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Originally Posted by relieved
I don't want to stop smoking altogether. I want to do it just for recreational use. I don't want to smoke so much because of the need to self-medicate. I don't know what else to do though. It isn't really a bad thing to do but I can see where I could use even more and that I don't want. t seemed to dismiss my concerns about my usage and wasn't interested in exploring other avenues to help me cope.
Thanks for all the replies.
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Relieved, have you ever thought about doing something like restorative or gentle yoga? I've sometimes used alcohol as a way of relieving my anxiety and I was really surprised to realize how much yoga helped with that! It was really amazing to find out that there was this whole other thing I could do that was really healthy. Another thing you could try is guided meditations - there are lots of them online.