Welcome to our community!
OK - it sounds like you are preparing to quit by going without cigarettes for long periods and then smoking again? If so - you are doing yourself a disservice! If you have gone a whole day without smoking, then you have ALREADY quit. Going about it your way is keeping yourself in constant withdrawal and making it more difficult than it needs to be. If you have reduced your smoking to 5 cigarettes or less, it's time to just QUIT!
I think things might be clearer if you spend some time educating yourself on what nicotine does to your mind and body. To that end, I highly recommend Allen Carr's “The Easy Way to Stop Smoking.” This is an easy and entertaining read. Here is a link to a free PDF version of it:
http://media.wix.com/ugd/74fa87_2010cc5496521431188f905b7234a829.pdf
As well, read the sections on this site, and read the blogs, responses and pages of folks you think might be helpful. As well, you might visit whyquit.com and quitsmokingonline.com.
After you have completed the readings, it will be time to make your quit plan, including what quit aid , if any, you will use, and the crave busters you think will work for you. Then you can approach your quit day with a plan in place.
Stay close to us here and ask questions as you have them and for support when you need it. We will be with you every step of the way!
Nancy
