smoke free - 3 days so far

[Sandy4453]

Haven't had a cigarette since Tuesday night (except for one slip)...going nuts...just a little but no intentions of turning back...I hope. I keep reading that the desire to light up will always remain, long after the addiction is no more. That scares me because (right now) the desire to smoke feels stronger than the desire to quit but I'm trusting that it won't always feel this way. I'm hoping/praying the urge will soon be controlled and outweighed by my having overcome the addiction. I've just got to believe that I'm not going to feel so vulnerable to tobacco in the near future and if I do, I've lost the battle. All the reasons to stop are the obvious...there's nothing good about it but, I really enjoyed smoking. Why?..I haven't a clue and what a lousy feeling, getting off these!

Any ex-smokers out there who kicked this awful addiction? I'd love to hear how quitting went for you, how long it took to feel normal again and if you had any help. I'm starting the patch tomorrow, have been using the Nicoret gum which is helping....but maybe the patch is better? If I could only sleep for about 2 weeks straight and then wake up a non smoker....ahhh, that's it!