Dreams about smoking
I used to have these in the early weeks/months, and know that other
ppl here have experienced them too. I found this info on a smoking
cessation site and thought it might be of interest here :-
Dr. Terry Rustin, author of Keep Quit says, “Dreams are a natural
part of sleep: they occur every ninety minutes or so throughout the
night and are associated with rapid back and forth movements of the
eyes beneath closed lids. Scientists call these episodes REM (rapid
eye movement) sleep. Dreaming sleep is disrupted by addicting drugs,
especially alcohol, Valium, cocaine, marijuana, and nicotine. In
early recovery from addiction to these drugs, there is usually an
increase in the intensity and frequency of dreams, called “REM
rebound”.
These dreams may be vivid and threatening; they are often about
using the chemical, and the dreamer may awaken believing the dream
was real. The dreams often recur, night after night. Since many of
these dreams are disturbing and interrupt sleep, people often want
to stop having them; however, REM rebound appears to be the way the
brain readjusts itself to being without chemicals. REM rebound
cannot be avoided and shouldn’t be; it means that your brain is
healing.”
So, don’t be discouraged about the smoking dreams in your quit.
Relax and enjoy the vicarious, but harmless smoking during dreaming.
When you wake up you’ll still be smoke-free and happy it was only a
dream!