Re: [at-l] stop smoking

["W F Thorneloe, MD" <thornel@attglobal.net>]

You accidentally bring up an issue for those attempting to stop smoking 
that is important.

There are cues in your world that are not obvious. After a while, your 
sense of smell will be more accurate, and you will recognize more of them. 
When I help people plan to quit, I encourage a "Red Letter Day" with 
several tasks before that date. Plan on detailing the car, changing pillow 
covers, removing ashtrays and other paraphernalia, clean phone and shampoo 
carpets, get your hair perm-ed or cut and washed.

The smell of cigarettes is a powerful reminder, but on a subliminal level. 
You had an easier time off cigarettes until you got out of the hospital and 
with your old stuff. Few people are successful in quitting in this way, 
even after losing a chunk of lung.

OrangeBug
Atlanta, GA

At 11:31 AM 2/9/2000 -0500, Richard S. Lubitz wrote:
>...These are those times you light up because of
>what you are doing (eg talking on the phone) as opposed to a craving for
>nicotine.  To get through this I bought a bottle of cinnamon sticks.  They
>are about the same size as a cigarette, have taste and are easy to carry.
>For a few months I kept one in my shirt pocket and pulled it out whrn I
>felt the urge to smoke.  After a few months, I realized that I hadn't used
>it in about a week and stopped carrying it.

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