spot on. There are moments where it is going to suck in the most heinous way. The key is knowing that it is going to pass and you can make it through.
June 26, 201511 yr Hey Flo. Keep pushing through. It is worth it. You are taking back control of your life - that is a brilliant thing. One day at a time - you will get there.
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