“We’re tougher than we think we are!” So penned Larry (longtime sober alcoholic) recently in the SOS Newsletter. Larry was reflecting and sharing his life today, after 20 years off the sauce, and a number of years off nicotine. I’ve worked in the field of addiction recovery since the early eighties but I... Read more
Do you recall smoking sections in restaurants? A romantic walk along the beach, cigarettes ablaze? Office strategies vigorously debated, butts piled high, one or two “annoying” persons excusing themselves momentarily for a breath of fresh air? The above and other smoke-laden scenarios are on the wane for the most... Read more
"What was I thinking?" Wendy opined. She was reflecting and reacting to many past years of smoking cigarettes - sometimes for 5 years, quitting for 5 years, then smoking again, then quitting again for other periods - until she said "quitting for good" happened about 10 years ago. "Amy and Donna agreed with me when we... Read more
The favorable false emotional concepts about cigarettes, cigars, etc. that we've accepted and kept alive in our brains can be changed. Letting go of the most addictive substance on the planet can be achieved gradually while replacing the "loss" of it with empowering, nurturing, life-affirming healthy substitutes. When we... Read more
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