Comments on: Tough Times http://www.smoking.wordpress-by.org/2003/03/30/tough-times/ Sun, 23 Nov 2008 18:30:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: addie_50 http://www.smoking.wordpress-by.org/2003/03/30/tough-times/#comment-213 addie_50 Tue, 01 Apr 2003 00:01:55 +0000 http://www.smoking.wordpress-by.org/2003/03/30/tough-times/#comment-213 --- In CognitiveQuitSmoking@y..., Jacknindi@a... wrote: Indi, it's corny but you're making lemonade out of lemons here. It looks to me like everytime you have a negative thought (a trigger), then you are training yourself to look on the positive side. What a great tool!!! Gee, if I were a cynical type person, I could use this tool too, but seeing as I'm perfect, I guess I won't need it. Ha!! - Cat — In CognitiveQuitSmoking@y…, Jacknindi@a… wrote:
Indi, it’s corny but you’re making lemonade out of lemons here. It
looks to me like everytime you have a negative thought (a trigger),
then you are training yourself to look on the positive side. What a
great tool!!! Gee, if I were a cynical type person, I could use
this tool too, but seeing as I’m perfect, I guess I won’t need it.
Ha!!
- Cat

]]> By: hassan_11 http://www.smoking.wordpress-by.org/2003/03/30/tough-times/#comment-211 hassan_11 Sun, 30 Mar 2003 22:33:01 +0000 http://www.smoking.wordpress-by.org/2003/03/30/tough-times/#comment-211 Pat Thanks for writing - feel a lot better this morning and hope it won't be too long before the tissues become the automatic thought rather than the cig. Thanks for letting me know about Harry Potter am really looking forward to it. Gotta go get ready for work - catch u all tomorrow. Indi Pat
Thanks for writing - feel a lot better this morning and hope it won’t be too
long before the tissues become the automatic thought rather than the cig.
Thanks for letting me know about Harry Potter am really looking forward to it.
Gotta go get ready for work - catch u all tomorrow.
Indi

]]> By: Norbert Fox http://www.smoking.wordpress-by.org/2003/03/30/tough-times/#comment-210 Norbert Fox Sun, 30 Mar 2003 15:24:50 +0000 http://www.smoking.wordpress-by.org/2003/03/30/tough-times/#comment-210 Indi, I'm running back to work but I just had to write and tell you how proud I am of you. I, too, have a very difficult time when my kids leave. I am just not good at letting them go and, for heaven's sake, they are 33 and 35!!! Smile. I keep telling myself how silly these feelings are but, hey, feelings are feelings and they are meant to be expressed. So, cry away if you need to. I am VERY glad you wrote, that you reached out and told us what a difficult time you are having. That's the absolute power of this group. There's always gonna be someone to listen. (Thank you, Pam, from me too.) The main reason I wanted to write is to tell you that when I get all emotional when my kids leave, nowadays, all I think about is grabbing a tissue and maybe finding something to eat or more likely, I would write a thank you to them for visiting. When I do that, it helps me to see them home and planning for our next get-together. The thought of having <!--more--> a cig never crosses my mind; the new responses are so automatic now. How grateful I am for that too. So.... just know, you are on the right track; that soon, these types of emotional upsets will see you doing other things other than thinking about a cig. Talk about freedom. I am thinking of you, Pat P.S. I took my grandsons to see Harry Potter last weekend.... It was AWESOME. I can hardly wait for the 2nd one now. England must be very proud of this author. Indi,
I’m running back to work but I just had to write and tell you how proud
I am of you. I, too, have a very difficult time when my kids leave. I
am just not good at letting them go and, for heaven’s sake, they are 33
and 35!!! Smile. I keep telling myself how silly these feelings are
but, hey, feelings are feelings and they are meant to be expressed. So,
cry away if you need to. I am VERY glad you wrote, that you reached out
and told us what a difficult time you are having. That’s the absolute
power of this group. There’s always gonna be someone to listen. (Thank
you, Pam, from me too.)
The main reason I wanted to write is to tell you that when I get all
emotional when my kids leave, nowadays, all I think about is grabbing a
tissue and maybe finding something to eat or more likely, I would write
a thank you to them for visiting. When I do that, it helps me to see
them home and planning for our next get-together. The thought of having

a cig never crosses my mind; the new responses are so automatic now.
How grateful I am for that too. So…. just know, you are on the right
track; that soon, these types of emotional upsets will see you doing
other things other than thinking about a cig. Talk about freedom.
I am thinking of you,
Pat
P.S. I took my grandsons to see Harry Potter last weekend…. It was
AWESOME. I can hardly wait for the 2nd one now. England must be very
proud of this author.

]]> By: Candy Justina http://www.smoking.wordpress-by.org/2003/03/30/tough-times/#comment-209 Candy Justina Sun, 30 Mar 2003 06:57:50 +0000 http://www.smoking.wordpress-by.org/2003/03/30/tough-times/#comment-209 Hi Indi :) I enjoyed the chat, and glad it helped. Nite everyone Pam (thanks Pam) Hi Indi :) I enjoyed the chat, and glad it helped.
Nite everyone
Pam

(thanks Pam)

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