2007-09-26 04:02:43 · 45 answers · asked by Smurf 7 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Have sex. It'll get your mind off it.
2007-09-26 04:06:58 · answer #1 · answered by janigurl 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The answer is never! I have quit soooo many times and I always craved for long after. I've not quit for about a year because I had a baby girl so I have no choice but not to smoke...I still get cravings though. Theres this book Im busy reading called "Easy way to stop smoking." Its a bit slow in the beginning but 4 of my siblings have quit using the book and numerous other people I know. This book claims to stop the cravings and make you never wanna smoke again... just try it whats the worst that could happen.
2007-09-26 04:13:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I can tell you after 10 years there are occasions when I still crave them. However, usually it is when I am in situations which I use to use them... like out at a bar drinking a beer... I have noticed that the first 3-6 weeks were the worst... I stopped using the patch after 3 weeks... however, the cravings did get less intense as time went on... now, only occasionally do I really think about them.
I found that avoiding intense using situations the first few weeks post patch helped me to stop the craving.
Good Luck.
2007-09-26 04:08:30 · answer #3 · answered by Thomas H 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well done for the 4 weeks, but the actual craving for cigarettes, not the nicotine, takes a long long time to go. I packed up 16 years ago and even now every so often I could pinch a *** out of someones hand. It is only fleeting and I know I'll never be a smoker again so I dont worry about it but it is really odd!
2016-04-06 01:57:30 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well done - I quit smoking in 1986 when I realised I was smoking nearly 40 a day and I still get a craving for one every now and then, especially after dinner or when having a cup of coffee. So far I have not given in to the craving and it does get easier as time goes by! Don't give in, you will feel a million times better for not smoking and have a lot more cash in your pocket too.
2007-09-26 04:09:12 · answer #5 · answered by blondie 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The craving never goes away.. Sorry... But it does get easier. 4 weeks is great just hang in there. I have been stopped almost 4 years now and there is the odd Friday or Saturday night when I'm down the pub, when i think i could just do with a quick one. Then i think whats the point I've gone so long now.
2007-09-26 04:53:07 · answer #6 · answered by zebadee79 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hi Smurf, I gave up 8 months ago and I STILL crave, although the cravings are weaker all the time. It's been a little easier for me as I gave up when I found out I was pregnant so the incentive is there. It will subside, but it does take time. I think I will find it hard after the baby is born, as soon as I have a glass of wine I will want a ciggie, but I will not give in!!
Keep at it, it IS hard but you can do it, honest!! Well done on giving up and good luck.
2007-09-26 04:08:19 · answer #7 · answered by Nickynackynoo 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's a mind thing. In order to really quit you have to want to do it. I smoked for over 40 years and did it cold turkey after trying thousands of times in the past. You can do it, too. Hang in there you got this thing whipped. Divert your mind to other thoughts when the carvings come on you. Be proud of your accomplishments. It takes real strength to do what you have done. In quiting this very addictive habit you have proven to yourself what you are really made of. You are a person of character and commitment. Stay with it and take it a moment at a time. Never, never, give up. Believe me when I tell you there are others around you that admire your strength and determination. Other smokers only wish they could do what you have done. You are an inspiration to many. You are a winner and you have won!!!! Enjoy your smoke free life!!
2007-09-26 04:15:19 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The cravings lesson, but never really truly go away. I know people who have stopped for 20 years, that still reach in their shirt pockets to find a cigarette.
Good for you though. Keep going and take it one day at a time.
2007-09-26 04:06:52 · answer #9 · answered by lu_dicrous 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but it was about 2 years before I stopped the cravings, and even now I have the odd moment where I'd kill for one.
Stick with it - if you have one you'll be back to square one.
2007-09-26 04:12:15 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
First 6 weeks are the worst - it's breaking the habit not just the nicotine addiction. It's hard work but stick with it if you've done 4 weeks - all that would've been a waste of time if you're going to go back now...good luck
2007-09-26 04:06:52 · answer #11 · answered by ♥cardanja♥ 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