Cognitive Quit Smoking

HI all
Just wanted to check in. I’m over 5 months smoke free, largely due to
ddsteve and this program. The quitting smoking part was the easy
part…the hardest part has been dealing with the fallout from getting
off nicotine…my meds stopped working, i suffered depression,
anxiety, weight gain from a different med…BUT
at least I got unstuck and out from under the fog that is smoking. I
am now adjusting medications, have done a 3 week liver detox program
and am on a highly successful weightloss reigimen. these are
adjustemnts i never would have made while in the stupor of nicotine.
yes..it is hard to quit smoking, in ways I never predicted….but all
change is hard….and this change, ultimately is very very good…
courage!
e

Hi Sue,
Congratulations on the 4 weeks, that is great…. you are doing well, and
you should be just about over the physical withdrawal effects, the worst of
it. Now you need to concentrate on learning how to avoid the cravings, and
CogQuit is great for this.
Before I found CogQuit, I had quit several times, sometimes for many
months, but even though it did get better, I never really felt comfortable
with the quit, I was just hanging on, and each time it didn’t really take
much to persuade myself to have “one” which rapidly became a pack a day
again.
This most recent quit started again as the “hang on til it gets better”
method, and after a month, I was seriously wondering if it was worth it…
so I know where you are coming from right now….
It was then that Steve persuaded me to really do the work with this
cognitive quit method.. I had read the site, agreed with it all, and
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There are probably more people here than you think. People like me, that
have been with the group for a long time, but have not quit. I don’t know what
my problem is. I wrote tons of notes on how to keep a timer. Read all the
files, and read all the emails, but I haven’t done it! Its hard to see other
people succeeding while I continue to hurt my body. I can tell by the way I
breath that I have to quit now. Should have quit years ago…and it makes me
upset that I haven’t succeeded.
Sheila

To all of you who have taken the time and made the effort to follow
the program, congratulations on your success.

Good evening. I celebrated a milestone today and I would like to share it
with you. I was fortunate to have Steve as a quit coach way back when I
first began this journey. It was the difference between a smoker who just
wasn’t smoking and the quit comfort I have today. I encourage all of you to
read and participate with this process. You will not be sorry. This was
posted to a group called AS3. (This is where I met Steve.)
Posted to AS3, 5/25/05:
Hello. It’s such a pleasure to come back to AS3 and sit with you for a bit.
I grabbed the talkingstick as I passed by the altar so hopefully you’ll sit
with me and share the moments as I ramble away.
I am Yukpa hashi. I am 7 years smoke free today. Oh my…
It seems like every year when I celebrate my smoke free anniversary, I’m
usually preparing for Vision Quest (as they’re held about the same time). I
am preparing for VQ this year as well. I find I have much to be thankful
for and much to come to terms with. It’s been a typical year for me. And
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Are there no more smokers in the world, or no more quitters?
This great place, method, and people who made it possible for me
to be at day 274 of my quit and so many others to be at various
successful points in their quits is/are just too quiet. If this
group was like this when I was struggling, I’d probably still
stink. I just fear for those passing through in search of help,
that they may never get the opportunity to find this true, honest,
thorough, effective, and long lasting cure. It’s not easy, it just
works.
Let’s get some new quitters asking questions and reporting in.
Let’s get some old quitters pitching in and passing out the hope.
Any good, old, archived posts to replay Steve and Pam?
I hope everyone is smoke-free and well. Keep up the good fight.
Steve S.
Cognitively quit for Nine Months, 2 Hours and 54 Minutes, while
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hi all..
i have made a decision to quit smoking *again* starting tomorrow. I
am going to go w/ smoke away because I have had pretty good luck w/ it
in the past.. well not perfect, but at least it helped w/ cravings,
etc. My only worry is the depression.. yuck… i think that the
thought of that is causing me more anxiety than i need right now - and
its not even here yet! My fiance and I have decided to take a step
back in our relationship (decided this morning) and I guess that’s not
helping. But I am not going to use that as an excuse to keep
smoking. I more see it as a sign that changes are here and
needed. “If you keep doing what you always do, you will keep getting
what you always yet”.. yada yada yada.
anyway.. looking for some love and support and from reading the posts,
I feel like i can get that from this group.
thanks for reading.
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Hi..i have been a member of this group for a while..and was a
lurker..then just stopped lurking as my resolve left me. I have set a
quit date for May 31st, and could use the help and support of others.
I have been smoking for about 25 years..and quit one time for 8 mos
cold turkey. I plan to go the same route this time, but can certainly
use some pointers from seasoned non smokers.
Sherry

Today is only my second mother’s day since adopting our darling
daughter last May 10. It’s also my first mother’s day as a
nonsmoker! Yippie!
My cough is fading significantly every day. Thanks, Steve, for the
info about that. My body is healing, showing its gratitude for
finally ending my habit, and it feels better than fantastic.
I saw Steve’s site just a few minutes ago and will go back later to
read it. When I’m done with my patch program I’m sure I will
need some serious deconditioning advice for the part of my
addiction that’s between my ears! ;^D
Happy Mother’s day to all…
Toby
Starting Day 27 without cigarettes

Hi there
A few new members have posted recently ( Deb, Paul, Toby, thumper, David,
Gerri to name but a few) to introduce yourselves, and we’ve given you
details of how to get started on a cognitive quit, but haven’t heard any
more from you……
Have you read over at Steve’s site, and are you ‘doing the work’ ? We can
help you if you post and update us, and ask any questions you’ve got about
cognitive quitting.
Let us know if you’re still with us?
Pam