Hi All!
Hello! My name is Liz and I’ve been a member for a while, but
haven’t posted because my quit failed 6 months ago. Well I’ve quit
again it’s been a little over a week now. Doing ok with it this
time. For all the times I’ve quit smoking I’ve learned that my
addiction is mostly psychological. Getting through the next months
won’t be easy. My addict brain sneaks up on me when I least expect
it, looking for reasons to smoke, that why I failed at quitting so
many times. For some reason this time it feels different, but I’m
still worried. That’s why I’m here. I like that this group focuses
on the psychological aspect of nicotine addiction, I really need help
with that and am looking forward to all you’re posts. Take care. Liz
June 25th, 2005 at 6:02 pm
I haven’t posted for awhile but just wanted to say hi and let you
know that I am still quit (2 weeks). Last week was very busy at
work. Haven’t yet done my ABC’s. Will work on them this week. Have
had some good days and some not so good days. Warren is a slow
learner!
Sue
June 26th, 2005 at 6:40 am
Sue,
Warren will learn nothing unless you actively teach him. The only way to
teach him is with ABCs and that’s because ABCs make you the sort of teacher
who can teach your Warren. Otherwise, you may momentarily turn him from his
want to weigh a widget this way instead of that, but you won’t have taught
him to do it your way next time.
Throw out a couple events you can expect to encounter and we’ll throw
back some beginning ABCs.
Steve
June 26th, 2005 at 1:55 pm
Hi Sue,
Early evenings are a typical stress period. We’ve put in a day’s work.
Depending on how we slept the night before and how we’ve eaten through the
day, we’re likely to be fatigued and generally spent. What sort of physical
sensations do you feel in that time period after supper and before bed?
Heavy limbed, full from supper (over full?), mentally spent (foggy headed).
If you’re watching TV you’re probably doing nothing from a physical
perspective i.e. shallow breathing, slouched or reclining, immobile.
A- I’ve had supper, I’m into the early evening kickback/do nothing/veg.
B- In the past I’d have smoked my way through the evening. ‘Relaxing’ at
the end of the day has an element of doing nothing. I’m feeling tired,
sluggish, lethargic. I can veg out and expect to feel some urges or I can
find some activity that will challenge my mind i.e. puzzles, hobbies,
something other than staring at the tube. Maybe I get my body moving in a
light exercise way.
C- I’ll finish supper and ‘do’ something.
Sue, what sort of evening activities would interest you? If we accept that
‘relaxing/unwinding’ by doing little or nothing is actually uncomfortable,
what would you be willing to try?
Steve
November 26th, 2005 at 4:46 pm
Hello everyone. Just wanted to poke my head in and wish everyone
well. Keep at this. It’s so worth it.
Mary
103 days and not counting (looked it up)
December 28th, 2005 at 5:07 pm
Quick question… I’m a week short of 6 months smoke-free. For the
last month or so, smoking urges have hit once or twice a day.
Nothing I can’t handle, but I’m a little concerned that they might
creep upward more into something really uncomfortable again! Is that
silly? I haven’t ABC’d in forever. Is that gonna be the diagnosis?
I just want the cravings gone forever, dangit. I feel like I’ve
earned it! LOL. I know there will likely always be occasional ones
but I really don’t want them daily. I wonder if my dieting is making
smoke cravings come now. Hmm. Just thought I’d whine publicly.
Thanks!
Mary
July 30th, 2006 at 10:05 pm
Today was Smoke-free day #3. Somehow I made it all weekend (including
but my mind is still convinced that I want to smoke!
a dance on Saturday night) without having a ciggy. I had been
preparing for my smoke-out by changing my habits and times that I
smoke so I thought this would be easier than it is.
I generally feel better and I find the smell of smoke and ashes to be
sickening… I wash the clean ashtray because I STILL smell it
Does anyone have any hints for breaking the oral fixation?
Tomorrow morning is going to be the real test because the visitor I
had for the weekend is gone.
July 31st, 2006 at 3:40 am
Marie-
Are you using the cognitivequitting program?
Steve