Comments on: Another failed attempt

By: lydia150

lydia150 — Tue, 05 Jul 2005 05:54:39 +0000

Greetings fellow members i have join several groups and posted more
messages in the past two days then in all the time i have been on
line
to date which is 4 years, i have not had a smoke in almost three days
although i have no quit cold turkey, i am using the new lozenge the
posts i have read have provided the support i have needed threw the
last three days and with the lozenge i have made a good start this is
my 4 th attempt in the last two years and my greatest date count had
been 37 days which i did in the beginning of 2000, i have made
several
attepts since but just did not feel like i was ready,, this time is
different i finally had to just let go of the 37 days and bring back
the one day at a time mentallity i feel that since i have rethought
this way it has given me strenght to give it another try also letting
go of the anger i felt at the end of the 37 day attempt has helped a

great deal.Having done this well it does seem to make a difference. I
AM NOT GOING TO SMOKE NO MATTER WHAT

By: Raleigh Missy

Raleigh Missy — Mon, 04 Jul 2005 00:07:56 +0000

These were sent to me recently. I’m posting them here as they are
excellent examples of ABC’s …. single event stated simply and clearly,
the B and B1 beliefs, C and C1 consequent to the beliefs.
Write out some of your ABC’s and post them here. The more proactive you
are in doing this work, the sooner Warren will be retrained.
A Wake up in the morn
B A cig will help me wake up
C I want a cig
B1 I need to wake up.Cold water,a shower,maybe a piece of bread will help
C1 I will splash cold water on my face,maybe take a shower,or go online.
That will wake me up
A Getting ready to leave in the morning
B Feel anxious and rushed,mind racing,a cig will calm me down
C I want a cig
B1 Slowing down and breathing deeper will help anxiety,allowing time for my

10 min. meditation will help with racing thoughts
C1 I will breathe deeper,meditate and slow down

By: kristi140

kristi140 — Wed, 29 Jun 2005 11:27:15 +0000

Sally…I’m also in a 12 step group. Email me if you like.
Jill