If you feel like this then you aren't ready to quit. Once you decided you want to quit you would feel good about your decision. Replacing your addiction with gum and or patch makes no sense. You're substituting one form of nicotine with another form. Cold turkey is the only way to go. Your body will get over the withdrawal in about 3 days. The rest is just mind games with yourself.
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Originally Posted by WesternCanadaKing
I'm coming back into this thread with my head hanging a little bit. I was pretty gung-ho to quit back when it was started up... but it didn't last. I've tried a few different things, including gum and the patch, but it didn't work. I have cut back from about 7 - 8 a day to 1 - 3, but just can't make the final leap. I have started exercising and I've found on days that I work out I don't crave them nearly as much.
The worst part is how I become such a miserable SOB every time I try to quit. It actually gets to the point where I can't listen to anybody talk without hating everything that they're saying and wish that they would just shut up.
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