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Alivein05ajw	The smoking dream	#201	[url]	[-]
Jan 26 05 10:23 PM	Well, as I said earlier, in another post, I was looking for this post and I found it. Experienced my first "smoking dream" this week. Didn't like it at all, but also was not horrified by it. I did have a smile on my face when I woke knowing that I was still nicotine free and able to NTAP. It really helps so much to know that, "Oh yeah, this is supposed to happen. I read about this at whyquit.com." Education is our #1 weapon against this addiction! Annette 22 days, 5 hours, 40 minutes free
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sophiaduvall	The smoking dream	#202	[url]	[-]
Jan 27 05 2:43 AM	I understand that the smoking dream is common among ex-smokers, and I accept it as part of the process...but is it common to have it regularly, like once or twice a week, when I've been quit for this long? I was hoping that these dreams would at the very least subside in regularity after having been quit for some time, but they haven't. They are also just as horrible and scary as they were in the beginning. Anyone have any thoughts? Sophia 5 months 4days+
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gavula	The smoking dream	#203	[url]	[-]
Mar 1 05 2:43 AM	In our office, we have a daily odd fact calendar. Today, it said that non-smokers dream more than smokers. Anyone know why? Anna Let the beauty of what you love be what you do--Rumi 2 Months 1 Weeks 1 Day 18 Hour 43Mns $139.00 saved
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Traciemcd	The smoking dream	#204	[url]	[-]
Mar 10 05 1:36 AM	Just knowing that this is a real thing, other people having these dreams...it just astounds me, like it gives an answer as to why I had that crazy dream last night. There's so many little things about this addiction that I had no clue about...I'm learning so much here....been reading & reading the past few days & I'll continue. Tracie - Free and Healing for Seven Days, 22 Hours and 36 Minutes, while extending my life expectancy 4 Hours, by avoiding the use of 56 nicotine delivery devices that would have cost me $11.79.
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Charlee GOLD	The smoking dream	#205	[url]	[-]
Mar 13 05 6:49 PM	After all this time: I have been quit for 9 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days, 21 hours, 50 minutes and 46 seconds (299 days). I have saved $974.70 by not smoking 5,998 cigarettes. I have saved 2 Weeks, 6 Days, 19 hours and 50 minutes of my life. Still, I had another smoking dream 3 nights ago Edited 1 time by FreedomNicotine Mar 18 09 8:29 AM.
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sybillph silver	The smoking dream	#206	[url]	[-]
Mar 15 05 7:24 PM	Just had my first smoking dream yesterday during a nap. I felt short of breath, and looked down to find a cigarette in my hand, and one in an ashtray;of course, being all knowing in my dream, I knew that I had smoked and not even realized it. I was so upset that my quit was wasted. It was just horrible, but nice to know it is just normal. Mandy-- Free and Healing 1 Month, 20 Days!!!!
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GoldenDivamom1972	The smoking dream	#207	[url]	[-]
Mar 18 05 6:20 AM	Okay, here's a strange one for you all... I have yet to have the smoking dreams. I rarely remember any of my dreams, I'm just a deep sleeper, I guess. ;) My younger daughter, on the other hand, had a dream that I had relapsed. She's all of 7 years old. Makes me wonder if my girls are having the same effects that a former smoker would have, just to a lesser degree, since they've basically been passive smokers from birth until 1-3-05. It certainly gave me a lot to think about, and more reasons to NTAP. Amy Free and Healing for Two Months, Twelve Days, 15 Hours and 20 Minutes, while extending my life expectancy 7 Days and 16 Hours, by avoiding the use of 2209 nicotine delivery devices that would have cost me $553.97.
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ZZRSteve GOLD	The smoking dream	#208	[url]	[-]
Apr 25 05 8:44 PM	Lot of "newbies" lately, thought I'd bring this up. I had the dreaded smoking dream last night for the first time in months and months. All of the sudden I realized I was smoking and for how long again I wasn't sure. It was like John's post above in his second instance. I thought I'd thrown it all away. Thankfully, it was just a dream and dreams don't count! Steve 11 months, 12 days. Edited 1 time by FreedomNicotine Mar 18 09 8:30 AM.
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mhester47	The smoking dream	#209	[url]	[-]
May 3 05 9:08 PM	Haven't posted in a while either, but yet after 7 months there was the dream. Even my DH who quit at the same time has the dream. Last night was the most upsetting. But thanks to this forum I woke and knew exactly what was going on. Thanks everyone for the great support always. Maria Maria - Free and Healing for Seven Months, Twenty Two Days, 7 Hours and 8 Minutes, while extending my life expectancy 18 Days and 18 Hours, by avoiding the use of 5412 nicotine delivery devices that would have cost me $683.06.
