Nice post. I like your approach to 'change the narrative' that would lead you down the path to light up. Easier said than done, but i'm sure this is useful for those battling the addiction.
I managed to beat cigarettes using patches, but rather than use them as prescribed I would cut them down into smaller pieces so it was a very slow tapering down of nicotine content, means you get more value for money but are also more likely to actually quit without making those bigger jumps dictated by the patches 3 step program.