Have you tried vaping? I switched to that fairly easily. You get the feel of it and the ritual... its satisfying to see the vapor when you exhale. Then I just dwindled down my nicotine. Then I was able to switch to the nicotine gum. The gum wasn't strong enough or like smoking enough for me to start out with; neither were the cheaper e-cigs. After that cinnamon gum, altoids, listerine- something to give me a burning sensation.