Six weeks since I quit smoking.

[Honeycombe8]

15. Congratulations from a former smoker. Be prepared. It's not straight uphill; it's a roller coaster.

The withdrawal phase is an up and down thing. It's not that the first 2 weeks are the hardest. It's that they are super hard, then much better, then there's another phase of withdrawal, then much better if you get past it, then another bad patch, and so on. But gradually, the healing phases are higher and higher, and the hard patches get less hard.

If you find yourself being convinced you can have "just one," or "just a pack," watch out. That's like an alcoholic thinking he can have one beer. That was a downfall for me once. And I had been smoke free for a year or two at that time. I fell off the wagon, and I was hooked again.

It IS a serious matter, so you are right to take it seriously. You should be proud of your steely determination. Congrats!