Day 4 - I am a day late in this post, but yesterday was another milestone for me as I completed 4 days of not smoking. I have found that I have a little more thoughts of having a cigarette as the days go on, but I remain strong and continue not to smoke. Anyone considering using the patch, one thing to keep in mind is you really have to want to quit smoking. The patch does curve the cravings, but it does not completely remove the feeling of needing a cigarette. When I start thinking that I really need a cigarette, I start thinking of the benefits of not smoking and by the time I am done thinking about that, I no longer feel the need for a cigarette. That state on the box that if you wear the patch to bed as I do, you may have weird dreams. This is true, I haven't decided yet, but I may stop wearing the patch when sleeping. The dreams are pretty intense and beyond weird that it just may cause loss of sleep and that is not worth it because it will put you in stress mode which may in turn make you start smoking again.
One thing I have taken up is walking every evening with my wife for a mile and a half each night to help not thinking about smoking. This has helped a lot in providing me fresh air and keeping my mind off of smoking.
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