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ElevenPinkFlowers	The smoking dream	#210	[url]	[-]
Sep 23 05 4:38 PM	Somehow, I had always imagined the Smoking Dream could only happen to Newbies, like it did to me in the beginning of my quit. I have now found out that the Smoking Dream can happen months later, too: Last night, I woke up completely shattered: In my dream, I had been smoking a cigarette, sitting at the table in my living-room, just like I used to do for years. The dream was very detailed: I even dreamt I emptied my favourite ashtray (sic!) into the bin, together with a paper napkin, and I remember thinking, "Better check on that in a minute, just to make sure I am not setting the house on fire." I have an idea about how that dream might have come about: Above, Joel writes that the smell and taste sensation that a newly quit ex-smoker gets from her own lungs at night can be very realistic and can lead her to believe she has been smoking. I believe that my neighbours from downstairs were smoking in their bedroom, and that their cigarette smoke must have seeped into my open bedroom window. That was the nastiest thing about it: The smell of cigarette that was definitely there! I was devastated because I was sure I had just blown my precious quit. Only ever so slowly did logic kick in: I was lying in bed, it was dark. No point in getting up and checking the bin in the kitchen for the butt. It took me a long time to calm myself down... This experience once again reminded me that I am always only a puff away from a grim future. Harsh, but still a good reminder. PinkFlowers Got reminded of the bad times she has before 2 March 2005
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JoeJFree Gold	The smoking dream	#211	[url]	[-]
Sep 23 05 5:57 PM	Guten Abend mein guter freund Katharina, (hope that says what I mean to say & say's it right ) Ah, the Smoking Dream. I have also had a few. The last as recently as last week. Who knows why they pop up. We have a mental log, years in the making, of experiencing life with smoking a part of thousands of memories. Logic would lead one to believe that those memories along with all the others we've recorded of our life's experiences can combine into dream content. Can 'The Dream' happen early, middle or late in a quit? Here's what one very Golden Oldbie wrote in July of last year on the subject - From Big Al - Just how good DOES it feel????? Thanks for sharing your experience EPF. It gave me a smile this morning and an opportunity to share Big Al's message (and several other great replies) about what it feels like to be an ex-smoker in the long run. YQB - joejFree - Nicotine Free and Healing for Eight Months, Twelve Days, 23 Hours and 31 Minutes, (255 days) Reclaiming 22 Days and 5 Hours 6400 nicotine delivery devices not used - $1,283.76 retained earnings. Edited 1 time by Joe J free Mar 10 10 11:25 AM.
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Sparky10191	The smoking dream	#212	[url]	[-]
Jan 13 06 8:53 PM	I remember having a smoking dream during my second quit. Very vivid and upsetting. So much so that I remember it 3 years later. I awoke startled and so upset that I had blown all my effort and hard work. It took me a couple of minutes to realize it was just a dream. Haven't had the smoking dream yet in this quit, but it's probably only a week or two away. 5 days, 12 hours and counting.
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nicoGerm	The smoking dream	#213	[url]	[-]
Jan 18 06 9:32 PM	I had my first smoking dream last night. I was at an amusement park waiting in line for a ride. I just woke up feeling sad. It took me a little bit before I realized that it was just a dream. Whew!!! -NG nicoGerm - Free and Healing for Six Days, 12 Hours and 2 Minutes
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ratboy10	The smoking dream	#214	[url]	[-]
Jan 25 06 4:43 AM	Hello to all my friends! This is Promisekept. I don't post as often as I should but this topic is one I can relate to. I've been quit over two yrs. now and I still have those dreams. I especially had them during the holidays and the stress involved with family and friends. I wonder if any others have ever had them this far into their quit. The dreams are very very real and once I wake up and gather my thoughts while lying in bed do I realize it was only a dream. I quickly share the experience with my wife and she lovingly explains to me that it too was another one of those dreams. Besides, she also lovingly says..."Honey, you wouldn't be alive if I caught you smoking again!" Now thats accountability! Peace to all! Vincent(promisekept) I've been quit for 2 years, 7 months, 21 days, 19 hours, 29 minutes, 37 seconds (965 days). I've not smoked 19296 death sticks, and saved $1,656.76. I've saved 67 day(s), 0 hour(s) of my life.
