Now I don't. And that was because I won this fight many years ago.
After my moment of truth - when I was forced to accept that I was an addict, not a free man - I knew that this fight was the most important fight of my life. It took me eighteen months to kill the desire to smoke. And that is the key. Smoking is, above all, an emotional problem, a habit, not so much an addiction.The method I used to become a free man again was almost identical to this. I say almost because what took me a year and a half could have taken much less. Weeks or even days.
There is no drama or special supplements in this method. No 'will of iron' is necessary. And above all there is
no fear. (One of the biggest problems for most of us is our fear of change.)
It is a guide to your enemy. I suggest that you look into this.
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Side Effects When You Quit Smoking
It takes courage to stop smoking. It is hard to turn your back on a friend even if your friend is as false as tobacco.
One thing that keeps people slaves is their fear of the future, their fear of change. The fear of the side effects of quitting smoking.
A lot of this fear is the fear of saying goodbye to an old friend, old buddy, old love.
Remember near the beginning? How much you enjoyed it? How it calmed your nerves? How much fun it was on a Saturday night? How it helped to think more clearly? How much sexier you felt?
Will you have to say goodbye to all this?
Will life just get more boring?
Getting Heavy
Another side effect that can be big in our minds is the fear of getting heavier. Because nobody wants to get fatter. Nobody wants to feel ugly. And look disgusting, chained to the refrigerator. Nobody wants the humiliation of paying double fare on airlines.
OK. Calm down. Yes, there is a tendency to gain a little weight. (The average is about 11 pounds - 5 kilos.) And yes, you may want to lose it later. But that is next year's battle.
One fight at a time, please. Better win one fight than lose two.
The health risk of 20 cigarettes a day is about the same as being 100 pounds overweight.
And that is just not going to happen.
Cough Cough
Coughing is normal. It is your lungs beginning to recover from years of abuse and insult. And if you cough into a 
paper handkerchief you will see the black sticky evidence of what your body doesn't have to take any more. It's gross but it's very educational.
Normally the coughing is over after a couple of weeks. If not, go to your doctor and explain everything. I guarantee that the doctor will be delighted at your decision and will be happy to encourage you.
Shut Up!
Yes, there's a chance that your family, your friends, and your co-workers will need a bit of patience with you. Many people get irritable, a little anxious or sad in the first few days. And other people find it difficult to concentrate.
So what?
This is partly the addiction and partly the sadness of losing one of the loves of your life.
(Get it right! The tobacco companies do not love or respect you. They are not your friends.)
For normal people, this stage is over quite quickly.
Cravings
This is the addictive part. And these are the most difficult times.
But, this is very important to know. Tobacco cravings last less than five minutes. Usually two or three minutes, in fact.
You can handle that, can't you?
Each time, your enemy gets weaker and weaker.
Each time, you become a little more a winner.
Each time, you get a little more freedom. You breathe a little more free.
