I quit smoking yesterday. What finally did it for me is realizing I have been allowing a habit to push me around. It bothers me to think I haven't been able - or willing - to just put my foot down and say, "okay I want to quit smoking - this is it. No more. No excuses." and just not smoke again.

With any addiction (or even just ingrained habits) it really is a challenge to make a decision to just not do it, and stick to the recovery no matter how hard it gets, because it is what you really want.

I am using some nicotine gum (occasional use of the 2mg one, not the 4mg) to help, but I really want to be done with not just the smoking but the nicotine - all of it. This will be my tenth quit as I recall. I'm not going to fail. I don't care how hard it gets!