Reply #78: Self-Forgiveness [View All]

[Dora]

If you trip and have a smoke - then forgive yourself.

Caving to the craving and having one cigarette will never justify giving up quitting. Having one cigarette in a bar one night does not mean you have to go to the convenience store the next morning in order to buy a pack.

I bummed other people's cigarettes for six months after I quit smoking - then one day I lit up a smoke and it tasted like poop wrapped in paper. That did it for me.

Hang in there. Start setting aside the money that you would spend on cigarettes. Watch it add up.