I found a trivial secret.

My journey of inhaling 699 harmful chemicals lasted for about seven years. Simply a glance into the mirror one day was more than enough to think about quitting this habit. My skin was getting dry, clothes smelled of smoke, never felt good about myself and all those sombre things that you already know. So I decided once and for all that from January 1st 2017 I'll try my best to quit. Obviously I relapsed at day 21 but didn't feel demotivated because I knew that quitting was a constant practice or a brain workout whenever you control your craving. I came up with a plan that I'll smoke only on weekends which was not a bad idea though but it didn't last too long and I started relapsing on that too.

While I was coming up with various plans to quit smoking cold turkey I realized that I am keeping a track of how many cigarettes I smoked and when did I smoke them. THIS is a big obstacle when it comes to quitting. All you have to do is trick your mind into thinking that you are not a smoker. It can be done simply by not counting the days that you are staying smoke free. Stop saying it's my second day or it has been a month, all it does is reminds your mind about cigarettes and even if you are not craving, simply thinking about cigarettes can instigate those horrible cravings.

It has been 5-6 months since I last smoked. I don't know the exact days, I just remember the month that I had the last one. From January 1st to sometime in August I tried almost everything but this simple little trick worked out pretty much very efficiently.