Hi. I have not down this but guided imagery and relaxation tapes along with biofeedback. I too live alone and that is hard but try to distract when I can or do things like a bath to calm me down pain and mental wise. I think a lot for me with things like imagery so on is the person who is doing it and that it takes practice. There is this place on the internet I think it is called meet up and they have groups like this for healing. If you google it you should see and then you can put in your area. As for smoking. I know the battle of addiction so to speak and the vicious cycle. As you know with smoking it helps you in no way but it does fill something for you like you stated dealing with your pain so finding healthy ways to cope can really help.