Video explains why thoughts that may occur long after a person quits may hit harder than the urges he or she may experience when first quitting smoking.

Read Thoughts that seem worse than urges experienced the first few days, the 2000 article that inspired the above video.

Related resources:

• "Will I ever stop thinking of cigarettes?"
• The Fallacy of "Good Cigarettes"
• Fixating on a cigarette
• Make a list of why you want to quit
• Smoking triggers
• Longer-term quitters who say they are still having bad days
• Craves or thoughts that occur over time