| 2nd Order | Quotations |
| Difficult situations-stress (n = 5) | I faced Family issues which made it difficult to work and mainly to assemble, maintain calm and stress management |
| Pressure from the family environment (n = 2) | Lack of support from the family environment |
| Friends (n = 2) | All my friends are smokers, which particularly complicate my efforts. I felt that I had no allies, someone to speak at a difficult time and will understand me |
| Habit (n = 1) | I thought I could not change anything (concerning the habit), but I realized that I could and it happened |
| Addiction (n = 1) | Addiction. I felt totally addicted to smoking. Withdrawal symptoms caused by nicotine |
| Myself (n = 2) | Myself. My weakness as a personality trait made it difficult. I’m not as strong character |
| Nothing (n =2) | I didn’t face any major obstacle in my effort to quit smoking. With the help of the program I feel able to manage every difficulty in my effort.
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| My job (n = 1) | The stress of work which I tried to manage with the use of cigarette, as I had learned
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| The idea of consistent cessation (n = 1) | I got panic at the thought that I will never again smoke not even one cigarette |