I smoked for 20 years or so, but married a non-smoker...so because I tried to be considerate I started smoking outside. When I realized I seemed to be living my life from my back porch I knew it was time to quit. I got the patch that you only wear for 18 hours and decided to sleep the first day of it away. Day two I felt pretty good and by the beginning of week two the patches were gone and I am now considered by my family members that do smoke to be the worst all time non smoker ever! I detest everything about it now. What's strange though is it had been such a habit for so long every once in a great while "I need a cigarette break" slips out of my mouth from some place in my memory files! January 13th is my six year anniversary of my new life.