Maybe your Doc can help you with a NRT. I imagine your body must be under stress by the quitting and starting over and over again.

I have kind of got it into my head that I don't need NRT, that my will has more power than that....But since I keep going back to smoking maybe I should try it again? When I first quit in June I was using the patch AND the gum and it helped. Then after a month into my quit I stopped the NRT and relapsed. Then when I quit again I didn't use NRT and I've been struggling ever since to quit. I have tried SO many times but I will never quit trying until I succeed. I will definitely look into the NRT again, my pdoc said I could use two forms of NRT together. At one point I had two NRTs and wellbutrin (which I can't take anymore-and only took for two weeks which was enough to get the effect of not wanting to smoke). Also when I quit, my moods and thoughts get worse (I have schizoaffective disorder). But I know I can do this eventually...we ALL can do this!

So sorry WOB about your relapse. Re-read your answer to Grannie. Even you said that nyour will power seems to be lacking, so ask your Doc for something to make quitting easier. Have you read Alan Carr's book "The Easy Way To Quit" Try getting a copy on line. I am here for you.

Good point mayberry,
I am researching NRTs and will start using them again. I need help.

There is nothing wrong with needing help.....it's when you fail to ask FIRST before smoking that has failed. I'm guessing that is where you took a wrong turn.
Life is full of stress....it's never gonna go away, you just need to deal with it differently.
Going without the NRT did NOT work.......so go back to what was working and stick to it...ok?
Get a new plan on how you will deal with stress and triggers and be ready.....have your plan in place.
If you ask for help and nobody is here....have a backup plan. I came here late one night and asked for help.......Nobody was here, so I went to bed....problem solved.

How did you handle stress before you became a smoker? Did you have a hobby? Is there a hobby or something you want to get involved in, but have kept putting it off. Pursue that and keep yourself busy, busy, busy.
Now go douse your cigarettes with water and throw them away. Get rid of ALL lighters AND ashtrays.
Get back on the horse and go get that positive attitude...ok?
You can do this and give yourself a ^5 for getting right back up :)

I have been smoking a pack a day again for about a week. Now I am over the 24 hour mark of my new quit. I put a 21 mg patch on around 7. Just had to rip it off because I was getting light-headed and sweating bullets hot, fainted on my way to my bedroom, woke up as soon as I hit the floor and threw up in the bathroom.. I used to use the 21 mg patch with no side-effects. I wonder if it got too strong for me? But I also throw up a lot naturally so I am not sure what it was. Now I am FREEZING but feel a bit better. I liked the patch too but now I am kind of scared to try it again. I live alone so have nobody to look out for me. Maybe tomorrow I should try the gum or a step down to the 14 mg one? I have both.

I'm starting over today, too. We CAN do this!

well done wob its fantastic that you have restarted your quit
I too lost my quit and this time I am having trouble keeping hold of my restarted quit.
Its a nasty addiction so quitting and staying quit isnt easy
Its wonderful that you have rested your quit. Be proud of yourself for that
I think NRT is very helpful and maybe we need to use it for a longer period or at least until we feel our quit can withstand halting the NRT
I know people who have used it for a long time and I have heard people also will stick a patch on if their thoughts are telling them to smoke. Better a patch than a cigarette I say
Anyway well done on the quit
Hugs Deb

Good for you! You gotta just keep trying