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former smokers, do you ever have random moments months or years later where you just get textbook "cravings" symptoms? (lemmy.world)

submitted 9 months ago by yokonzo@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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I'm so fucking irritable right now, every little thing is annoying me and my chest is tight, I keep clenching my teeth. I'm very familiar with these things, these are how my body is telling me "go smoke a ciggy"

Problem is, I haven't done that for a year and a half. I've had this happen before, sometimes years on into my quittings, its always random and it's always insufferable, like I'm a former psychonaut who accidentally cracked his spine 20 years later. Does this happen to anyone else out there? Any tips? I had a glass of wine but it didn't help take the edge off much

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[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 35 points 9 months ago (3 children)

I haven't smoked in 10+ maybe 15+ years, can't really remember.

I still want a cigarette.

[–] Sparrow_1029@programming.dev 13 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Feel exactly this... Sometimes you just still want one randomly. But 99.999% of the time do not think about it at all anymore

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 9 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I've never done any drug or experience as remotely addicting as nicotine.

[–] PR3CiSiON@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago

Ever done cheese?

[–] whynotzoidberg@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

You ever suck dick for nicotine?

[–] lamabop@lemmings.world 4 points 9 months ago

Yea I'm at least 10 years post quitting properly and I'd fucking kill for a ciggie right now.

Not gonna do it, because of all the many, many reasons that they are fucked up. But still.

[–] Coskii@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 9 months ago

I'm three years in, still want to smoke.

Glad I don't, and the cravings from the first bit aren't as bad, but I still want to.