Hello Yoshi,

You're doing really well to stick to the desire to give up. I agree with the cinnamon gum because it tricks the brain into thinking you have the heat of a cigarette in your mouth.

The "Delay" tactic is great that helped me a lot. I would give myself a treat if I put off for an hour having a cigarette; then as I delayed more and more I would put the money I would have used for buying cigarettes into a tin.

I gave up permanently 3 years ago after a bad bout of vertigo and since then I've kept up putting the money in the tin. I now have health insurance whereas before giving up I couldn't afford it. And the last time I went into the tin I was able to afford a shopping trip (took me a while to get out of the house but I did it).

Was also able to buy another laptop, an LED Digital TV, new clothes and uggies...I love not smoking!

I hope you do too when you realise what freedom you achieve with smoking and it's not just beating the addiction...it's the freedom to do more with your money...

Rhiannon