I stumbled on this thread when I was searching for something else.
Just wanted to add, I never went back to smoking. I've struggled with other addictions on and off...sugar is a biggie for me. Just re-reading this, I realise just how strong we can be when we embrace the philosophy of AVRT.
In May I will be 4 years nicotine free. And after 30 years of smoking upwards of 20 a day, that's pretty miraculous. I often forget I was ever a smoker....
Amazing to think back to how my addiction told me I could never be free of that.