I’m a non-smoker
The first trick is to realize that you’re not giving up anything.
A colleague of mine recently quit smoking “cold turkey” with no anxiety, no weight gain or any constant desire to smoke. I was pretty sure he was insane or making it up, since any attempts I had made to quit were with patches and anger and constant fits of urges to light up.
He suggested I read The Easy Way to Stop Smoking by Allen Carr.
Honestly I was on the fence about quitting. I liked smoking, rather, I was certain that I liked the ritual of it, the act of smoking. I always thought I found it so relaxing and soothing and really felt comforted by cigarettes.
I started reading the book not even knowing if I wanted to quit, I just wanted to see what all the fuss was about. Turns out I wasn’t really that happy smoking, and decided I would be better off without it. The book isn’t chapter upon chapter of scolding or photographs of chest x-rays or anything – far from it.
If you’re a smoker, I think you should read this book and see if you want to continue with it.