Interesting definitions

[Nancy]

re·lapse

verb

 

rəˈlaps/

1. 1.

   (of someone suffering from a disease) suffer deterioration after a period of improvement.

   synonyms: get ill/worse again, have/suffer a relapse, deteriorate, degenerate, take a turn for the worse

   "a few patients relapse" 

   noun

 

ˈrēˌlaps/

1. 1.

   a deterioration in someone's state of health after a temporary improvement.

   "he suffered a relapse of schizophrenia after a car crash"

   synonyms: deterioration, turn for the worse, setback

   "his sister suffered a relapse of leukemia and needed further treatment"

    

    

   de·ci·sion

   dəˈsiZHən/

   noun

    

   1. a conclusion or resolution reached after consideration.

      "I'll make the decision on my own"

      synonyms: resolution, conclusion, settlement, commitment, resolve, determination;More

      • the action or process of deciding something or of resolving a question.

        "the information was used as the basis for decision"
      • a formal judgment.

        "last year's Supreme Court decision"

         

         

[Nancy]

I have wondered about these definitions for a long time regarding smoking...what do you think?

[Nicole Diver]

Food for thought.

I find the farther I am away from cigarettes, the more I see it as a decision more than a relapse.

It may not always be easy to stay smoke free, but it's always worth it.

[Ramona]

It's a decision to deteriorate. 

[Still winning]

It came down to choice for me. I agree with where you're going Nancy. Previously I don't think I accepted any of these words in their true form and I had a barrage of excuses as to why...

 

choice

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Pronunciation: /tʃɔɪs/ 

 

Definition of choice in English: noun

1An act of choosing between two or more possibilities:the choice between good and evil

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1.1[MASS NOUN] The right or ability to choose:I had to do it, I had no choice

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1.2A range of possibilities from which one or more may be chosen:you can have a sofa made in a choice of forty fabrics

[Doreensfree]

Decision...to smoke.....choice whether to stay smoking or quit....x

[action]

Based on the above, a relapse isso etching someone has no control over... Smoking is a decision by the individual, no matter how you look at it. That why I still believe that education is so important!

[cpk]

I have wondered about the difference between "slip" and "relapse" - if there is one.