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What helps spinal stenosis besides surgery?

Spine Health | Last Active: Sep 12 12:03am | Replies (167)

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@jojo58 It sounds like you have a plan and a schedule to stop smoking. I have never smoked, but I was wondering if there was something positive that you could use to distract yourself when you get a craving? What would that be for you? I know it's easy for the mind to get hijacked by an emotion and it holds onto negative and stressful things so much easier because that is part of our survival instinct to pay attention to danger. You can mindfully replace that feeling with something that you are excited about. Perhaps it is inspirational music in combination with deep relaxed breathing, or a movie that fills you with such good feelings. I did some things like this when I was facing fear of surgery and it really works. It's a creative way to cope with something that creates anxiety.

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I have 2 grandsons but the youngest is still a baby. He is my motivation. I live with them and it seems whatever is bothering me melts away when I see him, I don’t even think about a cigarette. I smoke outside and he gets upset when I leave him so I just don’t. I see him more than his parents do. So I just look at his sweet face.