I quit 12 years ago "cold turkey". It was tough, and I still occasionally but rarely crave one. I know many ex smokers can't stand the smell of cigarettes but I don't dislike it. I do dislike the smell of clothes after they've been exposed to smoke. If I go out to a bar or some other establishment which has smoking, my clothes go straight into the washer when I get home.
When I first started trying to quit, I tried the gum and the patches. The gum tasted awful. The patches made me sick. Several months later I did the cold turkey thing. You've definitely got to find something to do when you're craving that will take your mind off things. I started drinking a lot of soda. Bad idea, gained a lot of weight. Find something with fewer empty calories to fill that craving. It might also help to change up your daily routine.
Maybe put the money you'd have spent on smokes into a jar. They're what $5 or so a pack these days? That's a almost two 2 tank trips a month in my area.
When I first started trying to quit, I tried the gum and the patches. The gum tasted awful. The patches made me sick. Several months later I did the cold turkey thing. You've definitely got to find something to do when you're craving that will take your mind off things. I started drinking a lot of soda. Bad idea, gained a lot of weight. Find something with fewer empty calories to fill that craving. It might also help to change up your daily routine.
Maybe put the money you'd have spent on smokes into a jar. They're what $5 or so a pack these days? That's a almost two 2 tank trips a month in my area.