A lot of people who want to stop smoking don't do it just in fear of the fact that it is too hard.
Although, it is true that it is not easy, but in reality it is not that hard either.
At this point, most of the smokers must be thinking that I am not a smoker and I don't know what I am talking about.
Just to make it clear, I have been smoking for the past 10 years and have been finally be able to quit, six months ago.
I do not have any cravings for cigarettes anymore and I am sure I will never go back to smoking.
So let's go back to our topic.
What my point was, quitting smoking is actually only as hard as a person thinks it to be.
It is the same thing with everything.
It is the same philosophy as, those who think they can and those who think they can't are both right.
It will be as hard as you think it will be, because when you think it will be easy, you will boost your confidence and will realize it is much easier to overcome the cravings.
But if you think it is hard to avoid the cravings then you are most likely to give in and start smoking again.
The mindset of quitting that you begin your quitting expedition with is perhaps the most important factor that determines whether or not you will be able to quit.
Have you heard of people who have not used the slightest aid from any therapist or patch or gum or inhalers or lozenges, and are still able to quit without any problems.
They are the ones who programmed it in their mind that it will be easy.
It will be as easy as it was for the habit to develop when they started smoking.
And guess what? It was easy for them.
And it can be easy for you too if you have that type of mindset.
Don't go too much in the details and don't over think everything.
Although you should educate yourself, at the same time you should also be building a mindset that you can do this and that you have the capability to do it.
If you think it will be hard, then it is going to be hard.
But if you think it will be easy, then quitting smoking will become really easy.