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Anne Mitchell

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posted 04/29/2009, comments (0)

Want to Quit Smoking? Forces Work Against You...

When you try to quit smoking, you have to deal with many negative forces including your physical and emotional addiction, the tobacco industry, advertisers and publishers who help market cigarettes, and your smoking friends. It’s possible that you’re smoking because you want to. It’s far more likely that you’re... Read more Chevron

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posted 04/13/2009, comments (0)

guilt and abandonment. and sucess

so, i'm feeling pretty quilty. but not for the reasons that you may be guessing. years ago i attended a support group for chronic pain sufferers. it was like a saturday night live sketch. when we arrived the chairs were stacked 10 high along a wall. most of us expended all of our reserve strength just setting... Read more Chevron

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posted 04/05/2009, comments (0)

Quitting Smoking is a Process — Some Tips to Help You

It’s important to remember that the whole business of becoming an ex-smoker is a process, and not an overnight one at that. You begin by removing the cigarettes and not smoking anymore. After a short while, the physical addiction and cravings start to leave. Finally, you plateau and reach the maintenance stage. But to get to this point, you... Read more Chevron

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posted 03/26/2009, comment (1)

Want to Quit Smoking? Try Keeping All Your Cigarette Butts

If you've been contemplating quitting smoking of late and you live alone, put cigarette realness in your face - so to speak. Save a favorite ashtray full of butts; don't dump this toxic treasure, spiriting it out of sight as though it never happened. It does happen and it's been a very real part of your life for some years now, hasn't it? OK.... Read more Chevron

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posted 03/11/2009, comments (0)

Pregnancy and Quitting Smoking

Having a child is usually a time of joy and anticipation. But if the woman is a smoker, she will be forced to deal with her nicotine addiction in addition to all of the physical changes that pregnancy brings. She is sure to know that smoking is not healthy for her or her baby. But what if she simply can’t find a way to quit? Smoking among... Read more Chevron

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