Passive smoking and temptation

Freiheit

Was outside having coffee this morning, 3 ladies next to me were puffing away. Was as though I had actually smoked myself, the longing returned, even now a little bit. I don't usually feel that way in the company of smokers but did so today.

Posted here about 2 months ago saying that I had lapsed after about 10 months off, well after 2 packets I quit again.....

I like the outdoors in terms of coffee....like to watch the world....

The awareness campaign for Mouth cancer this week has helped my resolve.

cailindeas25

Fair play to you stopping again after 2 packets!
What happened to me was one night while out drinking I had one cigarette after not smoking for three months. then two weeks later i had a couple of cigarettes. I thought I could control my cigarette intake. then i started having cigarettes only at the weekends, then a few everyday after work until one day I was having a cigarette first thing in the morning. Slippery slope.
Off them two weeks now so I hope I don't fall into the trap again of thinking 'just one' won't hurt.
It's great that you stopped after 2 packets:rolleyes:

Freiheit

Well done and good luck to you too...yes can be a slippery slope....hopefuly I won't slide again!:)

Optimus485

I went to a friends house for dinner. They are smokers and it was their own house, so I wasn't gonna stop them smoking in their own living room!

I am at the stage now where I can spend a limited amount of time (a couple of hours) in the company of a smoking person.

When I got home, I had to get my smelly clothes in the washing machine and wash the stink off my skin and hair. It was gross!

I didn't want to smoke at all.

Worztron

Why is it that passive smoking does not cause addiction? It causes just as much damage to the non smoker but how is the nicotine also not taken in by the non smoker?