Every Ex has to deal with cravings and urges, and every Ex has plenty of suggestions. Will every suggestion work every time? No. Some will work at one time and not another time. What works for one Ex may not work for another. Each Ex will figure out what works for them over a period of time and maybe develop some other way that hadn't been suggested. Which brings me to the point of this blog. I was dealing with an urge when it struck me that it was like dealing with a child throwing a temper tantrum. As a mother of 5, I have a lot of experience in dealing with temper tantrums. They can be annoying, loud, frustrating. and you ignore the tantrum, walk around it and say, "I said no, and I mean no!" And the tantrum will eventually stop . As the child gets older, the tantrums stop. The longer I go without a cigarette, the cravings and urges will eventually stop. They're just a temper trantrum.
