How I survived a major craving this afternoon
The craving to buy a pack emerged 4pm. I deeply felt the profound need to silence racing thoughts. Angry feelings, everybody my enemy, restless, uneasy, troubled. I was home alone, no triggers but my thoughts. I was about to put my coat on.
Then I remembered my card with tricks on the inside of the kitchen cupboard.
5-finger breathing, twice.
ice cube from one hand in the other.
Cold water over my face.
tense muscles for 60 seconds, 5 times
'breath with sandy' on YouTube, Playlist 'Nervous system regulation' vagus nerve, 5 minutes.
The craving faded away, completely.
My brain learned once more there are other, bétter, solutions to relax, so it does not need cigs anymore.
I managed to calm my nervous system.
I would love to read your tricks to calm your nervous system!
I am smokefree for 1m and 6 days.