Hello,
I am on my tenth day of not smoking after smoking for 30 years. Today was my first day out in public since quitting and I thought it would be hard for me to see people smoking but to my surprise I don't even like the smell of cigarette smoke anymore.
After failing miserably with the patch and will power, I've taken a different approach to quitting, instead of fighting and trying to avoid cravings I've decided to accept and embrace my thoughts and feelings which only last a few minutes anyway. It's made a big difference and I'm not having such a hard time this time around. The one big issue I've had so far is sleeping, I read about caffeine and quitting smoking and I will cut down on my soda consumption. I keep an ashtray full of cigarette butts on my night stand as a reminder of how it was for me 10 days ago.
I'm so glad I found this board I'm learning so much here and its such a relief knowing that I'm not alone. Reading your stories is very encouraging.
Thanks.
Fhan

