Day 2...

I quit for the first time by similar means as you when I was 23. Not to discourage you, because my presence means I relapsed, but I felt so good after the initial irritation, confusion, restlessness and helplessness passed after a month or so. I was off after that, and it was all worth it. I made it 10 months before I went off track again. It took me three years to take that first step again. But when you experience the alternative after just a few weeks, having experienced both alternatives(smoking and non-smoking), you are in the position to know which is the better pleasure. And we both know which pleasure you will prefer. Because we dare to leave the safety and comfort of what's known to us, and venture out into the unknown, moving deeper and deeper each time before returning back to safety. Eventually, we find that we've made progress, and that what was once unknown is now our place of comfort and safety. Smoking used to be that place for you, but now it must be replaced by other things, so you can keep moving forward into the unknown. This is how we must progress through our life because the future is not known to us. I am 4 years older than yourself so we are in the same age group and find ourselves at the same crossroads. We have about 60 years ahead of us, and this could be a turning point. This could change the outcome of our lives. If we stop investing now, we escape earlier, and spare ourselves much sooner. A lot of the people here from what I have seen thus far, have been 30+ years smokers, and the more resources we invest in this addiction, the more we expect from our investment. This is risky because the more you put in, the more you expect out of it, the more you've got riding on this lucky horse. You've taken the hardest step(the first step) and now you just need to keep your momentum. This is one of those things unknown to you, but in time it will become a refuge for you so that you can continue to face the future. Steady-as-she-goes.