I decided after Thanksgiving that I'd give quitting another go around. I started the patch 4 days ago. So far it's been a struggle. I will say that if I didn't have the assistance of the patch it would be even worse. I honestly don't know if I'd make it. I had a slip up already and felt pretty bad about it. I learned on this site today not to beat myself up about and try,try again. I really want to succeed this time. I think this is going to be a constant up hill battle. Just trying to remind myself why I'm quitting and stick to it. I'm glad I decided to join a site dedicated to this matter. A lot of my friends are non-smokers and don't really understand what it's like not to have a cigarette. They think if you want to quit, just quit. If it were that simple there wouldn't be as many smokers walking around. However I do have friends that are ex-smokers and totally get what I'm saying. I figure if they can do it so can I. We all started smoking around the same time so they're my inspiration to stop besides the most important of all my daughter.
