Center for Laser Therapy

12/22/2025

12/09/2025

When ni****ne has been part of our life for a long time, we don’t really know what our normal is.

Ni****ne addiction affects the Trio: the physical, the psychological, and the behavioral.

But as long as ni****ne is in the picture, we can’t tell how much of that Trio is being driven by the ni****ne or what’s genuinely coming from us. Until the ni****ne is out and the physical addiction is gone, we won’t know.

Isn’t it time to finally meet your normal?

11/27/2025

This Thanksgiving, we’re taking a moment to appreciate you.

Wherever you are on your quit journey, your effort matters, your hope matters, your courage matters, and your perseverance matters. You remind us every day that change is possible.

Here are a few things we hear from our clients about what they’re grateful for as they become smoke-free.

From all of us at Center for Laser Therapy, we wish you a warm, peaceful, and hopeful Thanksgiving.

09/20/2025

What if late-night cravings weren’t your enemy, but a messenger? In our latest blog post, “Beyond the Monster: Meeting Cravings with Compassion," we explore how cravings, when quitting, can feel relentless. Instead of battling them, what if you listened?

We break cravings down into three layers: the physical pull from addiction; the conditioned triggers tied to routines or habits; and the emotional needs cravings often try to cover, such as rest, comfort, or connection.

By turning toward cravings with curiosity and compassion, you may discover what they’re really asking for. If you’re ready to shift from struggle to understanding, this blog post is for you.
https://centerforlasertherapy.com/beyond-the-monster-meeting-cravings-with-compassion/

08/25/2025

Does quitting smoking make you less focused or creative?

Many smokers believe ci******es help them think more clearly or even boost creativity. The truth is, ni****ne gives you a short burst of focus by flooding your brain with chemicals, but that effect fades within about 20 minutes, leaving you stuck in a cycle of withdrawal and relief.

When you quit, it’s normal to feel foggy for a short time. But that stage is temporary, and once your brain resets, focus and creativity not only return, they often improve.

This is also where we can help. Our laser therapy can help to make withdrawal symptoms non-existent or, at least, gentler.

Want to know more? Check out our recent blog post on the topic.
https://centerforlasertherapy.com/does-quitting-smoking-make-you-less-focused-or-creative/

06/28/2025

When you're trying to quit smoking, it can feel like you're being pulled in different directions.

One part of you wants to quit.
Another part might feel scared, stressed, or just craving a break.
Another might be asking, “Will we ever have fun again?”

None of these parts are trying to ruin your progress. They’re trying to help you feel better in the only ways they know how even though their strategies may be outdated. Some of them may be using strategies that worked when you were three years old and had no power. Or maybe they're still stuck in middle school (junior high) or high school.

Invite them to share. Listen to them compassion and curiosity. Let them know you heard them so that they don't need to keep shouting.

So we ask:
Who else is sitting at your table?
What are they saying?
What matters most to them?

Read our post about it here.
https://centerforlasertherapy.com/why-you-might-feel-pulled-in-multiple-directions-when-you-try-to-quit-smoking

05/31/2025

Bored? Feeling like there’s nothing to hold your interest? Nowhere to put your energy?

Boredom can be a trigger that leads you back to smoking, if you're not mindful. Whether you're in the early days of quitting or have been smoke-free for months or years, boredom can still catch you off guard.

But boredom isn’t just about having nothing to do. It’s often a signal that something is going on, and understanding it can help you stay smokefree.

Psychologists have identified five types of boredom, each with its own feel:

1. Indifferent boredom – Calm, detached, checked out.
2. Calibrating boredom – Wandering thoughts, low engagement.
3. Searching boredom – Restless, scanning for something to do.
4. Reactant boredom – Irritable, frustrated, trapped.
5. Apathetic boredom – Flat, unmotivated, emotionally numb.

These aren’t just moods. They’re signals. Each one points to a basic human need that isn’t being met—like purpose, movement, connection, stimulation, rest, or creativity.

