I too found this last night at World Series time! Not only that, every word you said in your note, every single one, could have been written by me. I am in nearly the exact same boat (about same # years as a Cool Smoker, several quits lasting from 1 day to 8 months time, and the recognition of the 'little co-dependancy' friend whose sitting on my back. I wonder, Have you tried what I am doing right now, which is this: after becoming fully disgusted with smoke and it's effects, with no small struggle (and daily headaches) I managed to cut my smoking in half in the last couple weeks.... I know I can easily 'slid back' into the previous pit I was in... so, this is a rather tenuous situation right now. A little stress could very well blow the whole thing outa the water. But, IN the PAST at least, this cut-back had been a useful period to see that "I don't really need so many cigs. I'm feeling somewhat better. Therefore, why not cut back by 1/2 again, and make the final step that much easier?".... I don't know if this gradual approach works for others really, and I don't know if it'll work this time. Any ideas on this??????? Thanks for listening! Marc P.
