"In July of this year I turned Gold. 12 months of Freedom. Everything I was told here came true. No longer thinking about smoking, total comfort and vastly improved health. I threw it away and relapsed. One other thing is also true. You're one puff away from 2 packs a day. I very quickly returned to my old nicotine consumption level. Just like that."
As one of the individuals quoted in OBob's original, "One Puff Files" I have always been frightened by this thread. Not because it speaks about relapse, but because it reminds me of the blazing with which a relapse can occur.
One moment, Quit for 14 months, a split second later an actively feeding addict.
There is no such thing as, just one puff for we, the addicted. That one is all it takes. Your addiction cpmes full bloom and your ability to rebound becomes even tougher as ypu despair over your relapse. There's no negotiating, no, "let's make a deal.' That Quit is gone, kaput, finis. And you must begin again. If you can.
Your Quit requires education, determination and focus. Constantly. Your relapse requires nothing but a split second of doubt.
Always hold your Quit tight. Always keep it in front of you.
Please.
Gormo
Coupla days shy of 14 months Quit
I come back here often and read this, if
only to reinforce over and over again what I now know, one = all. I thank God for this place and for all I've learned here. Our quits
are otherwise fragile. They require regular strength training.
, Sarah ( 1 Year, 4 Months, 3 Weeks, 8 hours,
21 minutes and 17 seconds (509 days)).
UKMags1
