Hi Cheryl, you stick with it Hun it’s been eight weeks for me after smoking for
29 years so I can empathise I am thinking positive thoughts for you, hope
knowing that your not on your own helps. Take care Lizzie x
Please pray for me, having a hard day. Thanks
Sounds good to me - see you there folks
Pam
Pam and all
Got to go out this afternoon so will be around this evening - let me
know what sort of time
love, light and laughter
Indi
CognitiveQuitSmoking is one year old - thankyou Steve from us all
for setting up this group :))
Congrats to Indi - one year quit today!
And advance congrats to Cat - one year quit on the 14th - and don’t
tell me you’d forgotten about it 
Methinks this calls for a Spinchat party this weekend. Sunday?
time?
Pam
Hi everyone,
I am sorry about posting the same thing a few times, I’m not sure what was going
on and it wasnt on purpose, two of my friends I email pretty much everyday ran
into the same thing, I thought I saw flashing, but it was like windows kept
shutting before I was finished, so I had to start over again. It wasnt a virus,
but something wasnt working properly, I hope it dosnt happen now, after three
formats in a matter ofa couple months I am a bit concerned.
Anyway I am having alot of trouble with this abc thing. I dont know how to live
in the future beyond one day, maybe I have been working the twelve steps too
long to think that way, and I’m running into conflicts. so its just not going
too well.
I am supposed to be able to see things before they happen, or to have some idea
of physcial and emotional stuff having to do with events, somethings overlapp
nicely and its easy to see.
but not everything. and some stuff just happens unexpectedly, and I dont deal
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Hi - My name is Nikki and I am new to this group. I have successfully given up
smoking in the past for a period of one year but mistakenly took it up again in
June 2001. I have sinced tried to give up using FinalSmoke, Nicorette Gum and
Patches. I am at a loss for what to do next. What are the processes that have
worked for people in this group and what is the cognitive process. Any websites
or material would be appreciated. Thank you.
HI. I thought I’d try another approach to quitting smoking. I’m 40 and I’ve
been smoking for 26 years (sadly). I am always ‘thinking’ about quitting,
but never really trying. About 7 years ago I quit for 5 days on the patch.
I cheated a couple of times and went right back to it. A few years ago I got
2 boxes of inhalers with the intention of quitting, but I never even tried it
!! (i’m unbelievable) A year ago I got the patch and the gum, but again
didn’t really try…what a waste of money. All I do is think about it and
never really try. I’ve been thinking I need some kind of drug that will help
me get through it…but these kinds of drugs are probably addicting.
Am I destined to be a smoker for the rest of my life…suffering terribly. I
feel the effects already…and I’m on an inhaler to open my airways. My
birthfather (i’m adopted) has copd and had a lung transplant…
I’m talking too much. Just scared. Yet I keep doing it. People always tell
me if I really wanted to I could do it. Or…your not ready. I have to be
ready…before its too late.
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ok so I walk to the store or to anywhere and I’m having problems, thing setting
off cravings, I can’t stop and write it down when I’m talking to cashier or
using my hands, well I guess in line or waiting for whatever.
but walking and writing dont work realy good and I have to do the abc’c in my
head and so I’m not that good at it under stress.
to keep it very simple in a situation like thatt what is the best thing to do?
I find myself asking is this something a cigarette will fix?
no
is a cigarette appriorite response?
naaaaaooooo no
what am I going to feel like ten minuts from now?
not good.
what can I do besides thnk about smoking.
but in that moment of intense craving sometimes I cant do the abc
so well.
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this abc is flawed but right now I cant think much clearer so i hope its not
that bad.
caisy
a: ok I am craving right now no I dont know why
b: its just there and this is going to be a bad abc but
I cant think of why just that I would smoke now if I stills moked
c:this is a time Iwould smoke without question
b: think caisy
physcially I am tired I spend the day answering over 50 qmmails for ppl
saying congrats ans what a great job you do, thats bs, I dont do that much and
all I do is tell ppl about their lizzard brain kind of thing, well alot anyway.
but the craving I am sleepy
my back shoulders are tired and little achey but I need to pay rent and store
opens in a few minutes, the first person who really helped me with this thing
is in trouble and Im helpless to do anything but offer support and try to help.
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