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12 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1140

I had kind of a weird sore throat feeling that I associated with some cravings. For me, I think the sore throat triggered the cravings, since it reminded me of what it felt like to smoke. Like the other symptom and craves, it does seem to decrease over time.

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12 years ago 0 +0 / -0 186

My throat has been sore as well.Some times it feels like heartburn in my throat.I am told it is a healing process and it too will pass.

12 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1985

Hum, well, you say only when craving? What if you drank some water or how about a milk shake and softyl message your throat with your figure tips? Does something like that help? Or maybe some heat on the throat, hot tea or coffee and heating pad applied to the throat?

12 years ago 0 +0 / -0 12

I didn't open a new topic and decided to post my question here. Today I was wondering if it is normal to feel my throat dry and tight when I have cravings ?

When I think about it always when I was a smoker and craved a cigarette my throat felt that way but not so strong as I feel it when i am not smoking and quitting. So I asked some friends around me who are still smoking what do they feel when they need a cigarette and all of them told me that they just feel nervous and nothing more. So I am wondering is that normal ? Does this happened to somebody else during they were smokers or after they quit ?

12 years ago 0 +0 / -0 153

I am also trying to be very patient in dealing with the cravings of this addiction. I quit drinking over 3 years ago and like Lady said about smoking, I bearly ever think of having a drink now. It's just not part of my life anymore. The odd time I have however brief a thought of having a drink, I remind myself of everything I've gained by not drinking and all the negative things I no longer have in my life. This motivates me to stick with the quit as I know time will fly by faster than I think and before I know it I will be the same way with nicotine as I now am with alcohol.

12 years ago 0 +0 / -0 5195

Hello to all of you who are wondering how long this horrible feeling of quitting smoking lasts. I won't sugar coat it for you. It lasted a long time for me. Others get over it really quick but there are those of us that take a little longer. To be honest, I would say that it probably took me close to two years to "get over" my addiction to smoking. I read in some of the posts about wanting to get to the point of being able to smoke just one??? Nope! Not going to happen. Remember smoking is an addiction. You can't ever have a cigarette. One thing I told myself when I quit was as long as I don't lite that next cigarette, I've got it made. I lived by that principle for years.

Now, I don't think about smoking at all. This year when my quit anniversary rolled around, I actually had a hard time remember how long it had been since I quit. YES, you do get to that point. Sure, once in a blue moon I may get the fleeting feeling of wanting a cigarette, but it doesn't last more than half a second and then life moves on. Quitting smoking was the greatest thing I ever did!

My father was my inspiration to quit because he smoked so much. He now has COPD and can barely walk across a room before having to stop to breathe. It is so sad. His quality of life is horrible. I can't imagine living my life like that. Don't waste your life for stupid cigarettes. It just isn't worth it. Quit now and quit for good. Every day of the horrible feeling of quiting you go through is one day closer to never feeling this way again. You CAN do it and it is sooooo worth it!

12 years ago 0 +0 / -0 880

breather:

Thank you so much...Your words mean a great deal to me on a few levels...In the first, you have an appreciation for and a way with words, so coming from you, this is a true compliment...On another level, you too know the ineffability of the question which petya so wisely asks so I am pleased that to some degree my response strikes a chord with you.

This addiction has no easy answers and it is a bit like the reality that one can only glimpse from the corner of one's eye...But the good news is that it is possible to find peace with cessation and peace with ones self in the same glorious moment...

stay well

nonic

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12 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1985

Hi Petya,

You have been outstanding with your quit to date. Looking at your quit meter I see you haven't had a smoke in 26 days; that is remarkable! You asked a very, intriguing question in your post. It is one we think about or one we had thought about. Like others have said, it gets easier with the passing of time. I would venture to say, a few people feel fairly normal after quitting for 6 months, most a year to 18 months after they quit. Please understand that its not all hard, all the time; as said it just gets easy.

Work on losing interest in smoking. Think about what it doesn't do for you and what it does do to you.

I lost complete interest and 90% of my triggers within 12 months. After 12 months I may have had a trigger every couple to two months for the next 12 months. It really is doable.

12 years ago 0 +0 / -0 816

nonic How beautifully magnificent and how magnificently beautiful. You write with an eloquence that few posess. What we thought impossible at one time is now reality. Thank you. breather

12 years ago 0 +0 / -0 880

Petya

Thank you for asking such a wonderful question. I do wish that there was a simple and singular answer to the query. But as you can see from the responses here, a consensus on that question is equal to the number of fairies dancing on the head of a pin. But please do not be deterred by this.

I believe that you are seeking a sense of hope that at some point there will be a eureka moment that will make all of the work of cessation worth while. I understand that. When I first came here, that is what I was seeking as well. Desperation sent me here and fortunately, fate and all of the kind souls here gave me the hope that you know seek.

The truth is that you will build your eureka moment, but if your quit is anything like mine it will not be a linear moment in time. It will be rather like creating a poem or a song. You will begin with a few words that you speak quietly to yourself. Those words will be the seeds of your commitment to yourself that you will no longer cause harm to your body and mind by remaining addicted. From that point onward, you will begin to understand that there are certain situations and circumstances that encourage you to remain addicted. You will recognize these as triggers and as you develop your song, you will begin to imagine better ways of handling those triggers. And in doing this you will grow stronger. And as you grow stronger, you will begin to add more verses to your song. And you will gain momentum...And if you remain with this site,you will begin to communicate openly with others. In effect you will sing your song to others and they will answer you back in similar fashion. And once you begin to see that there are certain commonalities in the replies, you will understand that you are not alone. And coming to know that you are not alone will grant you the hope that you desire...

stay well

nonic

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