My head seems to work differently to many perhaps. I've never smoked, but my mum and dad both have all my life. Both of them talk about trying to stop all the time. Heart failure made my dad stop a few years ago for a fortnight. His lung collapsing six weeks ago made him stop for as long as he was in Intensive Care.
Redboots post above fits my way of thinking the best.
Or, to quote Yoda, talking about raising an Xwing from the swamp if I remember;
Do or do not. There is no TRY.
Redboots decided to quit and did. My Dad keeps talking about trying to and continues to keep trying. Not stopping. As long as he continues to try society and his girlfriend keep off his back as he's doing the right thing. Its kinda obvious his health could be better, but he likes to smoke. Trying to quit allows him to keep doing smoking.
Read the above posts and most who use the word trying havn't stopped, or took ages doing it.
Stop now.
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