Three major things are going for us.
I am an ex-smoker.
I know how he feels.
There are more stop smoking products to choose from than when I quit smoking almost 12 years ago.
I choose to be patient with my spouse when he gets crabby from cravings because I remember the feeling.
That's the hard part of quitting smoking, especially for long term smokers.
The habit is such a part of our lives that something feels "off " for a while.
But, day by day the cravings get easier, lighter, go by faster and the off feeling starts feeling less off and then the feelings start catching up with the body until they eventually match and not smoking feels like the right thing to do. Smoking would feel "off ".
Until then, keep fighting for your health and remember this motto:
"I'd rather be an ex-smoker with an occasional desire to smoke than a smoker with a constant desire to quit."
