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.

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

 

Edited September 20, 2025Sep 20 by despair not

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.     

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.

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!!👍 

So sorry to hear it, you have to get off that hop on, hop off merry go round, and stop letting yourself be sweet talked into going to buy stinking cigs . 

GET MAD WITH IT. TALK TO YOURSELF, YOU DONT NEED IT. Ask yourself ..what does it do for me, in a short while you will want to stop again, well I hope you do, and don’t get sucked in for a long haul ride.

Take care.

18 hours ago, catlover said:

GET MAD WITH IT

^^^^ This! 

Until you take smoking as an option for yourself off the table you will continue riding the relapse Merry-Go-Round.    

 

In my personal experience, it got harder and harder to jump back into another quit.   I kept "trying" again and again until I decided I never wanted to go through those early days/weeks/months ever again.   Once and for all I had to finally choose not to smoke ... NO MATTER HOW I FELT, NO MATTER WHAT I TOLD MYSELF, NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENED TO ME.   I told myself that no matter how hard it got, no matter how long it took, that I would not smoke because I knew that only then would I eventually "get to the other side" of this active addiction and be a happy non-smoker.  

 

You are making & telling yourself a lot of BS excuses.  It's an inside (mindset) job only you can change up for yourself.  You don't have to smoke.  You don't need to smoke.  You CAN quit.  It will always be a choice.