This is my first post on the forum - hopefully the first of many positive posts!
I stopped (temporarily, as it turned out) in November last year. I'd had a number of failed attempts in the months leading up to that - from reading The Easy Way, to hypnotherapy. I then started with Champix - and had my last cigarette on the 25th November. I made it easily through Christmas & New Year (the cold weather probably helped) and did quite well for quite a few months (though I was quite emotional in the week after I stopped taking Champix).
I then had 'just one drag' of a cigarette on a night out. Then I did that again. And again. But it was reasonably controlled, as it was only when I was out and drinking.
Then, on my last day at my old job, I got some bad news (not even really that bad), and had one cigarette in the sober day time. Then only a few days later, was involved in a 'fight' with someone - and bought a packet. I stopped after those, for a couple of weeks.
Then I went on holiday - and I smoked the entire week. Then stopped again. Then I was away for a weekend, smoked the whole weekend, then stopped again. Then I started buying a pack here or there, and starting and stopping.
I decided I would join in on Stoptober - so I decided to use patches, to hopefully take the edge off. It actually worked quite well - until the evil voice in my head talked me into not putting a patch on one morning, so I could smoke instead. And I did. So, here I am now, 16 days on, starting at Day 1 again. But this time I really want to do it. I've got to be stronger than before, and just not smoke. I put my patch on this morning - and I actually feel fine, but it is only Day 1.
I look forward to checking in here as often as I can, and reading the stories of others' - and hope that this time it is forever!