Sam, what usually happens when someone slips is that we either never hear from them again, or they come on just to say that they've slipped and that we may hear from them in the future sometime... if they decide to try quitting again. Of those two options I would prefer that people take the last one... but far better yet is the one option that few take (other than never having a slip in the first place)... and that's the one you're taking; jump right back on the wagon.
In a perfect world...everyone would become smoke-free and stay that way, first time out. Hey, in a perfect world no one would ever become addicted to cigs. But, it's not a perfect world. We do get addicted to cigarettes, and most people try more than once to beat the addiction... if they try at all, and many don't.
So... you're in good company. This is my second whack at it... and hopefully my last. But however it pans out... I will quit smoking. If not this time, then the next. If not the next, then the time after that. I'll keep quitting until I stay quit.
Success in anything is usually most contingent on endurance. If you stay with something and refuse to give up... you almost always succeed.
Sam, I knew from your first post that you REALLY wanted this. I still know that, and I still believe that you're going to have the smoke-free life you want. That begins today... and it's always 'today'.
You're going to be just fine, because long term... you won't settle for less than that. I know you won't. :)
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B]3/6/2007
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 122
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 3,050
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1,128.50
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 19 [B]Hrs:[/B] 16 [B]Mins:[/B] 19 [B]Seconds:[/B] 56