Lacking in ABCs
It just occurred to me that I haven’t done any ABCs this week. I actually sit
and try to think of where I can apply an ABC each day and come up with zip.
Don’t get me wrong, smoking runs through my brain about 65% of each day and I’m
constantly thinking cognitively and talking and training Warren throughout the
day. But my days are such that I rarely do things that cause ‘triggers’ (at
home mom at this time). I think it’s because I’ve been living a rather ‘hermit’
type life style during this quit. The activities I do partake in have
‘built-in’ ABC’s attached, i.e., husband (quit-buddy with), school/child
function with the kids but mostly staying home reading or going for walks where
cigs are far away. The limited times I’ve gone out socially/alone where there
are anticipated triggers, I’ve done my ABCs and will continue to do so. Just
got back from running errands/grocery shopping and I can proudly say that those
type ventures are not even triggers anymore - it is just not a choice in my
normal running’s around where it used to be puff, puff, puff. That’s progress.
Often daydream about what triggers there are for me and came up with one while
driving…. this summer at my brother’s place on the lake, drinking beer, water
skiing, smoking with everyone else…. NONONONONO
Gail
Four weeks, two days, 16 hours, 13 minutes and 46 seconds. 766 cigarettes not
smoked, saving $126.54. Life saved: 2 days, 15 hours, 50 minutes.
January 7th, 2004 at 6:08 pm
In a message dated 01/02/02 20:18:12 GMT Standard Time, todora@…
writes:
Gail you are really doing well - thinking all the time is great and I find it
just gets easier and easier. Are you really thinking about smoking as much
as you say you are??? I know I thought I was because I thought I ought to
but really I didn’t think of it that much and hardly ever now. When it does
come now its just a fleeting thought which passes.
But going back to the ’snip’ from your post - what enjoyment would you get
from ’smoking’ along with everyone else???
Indi