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2 Responses to “Tea with MIL - this time at her house - another ABC”
Hi again Linda. Glad you’re reading over at www.cognitivequitting.com - and I’m sure Steve will be here before
long to welcome you aboard.
I quit just about 14 months ago, having tried many times over the
years and failing spectacularly each time after a few days of
hanging in and gritting my teeth - and not a lot of thought about
what I was doing and how I was doing it. I found cognitive quitting
not long before my quit date, or rather Steve found me in a chatroom
(over at About.com) where I’d been picking everyone’s brains about
how they ‘did it’. Cog quitting clicked with me straightaway - this
was a very different way to quit. I started thinking about why,
when and where I smoked so I could learn more about my smoking
behaviour, and with Steve’s support learned to break those old
associations and put new behaviours in place. At 14 months I truly
have no interest in smoking anymore. Occasionally something will
happen and a cig thought will come to mind, but all I ever think now
is ‘oh, i used to smoke in this situation, but no longer want or
need to any more’.
Steve asked me yesterday what it felt like being quit for 14 months.
I realised it just feels very normal, very ‘me’. It sometimes feels
so ordinary in some ways - but then again I often think ‘wow - I did
this, I never believed I’d be in this place’ !
The main difference this time is that I’ve been actively involved in
managing my quit. Every other one followed the same old pattern, so
no wonder the results were the same every time.
Have a look in the files section on the main page, and ask
questions - you’ll find we jump in with our stories and advice as
much as we can. Oh - and you’ll get homework here, and I’ll bet
you’ll be getting your first assignment soon bye for now
Pam
Carla - you handled MIL superbly. Well done to you! But I’d think
twice about going there for a while until she learns a few manners
and how to treat family guests.
Pam
— In CognitiveQuitSmoking@y…, Carla Sutton <carlacornwall@y…
MIL saga.
May 5th, 2004 at 11:37 am
Hi again Linda. Glad you’re reading over at
bye for now
www.cognitivequitting.com - and I’m sure Steve will be here before
long to welcome you aboard.
I quit just about 14 months ago, having tried many times over the
years and failing spectacularly each time after a few days of
hanging in and gritting my teeth - and not a lot of thought about
what I was doing and how I was doing it. I found cognitive quitting
not long before my quit date, or rather Steve found me in a chatroom
(over at About.com) where I’d been picking everyone’s brains about
how they ‘did it’. Cog quitting clicked with me straightaway - this
was a very different way to quit. I started thinking about why,
when and where I smoked so I could learn more about my smoking
behaviour, and with Steve’s support learned to break those old
associations and put new behaviours in place. At 14 months I truly
have no interest in smoking anymore. Occasionally something will
happen and a cig thought will come to mind, but all I ever think now
is ‘oh, i used to smoke in this situation, but no longer want or
need to any more’.
Steve asked me yesterday what it felt like being quit for 14 months.
I realised it just feels very normal, very ‘me’. It sometimes feels
so ordinary in some ways - but then again I often think ‘wow - I did
this, I never believed I’d be in this place’ !
The main difference this time is that I’ve been actively involved in
managing my quit. Every other one followed the same old pattern, so
no wonder the results were the same every time.
Have a look in the files section on the main page, and ask
questions - you’ll find we jump in with our stories and advice as
much as we can. Oh - and you’ll get homework here, and I’ll bet
you’ll be getting your first assignment soon
Pam
May 8th, 2004 at 4:51 am
Carla - you handled MIL superbly. Well done to you! But I’d think
twice about going there for a while until she learns a few manners
and how to treat family guests.
Pam
— In CognitiveQuitSmoking@y…, Carla Sutton <carlacornwall@y…
MIL saga.