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The Quit Smoking Report Ezine |
The Quit Smoking Report 9/15/98
Brought to you by QuitSmoking.com
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Hello,
In this issue:
<> Letter from the Editor
<> Featured Product: Heaven's Orb
<> Article: What's Your Addiction
<> A Word From Our Sponsor
<> Smokers' Stories
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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Hello again everyone! Yes, I'm getting this issue out
on schedule! And I *will* stay on this schedule if it kills
me! I'm moving in a couple months so I sure hope
I'm still alive in November :-)
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FEATURED PRODUCT: Heaven's Orb
http://www.quitsmoking.com/orb/orb.htm
This issue's featured product is very different from all the
other products we carry. Heaven's Orb is a toy. But it's
a toy unlike any you've every seen.
Now, why, you may be asking, does anyone trying to
quit smoking want to see a toy? The answer is simple
It keeps your hands and mind busy and distracted.
If you are trying to quit smoking, you may find yourself
unsure about what to do with your hands. You need a
replacement! Heaven's Orb is a simple, yet fascinating
puzzle, that has no right or wrong solution. It's like a
sculpture that you can change every time you pick it up.
Because Heaven's Orb is so entertaining, you'll be happy
to reach for it, rather than a cigarette!
Take a look at the web site and you'll see pictures of the
many different positions you can "sculpt" Heaven's Orb into.
Go here:
http://www.quitsmoking.com/orb/orb.htm
and see the Orb
in action! It's really neat!
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ARTICLE What's Your Addiction?
Last issue, I discussed the importance of knowing what
you are quitting for and keeping the "prize" of quitting
foremost in your thoughts.
This issue, I want you to delve into your addiction and determine
to what part or parts of smoking you are addicted.
When did you start smoking? Were you young? Why did you
start? To be cool? To fit in?
I bet you didn't start smoking to get a nicotine fix. When you
first started smoking it was probably because your friends were
doing it, you were curious or felt pressured to try it, so you
smoked just to smoke. Pretty soon though, smoking became
something more for you--it became a part of your life. And this
was a part that you probably found yourself regretting very soon
after you realized that you "needed" cigarettes.
After the "coolness" wore off and you decided maybe your
parents *were* right--smoking wasn't very glamorous--where did
you find yourself then? Did you try to quit, but you felt sick
if you didn't smoke another? Did you miss your cigarettes or
your smoking breaks? Did you find yourself nervous and
fidgety, not knowing what to do with your hands?
All these symptoms of withdrawal give you clues into your
addiction. In fact they help you answer the question, "What's
your addiction?"
Every smoker is addicted to a slightly different combination
of what I'll call "stimulants." I don't use this in the "drug"
sense of the word. Instead, what I mean by stimulants is the
addictive property or addictive "thing" that hooks you into
smoking and keeps you there, locked in its grip.
What grips you and hooks you? That's what you must endeavor
to uncover. What do you *like* about smoking? What good do
you find in it? Write it down. Understand it.
If you dig deep, very deep, you'll probably find stimulants that
you didn't expect to find.
Do you like the fire from the match or lighter? Do you find
yourself in a Humphrey Bogart movie every time you cover
your hand to protect your match from the wind? Is smoking
still a way for you to rebel against your parents? society? Are
you calmed by the chemicals? Does smoking suppress your
appetite and keep you trim? Do you need something in your
hands and mouth? Are you unpleasantly lonely if you don't
have a pack of cigarettes in your pocket? Are you often bored
with life, except when you smoke? Is your mind made clearer
when you light up? Do you feel irregular if you don't get your
cigarettes?
What does smoking do for you? Yes, it can give you "positive"
experiences, or so you think. The problem is that you have
conditioned your mind and body, through prolonged exposure to
smoking, to experience positive, even euphoric, feelings when
you smoke. Non-smokers don't experience the roller-coaster
ride of the high and lows. Instead they maintain a much higher
level of "well-being", most all the time. They don't need a
cigarette to relax--they just learn how to relax naturally.
The great news for you today is that you can learn to replace
cigarettes with other "things" that give you the positive
experiences. You can learn to relax; you can learn to clear your
mind in far more productive ways, than smoking. Finding
replacements for your addictions is a topic for another
email, but I know you can begin to do this yourself.
Here's some simple steps to take now to learn what you are
addicted to and then to combat your addiction
1. For two days, every time you smoke, pay attention to
and write down, the feelings you had just prior to smoking each
cigarette. Were you tired? Bored? Hungry? Fidgety?
2. Write down the "good" that you feel came from smoking
that particular cigarette. Did it help you relax? Ease your
boredom? Help you wake up? Fall asleep?
3. Study your list. You'll probably notice a pattern very
quickly.
4. Be creative and find things to distract you when you notice
yourself having a feeling that brings on the desire for a smoke.
