PART 6: Maintaining Your Course

Day 13

You can be very proud of your success so far. But, don’t be so secure that you drop your guard. It can set you up for “just that one.” In the next few days and weeks, resisting “just that one” will make the difference between long-term quitting and a cycle of relapse. Keep in mind, one smoke, one smoker. Or, one chew, one chewer. Or, insert whatever your habit was before quitting.

 

The first month of quitting is the “crawling” stage. Most people who return to tobacco do it during the first few weeks after stopping.

 

Cautious Optimism

You should be hopeful, yet careful, about the fact you have quit. Feel proud of yourself for having quit, but don’t let your guard down.

 

Continue to use the urge tamers and other strategies in this guide. You may find that what will help you now is different than what helped you get started.

 

The program works when you make it work for you!

 

Today’s Affirmation:

I choose to be on this path to quitting for good.

Day 10: Put Off Starting Again

Day 11: Do Things a Different Way

Day 12: Now Awareness

Day 13: Cautious Optimism

Day 14: A Day to Remember

Tobacco Scorecard & Action Planning

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