This quit was my only and final quit - but I had a solid reason. Smoking had caused blockages in my arteries, and the surgeon said if I didn't quit, I would need the surgery again but not be healthy enough for him to do it. What he DIDN'T say was that there was a possibility I might actually lose a foot or leg from it! Pretty convincing!
I got a Rx for Chantix, set my quit date (in two weeks) and off I went. I had a rough couple of days at the beginning....but it wasn't that I wanted a cigarette, it was more that I didn't know how to get past the craves. I had not yet found this site with all the information, tools and support. Luckily, my daughter brought me her iPad with Angry Birds locked and loaded, and I spent a good bit of the first week or so playing that nonstop. I found this site on about my fourth day quit, the book by Allen Carr, the tools, and the support and it made all the difference.
To answer your question - I made up my mind and that was it. I really didn't ever want another cigarette. After five + years, I still have a thought every now and then, "gee, a cigarette would be nice right now." A shake of my head and that thought is gone. I know better!
Nancy
