Cognitive Quit Smoking

Hi Steve and all
Well today has been a good day in respect of my learning curve and me finding
healthier ways to fill my time than smoke.
I’ve had a busy day, decorating, visiting friends, cooking etc. and have used
various ways of dealing with my urges (not that I’ve had a lot really).
Although I had a bad day yesterday with all this physical stuff going on that
I couldn’t understand I put it down to (thanks Steve) all the stuff going on
in my body with it trying to recover from my 40+ years of smoking.
I’ve had smoking and quitting smoking in my head constantly for the past 3 +
weeks and it has been driving me nuts.
But - today I decided that one of the things I could do - in between jobs
(when it was usually my time for a smoke) - was that I would go on the
computer and either go online or read some of the stuff that I have
downloaded but never got around to reading.
Very good with the intentions but also very good at procrastinating:)) Thats

me.
So thats what I have done and boy has it been useful. I’ve hardly had any
urges - yes the smoking/quit smoking stuff is still there but then when I
think about it what else can I expect.
I am trying to change a habit of a lifetime and it is only just over 3 weeks
so my head is bound to be full of it.
Read all of the habit smart stuff that you gave us the link to Steve and it
just makes me feel so much better - so for those of you who haven’t read it
believe me it is well worth reading (all of it).
It was useful to be able to identify the different stages associated with
changing addictive behaviour and it basically reinforced everything you have
said so far (all of you cog quitters).
I’m happy that some of the urges I am getting are not really to do with
‘feelings’ like I was trying to identify but more to do with ‘this is what I
always did - at this time or in this place’ and I think I will be able to
deal with them much more effectively now.
So hope you all have a good day - got to get back to one of my jobs now.
Maybe catch up with some of you later.
Namaste
Indi

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