i am so tired of waking up between 4-4:30 every damn morning for the last week. It doesn’t seem to matter what day it is. I wake up and my mind is going a 100mph like I have a million things to accomplish that day. Some days I can nod back off but some (like this morning) it wasn’t going to happen. Anyone else struggling with sleep?
Josh - glad to see you posted up on roll with your June Quit group!!!
Sleep patterns are definitely screwed early in your quit. You'll have days where you can't sleep enough. You'll have days where you can't sleep at all. My best advice right now is to drink a crapload of water throughout the day, but cut it off early enough you're not up every couple of hours to pee. Exercise before bed. Literally to the point that you wear yourself out. Some guys use sleep aids, but personally I just powered through it this way. I kinda figured the sooner I found my "new normal" the better, and wanted to do it with as few extracurricular aids as possible...
The next best thing I can tell you is to do a bunch of research on the site. Read everything you can and ask questions (just like you did here) any time you're not sure whether or not what's happening is "normal". Odds are, you can blame this for pretty much everything your body is (and isn't) doing... There are a number of links in the top of your groups header that are incredibly helpful. Be sure to revisit them often so you have an idea what's coming. If nothing else, that'll get you prepped so you're not surprised. I'm copying the links here for you as well:
3. Knowing what to expect is found here and here .As far as your day count goes, this is what the first link says:
Days 4 through 20 – Here comes the mind games. The nicotine is out of your system now. You will still have some physical things to deal with.- Cravings
- Irritability
- Insomnia
- Fatigue
- Inability to Concentrate
- Headache
- Sore throat
- Constipation, gas, stomach pain
- Dry mouth
- Sore tongue and/or gums
Yep, you have this to look forward to. Your brain is rewiring itself. It isn’t used to being in an oxygen rich environment. Your body is responding in kind. Everything is a mind game now. All the cravings you have are actually due to triggers. Triggers are events where you are in a situtation you would normally dip in. Mowing the grass, playing poker online, playing golf, working on the car………you get the picture. Keep drinking water, use seeds, the fake stuff, whatever you need to keep the dip out of your mouth. Remember, oral fixation is part of our habit, something you will eventually need to break. For now though, use all the tools you have.
The good news is that it DOES get better! You CAN get through this!
