got a bad bout of pleurasy in oct and promptly gave up smoking as i always suffer with my chest.
was doing great, hated even the idea of smoking but (there is always a but) when on hols last month decided it was ok to have a few while having a drink cos i couldnt avoid smoke over there and now im "just smoking when im drinking" but can see myself falling back into that old trap!!
has this hppened to anyone else? is there a way to stop it? any advice at all please?
RE: so annoyed with myself
Hi Flower well done for not smoking for so long. A lot of people who quit go on holiday and give themself a reward a cigarette. The receptors for nicotine lie dormant and when you have that first cig they wake up and start craving again. It is not al about the nicotine but behviour and going back to a familiar habit.
If you know EFT tapping that will certainly help you. If you used nicotine replacement before try gum or the inhaler when you go for a drink
Hope that gives you some help
RE: so annoyed with myself
Flower
yes you've awoken the nicotine monster, that's the bad news.
thje good news is you've stopped before so know you can do it. equipped with this new knowledge.
if necessary don't go drinking for a few weeks to break the connection.
Smoking and drinking
It is very common to link one habit to another. Just because you smoked once it does not mean you have failed either. You managed to not smoke many times, so why focus on the time you did smoke? .