Cigarettes and trying to quit in recovery
Would like to hear some stories of peoples cigarette smoking during recovery. Did you quit or are planning/trying to? How far into your recovery did you kick the habit? If still trying, how many attempts so far? What was your reasoning for trying to quit when you did?
At 5 months clean i have attempted several times. Longest stretch has been 2 weeks without one. Other times ive made it between 2-7 days. Have just moved back in with parents which has been stressful so i have taken them back up, but badly want to kick them for good.
I'm starting a four week course tomorrow then i have forklift and truck licence tests so i've decided to handle one thing at a time and postpone my next attempt til after the course/driving tests.
Right now i'm thinking i'll make my next attempt around mid december, really wanna get a hold on this by new years.
Personally i hate cigarettes, rarely ever smoked them while on drugs cos i was always smoking weed. I've basically taken them up since i got clean.
I firmly believe if we can overcome our D.O.C addiction then we have the strength to overcome cigarettes too! It often seems to be the last lingering addiction for many, but we are in recovery to live a healthier life, so i feel quitting cigs is inevitable and a necessary goal to work towards.
Has anyone been successful at quitting in the first 6 months of recovery? Did anyone find it was just too much to take on in the early days?