Paul, A few things you may want to try. First off keep trying, eventually you will quit. It just may take a while.
Second, take a really hard look at those situations where you light up. What is it about them that encourages you to light up? What are the triggers/antecedents in those situations where you want to start smoking. Write them down, and go into detail - as much as you can. Rate each situation on how successful you think you'll be in resisting smoking. Once you've done that, take a look at those situations and break them down into individual bits and pieces. Again, rate each one on how successful you think you'll be in controlling your urge to smoke. This gives you the tools to create a strategy to help you quit. Concentrate on those situations, or factors in those situations where you see yourself having the greatest difficulty in not smoking. Those are the ones you deal with first - look at competing behaviors - something that prevents you from smoking in those situations, or other methods of resisting. Then you start dealing with the situations in your middle range of confidence - again apply the same methods, and finally do the same with those situations where you're the most confident at resisting the urge. Its no guarentee that it will stop you from smoking, but it will give you some extra tools to work with. You may want to check out the local hospitals for smoking programs. Also look at universities with grad psych programs. They almost always run smoking cessation programs for free. Also check out if there are any regular quitting programs being run by any local psychologists etc. While these do cost, they are almost always covered by health insurance. Local chapters of the Cancer Society also may have quitting programs run by professionals. hth, larry On 1/7/06, Paul Ihrig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > man.. > i have been trying to quite so long. > it is the most huilitating thing any one can try to do. > > i am fine at work. > i get home & poof... i light up. > after days of making it and failing i just get so frustrated. > so i smoke for a weekend & then back to the failing cycle. > > will try again tomorrow. > just like that billboard. > > not sure what else to do. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:191037 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
