Cognitive Quit Smoking

Time to get myself prepared for when I go back to work. After nearly
2 weeks off, I’ll be going back to hectic stressful days and I know
getting an ABC together for that first day back will help. I’ve a
pretty good idea how I’ll be feeling next Monday morning….
A Back to work today and I feel pretty depressed B Same old grind, same old routine - and no doubt loads to catch up
on. Won’t be time to take a break, phone won’t stop ringing all
morning, I feel sick at the thought of it. I’ve got knots in my
stomach, shortness of breath, can’t work out a plan for the day. I
need to get myself calmed down here. Only one thing for it
C … I’ll smoke
New B’s Maybe it is the same old routine… but I do quite enjoy my
job - its just the post holiday blues. There’s only so many hours in
the day, I can only do a finite amount - I’ll prioritise what’s to be
done, and deal with the urgent stuff. I’ll take some lunch with me
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Hi Everyone;
If anyone wants to chat for any reason you can icq me. I’m usually online.
Today is my second day as a non smoker and my ABC’s are really helping.
I find that chatting distracts me from cigarettes as well, it keeps my mind
occupied so I’m not just veging out and letting my thoughts wander to where they
shouldn’t.
Thanks Happie, Pam and Steve for all your help so far.
I hope all the other Polar Bears are doing well.

Good Morning cog.quit and Happy New Year.
One of the ten beers must have been rotten. LOL
Oh boy I feel like crap, I am having a typical hangover and wasn’t prepared for
Warren, just made up an ABC for him. I thought I share it with you just in case
someone else has a hangover. A - autch my head, too many drinks last night, a typical hangover
B - a smoke would be nice, just one to wake up and loose the headache
C - smoke
B1 a smoke will not make me feeling better, it will onlly cause a bigger
headache and add to that funny feeling of hangover a dizzy feeling
C1 take a hot shower, have a small breakfest, or even better go for a walk and
breath in fresh air and if nothing else works may be an asperin and some extra
sleep will help.
you all have a great day and hopefully don’t wake up with a terrible headache.
greetings
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This question may have already been determined in a prior
post. I’m not sure. Personally, I don’t have a problem
with it. There is strength in numbers. What say you,
moderator Steve and other Polar Bears?
BTW, my last extinguishment was at 1:01:am EST 01/01/03.
(Didn’t plan it that way, just coincidence.)
Was at SpinChat before, but the room seemed empty.
Will try again in a little while, surely someone will
show up? . . .
Good luck (and hard work) to all,
Glenn

yes you heard right. I did not smoke this year at all.
So I finally can say that sentence. It just sounds so great and sounds like I
didn’t smoke for a long time. Hope everyone had a great party and got good into the new year.
greetings
Carmen
Day 5 and still teaching Warren lots of new things.

I would like to wish all members of cogquit (including the lurkers) a happy new
year especially a healthy and smoke free year.
For Steve and Pam I wish you lots of new quitters who do their homework and what
they are sopposed to do so you have an easier job and can relax sometimes too.
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OF YOU…..HAPPY 2003
To all Polar Bears,
for some of you the non smoking time already started ( and I hope you are using
your ABC to have it easier) and some have some few hours left. I would like to
wish all Polar Bears an easy non smoking new year.
I was wundering if you have a seat left in your group. I am not exactly quit on
the 01 of January as I have quit on the 27 December 2002. The only difference is
that I almost have no nicotine in my body but other than that I will be
struggling like you, making ABC and look many times at my statement. I would
be very happy to be part of the Polar Bear Club.
greetings Carmen

I didn’t mean to be absent, but I came down with the flu. or
something
Kristen

This is my ABC for a party I’m going to with dh tonight. I really
don’t want to go, and have been feeling cranky about it all day.
Actually, its really an ABC to deal with how I feel about going to
this party. See what you think.
A - I’m going to a New Years Eve party tonight - I really don’t want
to go but have got no choice
B - I’ve been feeling wound up about this since I got up this
morning. It started off with really fancying a cig when I woke this
morning. I’m not in the mood for a lot of noise, smoke and manic new
yrs `joy’ tonight. Following my slip around a week ago, I know dh
will be watching me like a hawk tonight - I doubt I will do, but
don’t like being treated like some naughty child. I’m getting more
and more wound up - my stomach really is churning. I can feel tension
in my upper back and shoulders, I’m fidgety (is that your `antsy’?).
I can’t be bothered doing anything much except feeling ever so sorry
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Just to see if I’ve got the hang of this (and GEE, I wonder why this
just popped into my head??) But seriously, is this the basic idea?
OLD:
A. My 3 year old is driving me insane!
B. I need a cigarette to calm down.
C. I go out to the garage and smoke.
NEW:
A. My 3 year old is STILL driving me insane!
B. I used to think that what I needed was to smoke, but now I realize
that what I *really* need is to get away from this little hellion for
just a few minutes. The garage is really pretty icky, and I don’t
want to hang out there anyway.
C. I throw HIM out into the garage. No, JK.
REAL C. I have a perfectly nice room upstairs. I go up and close the
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Hi there,
ABCs are the primary tool we use to help Warren learn new responses to
routine events.
The following is a repost and a decent intro to ABCs.
ABCs-
I think it’d be safe to say that all cognitive therapy - all
cognitive approaches include a basic premise and it is that our responses
to any and every event are dependant on our beliefs about that particular
event. Example: I’m driving down the highway when another vehicle suddenly
flies past me at high speed. I’m startled (heart is thumping, breathing is
faster) and my immediate thoughts are “Holy sh-t!! That guy’s flying! What
a f—–g lunatic! That idiot is going to kill someone. Coulda been me!!
Where the hell is a cop?!! Man, I hope someone nails that SOB.” Based on
that perfectly natural train of thoughts, I’ve concluded that that
individual deserves jail time, loss of license to drive, maybe at the very
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