Strong
Urges to Smoke when you are Addicted drive one to any lengths to "Smoke
that Cigarette."
Can
we ever be in Charge of our Lives again? What can we do to Combat
our
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Strong
Urges to Smoke when you are Addicted drive one to any lengths to "Smoke
that Cigarette."
Can
we ever be in Charge of our Lives again? What can we do to Combat
our
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IDENTIFING YOUR TRIGGERS
AND CHANGE YOUR OUTLOOK.
Yes,
friends there really is more to life than meeting your friends at work
for a cigarette.
We urge and
invite you to write in with your triggers that you have identified.
We need to identify and list
all those
pesky little hinderers that might keep us from accomplishing our goal of
a "smoke free future."
How to handle
the "triggers" that prompt you to light up... is often an overlooked area
of preparation.
It's so very
important to make a specific plan for what you will do instead of smoke.
So here's a list of
possible triggers.
Check off your triggers and add any others not on the list. Here
are a few suggestions
on how to
handle them You need to think of other specific ways to handle that situation
that will work for
you ~ so that
you won't "light up". Click on page below of triggers and print out page.
| X | TRIGGERS | SUBSTITUTION |
| . | Getting Out of Bed | (try orange juice, many people find juice & smokes don’t mix well) |
| . | Finishing a meal | (try taking your shower after breakfast or tidy up around the house) |
| .. | Boredom (Surprising how often I smoke from boredom | (chew gum, have a mint, read). |
| . | Taking a work break | (read, needlework, take a short walk, write a novel) |
| . | Having a drink | (not advisable for the first month) |
| . | Drinking Coffee | (many people will switch to tea or other drink for the first month) |
| . | That fine sense of accomplishment | (reward yourself with a snack or bubble bath, etc.) |
| . | Facing a family crisis | (this is a time for your faith and a good support group) |
| . | Watching TV | (doodle with the remote;>), keep hands busy) |
| . | Attending a social function (Especially where there are other smokers | (Avoid smokers for a while, be a non-smoking “actor “ ) |
| . | Talking on the Telephone | (doodle, switch hands on the receiver) |
| . | Reading | (eat carrot or celery sticks, do deep breathing exercises, chew on straws) |
| . | Driving (Have you cleaned your car yet?) | (sing with the car radio, remove car ashtray) |
| . | The end of a work day (Not many of those allow smoking anymore) | (exercise!) |
| . | At a business meeting (Not many of those allow smoking anymore) | (doodle, drink water) |
| . | A stressful work situation | (remove yourself from situation?) |
| . | Bowling or other sports activities | . |
| . | Playing Cards | (hang out with non-smokers!) |
| . | Talking with close friends, family | (let them know emphatically that you Quit) |
| . | When angry (better plan a strategy for this) | (write about it in your journal, get it out!) |
| . | Out of habit - no reason whatsoever. | (write about it in your journal) |
| . | After sex (wish I had that problem) | (You’re on your own! I haven’t a clue!) |
| . | . | . |
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