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For the Newest Quitters~~~~~When a crave comes

JonesCarpeDiem
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‎08-21-2014 10:52 AM

The best phrase I can give you is "I Don't Do That Anymore" (post your favorite if you have one)

It indicates you have willingly chosen to not smoke, reminds you of your decision and it's short and sweet!

Say it over and over until the crave passes.

It doesn't take any extraneous equipment or require any strong sensory distractions but, you must hear yourself say it. A silent thought may not overcome strong silent thoughts of smoking but hearing your voice ratchets up the power.

If you have to go out, take a tiny little bottle of super hot sauce with you. NOW THAT"S A DISTRACTION!

If you are home, you may have access to some strong sensory cue inducers. (SSCI) read the followibg link.

https://excommunity.becomeanex.org/blogs/jonescarp.aka.dale.Jan_2007-blog/2014/08/14/you-must-be-lea...                  

Carry On!

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About the Author
Hello, My name is Dale. I was quit 18 months before joining this site and had participated on another site during that time. I learned a lot there and brought it with me. I joined this site the first week of August 2008. I didn't pressure myself to quit. HOW I QUIT I didn't count, I didn't deny myself to get started. When I considered quitting (at a friends request to influence his brother to quit), I simply told myself to wait a little longer. No denial, nothing painful. After 4 weeks I was down to 5 cigarettes from a pack a day. The strength came from proving to myself, I didn't need to smoke because I normally would have smoked. Simple yes? I bought the patch. I forgot to put one on on the 4th day. I needed it the next day but the following week I forgot two days in a row I put one in my wallet with a promise to myself that I would slap it on and wait an hour rather than smoke. It rode in my wallet my first year.There's nothing keeping any of you from doing this. It doesn't cost a dime. This is about unlearning something you've done for a long time. The nicotine isn't the hard part. Disconnecting from the psychological pull, the memories and connected emotions is. :-) Time is the healer.