Outsmarting junkie thinking and sticking with your quit program involves education about nicotine addiction as well as what to expect when you wean yourself away from it.
An interesting discussion about the psychology of relapse is underway at the support forum here at About.com Smoking Cessation right now. 
Started by Darlene, a moderator at the forum with just over a year smoke-free, it explores how to look within and diagnose unhealthy thoughts of smoking as they occur.
From Dar:"I have been around lots of smokers for long periods of time the past month. I have not had craves from it at all and the smoke smell has not bothered me either. Funny thing though, you don't even think and your brain says pick up that lit cigarette and smoke it. But it is not a craving to smoke. It is very strange feeling. It is as though "smoking thoughts" have not been cleaned out of the brain totally..."
The Psychology of a Relapse -- Forum Discussion
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5 Steps That Lead to a Relapse
There is No Such Thing as Just One...Cigarette
Why Do People Relapse Years after Quitting?
Photo © Darlene
