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Old Dec 14, 2008, 02:22 PM
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Congrats! You're really doing very well

I now can't stand to be near the smell! ugh! That was a major reason I wanted to quit.

One more thing I would suggest is an alternative for stressful or anxious times. Since smoking is an anti-anxiety behavior we can easily revert back to it when a crisis arises. Since crises will always arise, such is life, a plan or two for what to do when that happens is really really helpful. Sometimes I just breathed through it using breathing exercises, sometimes I took Xanax, sometimes it was enough just knowing I had the Xanax with me if needed.

Doing relaxation techniques with some CD's I had also helped.

Keep going!