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Slipping???


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Hi Grace, first of all, look at you with 80 days! That is awesome! I think when we start questioning and debating words -- slip vs. relapse or crave vs. trigger -- we are on a very slippery slope that often leads to arguments, hurt feelings, and useless round-and-round. Does it really matter what we call it? If we quit then smoke then quit again, it shows we are trying and we will eventually get there if we keep trying. We may have stepped off the path, and certainly it was the junkie in us that pushed us off the path, but we got ourself back on. I do agree that "slip" is kind of a weak word, but in the long run, who cares? The main thing is to keep trying. Rusty :) [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 12/13/2004 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 683 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 19,140 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $2390.5 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 94 [B]Hrs:[/B] 0 [B]Mins:[/B] 51 [B]Seconds:[/B] 37
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17 years ago 0 2462 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Apparently, I misunderstood your post, Grace. I thought you were saying that you didn't understand the word "slipping" as opposed to the word "relapse." It looks like Pam read it the same way. That is why I said it is really a matter of semantics and can lead to debates like we've had in the past where two sides line up against each other. But the thread apparently is really about the issue of smoking "just one". I don't think anyone here has an argument with that. People use the words interchangeably. The main point to get across to anyone is that you cannot smoke just one, because you are in grave danger of losing your quit. We need to make sure that people understand that if they DO smoke a cigarette during an attempt to quit they are NOT failures, they should jump right back into their quit, and they are always welcome here. Rusty :) [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 12/13/2004 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 683 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 19,144 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $2390.5 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 94 [B]Hrs:[/B] 1 [B]Mins:[/B] 10 [B]Seconds:[/B] 29
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17 years ago 0 12049 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Grace, You are right, we are here to help and all of our different opinions are valued. The end result is that we stay quit. If you continue to slip, then perhaps you need to re-evaluate and start over. If you have just one and jump back on the wagon, then a slip it is. Too many of these will cause you to get stuck in a rutt! Our ongoing journey is what we must protect. Focus and preparation are key to help you push through those slips so that they never happen again. What are your thoughts? Keep Strong, Josie _____________________ The SSC Support Team.

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