Anyway, I was just curious to know how long others fogs had lasted?
I don't know it was, but then my fog is longer than most. :P
Seriously, I think I woke up one day and realized that the fog had lifted. Same thing can happen for you.
The trick is not looking for a "finish line" and just let recovery happen ONE DAY AT A TIME. Adopt the right mental attitude. Turn the tables on the Nic Bitch...EMBRACE the fog!!! Actually feel it...take note of how crappy, restless and figitty you feel. They are just signs of your recovery. And they are a hell of a lot better than chemotherapy, jaw removal and feeding tubes, I bet.
Mentally re-classified the fog as the "feeling of your recovery." I (almost) welcomed the fog because it made me feel like I really was accomplishing something each day. The worse it was made me swear that I would never put myself in it again. Ever.
Congrats on Day 1!!! HUGE. Just focus on today. Anybody can go 1 day, right? That is all you swore to us you would do. And that is all we expect you to do...keep your word for today. Don't think about tomorrow, next week, next month, next year, etc. We'll deal with them when they get here. The ONLY thing that matters is today.
Look at all of those bad ass quitters in the Quit Groups. All of them got through Day 1...you can too. And nobody on this site promised shit about tomorrow. You don't have to either. All that I am 100% sure of is that I won't fucking use nicotine today. And, I intend to give my word again tomorrow...but that's on tomorrow's to-do list. Nothing I can do about that until tomorrow gets here.
You got this brother. I wish a group like this had been there for me when I was 22. You have a golden opportunity to dodge years of slavery. But it starts with making it through TODAY. YOU CAN DO THIS!!!