Cravings and urges - How to cope with the NicoDemon. Subscribe to our newsletter. How to deal with the NicoDemon During your first few weeks of being smoke-free you are going to be experiencing a lot of good times and a lot of bad times. Whether or not you are using one of the aids to quitting, such as the patch or the gum, there are going to be withdrawals of some type. The good news is, the first week or so is the worst.
Cravings are like tornados.
In fact, in the beginning you should reward yourself every day you go without smoking. Not smoking is NOT natural for you. NOT smoking is something you haven't done for many, many years. So now, you're learning new coping mechanisms to deal with nicotine's powerful pull. It requires WON'T power, not will power.