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Smoking Relapse - Prevention and How to Recover

It's been shown that most smokers quit a few times before they are able to make smoking cessation permanent. This section deals with issues regarding smoking relapse - how to prevent one, as well as how to recover once you've relapsed.
  1. Preventing Relapse (3)
  2. Recovering from a Relapse (5)

5 Steps That Lead to a Smoking Relapse

Understanding the psychology that leads to a smoking relapse is the best way to avoid having one. Self-pity is a mindset that often leads to a smoking relapse.

Rationalizations for Smoking

Look through this list of common rationalizations and see if you can identify with any of them. Prepare yourself for success by knowing what to expect and how to give those thoughts the big brush off!

Nicotine Withdrawal and Junkie Thinking

Nicotine withdrawal can put unhealthy thoughts of smoking into your head from time to time. Prepare yourself with knowledge of what to expect and how to beat junkie thinking down.

There is No Such Thing as "Just One" Cigarette

When we quit smoking, most of us go through a fair amount of junkie thinking - the internal battle between ourselves and our addiction. Early on in cessation, the dialogue can seem relentless. It's often persistant, annoying and exhausting! It is however, temporary, and the less attention you give to unhealthy thoughts of smoking, the better.

Quit and Stay Quit Monday

The Quit and Stay Quit Monday program is a great way to reinforce your commitment to quit smoking and stay quit.

This is How it Happens

Unhealthy thoughts of smoking can lead to a smoking relapse, as this reader shares so poignantly.

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