Im on week 3. And i know you posted this a while ago. But id like to tell you and anybody seeing this that feel this way: toughen up. Saying your weak and you cant handle cravings and cant sleep.. Thats all things your telling yourself. Dont quit cold turkey like a lame. Because youll fail. I went from 2 packs a day to 2 7mg nicotine patches for 3 days. To 1 7mg nicotine patch a day for 5 days. And im now 2 weeks nicotine free. 3 weeks cig free. Feel inspired. I also got welbutrin to help with quitting and id suggest it. Get lollipops. Get jolly ranchers or gum. Occupy your mouth lol. You can do it. I smoked everyday for 14 years and again i quit no problem.
Hei , how you doing, I just want to shear with some of the issues I am working on, and want to hear from you What is a craving and how to deal with it? What is a craving Craving is an internal unpleasant stressful physical sensation, urging the body to act for an immediate response, in order to bring the body back to its normal state, used to be before the craving emerge, And its a response of strong anticipation has not been satisfied, How to deal with craving Understand it, decode it, minimize it or remove its impacts, and reduce it's a frequent appearance. Craving is a mixed feeling of anxiety, confusion, frustration and worried, Putting the body in fight or flight alert, ( Requesting the subconscious mind for immediate response) and making craving as Number 1 priority to be solved, preventing the organism from dealing with any other issue then craving. And we have to understand that the survival Instinct (fight or flight response) and the habits, both located in the subconscious mind ( Where are the automated behavior and the immediate surviving response Located) Our subconscious mind Is build to act quickly to any craving or urgent situation, Wine the conscious mind has little or no control until this urgency is over, Therefore when we are dealing with craving, addiction or any automated behavior, the conscious mind act fairly slow in comparative with the subconscious which is designed for an immediate response, And that's why we feel confused and hopeless, as we go through craving alarm after quitting addiction, and reason because the subconscious mind quickly take a command that is contradicted with the order of the conscious mind, and the conflict started, We get very confused, because is I who want, and me who don't..!!!! and how to solve this conflict. Like someone tried to ride his own Wildhorse, and everyone who deals with Wildhorse, knows very well, the first rule is how to understand and win the horse trust before jumping on it. And here where must of the addictive who want to give up, make the biggest mistake. Especially when you give two different commands at the same time. And that's why After quitting smoking, when we go through craving, our body is but in fight or flight mode, triggering the subconscious mind to act, before the conscious mind intervene and reject the action, where is the conflict of confusion and stress started.
@@nidalkhan6161 You will never completely lose the craving to smoke a cigarette. Even after 3 years of not smoking a single cigarette I still have cravings, but it only last a few seconds. In the first 6 months the cravings will happen all the time and last long. It gets easier to manage over time but never goes away. I will never smoke again but will get cravings. Hope that's clear; its possible and you can do it.
Just finished week one. Feel good today. I can't stress enough how eating quality food, exercise, drinking water and just keeping busy can help. You don't need any substitutes. Just do some deep breathing if you need a crutch.
I have head aches and body aches/shivers week 3, right now. I quit for 4.5 years and smoked lightly 1 year and just quit recently. Again, I've quit this year for a whole month I believe twice. And when I go back it hurts so much. MY body aches.
Cold turkey 1 week out.No withdrawal symptoms,and no cravings.My body is thanking me as it heals.I’m enjoying my new found freedom.I feel energy returning.Soon,I’ll be in the gym more as my breathing improves.People are proud of me for quitting.More importantly,I’m proud of myself.Thank you Dr. Kimo.
