Good one!!

I wonder if I just shoulda called this thread a 'support group for people that wanna quit smoking'? LOL!! That's what it turned into!!

Ok, but I crochet, so, I'll just work, and have a mint when I want a cig!! Thanx!!

ahhha you are too toward what to smoke?

have also heard exercise helps alot, tried it and found that after a good workout I don't want to smoke, so I just exercise less now.

that's another good reason to exercise to help you quit. It gets your blood pumping and adrenalin going. and if done right...you are too toward to smoke lol

Yes, we can!

what do you know

nah, have heard cinnamon does help quench the desire for nicotine

well I think it helps with stress and anger from the withdrawals too

woohoo to all that have decided to quit, I was going to quit too on Wednesday but too many are quitting that date. darn guess Imma just have to continue

Nah just being silly, congrats and good luck to all that wish to quit! It's hard I hear but if it's what you decided to you, kudos to you and good luck!!!

Redsox...I think we just turned your thread into a support group lol

I'm going to cut down to 2 a day tomorrow

it is a natural herbal treatment for depression....and with withdrawals...I get depressed lol

you can get it at the grocery store

I have cinnamon mints!! I'll try them Wednesday AM!! I never even thought of it being a 'substitute'!!

Cinnamon gives the spicy type taste of cigarettes. The cinnamon sticks are good for the habit.

St John's Wort is supposed to help with the moodiness

The truth WILL come out sooner or later....Believe me, it is a small World after all.

my ex husband gave me a 25 lb bag of sunflower seeds for xmas....I'll be going through them quickly

I couldn't do it cold turkey so I started cutting down. I smoke a pack a day, then I went to a half pack, and gradually went down

Cinnamon candies are good and so is exercise

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Here we go...

1. Concerning friendship with ur ex.

Its v. tricky. In most cases the feeling of sex attraction is still around and even in low quontity can leads to jealousy or even to a passionate moment without control. Still, friendship can exist but its a dangerous road to take.

2. About telling ur friend about ur ex.

Personality is a very complicated characteristic of humans. You can be with someone and live together for many years, and still there are moments where he/she can still surprise u. Something like hobbits from Lord of the Rings. Besides that, every personality can be received by another human from different point of view. For example, you find X characteristic of your ex, negative, while another woman receives the same characteristic as positive. This phenomenon doesnt happens allways but it happens a lot.

For these reasons, i personaly suggest not to tell your friend anything about ur ex. Let her "explore" him by her self. Besides that, you dont know how ur ex can treat her. He may treat her like you, but there is the option that this woman has something special that draws ur ex interest to her, and so receive much better treatment than u did.

So.. let them be. Keep an eye on her, by asking her how she is doing with her new relationship and if u spot signs of unhappiness, just advise her from ur personal experience without letting her know that he is ur ex. By telling her that he is ur ex, u putting limits in her judgement about his actions (coz she will ask u about it) and maybe u make her to feel uncofortable in front of u.

Give them the freedom to discover themselves and only take action if u are 100% something bad will happen.

PS: To predict the future leads to fault results in many cases.

PS: The best doctor for a relationship is TIME

My quit date is this Wednesday, but I plan to chew a lot of gum, mints, drink more water, and take walks!!

Let it be .And come to me