This is how I Quit Smoking

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I used to smoke 2 to 3 packets of Ciggarrettes a day. I tried to quit smoking many times but was not successful. About 3 years ago I quit smoking completely. I did not smoke a single ciggarrette from then. I want to share my technique with you all, though this is a famous technique. First, I prepared myself to quit smoking and enhanced the desire to quit it. Then I planned to quit it in a span of two to three months time rather than quitting at once. The first step I took was to smoke costlier ciggarrettes, the price of which will be almost double and will be hard for me to spend. That brought my 25-30 cigs to 8 - 10 cigs. But yet, when I was under pressure, I used to smoke more than 10 cigs. After a few days, I decided to limit the number of ciggarrettes to smoke and I made it only 5, which I decided to smoke after my breakfast, lunch, snacks, dinner, before going to bed. After a few days, I reduced the no. to only 3. Whenever I smoke, I have to smoke only 3 ciggarrettes. So I started refraining myself to smoke in the morning hours and till lunch. From then, I used to smoke only 3 cigs. I was gaining confidence that I can quite smoking. After a fews days I made it 2 ciggarrettes per day. This has enhanced my restriction and I used to smoke only in the evening after the office and before going to bed. After 3 or 4 days I made it only one ciggarrette per day. I used to smoke this only ciggarrette before going to bed and all day I used to control myself to smoke with the fear that if I smoke that only cig early in the day, I may have desire for another cig during the remaining day. After another 3 - 4 days, I knew very well that I can stay without smoking and I completely stopped smoking. From that day till today I did not smoke a single ciggarrette. I am really happy that I could overcome my biggest weakness.. Have you tried to quit smoking? What is your technique to quit smoking?