@@nidalkhan6161 I know this thread is a little old,but to answer your question,yes I did get cravings but not any longer.When they came,I used self affirmations and logic to get me through.In my minds eye,I visualized the new me,happy,healthy,and free.Ialso saw the old me,dependant,sad,and coughing.It worked for me.Thank you.😊
Hi Adrash; Sound great wish you all the best. but please be careful there is a few days ahead of you. was a strong reaction that come as a surprise. but you please don't worry you are on the right track and the right decision to the right goal I'm time is essential and please don't forget not even a puff wish you all the best
@@dr.kimoquitsmokingandnicot79 I will definitely not puff a smoke anymore. Ur words are truly inspiring and I feel blessed to see your video which is helping me fight this addiction.. Will see you everyday in life
Hi Sonu, thanks for your mail, I'm pleased to hear that's you doing quite fine, may it`s time to get to help other as you are the master of your destiny now, wish you all the best . Dr. Kimo
Hi kernal sorry for late reply because of holiday hope you doing well, I just want to shear with some of the issues I am working on, and want to hear from you, how it helps your purpose of quitting. What is a craving and how to deal with it? What is a craving Craving is an internal unpleasant stressful physical sensation, urging the body to act for an immediate response, in order to bring the body back to its normal state, used to be before the craving emerge, And its pop up as a response of certain strong anticipation has not been satisfied, How to deal with craving Understand it, decode it, minimize it or remove its impacts, and reduce it's a frequent appearance. Craving is a mixed feeling of anxiety, confusion, frustration and worried, Putting the body in fight or flight alert, ( Requesting the subconscious mind for immediate response) and making craving as Number 1 priority to be solved, preventing the organism from dealing with any other issue then craving. And we have to understand that the survival Instinct (fight or flight response) and the habits, both located in the subconscious mind ( Where are the automated behavior and the immediate surviving response Located) Our subconscious mind Is build to act quickly to any craving or urgent situation, Wine the conscious mind has little or no control until this urgency is over, Therefore when we are dealing with craving, addiction or any automated behavior, the conscious mind act fairly slow in comparative with the subconscious which is designed for an immediate response, And that's why we feel confused and hopeless, as we go through craving alarm after quitting addiction, and reason because the subconscious mind quickly take a command that is contradicted with the order of the conscious mind, and the conflict started, We get very confused, because is I who want, and me who don't..!!!! and how to solve this conflict. Like someone tried to ride his own Wildhorse, and everyone who deals with Wildhorse, knows very well, the first rule is how to understand and win the horse trust before jumping on it. And here where must of the addictive who want to give up, make the biggest mistake. Especially when you give two different commands at the same time. And that's why After quitting smoking, when we go through craving, our body is but in fight or flight mode, triggering the subconscious mind to act, before the conscious mind intervene and reject the action, where is the conflict of confusion and stress started.
Its true...i was thinking i am over it completely after 1 month but i saw a cigarette and my mind was "take it only 1 come on come one come on come on..." and i was in shock how much the craving came back. I dident take it. But i was now affrid and ask for people not to keep cigarette around me so i am not tempted. It wasn't like this at first! Now it started
Thanks, I was looking for some positive vibes and instant help while craving. It’s nice to have some conformation that it’s pretty normal to have additional craving in week 3. I am using nicotine bandaids to help, so it’s just the mental addiction I am still struggling with, and got kinda worse today. The advise to do something that gives me a positive outcome while craving I find a helpfull one. Did something straight away as I came to the part you advising it in the video, and it makes me feel good about doing something positive ( which had to be done anyway) instead of smoking. Spend those 4 minutes more usefull then smoking. For any other warriors out there. Stay strong! Some good advise here.
it is a journey dear, Roy, so please just don't fool yourself and watch carefully your impulsive behavior. remember its an investment for the future, but if you need any help or if you have any questions please don't hesitate I will be more than happy. all the best.
