They do not fall prey to the negative self-talk that assures failure. They repeatedly tell their body that this will be easy. Every time they take a deep breath and drink a glass of water they decide that they will feel staisfied, energized and clear headed. They affirm the results and expect it to be easy. Certainly true, conditioned responses are powerful, but you can create new ones.
Conditioned responses are powerful, but creating new ones can be easy.
Here's a way to start. Make it as real as you can, adding in a visual experience as well as the sounds, the smells, the emotions, etc. Spend time in your imaginary future when you are a non-smoker. Take a trip on your future time line to a time when you have completely forgotten about smoking, where it does not bother you a bit, and then let yourself look back on the time line and remember how EASY it was for you to stop. Reflect on the amazment you felt when you realized that one day you stopped having any desire for tobacco, and never gave it another thought.