I've always been of mind that it's all in your head. If you question your own ability to quit,
that is what is hurting your so-called chances of "successfully quitting" and nothing else.
You make and break your habits, and the moment you believe that you
can't, well then you're not very likely to quit. Habits don't control people, people form habits. I don't agree that it takes "a shitload of willpower to quit", I think a lot of people just seriously underestimate their own power and undermine themselves by doing so.
I smoked weed maybe not every day but several times per week well over 5 years and I had no problem quitting cold turkey no symptoms no urges (I never had any urges) -- I always told myself I was smoking cause it was fun and I felt like it, not as an escape from problems and not out of so-called necessity - I didn't lie to myself about it, I truly believed it and whaddya know I didn't feel like smoking anymore so I quit, no big deal.
I've done a number of other things which I won't go into detail here (although I've never done heroine or crack, or meth) and none of the things I did do made me have any crazy urges... I did learn what "downers" were and that didn't make me want more drugs. I didn't smoke cigarettes in my youth other than trying them in high school (didn't like it at the time), I got re-acquainted with tobacco in my early 20s via Cigarellos ("cigars" that are really just flavored cigarettes) liked a couple of different brands/flavors so I smoked those for a while on an irregular basis - for example, with certain people doing certain things I'd light up but never felt the urge otherwise to smoke until I was smoking on breaks at work and it became habitual. So I stopped smoking for a day and noticed I had a migraine, told myself it could be coincidental or it could be a kind of withdrawal symptom. So I didn't smoke for a while, and I did 'feel' like having a smoke sometimes, so I just ignored the feeling and thought of something else, or reasoned that my health was worth not smoking. Those feelings never overpowered my motor functions...
A while after, I really felt like having a cigar, cause it had been on my mind a lot -- so I let myself give in thinking "hmmm, let's see... everyone says once you're hooked you're hooked, so let's see about that", and in giving in I kinda smoked one after another for a while. I decided against smoking in the long run for health reasons (I feel the difference quite clearly during times I smoke as compared to when I don't) and also for money reasons, buying a pack every couple days adds up fast; that money can be used for anything else and would be better spent. It's really not that hard of a decision. Go down there and waste another $5-10 (depending on the brand), or keep that $5-10. Pay to ruin my health, or save money and health? Hmmm... tough one. plus I've known enough people that became victims of lung cancer, other cancers and other health afflictions. I really don't need any support group, marketing or any other human being to TELL me any of these things or "convince me" that I need to stop.
As with any problem it has to come from WITHIN. Only YOU can choose to quit, just like only YOU can truly choose to commit yourself to any other life improving endeavors. It just really irks me when people try to sound like they're somehow not responsible or not capable or something of accomplishing whatever thing. It's just silly.
Wow, all that and I didn't even say CONGRATS for quitting. Keep it that way
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