How do I quit smoking? For good and forever? That was the question I was always asking myself, but could never find the answer. It was a real question - not theory, not wishful thinking - to me it was life or death.

As a former smoker of 3 packs a day, I lived with constant fear that

- I would die a long painful, self inflicted death
- I wouldnt see my kids get married
- I wouldnt ever meet my grandchildren
- I would leave my wife struggling to raise 4 children on her own
- My kids would ask my Why didnt you just stop?

I was living a life of deceit, regret, fear and paranoia and it was all my fault.

My wife would always be on my back about quitting smoking. I tried just about every method I could afford but never lasted the course. I became an expert in quitting smoking, but would still be found in the back yard, in all weathers drawing on those horrible cancer sticks.

In fact, I was very good at quitting smoking. Most nights I would put out my last cigarette before turning in and would boldly declare Right, that was my last one.

But, each morning I would wake up, put on a pot of coffee and light up my first of 60 straight away. You see I was good at quitting I did it every day. The question I couldnt answer was How do I quit smoking and stay quit?

Before I explain what works let me tell you what I tried and my experiences

1. Patches I had my highest success rate with patches - all of 27 hours. But, they were expensive, kept coming off (I used to sweat a lot when I was smoking). The real downside was they only dealt with the physical habit, not the mental one. 2. Gum This was close to useless it tasted nasty, burned my gums and made my breathe smell (just as bad as it did when I was smoking). 3. Acupuncture I didnt try that one it was more expensive than hypnotherapy and I had heard the results where not as good. 4. Inhalers They just didnt produce the kick at the back of the throat I was used to, and so was a very lame replacement plus, I just felt stupid using it. 5. Will Power This was the hardest. I tried quitting smoking with no help physically or mentally. I was grouchy with my wife and the kids and couldnt think about anything else.

So, theres my list of failures when trying to quit smoking. So what worked? How did I answer that illusive question How do I quit smokingand stay quit.

Well, the secret lay in the relationship between dealing with your physical addiction and your mental one. It was only when I realized and believed that my addiction was only a tiny bit in my body, but mostly in my head that I started to approach quitting with the right attitude. I didnt need the support of pills, patches or gums I started to see through the cynical money making stop smoking industry I finally understood I needed help and support in my mind and I found where to get that support.

David Richards was a 60 a day smoker until he sorted his life out. Please go to http://quit-smoking.secrets-uncovered.info if you want to see the exact program and support he used to answer the burning question How Do I Quit Smoking and stay Quit

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