Cognitive Quit Smoking

Just a further note to add to my last.
Surprise, surprise, I stopped using the foundation statements, keeping
a log or doing any of the work that was asked of me.
I know exactly what the problem is………I stopped doing the work.
Okay, so it’s back to square one. I have printed out the timer sheet
and am starting on it immediately. I have also written out the
foundation statements as I know these are key for my success.
Thanks for being there for me (All of you)
Joy (Feeling more joyful)

Okay, I’ve screwed up in the passed two weeks by “sneaking” cigarettes.
I stopped paying attention to my body “cues” and paid more attention
to my “mind” and the “stinkin thinkin” that goes along with it. This
is the exact same thing I’ve done on every other quit - I get feeling
good and then I smoke one cigarette thinking I can get away with it.
(I KNOW BETTER - One is too many and a thousand never enough) But
this pattern has been repeating itself for many years and I can’t seem
to break it. (Any suggestions here would be greatly appreciated)
Joy (Who is not so joyful right now)

I had successfully quit smoking for three or four weeks. Then, my 2-1/2
granddaughter and toy yorkee came to stay with me for a week while my daughter
and son-in-law were away.
The first day they were here, my husband started to rectally bleed and ended up
in the hospital three days later. I had bronchitis and a sinus infection so I
could not see him for 48 hours.
After four days at home with a dog that would not stop yapping, rain, and a baby
who wanted her mommy, I broke down and smoked.
My husband has been diagnosed with a variety of diseases including a mysterious
mass that they thought was cancer but came back negative. He must go back in
the hospital in Dec. to have his esophagus stretched as he has been choking on
food as it has narrowed. He must also go back in Jan. to see if this mysterios
mass has spread.
Next week, I am going to my daughter’s house for a few weeks to take care of her
daughter as she is having shoulder surgery and won’t be able to take care of her
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Hi,
Interesting approach to quitting… simply “X” it out. What exactly are you
Xing?
As for help from this site, about a week ago you asked for some direction
to find info on cognitivequitting and I gave you a web address. Have you
read the material there? Have you set a timer and kept a log for 8-10 hours
over 2-4 days? In short, what of the work that’s involved with the
cognitivequitting program have you done? If you haven’t, and are interested
in actually using the program, Pam or I would be glad to work with you.
Steve

Hi all,
I’ve long realized that this behavioral approach to quitting provided
a method that resulted in a more permanent and comfortable quit. But
I’ve never tried to collect any ‘numbers’ to verify that impression.
I’ve recently been contacted, as have a few of you, by a Christina
Anthony who would like to collect some information from the members of
our group with an eye toward determining the effectiveness of
cogquitting.
Here is her intro and request:
There are over 1000 of us in the group. I’m sending this out as a
‘Special Notice’ post in hopes that as many as possible well read it
and respond. I’m asking all of you, as a personal favor to me, to
please fill in the data Christina has requested and send it to her at
anthonyc@…
Thank you in advance,
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Howdy fellow X smokers. This is the second time that I have quit. The
first time I made it for four months. This time I wish to make it for
life. I would like to learn more about the cognitive approach. Anyone
know where I can look? Blessings to all and good luck. Blaze

Hi Donna,
Cogquitting isn’t ‘there’, yet.
When you go to the site, you’re asked for your email address in the top
thin grey box, and for the website (you have to write in
cognitivequitting.com) in the larger grey box.
Maybe if there are more votes, cogquitting will appear elsewhere on that
page. Just guessing.
Steve

How are you folks doing? Still with us? Did you try adding stretching and
breathing to your schedule today? Did you notice any changes?
If you’d like to catch up in chat, post or email me and let me know when.
Steve

One of the crucial steps in becoming cognitively quit is to be able to recognise
body cues, which is why we urge you to set your timers to go ping once an hour
so that you can do a quick body check. Those tense muscles in the neck and
shoulders, the shallow breathing, hunger, thirst, etc….. all have been
associated with a smoking response, and we want to retrain Warren, our
autopilot, to offer up a more appropriate non smoking response
I went on a course today to learn more about doing effective presentations to
groups (which I have to do as part of my work as a careers counsellor, from time
to time) I’m not a natural ‘performer’, and always get anxious and tense before
I have to speak to groups of ppl (and as a smoker, my way of calming myself down
was to smoke several cigs beforehand - which, of course, I came to learn caused
me more physical stress..) Seems that most people are just the same - even
people who do this for a living (performers, politicians etc) We were taught a
range of exercises to relax our bodies and voices, and I thought I’d post them
here, as some of you might find them useful when you’re retraining Warren…
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Thank You Steve for creating this remarkable and simple program that
saved mine and many others’lives….I could not have done it without
you! I promise not to wait till year 3 to post….I miss all of you
and will stay in touch!!! Thank you again, Lauren