Don't know if I knew you in your previous incarnation, but I wouldn't judge you anyway. We're all just that one reckless cig away from relapse. It actually does me good to be reminded of that occasionally. NOPE really does have to mean NOPE!
Best of luck with restarting the quit. You know - you really do know! - that this is totally achievable. Chin up, best foot forward, on to a smoke free life!
sorry just reread my first message to you and realised that i hadnt added to the comment about understanding your reason to change your name for a fresh start
and not because your ashamend
most of the people on here have tried so many times to quit only to get so far down the road and then give in to that tempting idea of having just one because it will help
the smoking demon inside every one of us bides its times and finds different approaches to trick and tempt us back by making us remember the actual act of smoking as being calming pleasing and enjoyable
i know with me reading the posts of the newbies have helped me to stay focused and remember what it was like to let smoking be in control of my life that i couldnt do anything without first having a smoke because it helped or so i thought
so you shouldnt be ashamed but proud you achieved 18 months plus in your last quit
Please don't get me wrong - I'm not self flagellating with the shame of relapse BUT... I did make some really good friends on here first time round - and we still keep in touch on Facebook. I just could never admit to them that I had fallen off the wagon when they were all doing so well. Not lying directly to them exactly, but certainly lying by omission.
Then when my quit mate congratulated me on our two year anniversary I was very non-committal and felt terrible about it...
So, (with luck and determination) when I feel comfortable enough in this quit - I shall come clean and my conscience will be clear!
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