It’s hard but doable Devisi. I quit CT almost 6 years ago. The first two weeks was really hard, after that it became easier. The mindgames kept playing for a long time so you need knowledge. Knowledge of tobacco, knowledge of addiction and knowledge how to break addiction’s back.
What helped me was preparation and a plan. What helped me was peer support. I joined a quit smoking support site that sadly doesn’t exist anymore. But there’s a thread here that has lots of knowledge and support: Grumpy A-holes (quitting cigarettes/ nicotine products)
Take your time scrolling through it. A book I can recommend is Allen Carr’s Easy Way to Stop Smoking . It is aimed at quitting cold turkey, but it helps anyone whatever method they use. Great help in getting the right mindset to quit and stay quit.
Like all addictions in the end it’s all in the mind. Physical withdrawal is pretty tough but it won’t last longer then two weeks max and it isn’t worse than the flu. It’s harder to break the habit. Everything we did went together with smoking. I know as I smoked two packs a day for 35 years. I’m still using toothpicks as substitute. Think about it. Gain knowledge. Make a plan. Find help. You can do this but it’s work, like all addictions we recover from. It takes work. But it is doable. Success Devisi.
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