Instead of feeling fearful and anxious about pangs, embrace them. Say to yourself: ‘I know what this is—it’s the ‘little monster’ dying. This is what smokers suffer from their whole lives and that’s what keeps them smoking. Non-smokers don’t get these pangs. Isn’t it great that I am breaking free from this awful addiction and looking forward to a life of freedom?’ Don’t focus on the pang, but on what it represents—the death not of a friend, but of a terrible enemy. One that enslaved you for years and stole your health, your money, your self-respect, your courage and confidence, all the time
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