Jess,
Quitting is a long process, not a quick one. A person's brain and body organs undergo gradual change, from detoxing right through to forgetting you ever smoked, if such a thing is possible.
There is no easy way. Having a puff or two awakens the addiction process in a person all over again. It may be insidious, like feeling "Well I got through that without too much trouble. I'm doing all right." Junkie talk is easy and who has not justified having just one? A day later, the urge is back again to have another puff or two, or three or four. By week's end, the person has relapsed if they gave into those small urges. The brain will keep sending out calls for a fix, simple as that.
Be aware that dealing with addiction requires total abstinence from the addictive substance. You have had a slip Jess, know that the urges will be there and junkie talk coupled with indecision will be easy. You need not give into it! Continue on your quit and call a halt to slipping. A slip can merely mean a setback in your learning curve, not a total disaster, depending on how you deal with it. Look upon it not as a failure, but as a warning on how easy it is to get right back into smoking again.
Continue to stay positive and start each day of your quit with a positive reward! Quitters have to learn to love themselves in a different way now :).
Melanie
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The SSC Support Team
