Smoking, I quit 5 months ago?

Question

I've successfully given up for 5 months and due to stress & depressession started again today, should I wake up tomorrow and carry on as I'm a non smoker and take it as a one off?
and will I feel like a non smoker or will I start again?

Thanx peeps for your positive attitudes, will try as I found it really easy to start with and just hope I can avoid the heavy situations that made me start again as it improved my life 100% by stopping

I've decided to go back to the smoking cessation clinic and try again, I did it for five 1/2 months so know I can do it again and thank you for your positive replies

Answer 1

I gave up 6 months ago so totally understand how hard it is, and stil is to resist, you have been so strong though, don't worry, put the fags down and tomorrow start again as a non-smoker, you can do it!!!!

Answer 2

If you started smoking again today "due to stress and depression" then it's doubtful that stress is going to go away in just a day, so I would continue to smoke until I felt ready to try quitting again. The reasons are twofold: if you quit tomorroe you're just going to be "white knuckling" it and resenting the fact you can't smoke. This will most likely casue you to give in and begin smokking anyway, so you might as well eliminate all the starting and stopping and continue smoking at this point.
I think it is important that you address the issues that are making you depressed. If it legitimate, clinical depression then medication could help. Ironically, the most popular stop smokin medication (Zyban) is actually and anti-depressent called Welbutrin, so you might check into that.
I'm assuming you've tried all the quit-smoking methods, like snacking on healthy foods, gum, exercise, etc. so I won't go into that. But I am a BIG believer in exercise as BOTH a stress reliever and an anti-depression aid.
Good luck with it. And don't beat yourself up too hard over relapsing. It happens to thousands of people. Don't take it as a failure but rather as a sucess for all the time you were smoke free! Think how many cigarettes you saved your lungs from.
You'll quit when you're ready.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

I quit smoking 5 years ago and I still get the cravings. I have a pack of smokes in my fridge and then when I get the craving I have the choice to say no. I have yet to take one, that is not to say that down the road I will or won't but the choice is mine. Replace the craving with something else. I replaced it with a satalite dish. I got tired of whatching CBC. So I decided a dish was better. The cravings are really bad at times but I still have the pack in my fridge. Replace the want of a smoke for something else and it does not have to be food. Don't beat your self up over it. Quiting smoking is the hardest thing to do.

Answer 5

think about how much better you felt when you could say to people or to yourself that you were a non smoker for those 5 months!! remember how hard it was at the beginning and how it got easier as time went on and think of the money you saved, also how you could breath easier and smelt better for it. Think of all of this and more when you put out your last cigarette today/now and remember you control this not the other way round.
I have stopped for 1 year 6 months and I could still go a cigarette especially that one after my tea but the craven lasts as long as it takes to smoke one. My friend who has also stopped swears by that book i think its from Alan Carr you could read that. Patches and determination worked for me.
Keep trying what have you got too loose and think of how much better you will feel for achieving it.!!

Answer 6

Its not just the nicotine. Its also the other 50+ chemicals they out in cigarettes. Also the main problem is habit.
We have been used to having body sensations which we translate as 'my body needs something, which we have attempted to satisfy by having a cigarette.
When we try to stop smoking, we still get these 'my body needs something' sensations, and we still feel that we want a cigarette. We have to train our body to be more selective. When we feel we need something, we have to work out what it is that we actually need.
A glass of water is an excellent substitute if nothing else comes to mind, as it helps with the clearance of the toxic substances in our body. Another good substitute is a bag of salted peanuts, used in combination with the water.
Another thing to do is to find an activity which occupies the mind or body. Go swimming - nobody wants to smoke while they are swimming. Slowly, as our body adjusts and translates the 'want something' feelings into something other than cigarettes, then the feelings begin to go away. We know its not a cigarette that the body really needs, because as soon as we've had one we still have the feeling, and want another!

Answer 7

Yes, carry on as a non-smoker. You know what it is doing to your body. God did not design you to smoke. Stay away from coffee and alchohol. Drink healthy smoothies and fresh juices. Try cardio-excercise and be sure to eat large amounts of fresh organic vegetables and fruits as these help to detoxify the body and support the Kreb's Cycle (conversion of food/water & oxygen into energy/life) in your cells.
The normal process to obtain energy in the body begins with breaking down food into basic units that the cells can use. For example, when bread is eaten, the process of digestion breaks it down into the simplest form of sugar, glucose, the body’s preferred fuel for energy production. In the process called glycolysis that occurs in the cytoplasm (surrounding layer) of the cell, glucose yields a small amount of adenosine triphosphate or ATP—the fundamental transporter of cellular energy—plus hydrogen and the key molecule pyruvate. The pyruvate is converted into a high-energy compound called acetyl coenzyme A (acetyl CoA), and the hydrogen goes through oxidative phosphorylation to produce more ATP. The process of energy production then continues with the Kreb’s cycle inside the mitochondria—the energy factories inside most types of cells. In the process of oxidative respiration, the Kreb’s cycle yields electrons (in the form of hydrogen ions) which are then used to drive the pumps that produce ATP. It is in the Kreb’s cycle that the largest amount of ATP is produced in the body.

The energy carried by ATP is used for virtually all cellular functions and body processes, both physical and mental. The body’s cells cannot store ATP so it must be constantly created in order for the cells to be able to sustain their lives and repair themselves while performing their specific functions. At any point when this energy is not available on demand—exactly when and where it is needed—the result will first be fatigue, decreased performance, and increased risk of injury.

To learn more about the Kreb's Cycle click here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citric_acid_cycle

Answer 8

Well done you for having quit that long. I've quit for 4 months so far. Don't let a bad day spoil all your hard work. Start tomorrow as if today never happened. For added inspiration read Allen Carr's book - it gives you a different perspective on quitting and it certainly helped me.

Answer 9

Everybody that quits has a relapse now and again. You're only human so don't be too hard on yourself. You can still feel like a non-smoker if you look at it this way.

Answer 10

Take it as a one off. One mistake shouldn't ruin your success. I quit two years ago and still want one occasionally. Just take it one day at a time. I choose every day to remain a non smoker and I know you can do it too. Great Job!!:-)