Post by judyb on Apr 10, 2007 8:18:45 GMT -5
Junkie Thinkin: "I only want one."
RESPONSE: I have never wanted only one. In fact I want 20-30 a day, every
day. I want them all!
Junkie Thinkin: "I'll just be a social smoker"
RESPONSE: I'm a chronic compulsive smoker & once I smoke one I'll quickly be
thinking about the next one. Social smokers can take it or leave it. That's
not me!
Junkie Thinkin: I'm doing so well one won't hurt me now.
RESPONSE: The only reason I'm doing so well is because I haven't taken the
first one. Yet once I do, I won't be doing well anymore. I'll be smoking
again.
Junkie Thinkin: I'll just stop again.
RESPONSE: Sounds easy, but who am I trying to kid? Look how long it took me
to stop this time. And once I start, how long will it take before I get sick
enough to face withdrawl again? In fact, when I'm back in the grip of
compulsion, what guarantee do I have that I'll ever be able to stop again?
Junkie Thinkin: If I slip, I'll keep trying.
RESPONSE: If I think I can get away with one little "slip" now I'll think I can
get away with another little "Slip" later on.
Junkie Thinkin: I need one to get me through this withdrawl.
RESPONSE: Smoking will NOT get me through the discomfort of not smoking. It
will only get me back to smoking. One puff stops the process of withdrawl and
I'll have to go through it all over again.
Junkie Thinkin: I miss smoking right now.
RESPONSE: Of course I miss something I've been doing every day for most of my
life. But I miss the chest pain right now? Do I miss the worry, the
embarrassment? I'd rather be an ex-smother with an occasional desire to smoke,
that a smoker with a constant desire to stop doing it.
Junkie Thinkin: I really need to smoke now. I'm so upset.
RESPONSE: Smoking is not going to fix anything. I'll still be upset, I'll
just be an upset smoker. I never have to have a cigarette. Smoking is not a
need, it's a want. Once the crisis is over, I'll be relieved and grateful I'm
still not smoking.
Junkie Thinkin: I don't care.
RESPONSE: WHAT IS IT EXACTLY THAT I THINK I DON'T CARE ABOUT? Can I
truthfully say I don't care about chest pain? I don't care about gagging in
the morning? I don't care about lung cancer? No, I care about these things
very much. That's why I stopped smoking in the first place.
Junkie Thinkin: What difference does it make, anyway?
RESPONSE: It makes a difference in the way I breathe, the way my heart beats,
the way I feel about myself. It makes a tremendous difference in every aspect
of my physical and emotional health.
RESPONSE: I have never wanted only one. In fact I want 20-30 a day, every
day. I want them all!
Junkie Thinkin: "I'll just be a social smoker"
RESPONSE: I'm a chronic compulsive smoker & once I smoke one I'll quickly be
thinking about the next one. Social smokers can take it or leave it. That's
not me!
Junkie Thinkin: I'm doing so well one won't hurt me now.
RESPONSE: The only reason I'm doing so well is because I haven't taken the
first one. Yet once I do, I won't be doing well anymore. I'll be smoking
again.
Junkie Thinkin: I'll just stop again.
RESPONSE: Sounds easy, but who am I trying to kid? Look how long it took me
to stop this time. And once I start, how long will it take before I get sick
enough to face withdrawl again? In fact, when I'm back in the grip of
compulsion, what guarantee do I have that I'll ever be able to stop again?
Junkie Thinkin: If I slip, I'll keep trying.
RESPONSE: If I think I can get away with one little "slip" now I'll think I can
get away with another little "Slip" later on.
Junkie Thinkin: I need one to get me through this withdrawl.
RESPONSE: Smoking will NOT get me through the discomfort of not smoking. It
will only get me back to smoking. One puff stops the process of withdrawl and
I'll have to go through it all over again.
Junkie Thinkin: I miss smoking right now.
RESPONSE: Of course I miss something I've been doing every day for most of my
life. But I miss the chest pain right now? Do I miss the worry, the
embarrassment? I'd rather be an ex-smother with an occasional desire to smoke,
that a smoker with a constant desire to stop doing it.
Junkie Thinkin: I really need to smoke now. I'm so upset.
RESPONSE: Smoking is not going to fix anything. I'll still be upset, I'll
just be an upset smoker. I never have to have a cigarette. Smoking is not a
need, it's a want. Once the crisis is over, I'll be relieved and grateful I'm
still not smoking.
Junkie Thinkin: I don't care.
RESPONSE: WHAT IS IT EXACTLY THAT I THINK I DON'T CARE ABOUT? Can I
truthfully say I don't care about chest pain? I don't care about gagging in
the morning? I don't care about lung cancer? No, I care about these things
very much. That's why I stopped smoking in the first place.
Junkie Thinkin: What difference does it make, anyway?
RESPONSE: It makes a difference in the way I breathe, the way my heart beats,
the way I feel about myself. It makes a tremendous difference in every aspect
of my physical and emotional health.
