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Originally Posted by jwz  Regarding spending time away from internet with a smoking colleague..
It seems that I can't really avoid this. I will just have to find a way NOT to smoke in these situations. |
Sorry for repeating myself, but again, write it down, and practice with visualizations. That's how I did it and it's great.
Imagine the situation (you far away from every computer, your smoking colleague in front of you, maybe even offering you a cigarette...) now imagine what you could do in this situation instead of smoking. For me, it was 1. drink a small bottle of water and 2. go the stairs up and down again. Choose something healthy that you don't dislike and that keeps you busy for 2-3 minutes, since this is about how long the attacks last. Write it down!
Then visualize: in a moment when you have no craving, imagine the situation, the smoking colleague, the offered cigarette, your craving...
everything, and then do this action you have chosen. But really do it. Drink the water and go the stairs, or whatever it is you chose for yourself. Repeat as often as needed to burn it deeply into your brain.
Next time you'll be in this situation, you'll just get up, drink the water and climb the stairs, and be saved.
Do this for every dangerous situation. You're done!
Well at least that's how I did it. It was very, very helpful. Hope it may help you too.
