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well it’s a little worse than a bad flu- but it is doable- and you Begin to recover about the same time as a flu does- 3-8 days or so- the only difference is that you will still get cravings for a few months from time to time- probably dream about the stupid things too- but I kept myself from caving by reminding myself of the hard won victory and convincing myself that I just couldn’t face starting all over again after failing-

If you don’t succeed- don’t despair- many people try several times before they are finally successful - they claim it gets easier after a few failures- I went years of ‘trying’ before I finally determined strongly enough to quit for real- Took over a year to lose my smoker’s cough- but it’;s completely gone now- lungs look good- just hope I didn’t smoke too long and cancer is lurking somewhere else=-

If you can swing it- talk to boss and try to get 2-3 days off- and try to get plenty of rest- that helps pass the hours away and get you closer to your goal- and keeps you away from trigger events (I always had to have a couple of ciggs when breaks came around- or anytime there was a lull at work- and being away from other smokers for a week or so will help a lot too- Also- try to do something every time a trigger event happens, like after a meal- but just know they are going to hit then- but you can make it through a few minutes of craving-

Also- when a craving hits- it really does only last a few minutes- and I just kept telling myself “Nope- it’s no worse than a flu- I can weather a few minutes of this” (Your mind will be going crazy wanting some relief- but fight it- the craving will pass- in the beginning they come pretty rapidly and often- but as the days go by, you’ll go longer and longer between cravings-

What helps keep me off them is the thought of being slave to paying such high prices for them now (When i began, they were just 50 cents per pack)- and remembering how short of breath I’d get and the constant smoker’s cough, which by the way is a precursor to lung cancer-

anyway- good luck- it’s hard- but totally worth it- it just takes a little while to receive the benefits- which can seem like forever- but they will happen