I've never smoked but I've been dipping for over twenty years. I have tried to quit several times with the longest being about six months. The physical addiction to the nicotine passed relatively easily. The mental side never got easier. It got worse day by day and in the end I decided I couldn't do it.
Don't be quieter like me. Quit.
I don't think anyone has mentioned it but my sister went to a hypnotist to quit smoking. I don't really put much faith in that but she hasn't smoked in fifteen years and swears she never had a single craving. Anyway just something else to consider.
We're all pulling for you.