“This is withdrawal, not a need.”

“I can feel this without fixing it.”

“My nervous system is recalibrating — this is progress.”

“This urge will pass whether I use or not.”

“I don’t want nicotine. I want relief.”

“Nothing is wrong. My brain is healing.”

“I’ve lived through worse than this moment.”

“I don’t need escape. I need presence.”

“I don’t go back to versions of me I’ve outgrown.