Alcohol Doesn't Mix with Smoking Cessation
Last night I was at a friends house and I totally fell off the wagon. I am trying to lose weight as well as quitting the fags but after only five pints of beer, I was an animal. I wanted a cigarette …
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Working Hard Not to Relapse
I haven't relapsed as of now, but I do see how it could happen to me. I also have an "emotional" eating issue. I have been a heavy drinker on top of all this. I keep NO junk foods or booze in the hou…
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One Day at a Time
After living in Australia for 7 yrs, we came back home to the UK. My friend came to visit 3 weeks ago (a non-smoker). I don't know what happened...I was excited and looking forward to her visit, and …
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Not One Puff Ever!
I didn't relapse, but I almost did. I really needed to see the Smoking Cessation newsletter that came in my email today. I had been thinking "I could smoke just one cigarette", but I know I can't. Th…
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One Cigarette is Never Enough
I thought I could smoke just one cigarette. I found out that is not the case. One tastes terrible, but I thought the next one might taste better. It did and I was hooked all over again. Quitting is t…
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I Thought I Was Stronger than Nicotine Addiction
My most successful quit, other than during my pregnancy, was in December, 2010. I quit for 4 1/2 months without a puff. What made me relapse? A hard days work, both rewarding and stressful, and a co-…
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NOPE! One Day at a Time
I relapsed because I wasn't ready to quit. I was surrounded by friends who smoke. I thought smoking one to three was all right. It wasn't until I got my mind ready to stop that I actually knew that t…
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It All Started with Just One...
I am really upset with myself. I had quit smoking on 1 November 2010 and had done 7 lovely weeks as a non-smoker. I knew Christmas time would be a bit of a trigger for me as I had a lot of visitors (…
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There is No Such Thing as Just One (Cigarette)
Since I was always worried because of smoking, I tried to quit at least 6 or 7 times. Quite frankly, I have lost track of all my quit attempts. I usually quit for a few months and then something woul…
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Relapse Lessons - How to Overcome Nicotine Addiction
I cannot put my finger on exactly what caused this relapse, but I did see it coming. I gave up on the fight and it seems the step-down transition from one dose of the nicotine patch to the next is th…
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Chronic Quitter - Tara's Story
I joke that I'm a "chronic quitter," and that's the truth. I've quit so many times, I can't begin to tell you how many relapses I've had. One thing I CAN say is that my attempts to quit have become m…
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My Smoking Relapse - Falling for Junkie Thinking
I have been trying to quit since Dec 2009. I went for 18 days and then the "junkie" thinking started. I missed my friends, and going out to my local bar. I could feel my resolve weakening. After 18 d…
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Learning to Cope Without a Cigarette
I got into a fight with my significant other, and didn't know how to deal with the emotion without cigarettes. Every time I was sad, bored, depressed, and especially angry, smoking was my outlet, my …
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Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
I relapsed at age 37 because I was recently divorced and started dating a man who smoked. He was fun, exciting and eventually became my husband.We were out on a weekend adventure and I just decided t…
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My Relapse Came Out of Nowhere...
I think it was mainly due to a combination of boredom and stress...the same routine day in and day out made me crave a cigarette even more. On top of that, I had to have a pet euthanized which was a …
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I Hadn't Found My Peace with Smoking Cessation
I can't really put my finger on the why? I knew it was coming and did not know how to stop the train wreck. Seeking the familiar, maybe? Exhausted from fighting a never-seemingly-endless battle. I ha…
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Stressed, Angry and Overworked
I had a high stress job (property management) at the time and smoked a lot when I was stressed...which was most of the time. I got very little sleep, had a poor diet and ate too much too. I was worki…
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No Such Thing as Just One...
Weight gain during two quit attempts caused me to deliberately choose smoking over cessation. During this last and final quit, I relapsed on the eve of my first whole week free. My husband was sleepi…
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I Thought Smoking Would Soothe the Hurt I Felt
I had a confrontation with someone and thought that a cigarette would help me cope with all of the hurt I was feeling. I know now that was junkie thinking, because a cigarette can not solve conflict …
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