haven't smoked for over 4 years, 35-40 a day before that and had tried to give up on numerous occasions. I never actually packed up for a year in my mind, didn't think of myself as a non-smoker, just that every time I was desperate for a smoke, I just thought, I can have one, but I'll wait 5 minutes. Within those five minutes the craving had gone and my mind had moved to other things. On this basis, and knowing I could if I REALLY wanted have a smoke, I found it surprisingly easy to stop