Post by judyb on Sept 22, 2004 12:03:03 GMT -5
A real commitment to stopping smoking for me
has meant that somehow my mind shut down the cravings.
Cant really explain, but when I am going through stressful
times or other triggers occur, the thought of having a
sickarette is not there anymore, not an option, and my thinking
simply seems to bypass that possibility and tries to work out
how I am going to deal with the stress or whatever. It feels
like a miracle but I suppose in reality it is commitment. The
only time I have a smoking thought is from triggers, which pop
up from my unconscious mind; e.g. if you change to a different
car you always go for the indicator and get the screen wipers;
so very occasionally because I did it for 35 years, I reach for a
smoke on certain cues and then remember I have stopped, but
it only lasts a millisecond. Commitment is great because it
wipes out the smoking option and a lot of the pain of stopping.
Rambling a lot only just woke up this morning!
just4u - Caroline from England, February
03, 2001 - 04:34 am:
