I was the same way for a long time. At night, I would have a burning desire to smoke one last cigarette. However you imagine it in your head of how great it will be to smoke I'm sure it's always disgusting and dissapointing and you feel dirty afterwards. Remember, even if you can't quit, one cigarette at night is way better than 30 all day long.
I think what helped for me was to just stop buying them and keeping them around. If I would have to drive out to the store at night then I could think my way out of it and just go to bed instead. I kept one last cigarette in my purse and said, "That's it." But by that night, when I went to smoke it, there was perfume spilled in my purse and on the cigarette and I got really sick. Now you know it takes a lot to go into the store and buy a pack. Also it's best if no one in your house smokes so that you're not smelling the smoke and wanting one (that's a big problem for me.) Good luck at breaking your nightly ritual.
I think what helped for me was to just stop buying them and keeping them around. If I would have to drive out to the store at night then I could think my way out of it and just go to bed instead. I kept one last cigarette in my purse and said, "That's it." But by that night, when I went to smoke it, there was perfume spilled in my purse and on the cigarette and I got really sick. Now you know it takes a lot to go into the store and buy a pack. Also it's best if no one in your house smokes so that you're not smelling the smoke and wanting one (that's a big problem for me.) Good luck at breaking your nightly ritual.
