January 14, 20188 yr Happy Sunday everybody! Get this: For only the second time since I quit, I had a dream last night that I was smoking. It was a crazy dream where I was trying to drive to meet a friend in southern India but I found myself in upstate New York and only then did I realize I wouldn't be able to drive to India. I was sitting on a bench trying to figure out what to do and I was suddely shocked to see a cigarette in my hand and I was SMOKING! It was so real... What a dismal feeling of dread I had in those first moments of waking up. I can't even tell you how completely relieved I was when I realized I hadn't really smoked! it's pretty interesting to me that something that was such a big part of life when you were a smoker, and certainly the quit itself is a huge adjustment related to smoking, and during all that time smoking has only showed up in dreams twice in all this time (getting close to 8 months!). Does anyone else dream about smoking? Sheesh, if you do, don't worry about it! It's such a gift when you realize it was only a dream!
January 14, 20188 yr I was one of the fortunate ones ..who never did have a smoking dream... But plenty here have...and they all say ..what a relief it was ,when you finally reolize it was only a dream.. I would have been devastated I know... Well done PT...you have a great quit ...
January 14, 20188 yr I too never had a dream about smoking that I can remember anyway. Then again, I don't remember dreams 99% of the time anyway so maybe that's a blessing for me? Anyway, glad you just Dreamed it
January 14, 20188 yr I never dreamed about smoking, but yeah, do it awake would turn into a BIG dissapointment! Never again!
January 15, 20188 yr 6 hours ago, PeaceTrain said: Happy Sunday everybody! Get this: For only the second time since I quit, I had a dream last night that I was smoking. It was a crazy dream where I was trying to drive to meet a friend in southern India but I found myself in upstate New York and only then did I realize I wouldn't be able to drive to India. I was sitting on a bench trying to figure out what to do and I was suddely shocked to see a cigarette in my hand and I was SMOKING! It was so real... What a dismal feeling of dread I had in those first moments of waking up. I can't even tell you how completely relieved I was when I realized I hadn't really smoked! it's pretty interesting to me that something that was such a big part of life when you were a smoker, and certainly the quit itself is a huge adjustment related to smoking, and during all that time smoking has only showed up in dreams twice in all this time (getting close to 8 months!). Does anyone else dream about smoking? Sheesh, if you do, don't worry about it! It's such a gift when you realize it was only a dream! I have the occasional dream still.
January 15, 20188 yr The subconscious mind always seems to be last in line to adjust to new adaptations. While other parts of our brain and body begin adapting to change immediately like a tactical response unit, the subconscious mind is like an old man in a rocking chair. Back in my day... I never had any smoking specific dreams, but during the first couple of months of my quit I had recurring dreams where I was lost and/or looking for something. The situations would differ, but I was always wandering and searching for something that wasn't there. Dream interpretation is an imperfect science, but the timing of the dreams synced with my quit perfectly. As I became more comfortable with my quit, the dreams of wandering and looking ceased. Had a dream the other night...I was at a rock quarry driving around on a backhoe during a thunderstorm. And my Aunt Grace was there for some reason. I don't have a clue what that was all about.
January 15, 20188 yr 39 minutes ago, Doreensfree said: Wow!!!..dreaming of Aunt Grace... Lucky lady !!!! You made it weird Doreen. It wasn't that kind of dream!
January 15, 20188 yr Dreams seldom have anything to do with what we want to do or not in waking life. I had dreams once in a while that I was smoking years before i started. I do not think there is any rhyme or reason to dreams. They can be interesting though. It is kind of a relief waking up from a smoking dream and realizing we didn't actually smoke.
January 17, 20188 yr I often dream about significant things going on in my life. Work, family etc. I have had some strange dreams since quitting but don’t recall anything about smoking, yet. Seems to reason that your daily priorities would transfer into your sleep, causing you to dream.
January 17, 20188 yr I had several smoking dreams in my 1st year of quit. I would wake up horribly miserable until I realized that it was just a dream. I truly think that it helped me keep my quit.
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