(sort of grouped and in no particular order)
fast flash of hot heat to my face
forehead feels warm
stomach tightens up
a churning stomach
butterflies in the stomach
a tightening of my lower back
‘tight’ all over, abdomen, chest, shoulders
twitching of the jaw muscles
legs ready to jump, arms ready to strike out
shaking and cold hands
trembling hands
teeth start a death clench
clenched jaw
rapid heart beat
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No matther what I do Warren is always faster in his response, but I still had a
better day.
Until noon I was quite okay without any cravings. I listened to Warren and tryed
to figure out what he really wished for. Around noon time I felt like smoking
but
somehow I convienced Warren to have lunch insteadt and felt better. Did a lot of
moving around today gues that help too.
Now I am supposed to rest but lovely Warren is bugging me. I get to train him to
rest when it’s time and not to bug me. 
have all a great day
Carmen
like a clenched jaw. It feels ‘tight’ all over, abdomen, chest,
shoulders. It’s a rapid heart beat. Where do you feel it? What does it feel
like to you?
Lets put together a ‘definition’ of how Warren might experience the
first sensations of anger. Any takers?
Steve
I have quit smoking ..now I can’t quit the gum. Its been 2 years.
Any ideas?
Dreaux88
I stopped hating Warren. (thanks Steve for helping me to understand that Warren
is not my enemy) Warren for me was Mr. Smoke and I used to fight and argue wiht
Mr. Smoke every single day and that is really tierening and frustrating and you
can’t win either. Mr. Smoke never would go away and I used to scream at him
leave me alone. ( well still did that once today out of habbit I guess) But to
make friend with someone is so much easier and only hard at the beginning so I
will try to make friend with Warren. I don’t like him much yet (as he still
tried to convience me today to smoke) but I will work with him and one day he
may will be my friend. Even so I had some strong cravings this afternoon I still
had a great day.
I hope Warren likes the snow more than the ciggarettes cause first thing
tomorrow morning will be we are going for a walk in the snow, this way I will be
counter acting the urge to smoke as I have something else to look forward to…
mmmmmmmmhhhhhhhh I can smell the nice cold air and the snow. I love the snow and
I am all excited about it. ( I know lots of people think I am crazy cause I like
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At 09:05 PM 11/14/2002 -0600, you wrote:
“Maybe I jumped in too quickly in my enthusiasm
without really studying my behavior and emotions surrounding smoking.”
Could very well be. Lots of people work on it a bit more before jumping
in. That first step is a tough one.
Steve
Dale
In coming to understand Warren a little better I now realize
Warren, rather then being stressed himself, is only reacting to my feeling
stress, or to my sensation of stress.
In th past while still smoking, the first thing would be to light up at the
first signs of stress.
but today as a non smoker, I use my abcs,
I’ve refuted the belief that smoking helps with stress,
I use my foundation statements iand develop new or different beliefs, and
chose different responses.
caisy
Hi all. I have been lurking at this site (and others) trying to
screw on my courage to quit. I have been working on abcs before my
actual quit date (11/25). I have come up with some appropriate
replacements for smoking behavior for a lot of instances that I know
I will run into. One that haunts me though is writing one for that
first cigarette of the day. When I wake up, that’s the first thing I
want, always have. My usual routine is to light up on my way to the
bathroom. Other than not light up, I really can’t change my
routine. I take care of the necessities, take a shower then head
downstairs to plug in the coffee, etc. I have a real mental block on
refocusing on something other than that first cig of the day. Does
anyone have any suggestions, or is there an existing abc for this
situation. All help is greatly appreciated.
Dear cognitive quiters,
Hi, my name is Eric and I live in Brussels, Belgium. I am 27 and I
have smoked through more than half my life. I like the idea of a
site where people can relate to each other and share experiences.
My father just passed away following a cancer of the pancreas. He
was american and his loss makes me reflect about the finite quality
of life and about the brave choice of commiting oneself to a healthy
lifestyle. I just went to the hospital to complete some
administrative formalities and there are many memories rushing back
to the surface. I have a healthy side to my self and although I
practice sports I just haven’t been able to quit nicotine. Just
yesterday I bought and threw three packs of cigarettes just opened!
By now I am completely discouraged and deeply addicted. This site
has brought to my awareness the behavioral aspect of dependance and
I aggree with a letter that said that the chemical dependance is
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Doreen:
Grief of the loss of a loved one is a process also; like everything;
learn to forgive yourself. I find that this statement helped me
focus on the “why” for many of my questions, including smoking,
grief, loss and guilt.
I FAILED BECAUSE I HAD NOT CHANGED MY BELIEFS ABOUT
MYSELF.
I lost a loved one to an addiction 2 years ago. I chose her birthday
this year as my quit date; to help me focus and change and to honor
her as well.
I hope this helps.
Paula