Re: Question for ex-smokers


"Su" <.@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> Anne Vasquez wrote:
>> I don't know why I'm answering this thread, because I never smoked
>> (seriously allergic to it, so I thank you for quitting), but I seem to
>> recall reading that the actual craving only lasts about 2-1/2 minutes.
>
> Sure it does.


Actually, my experience and observation supports that.

The key thing is distracting yourself with some activity that takes your
mind off the craving.

If you continue to entertain the same thoughts, of course the craving will
not go away, and there is a very good chance that you will use whatever
substance you are addicted to that will make the craving go away.

One of the biggest lies that our minds try to feed us when we are addicted
is that the craving will not go away until we use, smoke, snort, slam, etc.

That's simply not true. The craving will go away quite quickly if we just
stop entertaining those thoughts and get busy with something else.

The physical and psychological components of addiction are fairly complex,
and once the pure physical addiction is overcome, then we often deal with
continuing depression, insomnia, and anxiety. It takes time for the brain
to again begin to produce the chemicals that make us feel at ease, since it
has not had to do so for usually quite a while.

ed


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