I have an uncle who quit 3 times (that i'm aware of) but it was the length of time he had been quit that actually stuck with me. For one of his quits, he had gone 6 YEARS and then started again.
Of course, this was a big junkie thought for me in my early stages of thinking about quitting. [i]"If Uncle Paul STILL had thoughts/craves of smoking after 6 YEARS, I'll never be strong enough to do this. puff, puff, puff........" [/i]
I never asked him why he started again after a 6 year quit, this was a long time ago and he has been quit again for almost 20 years.....but at the time he told me, it obviously registered in my addict's brain!
Your friend will realize that whatever "caused" her to start again hasn't been solved, or gotten any easier to handle by smoking.
My advice? (for what it's worth) is to stay quiet, don't judge, be there when she needs you (obviously she is going thru some sort of crisis, perhaps it's depth is unknown to you now) and when she decides it's time to quit again, be there for her without any "just think, if you hadn't started back" kind of talk.
But you need to stay strong and not let your own junkie thoughts creep up now......don't question your quit.
Good luck!
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 12/19/2005
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 49
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 741
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $330.75
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 4 [B]Hrs:[/B] 11 [B]Mins:[/B] 2 [B]Seconds:[/B] 13