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Sal GOLD	The smoking dream	#215	[url]	[-]
Jan 25 06 4:49 AM	Hi Vincent, Nice to hear from you. Every once in a while I have a smoking dream. It's just a dream and it reminds me how GLAD I am that I've quit and stayed quit. Never take another puff! Sal 3 years free
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Roger (Gold)	The smoking dream	#216	[url]	[-]
Jan 25 06 8:09 AM	Vincent, At over 4 years I as well occasionally have a dream I am feeding my addcition. At this point in my quit I don't even wake up, I just tell myself in my dream it is just a dream and they go away. To me they just serve as a great reminder how much I still value my quit and appreciate the total comfort I enjoy each and every day. Well over three years without a crave episode. How much comfort can one expect? Roger 4 Years
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Sparky10191	The smoking dream	#217	[url]	[-]
Feb 3 06 6:08 AM	Here's the post from my 1-17-06 diary following the smoking dream I foreshadowed on 1-13-06 in this message board: "Working on day 10 today. Still having the craves here and there. Can't always put a finger on what is triggering them. Had my first Smoking Dream last night. This was different from the dreams of past quits because I didn't really smoke in this one. I dreamt I was back in college, walking out of one of the buildings, and there's the group of smokers. I just keep walking, reach into my coat pocket and pop a cig in my mouth. Pull out the lighter and just as I'm about to light it I think, no I really don't want to smoke this; I don't need this smoke; and I'm done with these things. And that's when I woke up. Weird. Still working my way to where the comfort is, Dave" Well, haven't had a smoking dream since; although have had some other vivid dreams lateley. Sometimes of people and places that I hadn't thought of in years; like 3, 5 or even more years.. with this in mind I guess it doesn't surprise me that one day I may be a multi golden quitter still having the occasional dream of a cigarette. Dave Dave - Free and Healing for Twenty Five Days, 21 Hours and 7 Minutes, while extending my life expectancy 1 Day and 14 Hours, by avoiding the use of 466 nicotine delivery devices that would have cost me $67.62.
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JJGambino	The smoking dream	#218	[url]	[-]
Feb 10 06 2:06 AM	Beautiful. I am not alone with these dreams. It is somewhat scary to really think all that effort was wasted huh. This site just has all the answers doesn't it! Edited 1 time by FreedomNicotine Oct 23 09 9:03 PM.
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carvoiero gold	The smoking dream	#219	[url]	[-]
Feb 16 06 2:38 AM	Hi, I don't post much - I don't even visit much now. I am not thinking about smoking for virtually all of my time now. My whole life has changed since I stopped using nicotine nearly 2 years ago. But I signed in tonight and this thread is near the top. That felt odd. For the last 2 nights I have had smoking dreams - 2 totally different dreams, but in both I was smoking again and making excuses for doing it. This is NOTHING TO DO WITH REALITY. I cannot think of anything that would now make me give up the freedom and life I have now achieved. The dream that used to be scary no longer scares me. I have been on this thread before! I know I will not want or take nicotine ever again. I love my new life. I am indebted to Freedom for my freedom - am running the Race for Life again this year and hoping to beat last year's time. I never ran when I smoked. Laugh at the dreams and stay free in reality!! Marion I've been quit for 1 year, 11 months, 7 days, 21 hours, 30 minutes and 22 seconds (708 days). I've not smoked 10618 death sticks, and saved £2,460.02. I've saved 36 day(s), 21 hour(s) of my life.
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marie1968	The smoking dream	#220	[url]	[-]
Feb 16 06 8:59 PM	I had the weirdest smoking dream last night. Well, let me clarify it was not really a smoking dream but a non-smoking, nicotine addiction dream. I dreamed that I noticed a skin colored patch on my back and was shocked to realize it was a nicotine patch. I don't remember having ever used the patch before, maybe I tried one a long time ago, but obviously smoking was a better delivery device. Anyway, in my dream I freaked out, yelling who put this patch on me? Don't you all know I quit smoking and I've been doing fine without anything? I started yelling saying I've be re-addicted without my knowledge and now I have to re-set my quit meter and go through withdrawals all over again, I can't post on Freedom, and I've been sabotaged. The people around me were upset and replied you did, don't you remember? I said no, I couldn't have because I know I'm an addict, I wouldn't have done this and not remember. I woke up in a panic and looked at my shoulder just to make sure someone didn't sneak that patch on. What a relief!!! It was only another silly smoking dream! Whew!
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