@metalneck @cinder I so relate to both of you. The good news is I'm 2 weeks to the day away from getting to my 4 year Quit Smoking anniversary. And, although I still enjoy walking past someone smoking a cigarette I now think smoky rooms stink and have no interest in smoking. The realistic news is a friend told me it took him 6 months to get over the hump. I hoped that wouldn't be my case, but it was. I underestimated how helpful Chantix was since the urge was, as you say, intense at times. But, don't let anyone tell you that you can just stop the Chantix without weaning off it, like you built it up. After 4 months when I just stopped I gained the most of my weight and had major urges to the point of being miserable. The doc renewed my script and after a couple more weeks when I drew down slowly I did fine from there. Interesting to me was that I never thought of after a meal as my biggest need but to this day, if I don't have a wintergreen lifesaver on hand things could get dicey!

As far as mind games- try to get your hands on Allen Carr's book "Easy Way To Stop Smoking." My dentist told me how one of her patients had success when she read and I then did, too. He makes a great case for how we were hypnotized into smoking (as opposed to going to a hypnotist to stop smoking.) He built a case for my mind to wrap around, and along with Chantix and the will to persevere, that was the ticket. And, once you get to the other side where you don't stress about needing to get where you can smoke after being stuck somewhere too long is so freeing. Hang in there!