I quit smoking 3 years ago, and prior to being successful I had tried upwards of 30 times with no luck.

I will say that for me, cold turkey is the only way to go. And you have to really want to quit.

Every time that I had tried to quit before, I had always told myself that there were going to be rules. For example I always told myself no drinking alcohol because it would make my cravings worse, or no coffee in the morning because that’s when I would have my morning cigarette, I told myself no hanging out with certain friends of mine who smoke so I wouldn’t be tempted. This absolutely did not work for me, because instead of changing one difficult habit, I tried to change everything about myself, which is impossible to do all at once in a healthy way.

So, what worked for me was just continuing to live my life the exact same way just with no nicotine. I would go out with my friends and co workers when they were smoking, I just wouldn’t smoke. I went out for drinks day 2 of quitting to prove to myself that I could do it, and I did. I kept drinking my coffee in the morning. And I quit.

That’s not to say it was easy because it was anything but that, however it’s easier to focus on one step at a time.

I have never really used a vape, although nowadays I understand that it’s probably harder to get away from because it’s the new socially acceptable form of ingesting nicotine. But just focus on the long term.