Cognitive Quit Smoking

Sunday afternoon 3PM EST …. I’m going to be in the cognitivequitting.com
chat room for a bit. Stop by.

Boy oh Boy!
Ion was right about the spring fever bug.
Yesterday (Sat. b4 Easter) was tuff to bear. I was more restless than
I’ve been since my quit began, but I didn’t slip!
I pulled out my foundation statements and my lists and read them
again, re-affirming my goals to my self. I stayed busy too. Even
broke down and got the exerciser back out and set it up downstairs,
then climbed on for a walk. Felt really good to spend 15 minutes on
that contraption and NOT get winded! It was wonderful!!
Blessed Easter everybody!!
Joanne

A: spring fever big time
B: I have been so restless and irritable, my muscles are tense and
stiff i just want to move around as if i want to be in constant
motion. In the past i would have smoked. well i don’t smoke I Quit.
I also have been in the need of being more physically active. i
notice since been quit have been more lively and energetic. I’m not
use to this growing energy and need to address it in a good way.
C: I have been walking more now that weather is better, I need to get
very physical and do a lot of walking to take care of my
restlessness and extra energy.
A: Been feeling anxious about the Sars outbreak
B: I am worried and anxious for my hubby, if he ever got the sars i
don’t think he would live thru it. He is older, also has chronic
bronchitis and pnuemonia we know is life threatening for him. The
doctor is careful with him with cold and flu he has all his shots. I
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I just uploaded Joanne’s ABC list to the ABC folder in the files
section. Take a look at abclist.jpg
Thanks for these Joanne,
Steve

I can’t believe it…. I hit a yr quit a couple or so weeks ago, and
forgot all about it!
Back in the early days of my cog quit, I used to amuse Steve I think,
counting those days and weeks. Each day was so precious to me, and I
couldn’t even dare think about hitting such a big milestone as one
yr. I was quite sure I’d be marking off the days right up until
*that* day. What happened was that my nonsmoking life quickly became
very normal - I did my work and taught Warren how I was going to
respond to all the events that happened in my day. And there were
lots of things which, in previous quits, would have made me think
that only smoking would make me feel better/enjoy something just a
bit more. Not so this time I went through lots of the things many quitters have in common -
especially re- assessing feelings and relationships in my life, and
some quit depression. I hit high spots, low spots and plateaux,
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just wanted to wish all of you a blessed easter..
marilyn*queenie

Well, I’m finally into my quit ~ day 3 now I wrote out all my
foundation statements back when I decided to quit. They are:
FOUNDATION STATEMENTS are a set of statements that are ALWAYS true
regardless of what emotions I may be feeling at the moment.
DO I WANT TO BE A SMOKER?
No. I do not want to be a smoker. I have no desire to spend my life
smelling like I just came back from a visit to hell. It’s a dirty,
nasty habit. My clothing, my breath, and my hands STINK!!! from
smoking.
HAVING STATED THAT “I DON’T WANT TO BE A SMOKER.”, CAN I THINK OF ANY
EXCEPTIONS?
There are no exceptions. I used the excuse that I enjoy tobacco to
cover for the fact that I failed previous quits. I was lying to
myself and others. That was my back door. I am now closing it for
good. When I really think it over, I can find no sensible or viable
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Just a quick post to say I’m still here.
Had last butt 04/13/03 3:33am.
Using nicotine lozenges to get me through what seem
like rough spots. Averaging about 3-4 per day.
Mind in a state of disconnect, so can’t say much.
Have gone over my foundation statement, lists, and Trog ABC
several times. Reinforcement. Reminding myself what I’m
doing and why.
Lots of walking (at least 3 miles a day), breathing exercises,
time in bed.
Hard to write anything.
More another time,
Glenn
PS More than a few times I’ve experienced what at first seemed like
a desire to smoke. “Hey, wait a minute. I don’t smoke. This isn’t
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my abc for ‘fear of not making it thru’ day three’
a. i’m afraid that i won’t make it past day three of my quit.
b. i’m feeling anxious, unsettled, worried and frantic about the
situation..my stomach has been in knots all day..in all of my past
quits, i have not made it past day three..in the past when i’ve felt
like that, i would smoke a cigarette and things seemed to be ‘all
better’
c. i will have a cigarette.
b1. ‘…smoking is not an option that i choose now. i will continue
to work on retraining warren with my abc’s…i will put in some extra
rest and exercise periods…i will become more aware of my feelings
during that day.
c1. i will not smoke. i will do abc’s all day if need be…i will be
more aware of my feelings during that day..i can do this….warren
can help.
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Ion - That’s funny. I had my first smoking dream last night. I
didn’t smoke in the dream but I remember it was like a grand battle,
and my daughter was involved, and I felt guilty when I woke up, like
I had actually been “battling” it. Wow, using ABCs in your sleep…
you must be THERE!
Carmen - I have also sometimes have an irrational “fear” of never
smoking again. I’m trying to keep re-confirming to myself “I REALLY
don’t want to be a smoker ever again.” It’s funny how quickly we
forget how much we hated it, and somehow remember it as a friend of
sorts.
Steve - I added you to my ICQ contacts. I’ll try to remember to
open it occasionally.
I think my # is 211646783, if anyone wants to look me up.
I’m giving up my “cheats” and milking the lozenge program out a
little closer to the recommended time. I know I could use a few
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