When I was still smoking I always used to complain that there were 30 day inpatient rehab programs for people addicted to drugs but not for people addicted to cigs. And I was the worst cig addict I knew-----for 38 years.
I finally quit because I smelled bad. I know that sounds silly and simplistic but it was the last straw to many years of trying to quit unsuccessfully. I was tired of coughing and I was tired of the wheeze and I was tired of getting bronchitis every dang year. But none of that was enough to get me to stop until one day I realized how truly awful the cig smell was (no, it wasn't B.O.-lol).
Thank goodness for the patch.
Take care, katmom. You will quit when you are ready. I won't kid you- I still miss them and it's been 4.5 years. It really helped. I hope you are ready soon.
Suz
