That freedom is within sight, just keep going. The mental part was the most difficult to me as well - at times it felt like there was a little General in my brain shouting commands, and it felt very challenging to ignore him and move on with my day. For me that was the key, though - MOVING ON WITH MY DAY. The tough times were when I debated with it, or with myself, or tried to use argument or logic to tamp it down. It's like I made it angry, lol. Just ignoring it, as if it was a child throwing a little temper tantrum that had nothing to do with me or my day, made it easier to walk away. And the good news is that my brain got the message relatively quickly! Within a couple weeks the little nicotine monster had realized that *I* was in charge now, and the cravings started to quickly dissipate. Cravings turned into thoughts instead, which felt a lot less threatening and therefore even easier to deal with. That's where I'm at now, and the thoughts continue to decrease in frequency and importance every week. You can do this. Might as well keep this one going, right? No point jumping ship just to have to do all of this again next week or next month or next year.
