Sunshine59

I don't know if this helps but these days i keep repeating these words to myself Relax , Relax , Relax ... Then i eat a nicotine gum .My cravings are gone for few hours . I am focusing a lot on relaxing techniques these days Whenever i feel mental without cigarettes i tell myself to relax I do not think we are naturally relaxed all the time , i think we are more restless most of the time , This could be confused for cravings Anyway next time you feel stressed out or restless , Try Telling yourself to relax . I am 1 hour and 17 minutes without any smoke . There is a lot of restlessness and it can be easily confused for cravings , But its not , Its just i am bored and i am looking for some other activities to kill some time If i cannot find any activities like that , because you cannot always find interesting activities to do . I simply tell myself to Relax , Relax , Relax . I am also trying to read a lot about relaxation techniques

Thanks WeegieWoman , I have been googling all sorts of things from breathing techniques , yoga , meditation , Buddhism etc since past few months All of those does not always looks practical in real life . Everything is missing something . We do all those things to relax . So the key word here is relaxation itself . If none of the above works one should at least tell oneself to relax somehow most of the time under stress . Those simple words itself helps a lot Breath in , Breath out Relax , Relax , Relax ... I have been googling relaxation techniques since the past 40 minutes I am trying to find a book about the various relaxation techniques . Let me see if i can find a good book about it

Thanks c9jane29 , I will try to do that , i think the only rule for me right now is that i should not make a lot of unnecessary threads I think i can still post in other peoples thread , i guess all i need to do is to stay on topic Right now i am trying to learn more about the relaxation techniques one can practice in daily life . I wish i could get a book on that

Hello babs609 , I have been trying to narrow a lot of things down related to my very serious addiction . It happens everyday , the narrowing down process . I was able to cut down a lot of triggers that led me to smoking , improved a lot of things about my diet etc . A minute ago i was reading about the importance of relaxation techniques , i think that is what i have been missing . Automatically my mind is a bit of a mess due to number of things i have to continuously follow , like my studies From today on wards i am going to focus a lot more on the word relaxation techniques I always thought relaxation techniques was simply some breathing techniques to calm one down . That is not always the case . In times like these when addiction makes one restless and mental , all sorts of relaxation techniques are so important . Life is sometimes mental , sometimes dull , sometimes too much stress . There is only one way to deal with it . That is to practice all the relaxation techniques one knows I am going to continuously try to learn about it , starting from Friday 16/11/2018

The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing

Someday i have to conquer this addiction Addiction is something that makes you mental if you don't get it ... Most of the days i usually try to quit before the clock hits 12 o clock midnight . That is my most favorite time

Thanks for all the replies bakon ,babs609 , WeegieWoman ,MarylandQuitter Thanks for letting me keep this account . Sometimes there are lots of things in my mind and it makes more sense when i write it down or discuss with other people Anyway i will do one thing , i will continue to use the blog That way i can at least write down all the important points

Repeating a particular activity, even if only with the imagination, wires it more securely into the brain. Thus each attempt at self-discipline is worthwhile. There’s no such thing as failure unless one actually gives up and stops trying. Every attempt at self-discipline is a step towards accomplishing it. Even just thinking about it is a step in the right direction.

I am taking a day off from work tomorrow in the hopes of not getting this account banned I need some rest Also , i need to focus on something Need a bit of extra time for myself I really hope i can keep this account . This feels very important for me right now Like a life or death situation

Sure i will use the blog , But please don't ban this account . Because i love reading the posts here . I can stay away for a year from the discussions , no problems Its probably because my posts looked too silly . That wont happen again

This is one of those rare days where everything feels perfect and i do not even want to think about cigarettes anymore . I have a million other things to think about And i love this discussion group I want to contribute something good to this forum

This is one of those days when everything feels perfect and all i need is a little bit more support to carry myself forward positively without the thought of cigarettes . May i know why my posts are on moderation ?

Thanks for the quick reply babs609 I have no idea why everyone can post freely and i am on a special moderation . I am not an agent of any cigarette company Is it because my posts looks silly ? I have read a lot and made lot of improvements WeegieWoman , but i would like to be a part of the discussions too

I got banned twice for trolling like activity , no warnings , nothing I was not even sure why i was banned 2 times without any reasons The other reason is i searched really hard but i could not find any smoke quitting related forums . I have a request , Can i please keep this one account for myself ? I am not trolling , its probably some communication issue as English is not my first language .