So I have a question. Why do you suppose long time quitters relapse? What makes them take that 1st puff? I’ve heard of people with 10-15-20 years quit relapsing. I mean right now I would never consider smoking. The thought of is completely gone. But Can addiction be triggered so easily? Why can it be triggered so easily?
Only speaking for myself here; I threw away a solid quit with JUST ONE.
"JustOne" is the most dangerous cigarette out there. It's never, ever JUST one. Eventually, there will be another.
Again, speaking only for myself; the key ingredient to picking up JUST ONE was opportunity. The cigarette was a available and I found a way to justify it ("just one won't hurt me"). A month later I had another "just one". Then I started seeing opportunity everywhere and BAM; another good quit bites the dust.
I think it's possible that when you get some distance from your quit, you forget how awful it was going through it.
Keep the quit
PT