Originally Posted by freshstart57
I don’t think ignoring thoughts or cravings is helpful.
When I say ignore, I mean "not acting on". There is nothing I need "to do" about a thought or craving. It just is. It doesn't require any response or action from me.
I can look at a thought of "a drink (or smoke) would be great" or "I/we need a drink (or smoke)" and see it as craving, shrug my shoulders, and think "yeah not happenin" and move on. That's ignoring or dismissing to me.