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I didn't tell anyone when I intended to quit smoking except one friend at work who I took smoke breaks with sometimes (didn't want her thinking I was mad at her) and my family. I told my family not to even acknowledge in my presence that I was trying to quit.
In my case, I didn't want the constant badgering from friends and family of:
"how are you doing with that quitting?,"
"how much have you smoked today?,"
"how many cigarettes are you down to now?,"
"have you thrown out your cigarettes yet?,"
"I thought you were quitting, but you're having a cigarette."
blah, blah, blah.
For me, that kind of "support" wouldn't have worked, it would have made things worse. I didn't need people watching me, counting the cigarettes I smoked, noting the times I didn't smoke and mentioning it, bringing attention to it all the time. Just keep your mouth shut and don't say a word.
But that's just me (and it worked better that way.)
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