OK. I had to ask because, as you know, you have to want to give up to actually give up.
Here's how I did it.
Cold turkey.
Despite popular opinion, in an age rife with patches and tobbacco gum, simply quiting and riding it out is the easiest way to do it.
If you use patches or any other means which give you small tastes of nicotine, you become frustrated and soon want the real thing as opposed the substitute. It's like dieting. If you eat those 28 calorie bars of chocolate all they make you want to do is eat the real 300 calorie bars.
Here's what you do.
Set a date for your last smoking day. When you're smoking the last cig, tell yourself that it is your last. Enjoy the moment. Fix the moment in your memory as the time you last had a smoke. That last time. MOST importantly make sure you have that last cig JUST BEFORE going to bed.
When you wake up in the morning, it is the start of your new non-smoking life.
Set aside 3 days to 1 week off work. Go out and buy packs of gum. Rent out 3 or 4 movies a day. The first 3 days are the worst. You'll have the shakes, your head will be up your ass. Stay in bed, drink plenty of water and, if you like, coffee. Don't try to do anything that can be frustrating. Your motor skills are reduced. If you feel like sleeping then do it.
Now ask yourself a question. Can you survive a week without a smoke?
If the answer is yes, then you are 99% on your way to giving up.
The honest truth is that the first 3 days is hardest. After 1 week you can resume work and will only suffer from mild pangs of addiction. Come a month and you'll know in yourself that you'll never smoke again.
It really is that easy.
Put aside a week off work. Sleep. Watch movies. Drink water. Chew gum. Make it through that tunnel of 1 week and you'll be a non-smoker at the end.
Hope it helps.
