Nobody to blame but yourself

I am 65 and have been a heavy smoker for 40 years.For the past 20 years I have 'tried' to quit the habit.You name the method, I have tried it_ patches,acupuncture, smoke-enders, nicobate,hypnotherapy........one method after another.Everytime I failed it  was because the method 'didn't work'.Finally I twigged...don't have a method,a crutch, a friend,a programme or any thing else you can blame if you fail..... just go on your own-cold turkey and say to yourself 'I'm on my own, nobody to  blame but myself and ,when I quit,nobody to praise but myself. I found quitting so much easier this way,and have been a non-smoker now for 18 months with no desire whatsover to smoke.This is something I thought it would be impossible for me to ever achieve and it feels sooo good!