I'm a newbie, I'm scared as hell. Tomorrow will be 10 days quit for me. The first 4 had to be the worst I will hopefully ever endure in my life. Unfortunately if I do not stay quit they will not be. I am a newbie but my quit is strong and my mind is ready like a sponge to soak in all the ups and downs, highs and lows that all my fellow brothers have and are going through. The thought that keeps running through my simple mind is "normal" people have cravings. Might be a piece of chocolate cake or a slice of pepperoni pizza. We all are addicts and our cravings usually involve the one thing that brought us here together to begin with. I have cravings throughout the day and i will continue to have craavings everyday. It doesn't matter if my number of days quit is 10 or 13,742. That is because I'm an addict and that my friends is why I am here. I am gaining all the tools that i possibly can to make sure that "I" can always keep the "craving from turning into a "caving". I am very proud to be quit today with all of you.
Your craving so much because your addicted to nicotine.
You might crave pizza or cake but in moderation that shit wont kill you. You don't go so nuts when you crave it. Because you know you can scarf down a few slices and a piece of cake once in a while and be fine.
When you're addicted to nicotine, there is no once in awhile, and the cravings are much stronger because you have been programming your brain to posion it daily and when your brain doesn't get it, it gets PISSED and starts fucking with you.
Dip has chemicals in it that carve patheways in your brain that keep you addicted to it. Cake has flour, eggs, milk, and sugar in it. Good stuff for sure but nothing compared to the "hook power" of tobacco.
Good news is you can fill in those pathways. Just gonna take time and a whole lot of balls. This site will help you do it
Click on the pink "WELCOME CENTER" tab at the top left of the screen and read about posting roll and how to do it. Its the backbone of this site.
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