The best ways to quit Smoking

As a smoker writing this post for me it's a bit controversial and by now lots of you have already tagged me as a hypocrite for saying so probably. Truth is that because of my "addiction" I find it easier to talk about this subject and help those who are really looking forward to quit smoking.

There are way too many sites and too many ways discussed on the internet already. From my prospective most of them are just a way to scam people because none focus on the most important thing: why do you smoke??

Most of the people will answer to this question by saying that is a need, an addiction, something that your body require in order to work properly. Nothing is more untrue. The main reason people keep smoking is in their brain, we make our self sick even if involuntarily.

So what about the thousands of products like patches, e-cigarettes, books and therapies?? My answer is, they work, but not as we think. In fact most of them will just "help" you to decide to stop smoking, the final answer is always up to you; why spend money on something that should be free? Probably you just need a small input or some tips to change you smoking experience and make it become something you want to instead need to.

That's my answer, make it something you enjoy, something special, something you don't need to do every 15 minutes. In doing so a lot helped me roll my own cigarettes, why? It's cheaper, you can "personalize" your rolled cigarette by choosing different kind of tobacco, papers and filters. You'll find yourself smoking a 3/4 of the butts you used to in not an half due to the fact that you need "some time" rolling and they last longer with less amount of tobacco in each of them; making smoking a ritual and not an automatic movement.

My other suggestion is to find hobbies, things that drive you away from the though of lighting up a smoke, for me a lot helped writing or reading, playing a musical instrument, you got it, everything will work and the best thing about it is that not only while doing so you are not smoking, you're learning something new!
My last suggest is controversial probably but could be the better one if you're an hard smoker: have a cigarette always with you, look at it, bring it with you but DON'T LIGHT IT!! Time yourself and see how much you can "survive" without approaching a lighter to it.

Suggested book:The easy way to stop smoking.