yeah, it seemed like 3 months and 6 months were the times that i would start smoking again...

suprisingly to me, alot of people i know that have quit had trouble around the 3 month interval.

Hmm..

any future tips for when i hit that period?

Altoids as replacements.

Trouble times:
day 1
week 1
month1
month3

Look at the times they give they're "awards" for AA, those are the proven, known "bad times" for addictions.

I think Altoids cause tongue cancer.

Convince yourself that it is an incredibly nasty habit. Feel strongly about it. Your mind will do the rest.

For example, I quit copenhagen Jan 2nd 2005. Jan 2nd because I didn't want it to be about a resolution thing. A month later my old man found an unopened can of cope rolling around in his truck. He didn't know I'd quit so he gave it to me. I couldn't stand seeing $5 go to waste so I opened it and put in a giant dip.

Threw up about half an hour later.

Drove straight through to Virginia a couple months ago. Got tired so I did what I always have done when I'm tired and on the road. Stopped and bought a can of cope. Didn't heave this time but I got pretty sick for a while. I'm a slow learner but it's not a lesson I need to learn 3x.

is that what the Tingling feeling is?

I think so. They're curiously carcinogenic.

Three months was always key for me. I quit and started after three months on three separate occasions. IMO, it's the time when you think you've beaten it but you're still vulnerable. Now that I'm well past six months, I'm feeling pretty good, but the demon is certainly still lurking.

The physical craving is now gone. The psychological craving is what can get you. Stick with the mints/gum/whatever. And don't underestimate the power of your own brain to fuck you up.

I find myself using the gum more and more lately... idk if its just a rough day or what... but I chew one peice for like 2.5 hours then I take it out and want another one right away

You're going to be thinking about it a lot ... esp if you have friends or coworkers that smoke. Just chew the gum, grab some suckers... do anything you can other than light up.

It's going to be tough as hell, but you can do it. You need to start associating smoking with things like ... licking a cat's ass... something disgusting.

Im not QuickSsurfer ...

I will equate Smoking with the Broncos winning the superbowl

You better not be smoking if you are going to say that jinxing bullshit.

thats how serious i am to not smoking