3 weeks .. And I thought argh it's harmless... I chain smoked like 10... felt so sick and haven't touched one since ..one week ago... now I have to start again fml . Man your brain is powerful ... like that was the craving showing up as harmless.... how crazy ... :/
Thanks for the videos doc very helpful thank you so much ☺️.I’m on my forth week (22-23 days) nicotine free. the mix feelings are really annoying sometimes. feeling dizzy sometimes I guess it’s related to anxiety or something else . Thing is I hate cigarettes now I don’t even know what craving feels like it’s weird I know . I don’t crave them . The only way I think about them is me thinking that smoking will make these feelings go away but deep inside of me I know it’s a lie it won’t help me .i really hope these feelings go away in time because the restlessness is killing my spirit I’ve always been an active guy and I have always exercised for 4-5 days/week now I don’t even have the energy like before been exercising 3 times now in 22 days but I have been walking a lot To be honest I feel better today than the first/ second week but not like before I quit smoking . But I’m moving on I’ve been smoking for almost 13 years it shouldn’t be easy at the beginning you have to suffer a little bit to learn otherwise you can smoke and quit anytime . Any tips recommendations. Thanks for your videos again doc really helped me
Asad Haider AlJobori Thanks for your mail I quite understand your reaction and I would like to say it is Normal, so dont be worried, I think you are doing great, from your Mail I understand you are quite Determent, but you need just to be open And don’t fear this feeling, they Are limited And it’s a matter of time, And they Are a part of How nicotine try to deceive you, so please ignore them as you ignore any stupid person com Across Your Daily life, they are just passenger and has nothing to do with your daily life , soon or later they will Disappear, more you ignore them less likely to come in again and they will getting weaker with time, so in a few weeks time, you will feel The different, in other words you wake greet pass so far of time and challenges, and you prove it possible, And you know that Very well you are in the right direction, and in the Road to the right gule in your life, all you have to do is keep going, like all this challenges dont exist, finely sooner or later you are free man again and to the rest of life. Wish you all the best.
I have ASD 1 so my symptoms are 5x worse.. I’m on week 3 and just had the worst meltdown yet. Hysterical sobbing in public and screaming so loud from the pain that people a field away could hear.
I have tried to quit before, many times. I know I will never go back, this time feels different. Just finished three weeks and am struggling with low mood, but worse than that brain fog. Can’t even finish my sodoku anymore. Hope this will pass
Hi Christian it's quite normal to have such kind of undefined feeling up and down, as nicotine leaves your body, and the body and its hormones try to readjust itself without the influence of nicotine, so do your best to be patient, and keep yourself busy with any activity. be proud of yourself and remind yourself what you are doing is something you wish to do a long time ago, and it's a huge achievement, and if this achievement demands little patience from you so it is worth it. wish you good luck
After two years of quitting smoking and one day taking one puff 💨 and again I started but again I trying and for 24hours I did not smoke 🚭 but again it's very hard for me and again I go with the depression and anxiety. Wish me luck.
After waching your video I quit smoking for 21 days, it's first time in 5 years. but I m not Feeling happy like I was before, I think so much about my career , that's why I feel headache. One more question how long it will take to feel me normal??? Plz give some advice
Hei Vimal, how you doing, I just want to shear with some of the issues I am working on, and want to hear from you, how it helps your purpose of quitting. What is a craving and how to deal with it? What is a craving Craving is an internal unpleasant stressful physical sensation, urging the body to act for an immediate response, in order to bring the body back to its normal state, used to be before the craving emerge, And its pop up as a response of certain strong anticipation has not been satisfied, How to deal with craving Understand it, decode it, minimize it or remove its impacts, and reduce it's a frequent appearance. Craving is a mixed feeling of anxiety, confusion, frustration and worried, Putting the body in fight or flight alert, ( Requesting the subconscious mind for immediate response) and making craving as Number 1 priority to be solved, preventing the organism from dealing with any other issue then craving. And we have to understand that the survival Instinct (fight or flight response) and the habits, both located in the subconscious mind ( Where are the automated behavior and the immediate surviving response Located) Our subconscious mind Is build to act quickly to any craving or urgent situation, Wine the conscious mind has little or no control until this urgency is over, Therefore when we are dealing with craving, addiction or any automated behavior, the conscious mind act fairly slow in comparative with the subconscious which is designed for an immediate response, And that's why we feel confused and hopeless, as we go through craving alarm after quitting addiction, and reason because the subconscious mind quickly take a command that is contradicted with the order of the conscious mind, and the conflict started, We get very confused, because is I who want, and me who don't..!!!! and how to solve this conflict. Like someone tried to ride his own Wildhorse, and everyone who deals with Wildhorse, knows very well, the first rule is how to understand and win the horse trust before jumping on it. And here where must of the addictive who want to give up, make the biggest mistake. Especially when you give two different commands at the same time. And that's why After quitting smoking, when we go through craving, our body is but in fight or flight mode, triggering the subconscious mind to act, before the conscious mind intervene and reject the action, where is the conflict of confusion and stress started.
