Does it seem that the more people talk about how proud they are of quitting (drinking, smoking, drugs...) the more likely they are to still be doing it?
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I don't know for sure but it is unlikely that those, that like talking about it, still do it. Unless of course they want to end up with egg on their faces because eventually they will be caught out. From personal experience I can tell you that whoever wants to hear about it, I am ready and willing to tell them that I gave up smoking cigarillos exactly seven months ago.
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Don't know, but I do get a little annoyed with some who become so "evangelistic" about their non-smoking, non-drinking lifestyle that you can't even talk with them anymore, much less visit in their homes. I don't smoke in any non-smokers home, but I don't want a sermon everytime I visit either. I resist the temptation to say, "Hey, bub. I knew you when. Don't preach to me"....!
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Most people that have quit using drugs, etc. know that the obsession was removed from them by their higher power. If someone is "proud" that indicates that they have quit temporarily using free will. Free will will not keep a person sober. So if the people are proud then yes it is more likely that they are still doing it.
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