Last night, I googled "withdrawal symptoms," because I was sitting here , anxiety through the roof, thinking "I need to quit. I hate this. I hate myself when I do this."
What I found was a list on this forum, of withdrawal symptoms, followed by posts submitted by people who were quitting and experiencing things that weren't listed. Then, I saw the bottom right corner of my screen. A chat room. I clicked on it, and begged someone for some pointers. Some very kind people came on and assured me that I could do this, and directed me to account set-up and the appropriate quit group.
So here I am, day 1, no nicotine. I've added my name to the roll call list, I've promised no nicotine, and I intend to hold up that promise.
I'm A.J., and I have been addicted to nicotine for 7 years. But today, I'm not letting it run my life anymore.