Hi again Vimal, all of this reaction quite natural sensation it's really all about how you interpreted your own feeling in your mind, more then what you feel, your subconscious mind magnifies this negative sensation to convince you to go back to your old habit, and that's happened completely unconsciously, it's in the subconscious mind the addiction located, and the subconscious mind getting hungry for nicotine, mostly in the second and third week of quitting, so you have to resist for a while, and the best way to resist this feeling is to accept them, celebrating them and welcome them, they are there to free you. After all, you make a wise and brave decision and you stand for it that long, So it's more something to celebrate than to fear or complain about, therefore be proud of yourself and be happy for what you have achieved so far. This sensation is just a false alarm and natural consequence of quitting your addiction, so instead of fearing, fighting or resisting them, just welcome them and celebrate them after all, you have done great work, and as your body somehow gets confused and out of balance in how to deal or cope with the new lifestyle, so from your end you have to calm your body like you calming down a worried child in a dentist room. So be careful and be patient in how you communicate you're feeling, don't magnify them and overestimate, neither underestimate them. In other words, be realistic and be careful, else you will be overwhelmed by them. Because after all, all this sensation are no more than false alarm recalling old habits, and there is nothing to fear, they are neither harmful or dangerous, But they are there for a while, they will come and go until you body get adapted to the new you, you, and then they will disappear, without even knowing them. wish you good luck Dr. Kimo Brittany Hurst Brittany Hurst • 1 week ago @Dr. Kimo Quit smoking and nicotine addiction you are a blessing!!! Dr. Kimo Quit smoking and nicotine addiction Add a public reply... Dr. Kimo Quit smoking and nicotine addiction Dr. Kimo Quit smoking and nicotine addiction • 1 week ago Hei Brittany, how you doing, I just want to shear with some of the issues I am working on, and want to hear from you, how it helps your purpose of quitting. What is a craving and how to deal with it? What is a craving Craving is an internal unpleasant stressful physical sensation, urging the body to act for an immediate response, in order to bring the body back to its normal state, used to be before the craving emerge, And its pop up as a response of certain strong anticipation has not been satisfied, How to deal with craving Understand it, decode it, minimize it or remove its impacts, and reduce it's a frequent appearance. Craving is a mixed feeling of anxiety, confusion, frustration and worried, Putting the body in fight or flight alert, ( Requesting the subconscious mind for immediate response) and making craving as Number 1 priority to be solved, preventing the organism from dealing with any other issue then craving. And we have to understand that the survival Instinct (fight or flight response) and the habits, both located in the subconscious mind ( Where are the automated behavior and the immediate surviving response Located) Our subconscious mind Is build to act quickly to any craving or urgent situation, Wine the conscious mind has little or no control until this urgency is over, Therefore when we are dealing with craving, addiction or any automated behavior, the conscious mind act fairly slow in comparative with the subconscious which is designed for an immediate response, And that's why we feel confused and hopeless, as we go through craving alarm after quitting addiction, and reason because the subconscious mind quickly take a command that is contradicted with the order of the conscious mind, and the conflict started, We get very confused, because is I who want, and me who don't..!!!! and how to solve this conflict. Like someone tried to ride his own Wildhorse, and everyone who deals with Wildhorse, knows very well, the first rule is how to understand and win the horse trust before jumping on it. And here where must of the addictive who want to give up, make the biggest mistake. Especially when you give two different commands at the same time. And that's why After quitting smoking, when we go through craving, our body is but in fight or flight mode, triggering the subconscious mind to act, before the conscious mind intervene and reject the action, where is the conflict of confusion and stress started
@@dr.kimoquitsmokingandnicot79 thanku so much for ur advise u don't know , but you helped me so much , I always watch ur video when I feel Stress or any nicotine withdrawal symptoms , thnku so much again❣️
@@waseeullahkhan7617 I am smoke Free now... Happy life healthy life , high confidence etc One advice:- if you want to quit then just write down everything you feel because it's phycologicaly tough...Only after one months you will see huge improvement in you physical and mental condition. Don't waste your life in these types of things...Lot of thing's you can do.✌️✌️✌️
it's quite normal. Cleaning up process will talk two more weeks, so it's nothing negative, it's just something positive, ita important to do a little exercise, but avoid Hard Exercise for the time being, all the best
it's a quite natural after quitting smoking, that our subconscious mind interpret any negative experience, or health hustles, as a consequence of quitting smoking, because what happened with us after quitting smoking, can have happen with us before we quit, but we never refer it to anything, we just catch cold and that Natural, This is how the addiction in our subconscious mind, try to convince us to go back to smoke, and that's how addictions try to demand it's right, and try to convince you to go back to smoke, and whenever we contradicting any unpleasant experience or reaction after quitting smoking, Than our subconscious mind automatically interpreted as a consequence of quitting, so we have to be careful how we interpret things, wish you all the best, but again Remember not even a puff or a drag of nicotine or cigarette, else you will be back to Ground Zero
@@dr.kimoquitsmokingandnicot79currently im suffering. After 2 weeks of quitting i got a very painful throat sore. Now im having q very dry nasal passage and also my mouth. I have a very bad headache. Very irritable , depress, qnd anxious. I dont know what to do. Im just hoping that i will be able to cope.
