Giving up smoking is one of the hardest things I've done. Although I've not completly given up. I used to smoke around 5 a day, which so quickly shot up to 25 over time, after I moved out and was allowed to smoke inside!I found the gum to be horrid, I couldn't use it without feeling sick - whatever brand I used. After that I just tried cutting down and have got it down to less than 10 cigarettes a day. I'm slowly weaning myself off these cigarettes. First it was the "I'm bored, I'll have a smoke" cigarettes. Then the "in bed, just about to sleep" one. Now I don't smoke with my morning coffee or when I'm waiting on a bus! Telling yourself that you'll giving up on a certain cigarette makes it easier.. I found that doing something like doing the dishes or making myself coffee instead of having a smoke when I was bored not only got stuff around the house but I forgot that I wanted one.Waiting on the bus? Listening to music. Just about to go to sleep? Read, talk to my boyfriend. Morning coffee? I eat breakfast instead. Next up is the post-sex cigarette, the one I enjoy the most... It's slow, but I'm getting there. You just need to stick yourself in the right mindset!