Lol. It was harder than you think. But for whatever reason, if I threw them out and had an urge, I'd just decide to go out and buy them. And since I bought them, I had to smoke them right? So I just kept them in my purse, now the drawer, and its easier to talk myself down if I knew I wasn't going to act on an impulse and go buy them. And for a while, I'd tell myself it was the last pack I'd buy, so when I ran out, I ran out.. So rationing somehow turned into not smoking.

But I do agree, you have to WANT to quit. I didn't want to the last time I quit, and I started again. I actually started rationalizing things like "If we move here, there's no porch so I can't smoke," and it was just BAD all around.

I always told myself, "I'm going to make this pack last till pay day and then go get some more patches, ect." BUT I'd always run out and buy more then "have to" smoke them. We don't smoke in our house so I think during the winter, i'll end of quitting... but no. I just don't care to. I enjoy it.

I fully understand that, it took me about four actual tries to quit. I do miss it from time to time, especially in social situations with my friends who still smoke. :b

It's okay to slip up every now and then. Since my last post I officially quit smoking! I bought a vape pen and slowly weened off the nicotine. It is so worth it in the end, even if you mess up. I believe you can do it.