Day #4 without cigs.  I smoked for 10 years, quit for 9 years (had kids) then started again about 7 years ago.  My cigarette habit is a heavy weight on me.  I really enjoy smoking, BUT, I'm sick of being a prisoner to the addiction.  I want to live and breathe easily.  The cost, the smell, the dangers, the inconvenience - nothing positive.

I went to a hypnotist.  Paid $270 for three one-on-one, hour and 1/2 sessions.  The hypnotist was experienced and professional, and made my sessions very personalized.  One, of the suggestions that really seems to be helping: have a bottle or glass of water next to you.  When a craving strikes, take a sip and imagine the water extinguishing that craving.  The visual works for me.  I also take long, deep breaths and imagine my lungs getting healthier and pinker by the minute.

I've quit before and lasted up to two weeks.  I feel like once I make it past that 14 day mark, I'll be fine.  I don't have elusions that it will be easy, and I didn't expect the hypnotism to be quick fix; it was just a tool to help me get over the emotional clock I had about quitting.

As they say; one day at a time.  Good luck to all of you quitters out there!