# Caved and bought a pack of cigarettes **URL:** \ **Category:** Health and Recovery\ **Created:** [August 15, 2026, 8:22am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/caved-and-bought-a-pack-of-cigarettes/8024 "2026-08-15T08:22:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SzSupportAdmin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/szsupportadmin/32/334_2.png) [@SzSupportAdmin](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/SzSupportAdmin)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2026, 8:22am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/caved-and-bought-a-pack-of-cigarettes/8024/1 "2026-08-15T08:22:19Z")
Really felt like I needed one. Had worked my way off the 2mg gum recently and it was really feeling rough. I have been pretty much quit since early april. Good news is I gave the pack to my wife, who was not pleased that i bought them, and she will not give me another easily. I feel like I failed a bit, but it did make me feel temporarily better. ---
**Author:** ![2Waynez](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/2waynez/32/176_2.png) [@2Waynez](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/2Waynez)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2026, 8:39am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/caved-and-bought-a-pack-of-cigarettes/8024/2 "2026-08-15T08:39:01Z")
My mom has sugar cravings. If I don’t buy her sugar she gets so irritable that it’s unbearable. I tell her just try to do less next time. ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Hope](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/mr_hope/32/7092_2.png) [@Mr\_Hope](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Mr_Hope)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2026, 9:19am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/caved-and-bought-a-pack-of-cigarettes/8024/3 "2026-08-15T09:19:17Z")
You should go back to gum if it gets too rough, not cigarettes. Maybe you quit gum too fast. ---
**Author:** ![Mataheru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Mataheru](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Mataheru)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2026, 12:22pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/caved-and-bought-a-pack-of-cigarettes/8024/4 "2026-08-15T12:22:26Z")
happens we are only human, i think. and you quit fast again ---
**Author:** ![Ducky](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/ducky/32/13243_2.png) [@Ducky](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Ducky)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2026, 12:53pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/caved-and-bought-a-pack-of-cigarettes/8024/5 "2026-08-15T12:53:56Z")
I think you’ve done really well so far so keep at it ---
**Author:** ![Lilyofthevalley](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/lilyofthevalley/32/52_2.png) [@Lilyofthevalley](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Lilyofthevalley)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2026, 1:17pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/caved-and-bought-a-pack-of-cigarettes/8024/6 "2026-08-15T13:17:01Z")
Take it one day at a time. I did it without gum because I chewed too much gum. If you’re interested in my method tell me and I’ll describe it to you ---
**Author:** ![Schizbro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/schizbro/32/15631_2.png) [@Schizbro](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Schizbro)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2026, 9:46pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/caved-and-bought-a-pack-of-cigarettes/8024/7 "2026-08-15T21:46:15Z")
One cig is not a big deal. You really got to quit that tho, even if it means upping your gum strength. ---
**Author:** ![Speedy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/speedy/32/145_2.png) [@Speedy](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Speedy)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2026, 9:48pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/caved-and-bought-a-pack-of-cigarettes/8024/8 "2026-08-15T21:48:41Z")
> [@SzSupportAdmin](#): > > Really felt like I needed one That’s the problem. You didn’t need one. You felt you needed one. I haven’t had any nicotine for two days now. ---
**Author:** ![jukebox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b487fb/32.png) [@jukebox](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/jukebox)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2026, 10:22pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/caved-and-bought-a-pack-of-cigarettes/8024/9 "2026-08-15T22:22:26Z")
well your quit date is officially today…destroy the rest of the pack and get back on the donkey. ---
**Author:** ![sweetpotatopie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/sweetpotatopie/32/8234_2.png) [@sweetpotatopie](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/sweetpotatopie)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2026, 10:30pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/caved-and-bought-a-pack-of-cigarettes/8024/10 "2026-08-15T22:30:50Z")
Pavlov’s dog theory. Everytime bologna gets set on the counter, smoke one. You’ll associate countertop bologna with cigarettes and eventually grow to either hate cigarettes or love bologna. ---
**Author:** ![Lilyofthevalley](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/lilyofthevalley/32/52_2.png) [@Lilyofthevalley](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Lilyofthevalley)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2026, 11:54pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/caved-and-bought-a-pack-of-cigarettes/8024/11 "2026-08-15T23:54:55Z")
> [@sweetpotatopie](#): > > You’ll associate countertop bologna with cigarettes and eventually grow to either hate cigarettes or love bologna. With my luck, I would end up loving bologna! ---
**Author:** ![Turtle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/turtle/32/13016_2.png) [@Turtle](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Turtle)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2026, 1:06am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/caved-and-bought-a-pack-of-cigarettes/8024/12 "2026-08-16T01:06:18Z")
When I started vaping cigarette smoke tasted nasty ---
**Author:** ![Rainstorm](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/rainstorm/32/242_2.png) [@Rainstorm](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Rainstorm)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2026, 1:09am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/caved-and-bought-a-pack-of-cigarettes/8024/13 "2026-08-16T01:09:30Z")
I only smoke cigarettes when I’m in the psych ward otherwise I vape. Felt like I couldn’t breathe last time I was in the psych ward smoking ---
**Author:** ![Turtle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/turtle/32/13016_2.png) [@Turtle](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Turtle)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2026, 1:21am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/caved-and-bought-a-pack-of-cigarettes/8024/14 "2026-08-16T01:21:16Z")
How’s your weekend going ---
**Author:** ![Rainstorm](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/rainstorm/32/242_2.png) [@Rainstorm](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Rainstorm)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2026, 1:23am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/caved-and-bought-a-pack-of-cigarettes/8024/15 "2026-08-16T01:23:24Z")
It’s going alright I guess… I hate being alone How about you ---
**Author:** ![Turtle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/turtle/32/13016_2.png) [@Turtle](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Turtle)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2026, 1:24am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/caved-and-bought-a-pack-of-cigarettes/8024/16 "2026-08-16T01:24:14Z")
Just laying here needing to poo lol it is what it is ---
**Author:** ![Rainstorm](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/rainstorm/32/242_2.png) [@Rainstorm](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Rainstorm)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2026, 1:24am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/caved-and-bought-a-pack-of-cigarettes/8024/17 "2026-08-16T01:24:38Z")
Laxatives aren’t working? ---
**Author:** ![Turtle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/turtle/32/13016_2.png) [@Turtle](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Turtle)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2026, 1:24am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/caved-and-bought-a-pack-of-cigarettes/8024/18 "2026-08-16T01:24:50Z")
Not this time ---
**Author:** ![Rainstorm](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/rainstorm/32/242_2.png) [@Rainstorm](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Rainstorm)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2026, 1:25am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/caved-and-bought-a-pack-of-cigarettes/8024/19 "2026-08-16T01:25:22Z")
Dang that sucks I have to push real hard to poo every morning. Try drinking coffee ---
**Author:** ![Catman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/catman/32/14_2.png) [@Catman](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Catman)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2026, 2:21am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/caved-and-bought-a-pack-of-cigarettes/8024/20 "2026-08-16T02:21:02Z")
@SzSupportAdmin Don’t beat yourself over this, and don’t fall into the trap of thinking that everything starts new (like quit date). Those four months that you didn’t smoke not only count but if you analyze them they’ll provide valuable info for when you stop smoking again. It makes me think that journaling may be helpful (so that you can remember details). You may have quit the gum too abruptly. It seems to me that when you decided to quit the gum and go Cold Turkey you gave yourself a psychological ultimatum: Quit or smoke. The gum was no longer an option. I wish you success on your next try, and as I said don’t beat yourself up over this.