Cognitive Quit Smoking

i find the patch works the best but i have skin irritation from it and if i
could get by with just the inhaler i would but i dont want to take any
chances

in the preceeding post, ignore that bit after my name. I meant to delete it.

Hi Tiko,
In almost 7 yrs of interacting with other quitters, I’ve heard that said
more than a few times. In my experience it rarely preceeds a successful
quit. However, I do believe that in some way “God helps those who help
themselves”. Tiko, what are you doing to help yourself? What responsibility
are you taking for your part in your quit?
Steve

Having successfully quit twice before (for 7 and 12 years each), I
remember there’s a physical detox involved, along with all the weird
mind games. I’m trying the cognitive approach in dealing with those,
but can somebody tell me how long to actually flush the nicotine out
of my system? I’m now on day 5 and the disorientation, lack of
concentration, headache, and tight jaw are getting weary. Anybody?

I never thought about an ABC for mind games before, but… this is a
situation that WILL come up - in a week, a month, whatever… I’ve
done it so many times I can’t count, and the most amazing thing is
that it hasn’t… oops, I guess it has happened this quit. I begged a
cigarette from hubby a week ago, with similar mind process.
It’s kind of incomplete - I’m having trouble with a good effective
C1. Any help will be gratefully accepted.
Mind Game ABC
A. I’m a ways into a quit, just bopping along and doing well, when
suddenly and for no apparent reason a thougt pops into my head. It
runs along the lines of “I could smoke cigarette.” (Some common
circumstances for this might be driving alone on a long trip, being
left home alone overnight - any occasion where ‘nobody would know.’)
B. I know I’m starting a mind game. I’m amused at myself. But the
underlying belief is that this nonsense is going to continue until I
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not wish to receive all these emails anymore…Thanks

Hi Mary,
It’s both. When you change what and how you think about something, you
change your response (behavior). Cognitive quitting is a program to change
the automatic thinking that we applied to much of what we encountered in a
routine day. That old automatic thinking associated a cigarette with the
appropriate response to everything from anger to hunger to fatigue and
phone calls (that list is almost endless). When we begin to actively become
aware (cognitive) of our old thinking patterns, we can change them. And
that, in turn, results in changed behaviors.
cognitive (kogni tiv) adj.
1. of or pertaining to cognition.
2. of or pertaining to the mental processes of perception, memory,
judgment, and reasoning, as contrasted with emotional and volitional
processes.
cognition (kog nishn) n.
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Steve,
I hope this is right…
I’m angry and frustrated after a late lunch at 2pm. I got a long list
of things to accomplish by Friday that was left by my boss who is on
vacation for the rest of the week. With only Three days left in the
week, I made a bunch of calls this morning trying to accomplish at
least one thing so I can mark it off my to do list. None of the
clients are in town and no one has responded yet and it looks like
I’ll get hung up waiting another day, which will put me into an
unavoidable deadline crunch for the rest of the week. Plus there is
another manager (not my boss) who tries to slough off his work
priorities on me whenever my boss is not there. So I’m awaiting a
confrontation that usually comes at the end of the day
B. I want to smoke. It always helped me brainstorm a way out of an
impossible situation. It calmed me down so I could be patient or in a
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This isn’t quite cog-quit related, but I need some help badly, and I
don’t know who else to ask!
As some of you know, I quit and hubby kept smoking. It’s not as bad
as I was afraid it might be… we’ve always gone out to the garage,
and the ashtray out there has proved to be more of a deterrant than a
temptation.
The problem is, after an evening of smoking in the garage, by the
time we go to bed, he reeks. The stale smoke in his hair and whatnot
is far worse than the dirty ashtray! Being in bed with him is bad
even when I have my back turned - face to face is almost unbearable.
I have vowed that I will not nag at him or try to get him to quit,
but I really, really need to say something to him about this. Trouble
is, he’s very sensitive to any perceived criticism, and I just don’t
know how to say anything without either making him feel awful or
starting a fight (or both). Please… can anyone give me a nice, non-
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Hi Everyone,
My name is Marcia and my husband Jim and I quit smoking on January 1, 2003, as
did many other people, from what I am reading on this and other sites. We used
the Smoke Away system, which I guess worked for us. Really, I think we were
both mentally ready for this transition. Did not really notice too much of a
difference using the the system, but the aromatherapy did help get over some
rough spots that first week, and you can purchase aromatherapy for a lot less
than we paid for the system. Just a thought for anyone experiencing the same
discomfort.
I had been smoking this time for about 3 years. I had quit for 17 years. I
started up again when I met my husband, who of course smoked. I found it very
difficult to live with a smoker and fought the nicodemon furiously for about 1
year, but then certain stresses, etc., caused me to give in — STUPID, STUPID
STUPID!!!! Anyways, not that all the stresses in my life have calmed down. For
background, I just graduated barber/stylist school and am now gainfully employed
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