Hi All. I stumbled on to this site and it looks like a good one for support and learning from others who have already been where I am now and gone through what I'm going through. I'm 33 years addicted to 1 1/2 to 2 packs of the demon sticks a day and, if I manage to do this, I smoked my last one New Year's Eve.
I'm on my 18th day of the patch and leaning on e cig with zero nicotine because I have no idea what to do with myself. I feel guilty using 2 crutches when I read about so many people quiting cold turkey but I just didn't think I could do that. Some days I'm proud of the fact that I haven't touched a cigarette in 18 days and some days I'm scared that once the patch comes off I'll smoke or at the least, be addicted to the e cig. Don't have a ton of faith in myself but absolutely amazed that I've come this far. Never thought I'd make it a whole day!! I'll keep reading and learning from your blogs and hopefully we can all beat this evil monster once and for all.
My best to all who have taken (or are planning on taking) this first step. I don't have much experience or advice to offer yet but if I can go a day without a cigarette, ANYBODY can!
Cheryl
