Good stuff Warren, 15 years
Yeah, I can't say that I don't get temptations occasionally. Sometimes the pull is sooooo strong but I refuse to give in to it. And then it goes away for a week or more again.
When I was doing a bit of part-time work in the guitar shop (not there any more) I was stuck in a 3m x 4m workshop with the boss smoking like a chimney right next to me, then visitors would come and light up, then the guitar teachers would also crowd in for a puff, and it got so bad you could almost hear fog horns across the harbour
and yet I still didn't give in
I just walked outside and breathed
I had previously tried the patches, gum, hypnotherapy, accupuncture, pellets, cold turkey, 'Breath of Life' kit, group therapy etc etc
Out of desperation to give up I decided the risk is worth it and asked the doctor to put me on Champix (a medication that can have strange phsychiatric reactions in about 30% of cases).
It worked instantly and I had no psychiatric reactions.
I just plainly didn't want to smoke
I recommend Champix to anyone who hasn't been able to give up using all the traditional methods.
But don't use it if you suffer any form of Phsyciatric problems. It enhances an existing problem 20-fold!