The greatest fear every smoker faces when he or she considers quitting is the fear of withdrawal. We are convinced that the cravings will be unbearable and that we will, again, fail to finally quit smoking.

The reality is that the physical symptoms of nicotine withdrawal are not so impressive at all. It is nothing like withdrawal from opiates, such as heroin or morphine, where the symptoms wrack the body with shivers, vomiting and sweat.

The very worst withdrawal symptom of nicotine withdrawal is a very slight empty feeling, a little like being hungry, but not quite.

Believe it or not, it is actually easy to ignore! In fact, when you go to sleep each night, your body goes through withdrawal for 6 to 8 hours and it doesn't even wake you up!

The key to managing whatever craving you may have is to realize what is happening to you! Once you realize it, the withdrawal symptoms will look exactly like what they are: minor annoyances on the way to a better life!

As Allen Carr put it in excellent book, The Easy Way To Stop Smoking, the nicotine in your body is like a little monster: every craving, every withdrawal pang, every yearning for a cigarette, is one of the death throes of your own personal NicoDemon.

When you are feeling a withdrawal pang or craving, you are actually killing the monster, and every time you successfully resist lighting up a cigarette, the monster gets a little weaker, until it is completely gone!

Of course, all that is easier said than done. Some people have great success quitting smoking cigarettes by themselves, cold turkey, and others require help.

There is nothing wrong with that. Any money you invest in whatever therapy is right for you will repay itself a thousand-fold over your life. In short, no matter how much it costs, it is still cheaper than smoking.

Check out Allen Carr's book, The Easy Way To Stop Smoking, or any of the programs we have reviewed. One of them is right for you, and all are backed by ironclad 8-week unconditional guarantees, so you can try them and get a refund if they don't work for you.