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ranjitthewolf
Member

1.5 months quit. going to be stuck with a chain smoker for 2500 km road trip

Hello All,

    I have quit smoking 1.5 months back successfully. I a technician by trade is going to do a service trip across the country with a chain smoker in a single cab truck. I am scared if i will relapse into smoking. I have already put sufficient mechanisms in place so that i don't smoke in my apartment or at work. So is it ok if i relapse for 3 days and quit again. Although i do have some urge to smoke i don't really have a continuous urge to smoke these days but to be honest i do feel it would be nice if i could smoke 1.

Please advice?

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YoungAtHeart
Member

NO!

There is no such thing as one cigarette or three days of smoking to an addict.  You will most likely go directly back to being a full-time smoker if you allow yourself those three days, and you will be right back to Day One again. 

Put a bit of Vicks under your nose to mask the smell and, if you can, ask the smoker to take breaks along the way to smoke outside the car.    If they are unwilling to do that, be sure you have something to occupy yourself while they smoke - like  games on your phone, a crossword puzzle book, an adult coloring book.  Keep bottles of water cold in a cooler to sip from, and pack lots of sugarfree candy and gum.  A bit of chocolate is a good idea, too - as are pretzels, nuts and other snack items.

Repeat early and often, :"Smoking Is Not an Option!"

Nancy

ranjitthewolf
Member

Thanks for the reply. Sorry for all the grammar mistakes on my post earlier. I was having a real bad tendency to smoke just thinking about the trip i had to do when i was asking the question. I will definitely keep your advise in mind.

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JACKIE1-25-15
Member

ALL OF THE ABOVE

Welcome to EX.  

Congratulations on making the decision to quit smoking. You have come to the right place for a new day and a rebirth. This is all about you and what you are willing to do to be smoke free. Quitting smoking requires hard work.  It can be challenging at times but you will learn that it is doable if you adhere to NOPE not one puff ever no matter what. 

Start first, by educating yourself about nicotine addiction.  

Education is the key to a successful quit.

Read: Freedom from Nicotine My Journey Home and Nicotine Addiction 101         

Here are the links: http://whyquit.com/whyquit/LinksAAddiction.html   and http://whyquit.com/ffn/

I also encourage you to read. Allen Carr’s book, “Easy Easier Way to Quit Smoking”.       

The link is here:  http://media.wix.com/ugd/74fa87_2010cc5496521431188f905b7234a829.pdf

 Go to http://www.becomeanex.org/how-to-quit-smoking.php#thl and get started. 

We will support you. You are on your journey to freedom

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AND AN ADDITIONAL no!

Stop the damn truck when they want to smoke. Then, make them get out and smoke. WAKE THEM UP to their life.

I guess **** is a banned word.   🙂

I'm just going to type in asterisks.

Make them wear it.  🙂

elvan
Member

NOPE has to be your mantra....NOT ONE PUFF EVER!  You cannot have just one, they travel in packs.  The Vicks should help as should all of the other suggestions.  It is really unfair that you have to suck up someone else's waste products to do your job.  Second hand smoke is dangerous.  You  made a great decision to quit, congratulations.  I hope you will become an active part of the community and read and blog and comment.  Being smoke free is the best gift you can ever give yourself or anyone who loves you!