Welcome to Mayo Connect @kechapi. I'm glad you found this group. It's not easy quitting smoking. Nicotine is the most addictive substance on the planet. People going through heroin withdrawals or alcohol withdrawals or other drug withdrawals experience physical symptoms, pain, and other terrible symptoms. For smokers, the actual physical symptoms are so mild, but it's quite a strong reaction in our minds. That is where the withdrawal takes place for smokers. So while we don't writhe in pain, we still have the terrible mental withdrawals. They do go away. The more distance you put from your last cigarette and today, the less the anxiety about having one gets. The only way to quit smoking is the one that works for you. For me, I quit cold turkey. Five years cigarette free and free from being controlled by a little, stupid object that lied to me every single day. Five years, and here is something I am embarrassed to admit about myself. I was SO afraid when I was quitting that I would panic, be so stressed, and what if it was 3 O'clock in the morning and I needed a cigarette? So when I smoked my last cigarette, I had a full un-opened pack and the pack I smoked only one from and I put them in my freezer. I knew they were there. I felt so much better knowing if I was going down, they were there. Like a fire extinguisher behind a case: break glass in case of emergency. But I never broke the glass. Just knowing they were there, just in case, gave me great comfort. Like I say...we are all different and what worked for me, may not work for anyone else. But after 42 years of dedicated smoking, I haven't had one in over five years. And I had some tremendous, life changing stress that came into my life right after I quit. I am so grateful I didn't cave in to the lying little creeps, stuck in my freezer...waiting for me to fail. Allen Carr's book, The Easy Way to Quit Smoking really helped me. Because it spoke to the mental/psychological side of cigarette addiction. A couple of things that helped my in the beginning: I bought some hot cinnamon candy from the Dollar Store. When I wanted a smoke, I'd unwrap one of these and the heat/taste would get me through the five minutes it takes for the craving to go away. I also broke some habits. Such as when I watched TV in the evening, I would always smoke during commercials. Instead, I would sort my sock drawer, straighten my linen cabinet, or pantry. It helped get my hands and mind busy and off the craving. If you slip, don't just throw up your hands and tell yourself, well, I can't because I'm too weak/stressed/overwhelmed/old/young/smart/dumb/add your own label...today maybe you did. But tomorrow, make it be the day you chose to be free from the lies nicotine tells you. You will never regret quitting. Never. You have nothing to lose and so much to gain. How long have you been trying to quit?