Hi TonyS! Welcome and well met! I have been smoking for 40 years and have had lots of attempts to quit that were mostly sabotaged by me in that I kept sneaking a puff here and there leading to a pack and a half in no time at all. The longest was for 5 months and 1 day. I think I rewarded myself for 5 months with a smoke. Silly thing to do, but then, so is smoking in general.
If you have relapsed repeatedly because of drinking, well, I don't have to actually [u]SAY[/u] "don't drink" do I? I could give you one of Duckie's stern looks, but that's better done by Duckie! And anyway, you know what you need to do. The true definition of insanity is continuing to do what you have been doing while expecting different results... and since I am a psych nurse, I know what I'm talking about! What is it that makes you decide to drink? I'm not trying to be insulting, but do you [u]need[/u] to drink if it causes you such trouble in the end? Not drinking seems the lesser of the evils, but then, I only drink about 2 times a year, and only at my own home where there are [u]never[/u] any smokes. So maybe I'm talking through my feathers, but possibly you could think about [u]why[/u] you drink and are you really just planning to smoke but using drinking as an excuse to do so? Sorry, just my thoughts. Take what you like and leave the rest.
Denise [IMG]http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p300/DeeKaySss/Nurse.gif[/IMG]
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 10/16/2006
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 51
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,531
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $382.5
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 5 [B]Hrs:[/B] 23 [B]Mins:[/B] 4 [B]Seconds:[/B] 8