5. In addition to distracting yourself, you should find
replacements for the "good" that you get from smoking. If you
smoke to relax, figure out how to relax without a cigarette. If
you smoke to clear your mind, figure out how to clear your mind
without a cigarette.
6. Remember, this ain't easy, so don't feel bad if the solutions
don't come right away. This does take work and frustration is
normal!
Good luck in understanding "What's your addiction?"
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SMOKERS' STORIES
RottaWiler@aol.com writes:
I have been trying to quit smoking now for about 6 months.
I have been a smoker for 10 years, since I was 17. I quit
for a month, but I felt so deprived that I went back to full
blown smoking right away. Then two weeks ago, I quit again.
I did the patch for 7 days, so I didn't have a cigarette within
the first week. But it gave me such a headache that I went back
to using the Nicorette gum, which seems to help me much better.
I have had a few cigarettes here and there, and nonsmoking
friends of mine call me a failure for that. I really don't see
it in that light at all. I look at it from the standpoint that I
smoked almost 40 cigarettes a day, everyday, for almost 10
years. Having only 2 or 3 a day now is a HUGE accomplishment.
I know it is bad for me, and I use alot of visualization
techniques like imagining toxic smoke entering my body with
every puff. That seems to help sometimes when I see someone
else smoking and wish I had one too. But it is still a daily
battle. Cravings come out of nowhere, and they are so hard to
fight sometimes. But I am committed to quitting. My greatest
fear is still being a smoker when I am 50 yrs old, and not being
able to quit because smoking has been by my side my entire life.
That keeps me motivated to stop now. Thanks for your e-mails,
they have been a help to me. When I receive them, I know that I
am not alone in my attempt to kick this awful habit!
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Patricia Marcum (markumpa@bright.net) writes:
This is my quit smoking story. On March 25,1998 I quit smoking
after about 17 years (I had quit for 5 years before that but
wanted the cigarettes more when I wasn't smoking than when I
was so I was really afraid to fail if I tried again) I used
Wellbutrin (that's the generic form of Zyban) I followed the
Zyban program to the T and I'll happy to say I am pleasantly
surprised that it worked. I really feel like I will not ever
smoke again. I had no health related diseases from smoking but
I am caring for my 58 year old husband who smoked from age 14
to 56, only quitting after he experienced a massive heart attack
that the doctors didn't think he'd survive. He said, "I never
want to feel that way again and if quitting smoking will make
that happen I quit." Of course he only has 40% of his heart
function left and has to take 16 pills a day to keep him going
but he's alive and has a reasonable quality of life. My sister
(who has never smoked a cigarette in her life) also has cancer
of the bronchial tubes. It's a result of breast cancer
reoccurring after her mastectomy. Maybe they were my motivation.
I don't know but I'm so happy that I was able to quit. I feel so
much more in control of my life and my self-esteem is improving.
I hope my story helps somebody to try to quit today. If you
don't succeed, you are in good company. Keep trying. You CAN
do it too.
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NikiS89@aol.com writes:
Hi Fred,
Been on and off cigarettes for a couple of years now.
I've been on and off the patch a number of times. Did
Acupuncture, worked for a while. The latest was Zyban.
I had very strange feelings on this drug. I did not want to
smoke, but I felt like I was on a lose-dose of LSD or something!
Very weird. It's not that any or all of these things won't work
to some degree. I guess, for some reason, I somehow choose
not to work with these things. Next month, Hypnosis is
scheduled. I'm getting worried. What happens if I don't "work"
that either!!! As you said in your messages this time, keep
trying. I found that to be an inspiring message. I guess the
only thing that beats a failure is a try!!
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Sarah Neave (friendsfreak80@hotmail.com) writes:
Hi Fred,
I am a 24 year old smoker and I have been smoking for about
10 years!!! I subscribed to your "quitsmoking" mailing list and
since then I have cut down from 25-a-day to about 5-a-day. I
am finding it very difficult as most of my friends smoke and
when we go out down the pub I find myself smoking more. I
am giving up slowly, but I feel it is a long haul!! My boyfriend
does not smoke however and never has and he isn't very
supportive of my feelings. He tries to make me give up and
because he doesn't know what it's like to smoke he doesn't
understand when it falls flat on it's face!! I am trying to lose
weight at the moment too which is also difficult so I am doing
one at a time!! Do you think I am doing the right thing?
Please help!!
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Carol Karcher (CKarcher1@compuserve.com) writes:
Fred, I'm still in the mental process of determining there
is absolutely no redeeming value to cigarettes and how
much hate one every time I have one. But I wanted to let
you know that your newsletters are very helpful and
encouraging. I really liked your comments in this one. It
reminds me of a saying I read somewhere --- "the only time
you really fail is the last time you try"! Isn't that great?
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Where's your story? I'd sure like to share it with the other
subscribers to this email list. Mailto:fredk@quitsmoking.com
I hope to hear from you!
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