For most people, completely quitting tobacco takes more than one try because life is stressful (understatement) and stress can cause a slip. The people who successfully quit, learn from each try and keep quitting (and quitting…) until they stay quit. If you slip up and use tobacco once or twice after a quit, don’t throw in the towel. Here’s how you can avoid a setback and stay quit for life:
The more you remind yourself of how quitting tobacco has improved your life, the easier it will be to beat cravings and stay quit. If these ideas don’t work for you, make a list of your own and keep it where you used to keep your tobacco. Take out the list and read it whenever you feel in danger of slipping.