Smoking cessation support groups
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I think support groups can be of tremendous benefit. My only two personal experiences with such groups was a smoking cessation group and a bereavement group. I found both to be very helpful. It's difficult, or at least it was for me, to find an anxiety group for some reason. I'm sure they must exist. I am not aware of any listing of such groups state by state. I would start by calling your local Mental Health Dept. and inquiring if they know of any.
PLEASE do your best to quit soon, especially if your own health is suffering, you know it's doing damage to your baby and it's probably making you sicker just being stressed. I was pissed when I had to quit, did it cold turkey but I've quit cold turkey once before so I knew I could do it. I was a real pain in the butt but I know now I will never go back to smoking (even though I still crave it 8 months later), just too expensive anyways, I try and look at it that way.
The source is an article in the Ladies Home Journal, April 2010, pg67 that states the high success rate of these two nicotine replacement therapies are used in conjugtion to combat nicotine addiction. It was used by expert Southard in a smoking cessation support group. I was hoping to get some input from both professionals and patients alike about their use of both Chantix and the patches to quit smoking permanently.
Well amen to you for being such a great friend. It's sooo hard to quit smoking much less trying to do it without the support of friends and family. I've been there and failed many times due to no support.
So, about the patches. None of them are "worthless". It just matters how badly you wanna quit and how much support you have around you. Quitting will be difficult no matter what your friend uses. These are only aids to (help) with withdraw.
It is also a signal that if you do not stop smoking, your lung function will increasingly continue to rapidly deteriorate. That means that smoking cessation is not just the abandonment of a bad habit but a crucial act that will prevent further loss of lung function, reduce the frequency of lung infections, reduce the likelihood of lung (and other) cancers, enhance the quality of your life and extend the length of your life.
https://www.mayoclinic.
It seems that Seattle does not have any support groups in the area? How do people cope when they find out they are positive for HSV 1 or 2? I was diagnosed over 3 years ago through a blood test IGg. I have pretty much isolated myself from going out, meeting anyone and I have no one to talk to at all. I got blood tested after going online and requesting the STD test through quest diagnostics laboratory. My results ccame back positive for both HSV 1 and 2.
I have shied away from going to support groups for various reasons but am beginning to think now maybe one would be helpful. Thoughts?
I feel like I am losing ground daily not only physically but also emotionally. I have applied for social security disability (something I said I would NEVER do) because my physician refuses to release me to go back to work. I just feel that I can no longer be the "strong" one.
Are there any support groups that meet for Chiari survivors, sufferers in Knoxville, TN. My daughter had decompression surgery a year and a half ago. Since then she has been suffering from headaches and mind seizures as well as fear, depression and anxiety. She has had to quit her job and we are probably going to have to file for disability for her. I think a support group would help her feel not so all alone.
Most also include emphysema/COPD support groups, attention to psycho-social issues plus medicine education and management. Most large hospitals offer pulmonary rehabilitation programs of varying length and complexity. Ask your doctor to refer you to such a program and if he can’t or is unwilling, contact the American Lung Association for guidance.
If you are willing to put effort into such a program, the quality and perhaps even the length of your life will be enhanced.
Good luck.
After I stopped smoking, I experienced slight nausea and lots of fatigue the first week. So it's possible it's part of the withdraw process. But I don't know about the canker sores or the fever.
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