Cognitive Quit Smoking

I wish I had more time lately to put in my 2 cents worth, something
at which I’m really good (whether asked or not). Making out the
lists, doing the ABC’s, comparing quit aids…. <sigh
me miss those good ole days… NOT!!! Although I enjoyed
the ‘conversations’ and interaction with the group, I am so glad I’m
past those previously mentioned stages because that means I’m past
all discomfort that comes with a quit. And all of you will be there
too, sooner than you think. For me, the quit was initially all-
consuming, it consumed my time AND my mind. But I think that, for
me, I needed to spend that time on my quit in order to get past all
those plateaus that we occasionally talk about here. So, I guess the
point I’m making is to keep on posting, comparing, writing, thinking,
and questioning. The time is well spent.
There were two things I wanted to share today.
The first is that on the radio today, there was a lady comedian

talking about how she quit smoking. She said she had used
Wellbutrin/Zyban and the way it works is that it completely takes
away your short-term memory and you wander around, forgetful that you
even used to smoke (you keep looking down at your hands
thinking ‘what’s missing here?’)… Anyway, I thought that was
pretty humorous, although absurd since there was no way that I was
forgetting that I used to smoke during those first weeks. But I
could relate to the short-term memory loss and walking around in
circles (what DO I do with myself???!!!???).
The second thing I wanted to share: I went to the Flea Market with
my youngest daughter (she’s 17) this past weekend. On the way home,
out of the blue (totally unsolicited by myself for once), she started
talking about how glad she was that I’d quit smoking, that even
though she had tried to be supportive she never thought I would ‘make
it.’ Then she went on to talk about her friends who smoke and how
much she hates it for them because she realizes that they have no
idea what a struggle they are in for later in their life when they
realize it’s not so easy to quit. This is just a little feel good
thing I wanted to share. Most of you have kids who may not say a
word about your efforts for months, but they know what’s going on. Be
sure to share with them occasionally, preferably when your decibel
level is at a reasonable level Gotta go; phone are a-ringin’ and the boss ain’t a singin’
Later gators,
- Cat

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