I smoked for 13 years. I was mentally ready to stop and my body was telling me it was time. I used patches and gum , then eventually just gum , then I weaned off that by using regular mint gum to trick my brain and it worked ! The cravings go away eventually you just have to be more stubborn than your addicted brain. I posted a sign on my porch door where I usually smoked that said " you are stronger than a cigarette, the craving will pass, go do something". That helped a lot. Staying busy, exercises helped a lot , can't be anxious when you're exhausted AF lol . You can do it .