Originally Posted by
Lenina 
For me, the hardest part was making the decision to quit drinking. Once I had committed to permanent abstinence, I don't feel a struggle. I acknowledge the impulse and move on. Does it not work the same way for you guys?
Love from Lenina
Yes, Lenina, I agree. That becomes so automatic for me that I become only semi-aware of it so that I don't dwell on it. And that works for me with cigarettes. With my prior sobriety, however, I don't think that I had committed as fully to it as I needed to so that's what I've done now.