After reading through quite a few posts from other addicts I have to ask....Do you guys really have strong cravings after 30-40 even 100 days or are people just fucking with us newbies? That's fairly discouraging to people on day one.
Welcome. I can tell by your username that, like me, you have good taste in tee-vee. The fact that you are here and posting roll tells me that good decision making is prominent on your radar as well.
The short answer to the first part of your question: Yes.
One of the best things you can do in the early hours and days of your quit is to spend lots of time reading as much as you can on this site. Really try to absorb what you learn here and use it to arm yourself over the coming days and weeks ahead. Also, your November quit brothers as well as the seasoned vets are here to lean on when you need it. You can vent at us all you want - we can take it. Just keep posting roll and take it one day at a time. PM me if you need digits, because building a strong support network is one of the huge keys to success.
Now for the tough love part.
You think getting some craves after 100 days quit is discouraging? Really??? You spent the last 20 years packing your lip full of that shit to the tune of a can a day and you expect to be tap dancing through the tulips after a few weeks nic-free? That's the addict in you, trying to make you think it's all hopeless and to just give up. Fuck that noise. You've got to bear down and be the boss. Every day. Yes, you will have craves, and yes they will be gale force at times. As long as you post roll first thing in the morning, stay lined up shoulder to shoulder with your fellow brothers, and are a man of your word, you will stay quit today. For as long as you draw breath, you will have to repeat that promise anew each day. Accept it and embrace it. It will get better, but you need to wear the pants and decide to take ownership of your quit and not the other way around.
I quit with you today.