Must Not Detach

Blog Post created by indie_grrrl on Mar 21, 2018

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Now that I am better, I can feel myself detaching from the idea to quit. This is why I am here writing. I don't want to give up before I start.

Since I joined this, I am doing 2 things to help me quit:

I am currently reading Allen Carr's "Easy Ways to Stop Smoking". Has anyone ever read it? Any thoughts? I should be reading it more but that is me detaching and not wanting to do the work of quitting.
I made appointments with my doctor and psychiatrist. These appointments will determine that ever looming quit date.

I feel like a sitting duck until I can get my depression under control. That was my biggest hurdle when I quit last and I know that once I figure out a plan with my psychiatrist, I can live a life that I have been dreaming about for a long time.

Until next time my friends.

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Kimshine Mar 21, 2018 11:32 PM
I believe in Allen Carr's The Easy Way....
It helped me so much to see things clearly where I was not seeing things clearly. Continue reading it. I think it helps to have the knowledge in the brain for when things get rough. You have to do the work if you want to quit Indie. Don't detach, stay close, do the reading and ask for some help from your friends here on Ex!
I'm looking forward to your progress!!
Kim
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Giulia Mar 22, 2018 2:16 AM
The Carr book is a great book for enabling us to see the addiction from a different point of view. You HAVE to do the work necessary. Quitting takes hard work, self discipline (isn't THAT a scary word! lol) and commitment. But you can learn how to quit. Quitting is a Skill that CAN be Learned I think you already know yourself pretty well. And you're quite right. It's easy to think about quitting when we aren't feeling well. Easy to stop smoking when we're sick. But the minute we start feeling better everything changes back to normal.

If you can turn your thinking away from dread and "looming" and into thinking of this journey as a growth challenge - "what am I going to learn from this? How will this strengthen me? How will this open me to being the best that I can be...." That kind of thinking will help you a great deal. It's hard to latch onto that kind of thinking on a permanent basis when times are tough, but if you can catch yourself in negative though patterns, that's the first step to getting yourself out of them. If you think of yourself as on a spiritual growth journey, taking a hard experience and asking yourself "What am I supposed to learn from this?" goes a long way in easing the passage. Just some passing ideas.....
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anaussiemom Mar 22, 2018 9:18 AM
Wonderful.

Hugs Kim
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indingrl.01.06.2011 Mar 22, 2018 9:40 AM
CONGRATS indie grl living for YOU and educating YOURSELF with carr book.... yahoooooo please keep coming BACK!
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Youngatheart.7.4.12 Mar 22, 2018 10:21 AM
Make reading Allen Carr a priority. It helped me and a LOT of people here understand what this addiction is all about. Some (gasp!) have even started to be excited to quit after reading it!
It's good to get your doctors on board and have their advice - but understand that they have never smoked - and quitting was not something they were taught in medical school. Read all you can here, on whyquit.com and quitsmokingonline.com. Doesn't hurt to educate yourself - and it WILL make a difference in your success.
There is NEVER a good time to quit. Life is always going to happen. Just pick a date, make the commitment, and get on with it.
We will be with you every step of the way!
Nancy
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