OK that's good! Forget about quitting "forever". If you insist on seeing success only in terms of quitting forever then on which day will you celebrate? The best approach is the "one day at a time" recovery philosophy for measuring victory. Why not celebrate every
day of healing and freedom. One day at a time!
Nicotine withdrawal peaks by day three and within two weeks the body physically adapts to functioning without it. During this period it is entirely normal to feel de-sensitised, as if part of you is being left behind. But your brain is working hard to restore natural neuro- chemical sensitivities. Be patient with your healing.
You have trained your subconscious mind to expect the arrival of a new supply of nicotine upon encountering specific times, locations, activities, people or emotions. The process of reconditioning and breaking these subconscious triggers and cues also peaks during the first week, at about day three. All but remote, infrequent, holiday or seasonal nicotine use triggers are extinguished within a month.
The final phase of recovery, thought fixation, is the least intense yet longest. Here the rational, thinking mind will find itself fixating on conscious thoughts about wanting to use nicotine. Although at times nearly impossible to see and appreciate, with each passing day thoughts of wanting gradually grow fewer, shorter in duration and generally less intense. Within a few months they will become the exception, not the rule, as you gradually start to develop an expectation of going entire days without once "thinking" about wanting for nicotine.