It's been a tough couple of weeks. I bought all necessary tools to quit but I am unable to use any of the standard ones. The patches, holy cow, gave me such nightmares! I put them on in the morning and off just after dinner but still, wow, I was waking up screaming and crying. My mate was scared to death nightly. So they are in the cabinet. The gum, well, it doesn't work well with dentures at all. And the lozenges burned my mouth so, they joined the rest in the medicine cabinet. I then found a vape store that had 100% vg ( I am alergic to pg, found that out last try) and made the drive to the place. I got my vg and several styles of e cigs. I am determined to do this, maybe not as most think I should or many are doing, cold turkey, but I have gone from at least 3 packs a day to less than half a pack today. And each day is at least one less cigarette, always more, 1 is my goal. I have conquered the evening glass of wine , sometimes 2, trigger. I have overcome the cig after eating. I quit smoking at night on my last try so that helped. I don't sleep well, never have, so I would smoke. I stopped smoking in my home and vehicle. My biggest hurdle is going to be the cig when I wake up I can already tell. I have the cleanest house in Florida! My mate is also trying to quit so its been quite a challenge around here. Many apologies daily by each of us. This may not be how I am supposed to quit but it is working for me. Sometimes I lose and just have to go get a couple of drags. But then the guilt takes over and I put it out. But after 40 yrs of chain smoking I am VERY proud of the last 2 weeks. I am using Lemonheads, peppermint sticks, pretzel sticks and ecigs to replace the triggers. And I want to thank Shawn and Moody for their encouragement. And to let them know I didn't lose the fight and give up.......it's just been really, really tough couple of weeks.
