I smoked for ~18 years and I stopped cold turkey by using one simple trick. I associated smoking with an individual that I did not like. This was an individual

I smoked for ~18 years and I stopped cold turkey by using one simple trick. I associated smoking with an individual that I did not like. This was an individual who had no admirable qualities at all and they smoked. Whenever I thought of having a smoke, I would instantly think of that individual and asked myself if I wanted to be associated with them by smoking like they do. It did the trick. I also keep repeating the following to myself: “Few things say ‘look at me, I’m a complete idiot’ quite like smoking a cigarette.” I had to be able to respect myself and I absolutely could not respect myself whilst also using tobacco.