Ghoti, just always remember that a smoke isn't going to fix, cure, repair, replace, ease, help, bring back, take away, or any other verb what is going on in our lives.
Aloha is right, don't beat yourself up. You know you can do it and you know how great you felt having quit for nearly 3 weeks. Keep hold of that feeling when the temptation arises and remember the pledges you've made to yourself.
How will you handle things differently next time your parents come to visit?
Dont beat yourself up, but dont make it a pattern either. Learn something from it. Look inside and figure out what exactly triggered you....your mom smoking? Stress about them visiting? Feeling like you were missing out? Once you know that you can prepare for similar situations in the future. Do you want to quit? Throw them away! Destroy them! Then do something nice for yourself to celebrate. It's a great thing not smoking, as you caught a glimpse of. Just put one day in front of another and pretty soon you'll be a happy nonsmoker. Just don't let the nicotine get its hooks too deep into you.
I know this is not a new topic...but I f'd up. I was almost 3 weeks into my quit, sadly longer than I have ever been. My lungs were healing, smell coming back....feeling very good! But then my parents came to town. Dun, dun ,dunnnnnnnn. I know, I know that I need coping strategies for this. My mother smokes, and the whole time she was here I was thinking "man, I wish she would quit smoking!" Then they left and I bought a pack. Ugh. I feel terrible. Help!
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