My worst craving when I first quit was getting in my car. Without fail, everytime I would be getting ready to get in my car, I would either start looking for my smokes or I would think about looking for my smokes or would think "I think I'll smoke now" and then have that disturbing realization of "no, I won't!!!!" The good news is that after a few weeks, that trigger passed and was hardly anything at all anymore. The more often we do something without smoking, the weaker that trigger is.
Later on, after I'd been quit a while and was comfortable trying to go out drinking, I found that that was BY FAR my worst trigger. In fact, every single time I went out, all the way up to this past December, I would get hit with horrible cravings that would start when I sat down in a bar and wouldn't leave until I left the bar. If I were smart, I would have quit going to bars... but I'm more stubborn than my cravings are and was determined to beat this one... and I have.
But the good news is that, as I said, the more you do it, the weaker it will be. Just keep doing what you've been doing and eventually, this nasty trigger will become nothing at all.
Something I did whenever I had a bad craving was I "smoked" a Twizzler pull n' peel licorice. They have the same resistance as cigarettes... but taste a whole lot better! :) The hand/mouth action, the inhaling and the "break" I took to "smoke" my licorice was enough to wipe away any cravings I had. I highly recommend finding something like that that will work for you.
Crave the Quit!
Pam
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 6/17/2005
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 645
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 16,125
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $2663.85
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 45 [B]Hrs:[/B] 21 [B]Mins:[/B] 55 [B]Seconds:[/B] 22
