Play it again Sam

Hi all who remember me and those who are new. I, like probably
several others , quit writing when I had a total relapse. The shame
is hard even though the support is here and I had such incredible
support. I still believe in Steve’s program and am back to do it
again. I am just about through day 3 of my new quit. Some of us just
need to kick ourselves in the head a few more times than others
before we get it.
I remember Steve and several of the others proclaiming that I had
mastered the concepts of cog quit early on. I guess I did get it and
I did practice it quite successfully for awhile. My downfall was
blocking out my ABC’s and just giving in to pure emotion and feeling.
Very much like impulsive buying at the supermarket. I just gave in to
the impulse and then allowed the “lies” to myself to build to the
point where I had justified smoking again. It’s been a very tough
battle to get back to the point of a true quit and it’s tough.

I hope Jean is still here, I havent read for quite awhile. I really
identified with her struggles.
So here I am ABC’ing all over the place. But it’s working. Thank you
Steve and all. I will try to keep up, don’t have a lot of time to
post. Hope you are still doing some weekend chats. Let me know where
again, it’s been awhile
Michelle

4 Responses to “Play it again Sam”

  1. Neva Marjory Says:

    Hi all who remember me and those who are new. I, like probably
    several others , quit writing when I had a total relapse. The shame
    is hard even though the support is here and I had such incredible
    support. I still believe in Steve’s program and am back to do it
    again. I am just about through day 3 of my new quit. Some of us just
    need to kick ourselves in the head a few more times than others
    before we get it.
    I remember Steve and several of the others proclaiming that I had
    mastered the concepts of cog quit early on. I guess I did get it and
    I did practice it quite successfully for awhile. My downfall was
    blocking out my ABC’s and just giving in to pure emotion and feeling.
    Very much like impulsive buying at the supermarket. I just gave in to
    the impulse and then allowed the “lies” to myself to build to the
    point where I had justified smoking again. It’s been a very tough
    battle to get back to the point of a true quit and it’s tough.

    I hope Jean is still here, I havent read for quite awhile. I really
    identified with her struggles.
    So here I am ABC’ing all over the place. But it’s working. Thank you
    Steve and all. I will try to keep up, don’t have a lot of time to
    post. Hope you are still doing some weekend chats. Let me know where
    again, it’s been awhile
    Michelle

  2. Raleigh Missy Says:

    Hi Michelle :) Welcome back. It’s great that you’ve returned.
    Steve

  3. Neva Marjory Says:

    Hi, Michelle! It’s good to see you back. I asked Steve about you a
    few weeks ago so, you see, I remember you! Welcome back…
    - Cat
    — In CognitiveQuitSmoking@y…, “chelle_68″ <michelle2_1997@y…

  4. Neva Marjory Says:

    Thanks Cat and Steve
    Any plans for a chat this weekend?

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