Cognitive Quit Smoking

It just occurred to me that yesterday was the one year anniversary of
my quit! I thought I’d better poke my head in here and
say “thanks”!!!!
I hope everyone is well.
Mary

Hi all! My name is Amy and I am 41 years old. I have been a smoker
since about the age of 17, and really can’t believe it’s been that
long. The only time I really quit smoking was my 1st pregnancy in
1992. Quit cold turkey the day I found out I was pregnant, and
didn’t go back to it for over a year and a half. Other than that
there have been attempts using the patch that lasted 1-2 months.
All my past attempts were to please other people, and I am finally
ready to quit for me. I’ve been thinking about it for over 2 years,
now, and I can’t seem to get my mind focused on it well enough to get
started. I am hoping this workshop helps. I’ve belonged to the
CogQuit group for about a year, just lurking in the background
reading what other people are doing. There were several months that
I didn’t even read it, just deleted them as soon as I saw them in the
inbox. I am back to reading them regularly, and am trying to
formulate a plan.
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I am having a difficult time determining whether I am “mouth hungry”
or “stomach hungry”. Seems to me this should be a simple thing. I
just ate a poached egg and a piece of whole wheat toast and now I
feel like 1/2 a grapefruit would completely satisfy me. Then I was
thinking whether or not I am really still hungry. I know my taste
buds crave the grapefruit. But, I can’t figure out whether or not my
stomach is hungry. I know the grapefruit is not going to kill me if
I eat it. But, I just would like to be able to determine this hunger
thing. I guess maybe I have no idea what ‘real’ hunger feels like. I
think Warren used nicotine to satisfy both oral and stomach cravings.
any input is appreciated,
thanks
Shelly

Hi,
I want to come clean I guess. I am using both support systems for
this quit. I am using my Foundation Statements and doing a lot of
praying that I let these statements work for me. They have so far.
I’m on day 10. I wrote my foundation statements about a year and a
1/2 ago along with the ABCs. I don’t need to change the foundation
statements. But, as I read through the ABCs, something is not right.
I don’t know, but I think I need the ABCs. Anyway, I am signed up for
this work shop so I am hoping that will help. I believe this method
works. But, I don’t know if that means I have to give up
NicAnonymous? I hope not because I enjoy the consistancy of going to
meetings. This is going to probably sound weird so I hope nobody is
offended or annoyed. But, I do believe that a higher power will help
me with this addiction. With saying that, I need to explain how I
believe in a higher power. I believe we are a part of our higher
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Hello all. I am currently 6 days smoke free! It hasn’t been too bad
this time. I am really committed to staying quit for good. I remind
myself that the only reason that I want a cigarette is just to
satisfy that monster inside who wants me to feed him - but I am so
far ahead of purging all of that nicotine out of my body now…I
don’t want to be controlled by that little demon anymore!

Hi,
First, I have to let you know that I really find my job dispicable. I
love the people I work with, the company is good, but the job is
mundane and boring and very hard on my self esteem. I’m a bill
collector for a CC company. Breaks are something I look forward to
get off the phone. Well, they were anyway. And of course during the
day I looked forward to going home. But, this has changed for me and
its making my days just drag. Now I feel a little sad and depressed
when break or going home approaches because I can’t smoke.
Anyway, I wrote down this stuff today at work about how I was feeling
at the time and its ramble but maybe somebody can help me put it
together on what I’m feeling. Because I honestly can’t pinpoint one
particular feeling. Just the urge.
I urge to smoke on break. It breaks up my day. What else to do?
Craving? Reward for 2 hours done. My friends. Rexlax. Make day go
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I’ve read all your posts and letters on the website, over and over.
I’ve laughed, I’ve cried, I’ve mused and I’ve realized what an
incredible feat of skill quitting smoking is and will continue to
be. I am on day 15 of no puffs and also since I had my tonsils
removed. It was not hard the first 10 days or so to not smoke
because the pain was unbeleivable. Still is very tender but, boy has
the nico-monster reared it’s ugly head this week demanding that I
feed it. This is all out WAR! Your posts and writings have been
lifesavers the last few days in keeping me from totally caving in. I
just keep trying to remember thru my tears and anger that I WANT TO
BE THE ONE IN CONTROL, NOT THE CIGS CONTROLLING ME!!!!
I would never stand a minute for anyone else to tell me what to do
if I were not asking! So why should I let the evil nicodemon tell me
what to do now? Especially when it’s intention is to harm me! And
why have I let it do so this long? Guess I never really looked at it
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Steve!! congratulations to you 8 years I can’t let that pass no way!!
Thank you for all the help you gave me in my early quit.Meant the world to me
and still does.This program has changed my life.
with much love and respect
ion

Steve,
Congratulations on 8 years smoke free, and on personally meeting
Warren in your own process so you could introduce him to the rest of
us!
Thanks for all of your help with my quit.
Barbara

Hi all -
My name is Gary. I smoked off and on (mostly on) for 35 years. I
quit a few times, with quits ranging from a few days to about a
year. Prior to this quit, my last quit was about 20 years ago.
This time around, I quit on New Years Day, so I am now 70+ days into
my quit. I quit cold turkey, no NRT’s, drugs, herbals, etc.
Things have gone well, and I’m happy that I’ve gotten this far
without relapsing. Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve begun to
experience some depression, and I want to get a handle on it before
it gets out of control. I’m a “thinker” type and tend to analyze
the hell out of situations, so I am hoping that this approach will
be helpful for me in dealing with some of the depressive moods I’ve
been having lately. I think these are associated in some way with
quitting smoking, along with the fact that I am also currently
making another lifestyle adjustments. I retired several months ago,
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