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Old 05-15-2009, 12:39 PM
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Oh, Rebecca, any smoker can tell you it's not an easy thing to do, BUT IT CAN BE DONE. I for one smoked for well over 30 years, except when I was pregnant, and finally quit 2 1/2 years ago. I'm happy to report no humans or animals were harmed during my cessation period. :lol: Can't give you a miracle cure, but what helped me tremendously was visualization. It may sound a little hokie, but everytime I thought of a cigarette, smelled one or even saw someone with one, I would make myself take a few of the deepest breaths I could and visualize clean and healing air filling my lungs and then I would slowly exhale. It always took that knee-jerk reaction of needing a cigarette away. To this day I still have to do it occasionally when I get a whiff of one. Good luck to you, Lady. We're here for you.

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