Cognitive Quit Smoking

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

just get the creeps hearing this news my stomach gets into knots and
shoulders are tensed right up when i think about this. Smoking won’t
solve anything here. The anxious comes in because I can’t stop the
Sars. I don’t want to dwell on this but it haunts me when I see the
news. I know I can’t sit and dwell too much on this not healthy. I
want to not worry and be so anxious.
C: I won’t smoke. I am going to stay busy, stretch my muscles walk
to ease muscle tension. I am going to make sure we get good healthy
food in our meals, get plenty of rest. Make sure that when i get
anxious, I remind myself to enjoy now this moment with him. Remember
that I can’t control the future so enjoy now by doing the things that
i dearly love to do, thus keeping my mind of this anxious worry. Also
deep breathing to release the tension in stomach and shoulders and
neck.
I also came upon a first for me which i write on below on the first
warm spring day this happened to me. Because of cogquit it wasn’t a
panic, i stepped back and ABC my way thru it to choose my response
rather than get panicky.
A: Relaxing in the sun on my deck
B: I’m just stretched right out in the sun and it feels so good, I’m
relaxed all over muscles all nice and loose, then I remember I used
to smoke at this time, yikes!!!!
Well I don’t smoke so that visual left in a hurry!!! I also realized
i never sat on my deck before and didn’t smoke. I still can relax
in the sun here, I’m thirsty here in the sun so I’m going to have
some ice tea. Hard for me to just do nothing but you know what its ok
to sometimes relax and do nothing in sun.
C: I’m going to enjoy this warm spring sun have my tea remember my
foundation statement. Do nothing for a while its ok. Realized I’m so
programmed to always do, I can just sit its ok, I don’t have to do
anything.
wow this ones an eye opener for sure!!!
thanks for listening to me
ion

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