i'm just wondering if your whole theory about rewarding yourself with the thing you're actually trying to QUIT is valid. Especially if at the finish line you're just allowing yourself to go balls out with smoking.
i keep thinking about how it would work for other addictions, like alcohol. It'd be like, "okay, i can take one shot of tequila if i can complete task A, B, and C without having a drink. And after major task Z is completed, I can go binge myself on my entire liquor cabinet. See, look at me quit drinking."
I think gradually cutting down can work (although most say cold turkey is the only way), but I definitely do not think that allowing yourself a full day of whole-hearted smoking at the end will get you anywhere. What happens after that?
Just my two cents. (sorry to be the party pooper.)
i totally agree that it sounds kind of out there. but out there is where i'm at currently. ive tried a lot of stuff and my will power is just not feeling it. i like the idea of working up to one cigarette here and there. it keeps me from getting weirdly depressed, like i'm no fun because i'm an Addict or a NonSmoker. but all the energy is actually being put into not doing all of these things. the goal, eventually, is to see all the work i've done to curb the habit and realize the difference between "i was so bad that one night when we went out" and "i was so bad that one night... and then the next morning... and then the day after that." i know it's lofty, but i really do want to become someone who can have a cigarette, when offered, every once in awhile. thanks for your psych perspective :)
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i'm just wondering if your whole theory about rewarding yourself with the thing you're actually trying to QUIT is valid. Especially if at the finish line you're just allowing yourself to go balls out with smoking.
i keep thinking about how it would work for other addictions, like alcohol. It'd be like, "okay, i can take one shot of tequila if i can complete task A, B, and C without having a drink. And after major task Z is completed, I can go binge myself on my entire liquor cabinet. See, look at me quit drinking."
I think gradually cutting down can work (although most say cold turkey is the only way), but I definitely do not think that allowing yourself a full day of whole-hearted smoking at the end will get you anywhere. What happens after that?
Just my two cents.
(sorry to be the party pooper.)
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This is the oddest disciplinary system I have ever heard of.
Love the "fatty huge meal" prize.
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