I am close to 11 months sober, and I quit smoking a month ago … then I bought a pack of cigarettes yesterday and smoked. I poured water over the rest of the pack today, and threw them away. So, I’ll start over tomorrow. I feel a strange sense of entitlement to smoke. Like quitting drinking is enough and … dammit, I should get to smoke atleast! I felt so much better after 30 days of not smoking. I don’t want to smoke. But quitting is hard and feels like ANOTHER struggle. Just seeing if anyone else out there has tried to quit smoking in sobriety and found it incredibly hard and brings up alot of emotions.
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Still quitting smoking myself, some days I feel like smoking others I don’t as well, definitely not easy doing it all at once, just learning to take my battles one at a time
Don’t feel bad Julie, work on one habit at a time.
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Thanks all! I appreciate the words of support. One day at a time for everything I guess.
I don't smoke but a close friend has tried quitting many times and tells me feels much relief after one cigarette at least once a week. I told him about hypnosis and how it has helped some people quit....best of luck to you :).
How I did it was switched to vaping then went to using 0mg vape
I quit when I was drinking because I became interested getting healthy which was how I eventually quit drinking. I did what you did with smoking but with alcohol. Quit for a month then go back. But it's in those periods of quitting that the benefits of quitting begin to outweigh the comfort from it so look at it in a positive light as it's about accrued time off of the substance that matters not going cold turkey which doesn't always work.
I’m so with you, the thing was for me that alcohol made my life unmanageable and could have killed me the next time I picked up. I quit tobacco 2 years ago but still use zyn🤷♂️ I call it a win. One day at a time
With smoking I weaned myself down to 1-2 cigarettes a day then stopped buying them. Then got away for a period of time and when I was able to feel what life was like without them I stopped buying them.
Super-helpful responses and I really appreciate them. It helps a lot to know I am not alone with the nicotine struggle. One demon at a time. One day at a time! 
I’m 2 months clean and I’m I’ve stop smoking to. It is heard but if we can do this we can do anything that’s how I look at it