@@rheajoymacni8545> hi again, dear Rhea you just couch a very bade cold and that add more stress to your quitting, so just relax lei back, so fare you have don great work, 3 week it mean you are really determent, so however wish you all the best.
@@jgeoffn5023 dear you, anything can happen before we quit smoking, under we quit and even after we quit smoking. but what's going on here, when we quit smoking unconsciously we refer any problem to quitting smoking, and it could be many other risen, but regarding tightness and breezing difficulty after quitting, its quite normal, it take about 3-4 weeks because lungs is a cleaning up and because of the stress you go through after quitting, but there's nothing wrong with it, you just allow it and it will go over- wish you all the best- Dr. Kimo
dear you, anything can happen before we quit smoking, under we quit and even after we quit smoking. but what's going on here, when we quit smoking unconsciously we refer any problem to quitting smoking, and it could be many other risen, but regarding tightness was a breezing after quitting, its quite normal, it take about 3-4 weeks because lungs is a cleaning up and because of the stress you go through, but there's nothing wrong with it, you just allow it and it will go over- wish you all the best- Dr. Kimo
So I had the idea to cold Turkey smoking all together nicotine/weed same time after 6 months of daily use and normal use like 3x a week before that for about a year. I am happy I have not gone back to smoking nicotine did relapse twice in the past 2 and a half weeks off weed disappointed truly but my mind has been crazy y'all can do this I am a weak loser and i have gone 2 and a half weeks without even thinking about it after about 10 days
3 weeks my resting heart rate is nearly 10 higher. Very annoying to read EVERYTHING robotically saying smoking lowers heart rate with absolutely no explanation why this is happening now
Just a normal reaction after quitting, because of the stress of quit smoking inflicted with normal stress response , so it began to send a fairing signal, and this fair signal raised the heart beat, witch lead to confusion as ther is nothing to fair , and that lead to heart bet quickly, what we call it a heart palpation. so nothing to worry about, just keep calm, it’s a normal reaction, like the body receiving a false fire alarm that provoke your stress response mekanisme. So please don't Fear it, it is somehow unpleasant for a while, but it will not last forever. So please just relax and go on with your life as normal.
Hi Dulley; Yes coughing is a part of the quitting process, so please be Tolerant, and don't be annoyed with it, it will go over in a few weeks time. The lungs try to clean itself up in addition there is a little dryness that's made the tissue of the bronchitis little hard like a dry skin- and that's great irritation in the throat causing coughing- so try to drink liquid or milk or yogurt that will help to sort down the dry tissue. all the best good luck
hello doc its my 23days quitting smoking im 32yrs old and i take smoking sence 14yrs now i feel irritated foggy mind dizzy also gastric is too much help please
hello I'm sorry for let reply, you are doing very well so far, this irritation is quite Normal a kind of false alarm it`s a bit annoying, but nothing to be worried about this craving will be reduced over time, and it will be decreased by time as well
