Day 2

Unscramble Slowly

If you enjoy your new tobacco-free routines, keep doing them. If you want to go back to your old triggers, do so slowly, one trigger at a time. For example, if it has been awhile since you went out to the bar with smoking friends, plan to go briefly and only drink a little.

Events in your life that you linked with tobacco may trigger new urges: meeting a deadline, having a few drinks, golfing, a hunting trip, or coping with loss.

What new triggers have already arisen since you started quitting?

What new triggers do you anticipate in the coming weeks or months?

Use creative imagination to picture yourself going through these situations without your old habit. If this trigger involves others, make sure at least one person knows you have quit and you can count on them to help you.

Today’s Affirmation:

I don’t have to do this alone- others will support me, if I ask them to.