I started smoking when I was 15yrs old. The thought of, "NEVER SMOKING AGAIN" was too much for me after having smoked for nearly 20yrs. Instead, I told myself that I am never going to BUY another pack of cigarettes. Then I told everyone that I knew, not to give me a cigarette no matter what I said or how many times I asked. It then became incredibly hard to get a cigarette, which made me have to occupy myself when a craving came along. In reality, it was tough for about a week. Then it was just a matter of discipline because the physical craving was gone and now it is just sticking to my guns and not giving in. I had tried two times previously to quit smoking, and both times started again because I told myself, "I'll just have one" - well, you can guess how well that plan worked. Turns out, I can't even have one because my susceptibility to addiction is just that strong. I learned through trial and error what the right combination was for me to finally stop. I can tell you now, being on the other side of having quit for 12yrs, that your brain will play craaaaazy tricks on you to try to keep smoking while you're addicted. Once you are no longer physically addicted, everything changes. The smell grosses you out, you notice your fingers were turning yellow, you have SO much more air in your lungs, you feel way better in general, you stop waking up every morning and coughing junk out of your lungs, you realize how insane it is to pay $7+ for a pack of cigarettes every day, the list is endless. No smoker ever wants to hear this, but I promise it is true......everything is better once you stop. Everything.