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Ugh! We know how hard it is, the strength of that siren song. Good on you for being accountable and sharing here. I agree 100% with @despair not. Don't slide back into the norm of smoking. Re-start your quit again asap. You know that smoking is not your "friend"... that it neither gratifies nor soothes, that it triggers yet another shame cycle. You are not doomed to repeat that loop over and over again. You can be free! It all starts with your refusal to comply with the stinkin thinkin in your head. Hop back on this Train, my friend.

Sorry to hear that pilgrim. You know the drill quit again Now.

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G’day NOPE .....Not One Puff Ever.... (replace Ever with Min,Hour, Day as required.)

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I relapsed several times before quitting for good. It is a tough life to live as I knew I was better off not smoking. I kept at it and eventually did quit for good and yes, it is worth it. Put those cigarettes down as soon as possible and reach out for help here if you are tempted to light up. You can quit and you need to quit.

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Ohh @Pilgrim I am really sorry to hear that!! You can't buy any cigarettes, because when you do, you will smoke them, as you can see! Pick yourself up, dust yourself off and start all over again, but this time I really hope you don't go back! Throw out the cigs and all the smoking paraphernalia. Stresses in life will ALWAYS happen, you have to learn to deal with it without smoking. As you know, smoking doesn't take the problems away! I know you can do this because we all did and you will too!!

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Great job Well done.

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congrats on 9 Years Gary..

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If you're waiting for that ideal time when everything aligns perfectly and quitting will be easy and seamless, I've got some bad news for you. That day will never come. It's because quitting is hard and must be done even when life continues to throw us curveballs that the reward is so gratifying.

Thank you.

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You will always have problems, sometimes relatively big, sometimes relatively small. When you quit you expect life to be all rosy and it it isn't. Life is the same. No change, apart from the added anxiety of the quit that we all have went through. And since your mind is quite smart and like a kid that wants its candy finds all kinds of excuses and there are readily available excuses- the problems, well, your mind uses them and tells you to go back to "fixing" yourself the next hit. Well, just remember how you felt now, when you broke the quit and smoked, and next time that urge comes, remember that feeling and decide if you want to go through it again. You are in control, you control your mind, show that crybaby who's in charge!

Sorry to be late to the celebration... but heartfelt congrats on your nine years, @garry mhudson. Love your words of encouragement to those of us following in your footsteps. Thanks!

Well folks, 10 days into my quit and I succumbed once again to the seductive calling. I was feeling good about my quit. I already started jogging again and was truly enjoying the smoke-free life. This morning my kids went back to their mom's for the week and my seven day work week began and the "need" to smoke overwhelmed me. I only hope I can get through it quickly and get back to a nicotine free life again soon.