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Your guide to quitting ? Being aware of the addiction mind chatter!


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" I've done such a great job so far , one quick drag is like a little reward for doing so well ....." This is the junkie thinking that has sent me back to being a smoker in the past. My addict reasoning tells me that I'm doing such a wonderful job that maybe I can buy a pack and just have one when I really need one. Well , I did buy a pack and I did smoke the whole pack that day and did continue for probably another twenty years.  My addict told me that I deserved to have one when nothing could be further from the truth. In retrospect , yes I was doing well , and a smoke was the last thing I deserved. Anyway , this is the type of thinking that can sabotage the quit in a heartbeat. No one is immune. Smoking is a choice and today I choose to breathe fresh clean air. Stopping smoking is the best thing I've ever done and when I think about it it makes me happy. Nobody deserves to have a smoke for not smoking , how insane is that ? Excellent for us for not smoking today.  breather
11 years ago 0 187 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
"If I’ve come this far I can certainly come back and reach this stage again..."
 
This is the one thought in my head that drives me crazy.  I catch myself thinking this at least twice a day.  I have to constantly remind myself of how hard the first day was, and do I really want to go through that again?  It's too bad NRT's don't make those voices shut up! lol
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Even if you are 100% dedicated to quitting withdrawal symptoms may put these types of questions into your mind:
  • What if I have just one tiny little puff? Is that so bad?
  • I’ve done such a great job so far, one quick drag is like a little reward for doing so well...
  • Do I really want to quit? If I really think about it I really like smoking and maybe I’m just the kind of person who smokes...
  • If I’ve come this far I can certainly come back and reach this stage again...

This is your addiction talking.
 
Veteran members, how did you counter this type of thinking early on? 
 
Ashley, Health Educator


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