Why give up?
If you weigh up the advantages and disadvantages of being a smoker it is overwhelmingly obvious that the disadvantages would greatly outnumber the advantages.
Very few people would choose the disadvantages such as cost, the odour, effect on health and the inevitable shortening of one's life. Remember, giving up is not a sacrifice. Smoking does absolutely nothing for you.
You are already aware of the benefits to be gained from quitting the habit, otherwise you would not have thought of doing so in the first place: The trick is never to have any doubt about how much you originally wanted to give it up, otherwise you'll make yourself feel thoroughly miserable, wishing you could have a cigarette. Worse still, making yourself even more miserable and down hearted if you DO have one!
Once you have broken the habit, don't avoid smokers, rooms or situations where people smoke
Instead just look at them and be quietly pleased that you've achieved something that they haven't. You don't need substitutes and you don't need to keep a packet of cigarettes in a drawer somewhere 'just in case'. Either of these two 'protections' will only serve to convince your subconscious that stopping is difficult - and it isn't! Dismiss any feelings that you are being deprived of something - you are actually gaining something, not losing it; you're gaining extra energy, extra health, extra life.
Even though you've had the benefit of hypnosis to stop easily, you might possibly experience some sensation of craving or need during the first few days… that feeling of 'I wouldn't mind a cigarette'. If it exists at all, it will be far less than if you were trying to quit by will-power alone and will only last for a few seconds if you really want to stop. This is because the body can only maintain any sensation if it is constantly simulated; instead of saying to yourself 'I'd really love to have just one cigarette,' say: 'Thank goodness I've stopped smoking.' If you really want to stop, you'll find this easy, and any feeling of craving will simply disappear.
Don't try not to think about cigarettes
It's impossible, because in order to try not to think about something, you've got to think of it in the first place to know what it is you're trying not to think about! You might think about cigarettes - and you might not. If you find yourself not knowing what to do with your hands, take a pen and a piece of paper and write 'I do not smoke' several times, to occupy yourself. It's also worth remembering that you can get rid of any craving feeling in the mouth by simply rinsing out with iced water…
The most important thing of all to remember
You're not sacrificing anything, because cigarettes or tobacco do nothing at all to improve your life. So there's no reason to envy those who still smoke; they're still 'hooked' and still destroying cells in every part of the body at an accelerated pace. They are literally killing themselves. Within a fortnight the urge to smoke will have disappeared completely and you will be well on your way to becoming healthier, richer, more energetic - and living longer!