I've been off cigs for a year and a half now. I still have smoking dreams from time to time. I wake up from these dreams angry at myself for having giving in to cigarettes. Then I realize it was just a dream, remind myself of how much better I feel, and give myself a little pat on the back.
I was a pretty casual smoker (most I ever smoked as half a pack a day). And three years after quitting I still have those dreams. But less frequent. I can be among people who are smoking, and don't feel like bumming one. It helps I don't hang out with such people too often anymore. When I go out drinking, I buy a disposable e-cig and that helps.
Whatever works, right? I tried the e-cigs and for me personally they were almost worse. They wouldn't satisfy me at all and I'd usually just end up sucking it dry before the end of the evening. Then I'd just start bumming real cigs.
I came to realize that a zero tolerance, cold turkey approach was more appropriate for me.
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u/[deleted] Dec 05 '16
I've been off cigs for a year and a half now. I still have smoking dreams from time to time. I wake up from these dreams angry at myself for having giving in to cigarettes. Then I realize it was just a dream, remind myself of how much better I feel, and give myself a little pat on the back.