Next week it will be ten years since I quit smoking officially and four years since I snuck one. I woke up this morning absolutely dying for one. And prior to that it's been months since the thought crossed me mind,
Did the cravings ever go away for you?
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cowboy
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I've actually been craving them more and more the longer it's been since I've quit. I just don't feel like the Marlboro Man when I haven't lit up in almost 8 months. =(
damienbfree
I quit 5 years ago and what seemed logical to me was to
smoke a cigar once in a while if the cravings got really bad.
That way I would not inhale (too strong), but I'd get the whole
general smoking experience. That worked well. At first I had
a couple a month, now I hardly ever even want a cigar,
maybe a few a year (they are nasty). For me, there are no
more cravings, it's just mental, mostly. I think the physical
addiction is out of your system in a few days actually.
Kerry
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Anonymous
I quit 2 years and 14 weeks ago, darling, and I've had about 3 or 4 cravings since then. They weren't very severe, and they were soon over. They're not really "I want a smoke" kind of feeling - they're more like "about now is when I would have had a cigarette."
My dad quit many years ago and says that he still gets the occasional craving, but that it gets easier to ignore or manage them as time goes on.
He warns against being complacent about it, though - he believes that the minute you say "I've got this thing beaten," you let your guard down and end up smoking again.
(((BatMinx)))
William
After nine years of smoking I was totally off them in 2 weeks. Never had another craving. I quit a long time ago when cigs went up to 35 cents a pack. I bet they are twice that by now!