I’m Ready To Do The work
Hi, My name is Linda and today I smoked my last cig. I will be going
on the patch starting today. I want to thankyou for accepting me
into this wonderful group of people. I have written my Foundation
Statements and I am here to share them.
Foundation Statements
1)Do I want to be a smoker?
No I do not want to be a smoker.
I hate what they do to me physically and emotionally. I hate the
control I have given them over my life. I do not want to spend the
rest of my life controlled by this addiction. I want to be free of
them once and for all. I want to be able to take control of my life
and not wait until its illness or another reason to have to try and
quit. I want to be in the driver’s seat not a passive passenger any
more. I am 47 years old and feel I am ready to do the work to stay
clean. At this time in my life I have extra time to do the work. I
know it will not be easy but I believe with changed thinking I can
do this.
2) There will never been anything big enough that once clean and
free of this addiction that is worth going back to smoking.
Smoking will not help any situation
get better, and it will not make it go away. If there is a problem
that I am trying to over come, if I choose to smoke I know then I
will have two problems not one. There will never be a time, a place
a situation that will be helped by smoking.
3) I’m prepared to help myself do the work needed to change my
thinking and help with the feelings that will arise from quitting.
I will journal my thoughts and do the assignments to help myself. I
will walk to relieve stress that has always be a problem for me when
I have quit. I will drink lots of water. I will eat healthy and get
enough sleep. I will be kind to myself as I go through the changes
and I will know because of others doing this I can do it too. I will
read everything on “Cognitive Quitting” and do this daily to further
help myself.
4) When I quit smoking I usually feel the physical benefits
when in days my breathing become easier, I can walk with out gasping
for breath I just feel better all over. Emotionally is where I
struggle and I have chosen to go on the patch to ease myself through
the withdrawal process. I will work to find better ways of dealing
with stress. I have started mediation, I read daily quotes of
inspiration, I journal my thoughts daily, I pray for guidance and I
try to stay focused on this day and this day only. I find thinking
too much about tomorrow gets me in trouble.
5) I am willing to do the work. I know this will take a lot of
effort on my part. I know the rewards of quitting will be big. I am
willing to do what ever it takes to change my years of thinking. I
need help from all who have gone before me in any way they can.
Their wisdom will help me with my quit. Please help me by given me
your support and wisdom I really need the help to change my
“Stinking Thinking”. I am willing to do what ever it takes.
Please help me be free.
I look forward to your e-mails. Thankyou Scared In Nova Scotia