Originally Posted by
Johnston 
My first time quitting was fairly easy. Went almost 2 decades abs then decided I would give it a whirl again. Second time quitting was way harder. Still trying to sort out why.
This has been my experience as well. I quit for over 30 years with relatively little trouble. I started again a few years ago (seemed like a good idea at the time) and am finding it much more difficult to stay quit after having decided to quit.