Ellie, why did you quit smoking,
Madge

Why? because it was killing me, I had a lung tumor, although I didn't
know it when I quit. I had chronic lung disease. My husband died from
lung cancer, although he smoked much less than I did. I was a chain
smoker for years. I was singing in my church choir, and coughing
constantly. Our choir director had just quit cold turkey, and I wanted
so badly to be able to sing at Easter time, I quit during Holy Week. It
wasn't too hard because I was on an antidepressant then, and I think
that made it easier to go through the withdrawal. Actually using the
self help measures has the same effect as an antidepressant if you
wanted to go cold turkey. Scream at your parents whose fault it is
you're a smoker and bang on the bed everytime you want one, and if you
have it anyway and feel guilty, that's anger turned inward, scream some
more. If you are using the self help measures, and not smoking very
much, you will probably lose the craving when you become post flood, and
be able to give it up more easily.
Ellie