[Chiefshrink]

Originally Posted by phisherman

The physical dependence was easy to get over, in my opinion, and was gone for me after about 2-3 weeks. The hard part for me was mental. You really don't need them. Not at all. For probably 3-4 months after I quit, I ALWAYS had Altoids with me. Feel the urge, have an Altoid or two. It's not the same, but it will help to get past the oral fixation.

I'm telling you, if you REALLY want to quit, you'll get it done. When I quit, I wanted to, badly. I did the same thing losing weight; since 2010, I've almost 100 pounds, and it's a product of just being done with whatever the bad behavior is. My best description of my attitude about it was to a friend of mine that asked, "you're quit smoking and lost a ton of weight, what did you change?". My response was, "Nothing, I was just done with it."

3yrs before my father died he dealt with his oral fixation with 'tootsie pops'.