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"Tomorrow is my last day of sanity"

Well, a whole month down the line I've finally realised I have only one nicotine patch left to complete the month which I am supposed to use them. Pretty worried about stopping using them to be honest, have a feeling I'm going to be a complete mong due to the removal of all nicotine. Just trying to think to myself that it's week 5 of no smoking and I intend to keep it up.

I was drunk and wanted to try it, simple as that. Up until that point I'd probably said "oh I'll never try it" blah blah, crap happens though. Life isn't worth worrying about everything so I thought I'd try it, unfortunately for me I enjoyed it and ended up buying a pack which were promptly smoked. People may claim that smokers start due to peer pressure, but I did find it a relaxing thing to do and theres still occasions where I'm thinking "I could be having a smoke right now".

I'm saving a hell of a lot of money already however, firstly due to not buying cigarettes and secondly due to buying less chewing gum - never did like my breath smelling of cigarettes.

Why did you smoke in the first place, MJ?

You ever tried that? Ack.

Just chew on some tabacco.

The trouble with me is I'll tell myself "Oh, you've only smoked for two years, ignore all those images", but then it occured to me that I don't want to be saying that in another 8 years and just changing the number. I've tried will power alone and got absolutely no where, patches just seemed to really work for me, although they're almost like a placebo (obviously aren't due to containing nicotine but whatever). It's like I'm addicted to them now with far worse effects, muscles just ache like hell and I just feel like I'm craving for a cigarette, although I don't actually want one - it's hard to explain. Anyway, I've been told to try the gum, I'm just thining I should probably try and go it alone now I've essentially kicked the habit.

Nope, once you get addicted your general train of though is "Hmm just one more day isn't going to kill me, i'll quit tommorow" and repeat until you just don't care anyway.

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Enough of an insentive?

I am also trying to quit but not using patches at all. So far it's going well, all you have to do is seclude yourself from all of humanity.

Well done, I don't know how hard it is to give up cause I don't smoke but I hear it's really hard so congrats.

Try the gum. Actually ignore anything I say. I'm underage and have had no experiance of drugs in my life what so ever. (Apart from alcohol).