When you used to smoke, ci******es may have given you temporary relief not just from boredom itself, but from the discomfort boredom often brings. Sometimes that discomfort showed up as restlessness, agitation, or feeling stuck with nothing meaningful to do. Smoking wasn’t healthy or productive, but like scrolling or snacking, it felt like you were doing something, and that small, momentary sense of relief was powerful enough to start smoking again.

It's time to notice:

-- What kind of boredom am I feeling right now?

-- What’s the real need underneath it?

-- What can I do right now to meet that need in a way that truly supports me?

You don’t need to fight boredom or avoid it. You just need to listen to it and understand what it’s telling you.

This awareness can help you protect your quit and help you feel whole.

05/12/2025

Happy Mother's Day!

A (day late) Mother's Day thought...

In our office, parents and grandparents often say, “I don’t want my kids to see me smoking,” or "My kids won't let me see my grandkids unless I stop smoking."

That love is powerful — but at the end of the day, the decision to become a nonsmoker works way better when you can own it and stop smoking for you.

Because you matter.

Because your health, your peace, your freedom… all of it matters, and it’s all worth it.

And when you quit for you, everyone benefits.

05/07/2025

"I don’t even enjoy smoking anymore, but I keep doing it. What's wrong with me?"

If you’ve asked yourself that, you’re not the only one.

You’re not weak. You’re not crazy.
You’re addicted—and addiction doesn't feel good. Smoking is no longer enjoyable. It feels automatic. You just do it. Because that's what you do.

That’s where our laser therapy comes in. It helps boost endorphins, greatly diminishing cravings, sometimes even eliminating them completely! — so your brain isn’t screaming for a cigarette.

When the cravings quiet down, something powerful happens.
You finally have space to focus on the other parts of becoming a nonsmoker such as changing your routines, calming your nervous system, learning to respond instead of react, and reconnecting with the version of you who never needed to smoke in the first place.

Quitting isn’t just about not smoking. It’s about becoming free.

Let us help you get there.

04/18/2025

When you first tried smoking, your body and brain were honest with you. You probably coughed, felt dizzy, a little sick, maybe even anxious. You may have even thrown up! That’s because ni****ne is actually a stimulant — it speeds up your heart rate, increases blood pressure, and triggers your “fight-or-flight” response. That's the opposite of calm.

So why does it feel calming now?

Because over time, your body — and brain — adapted to ni****ne. You become dependent on the ni****ne, and now you need it just to feel normal!

Ni****ne is actually a stimulant. Ni****ne triggers your body's stress response; it doesn't relax it. Ni****ne raises your heart rate. Increases your blood pressure. Constricts your blood vessels.

Once you become dependent on the ni****ne you don't notice that because what you're really doing when you take in ni****ne is easing the tension caused by ni****ne withdrawal — not calming real stress.

Over time, your body becomes conditioned. As ni****ne levels drop between ci******es, you start to feel restless, anxious, or irritable. Lighting a cigarette temporarily takes that feeling away. It feels like relief, but it is only ending a discomfort the last cigarette caused.

Smoking doesn’t truly remove stress. It just masks it — for a moment — before bringing it back again.

You deserve better than that cycle. You deserve a deep, lasting sense of peace that doesn’t depend on lighting another cigarette.

Which fork in the road are you going to take?

Please let us know if we can help you on your smokefree journey. We'd be honored to walk the path with you.

03/12/2025

Today is National No Smoking Day.

If you stopped smoking already, remember to write down all the ways you feel better! Hug yourself and thank yourself for having already stopped and having become a nonsmoker.

If you haven't stopped smoking yet and want to, write down all your fears about stopping smoking, what you thinking smoking is doing for you, why you want to stop smoking, and all the things you'll be gaining. Sit with that list and feel into what's really most important to you.

There are so many ways to stop smoking. Choose one and start. And if one of those ways to stop smoking is with our help, please pick up the phone and call us at 732-780-1425 or email us at info@centerforlasertherapy.com. Start stopping. Just start.

Happy National No Smoking Day! Jump in and join for yourself.

02/05/2025

Check out our new blog post: All Your Parts Have a Voice—Are You Listening? https://centerforlasertherapy.com/all-your-parts-have-a-voice-are-you-listening/