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As Johann Hari would say, "The opposite of addiction is not smobriety ("sobriety"). The opposite of addiction is connection." Nobody says we have to quit alone. Support is a key tool to use in our "Tool Box". That being said, we must always be our biggest cheerleader. We are the only ones with ourselves 24/7 (positive self-talk mantras do help!). Nobody can do it for anyone else no matter how much we wish it for someone else.

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Very good post @Minnie Mouse The first time I quit I went back unfortunately after 6 years, but I do believe that if I found this site, I wouldn't have gone back because the support is wonderful, our members are amazing and thats why I believe the support I have gotten in the last almost 3 years, is because of you, (you all know who you are! ) Thankfully, I found this site! Support is the key!! Just like alcoholics, food addicts, drug addics, etc., if they have support, I truly believe that we all can make it.

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I am saying NOPE to smoking for today.

Did you smoke again after being quit? Did you post for help & wait for at least three (3) responses? If you still needed help, did you post again (& again)? Did you go buy cigarettes & a lighter or did you already have them on hand? What will you be doing different the next time (if there even is one)? If nothing changes, nothing will change for you. You need to reassess your Quit Plan before you quit again. Do you believe it is harder for you to quit smoking than for others? That’s self-defeating talk. You are not unique. It’s doable for you too. Taking the word “try” out of your vocabulary & thinking would be a good start. The reason it gets harder & harder to quit again is because you keep giving yourself permission to smoke. Once given it’s harder to say no. Only you & you alone are in charge of the “permissions gate” for yourself. Tell yourself NO and mean it. You learn how to stay quit by not smoking. You learn how to navigate life’s ups & downs without smoking … by not smoking. Simple. I didn’t say easy. It’s always a choice. Yours. Choose to be done with smoking. Best Wishes. (Written by me 12-3-20 "somewhere else". Hope it helps someone here. You may get to where quitting is not a problem; it's the staying quit that is ... it takes personal commitment and a willingness to change yourself.)

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