Positives!

'Heck' week has been harder than 'Hell' week for me. I have used the lozenges more frequently this week- allowing myself one each day. This seems to be working well thus far, and it is comforting to know that I have lots of room to work here. The recommendation was to take many many more than one per day to start. The Zyban I think is a bust, so will slowly wean myself off them (only taking one a day anyway). The physical symptoms continue to plague me. I now have a very painful case of the shingles! It is just too much of a coincidence that these things are happening right now, not to contribute them to the process of 'detoxing'. However.....I WILL REMEMBER THE PAIN! It will be a deterrent to starting the habit again. I have come too far to back-slide now. On a more positive note, I am now beginning to notice that I wake up in the morning feeling more refreshed and clear-headed. I actually feel energetic in the morning! And I don't know if it is my imagination or not, but it seems that when I take a deep breath (and Lord knows I have been taking a lot of them during the craving waves) that the air seems to go down further into my lungs. Could this be possible?