The Illusion of Willpower !

This is an extremely important point. 

We all know people who try to quit smoking through WILLPOWER ALONE.

They believe that if they can force themselves NOT to smoke and if they can somehow  keep their minds off smoking - then-- someday, hopefully, the terrible desire to smoke will go and they will be cured.

However, with this approach nearly every day tends to be a test and a nightmare. 

Despite all their best efforts, all they can think about is..... SMOKING. 

When they are out socializing, you can easily pick them out.

They are all sitting there - usually all tense and tight, watching everyone else smoking and thinking how unfair it all is: "Why can they smoke and I can’t ?"

They sit there feeling  deprived, empty and in some way incomplete.

They genuinely believe that they will NEVER be able to enjoy themselves again without smoking. 

(In fact, this is my strongest memory. I remember being in a party --thinking I'll never be able to enjoy these occasions again- now that I can't smoke. I was totally convinced of this.) 

And so it is with all  our Willpower smokers.....

And yet, if they would look around at all the people at the party, or in the pub --one obvious FACT would hit them bang in the face!

The majority of people  in the party or the pub  are NOT SMOKING. And  yet this fact does not seem to be  affecting  their enjoyment one iota!

They seem to be enjoying themselves fully -- without needing to inhale cancerous smoke into their lungs! 

Yet, as smokers we ARE TOTALLY, ONE BILLION PER CENT CONVINCED  that MUST get that ' cancerous smoke', the cigarette  into our lungs' or else we won't be able to even think of enjoying ourselves!

Non-smokers are simply people who  do not believe  that to enjoy themselves they HAVE TO FORCE DEADLY SMOKE INTO THEIR LUNGS.

If you will take the time to find out WHY you smoke and the TRUTH (not the myths or stereotypes ) about what happens when you stop smoking you will find the process much more pleasant and enjoyable.