If I may add to the conversation here.... I didn't WANT to quit. (Do any of us really Want to quit? Our addiction certainly yells loudly NO!) I would much rather have continued smoking for the rest of my life. But I knew that the rest might not be as long and as pleasant if I contracted some smoking related illness. The quitting process isn't pleasant either. It stinks. But at least we do get over it. Eventually. You don't get over COPD.
The more you build up the unpleasantness of what lies ahead, the more what lies ahead will act accordingly in your brain. One of the great benefits of quitting is that we learn WE are in control of how we think about things. What you think really does manifest itself in your reality. So if you imagine a mountain, you'll get one, but if you imagine a knoll, you'll get that too.
We're all motivated THE NIGHT BEFORE. It's amazing how motivated we are until the dawn's early light and the first craving hits. Then we go from tiger to worm. How many times, especially after a few drinks, have I said 'TOMORROW'S THE DAY!" What a joke.
Where support helps, is that it shows you the thinking mistakes you make and teaches you how to correct them.
I wanted to want to quit too. Never happened. But my quit did happen, nonetheless, because I committed my all in all to it. In my opinion you don't have to want to quit, you only have to commit to the decision and agree to the consequences - whatever they may be. For as long as they may be. The consequences of smoking are not nearly as tough to deal with as the consequences of quitting.
When you get to know this addiction better, you absolutely understand why you're terrified of not having a cigarette. It's called an addiction for reason. And, yes, it makes no sense logically, but physiologically it does when you understand nicotine and it's affects on our brain receptors.
Welcome to the new smoke-free YOU! What is the Single Best Thing You Can Do to Quit Smoking? - YouTube
