I am quitting
I am quitting
I am really quitting
I just smoked again today (10 cigarettes) after going 1 day cold turkey then 2
days with one cigarette each….
I feel stupid, I should’ve just not smoked once I’d gone a day, now it’s gonna
be that much harder.
Hi group,
I am on my third day of not smoking. I feel so far great but sooooooo tiered.
During the day time I am okay I have almost no cravings at all and if I get an
urge I use all my tools.
Where I am running into trouble is at night. I wake up in the middle of the
night with a strong urge to smoke. I try to figure out what Warren needs in the
middle of the night, but I have no idea what he wonts at night. Normally it
would be sleep wouldn’t it? Will this go away and will I be able to sleep again
at night?
Any advice or experience how you dealt with it would be greatly appreciated?
Carmen
Hi there,
The following is a repost. I just don’t know if it was posted here.
Parts will be familiar, the message remains the same. This is offered
specifically for our new years quitters. If some of you feel that some of
this post has already been said, you’re right, it has, it’s a repost 
” Most of us see quitting smoking as simply ‘not smoking’. Sounds fairly
obvious and seems to come from the perception that smoking is nothing more
than one cigarette after another because life as a smoker seems to be just
that … one cigarette after another. Most quitters believe, or at least
act as though, all they need to do is not smoke for some undefined period
of time and they will have kicked their smoking habit. Many will try
patches or gum or zyban and a host of others as aids to ‘ease’ or wean them
more comfortably toward the goal of being quit. Many of these aids come
with programs to be followed and at the end of the program, we are suppose
to be quit and then have only to be vigilant for the rest of our lives
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Hi Group,
thank you very much for your help last night. I think that was the fastest ABC I
ever have seen. It worked great too.
Dinner was fantstic. I enjoyed the food and had lots of fun. The cravings were
not to bad. The thoughest part was leaving the restaurant cause I had to pass a
section where they sell smokes and oh boy was Warren quick in telling me: “why
not buying a pack I had a great meal lets finish the day with a smoke, as my
official quit date is on 28 so I got another couple of hours.” Well a deep
breath in and out, reminding Warren on our Statement and looking away from it
did the trick.
Once outside I joked around with my girl and the urge magically disapeared.
I am happy again to become a nonsmoker. Carmen
I just wanted to quickly post to the group - its great to see a group
of new ppl planning their Jan 1st quits.
I’m just over a month quit now. I decided to do this CT - it was my
personal preference to get the detox out of the way, but choose
whatever is comfortable to you - use NRT’s if you need to, there’s no
right or wrong in this.
I just want to endorse what’s been posted already by Steve, Pam and
others about doing the work. It really makes a huge difference to
the ultimate success of the quit, honestly. I did my lists, got to
grips with my Warren ( we’re still talking lots) and got to really
understand just why I was smoking. I questioned every cig I smoked
those last few days, and did find I cut out quite a lot of them quite
naturally.
Of course I still get cravings…. or at least, ‘want something’
feelings. The difference is that now I’m learning how to stop
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Dear Steve and Pam and all!!
Just wanted to drop a line to tell you thanks for all your help.
Still hanging in there as of October 19, 2002. (Actually better
than just “hanging in there”). I am sometimes shocked and surprised
at how good I feel - prior quits were soooo hard and never
successful. This is the longest and most productive. Before I was
felt I was denying myself the smoke; constantly fighting the urge.
This time it is so positive. Well enough rambling - thanks again.
I have been lurking; reading the posts and hope to participate more
after the 1st when I am back at my desk on a more regular basis.
Paula
Hi there,
Just shortly before I quit smoking I came across an online support group
called alt.support.stop-smoking. Within that group there were several
ladies who were putting together a ’sub-group’ that was going to quit on
about the same date. They came up with the name Daredevils just before I
found them and in joining them, I became ‘Daredevil Steve’. I’ve been
ddsteve ever since.
All of that was lead up to …. there are a few cog group members who
are quitting on or about New Years. There is a tremendous amount of
comradery and support to be gained from being part of a quit group of
others who are quit about the same amount of time. You’ll go through much
of the quit process with friends who will share your experiences. I think
it would be wonderful if you joined together within the larger cog quit
group. Just a suggestion. Steve
Hello Everyone,
I want to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas!
I haven’t been around much lately because we’ve been moving into our
new house. Will catch up to you all soon.
Susan
I just wanted to come in here today to wish everyone here a good - or
bearable - depending on how you view it 
- Christmas, and a happy
healthy new year. I was talking to Steve last night, and reflected
on what a long road I’ve travelled since I put down the smokes in mid
August. Finding cognitive quitting has truly been life changing for
me. I like many came here to learn how to quit, and instead found
the tools to help me deal with so much in life, plus the bonus of
making some good new friends who stood by me when I went through the
fog, the moods, the tears and no doubt a million other things too.
I’m quit, I know that. I am so confident as to say that I know I
won’t be smoking ever again. How could I? How could I choose such an
irrational response to anything any more?
Steve and Pam especially, I want to thank you from the bottom of my
heart for helping me get to this wonderful place. Just thankyou take care everyone - do the work and do the practising, and this can
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OK, seeing how I’ve had some relapses, but I’m still on the patch,
and now I’m learning the cognitive way, how should I proceed?
Because of the 3 events above, and the ordeal I’ve been through, I
feel a bit disoriented. I’m not sure what to do next. The really big
urges are with everyday.
It’s like I started to go through a forest to get to other side,
bumped into some tree’s, branches (fell off a cliff), and now I’m
standing there in the middle not knowing which way to go. Lost you
could say.
Should I go back and start again?
Keep going, clumsily?
Or wait a bit then proceed.
P.S. I really like the getting started articles. I can see how
applying this can work, especially in hindsight.