NRT kicked
(And, YES, it WAS the lozenges that was causing me to have gas!)
New people or smoking lurkers - This method is really powerful if you
work it, and it doesn’t take all that much, really. I’m so glad I
gave it a chance.
Thanks so much for all your help, Steve. You’re doing amazing work
here.
October 26th, 2005 at 2:11 pm
“So tell us…. now that you are
nicotine free, how are you dealing with your routine events?”
I guess like someone who never smoked. Smoking doesn’t pop into my
head much anymore. I guess you could say Warren isn’t offering it
up as a solution anymore. When it does pop into my head, it’s more
a memory than an urge. Like when seeing someone smoke. Or enjoying
a new freedom (in a mall for hours on end!) Very rarely it’s an
urge, but it’s easy to deal with. I just recognize the trigger, and
it goes away. There is probably a step in there that’s not totally
conscious anymore that is like “For this trigger, smoking isn’t a
solution. _____ is.” There are occasional “I want… something”
feelings but I think it might be carbs at this point. But even
those are much lighter today.
“The times/places/situations where you’d have grabbed a lozenge,
what are you doing now?
Steve”
Well, I was doing the lozenges more on a schedule than in response
to anything in particular. When that time would come up, I’d feel
an urge, recognize it as a nicotine urge, decide not to fill it, and
it’d pass. 3 days was about all of those, and less powerful each
day.
October 26th, 2005 at 9:33 pm
I asked:
That’s quitting cognitively. We do a bit of work and that’s what we get.
Well done Mary