In article >,
"kilikini" > wrote:

> "OmManiPadmeOmelet" > wrote in message
> ...
> > In article >,
> > "kilikini" > wrote:
> >
> > > "Ward Abbott" > wrote in message
> > > ...
> > > > On Sun, 6 Nov 2005 21:19:01 -0000, "Arnold" > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >Anyone managed to give up cigarettes and alcohol and never looked
> back?
> > > > >
> > > > >If so, I would be interested to know the techniques you used, coz I
> am
> > > > >struggling with 'will power'!
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > CHOOSE ONE addiction at a time. No one can do both at the same time.
> > > > My personal formula was to say, "I choose not to smoke". I didn't
> > > > deprive myself of anything.
> > > >
> > > > You need to put this in the positive instead of saying....I can't have
> > > > a cigarette.
> > > >
> > > > A little helper...no pepper, no spicy foods and change your behavior.
> > > > If you always had to have a cigarette while talking on the
> > > > phone....then it is time to go for a "healthy" walk.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > I just walked away from cigarettes and never looked back, but then, I
> drink,
> > > so........
> > >
> > > kili
> >
> > I've never smoked, but I do drink and it was getting out of hand at one
> > point. I found that the more I obsessed about it, the worse it got and
> > the more I drank.
> >
> > I finally quit worrying about and decided to go back to enjoying it.
> > My liver enzyme levels are now all back in normal range. Once I quit
> > worrying about it and obsessing about it, I was able to get it under
> > control... Now it's not killing me anymore and I can enjoy it again.
> >
> > Hope that helps?
> > --
>
> Take your milk thistle, drink all you want and don't obsess over it. That's
> my rule.
>
> kili
>
>

Well, my liver is ok now, (one advantage of being a lab tech is I can do
the blood tests whenever I want) but I DID take your advice to heart...
There is now a bottle of milk thistle in with the rest of my daily
supplements in the basket next to my computer... ;-)

Thanks for that.

Cheers!
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson