Aiming to Quit Smoking Vape

Good morning all.

It has been 7 years since I started smoking and 1 year since I quit quitting smoking, I can really tell you that smoking at the first place is the most awful choice I have made in my life and during my 4 months as a quitter last year I felt joy and energy more than I can ever express.

Why did I come back to smoking you say? A single situation at work which made me really angry and from there I got back to it. Which I could have done so many other things instead of smoking, but what is done is done.

How did I manage to quit smoking and I am a man who loses his temper easily you say? I used nicotine patches which have helped me to get rid of my cravings and gradually I stopped it and then I started not to put on the patch itself till I made it.

Now, I cough, I spit sputum, there is an awful taste in my mouth and when I wake up I don't eat, I just smoke and I am too lazy during and after work, which are some of the side effects of smoking that I encountered ever since I started smoking 7 years ago.

In the past couple of months, I developed the urge to quit smoking again, but this time for good, but I haven't been able to find the nicotine patches in the market, they are out of stock and it is unclear when they will arrive, but I do not know what to do, I do not want to quit without the patches and then again I do not want to try quitting and fail. As if I fail, I will get back to smoking heavily.

Back in 2017 I wanted to quit and I tried the nicotine gums, they were sour to the throat and I did not like them and they did not help me at all.

What should I do? What is the right thing to do? Talk me through how you quit smoking? Are there any alternatives that might assist with the quitting process?