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Dear Teentalker,

Thanks for reaching out.

It is a very brave step that you have taken to self-recovery. As this is the time when you cannot go out and buy cigarettes, I feel this is the opportunity for you when you can try to give up on smoking. Here are a few tips that can help you to deal with this situation during this lockdown - 

• Set a target for yourself that till the lockdown will end you will be smoking free.
• Remind yourself that having an addiction doesn’t make you a bad person.
• Talk to your friends about how and why you have decided to overcome the addiction in.....

Dear Teentalker,

Thanks for reaching out.

It is a very brave step that you have taken to self-recovery. As this is the time when you cannot go out and buy cigarettes, I feel this is the opportunity for you when you can try to give up on smoking. Here are a few tips that can help you to deal with this situation during this lockdown - 

• Set a target for yourself that till the lockdown will end you will be smoking free.
• Remind yourself that having an addiction doesn’t make you a bad person.
• Talk to your friends about how and why you have decided to overcome the addiction in this lockdown period.
• Ask your family and friends to be around whenever you need them. As the withdrawal symptoms might make you feel anxious, sweaty or angry.  If you inform your family and friends about this then they will be aware of the reason for your behaviour and can support you. 
• Make a routine for yourself and try to stick to it. You can take help from this link on how to plan a productive day – 

https://www.teentalkindia.com/got-a-question/general/how-to-make-my-day-more-productive-514

• Include physical exercises and meditation to your routine.
• Try to write down one thing that you are grateful for before going to bed.

You can also go through this link if you want to know more about dealing with addition – 

https://www.teentalkindia.com/explore/addiction/12-steps-to-recovery-from-addiction

https://www.teentalkindia.com/video/explore/addiction?v_id=59966

https://www.teentalkindia.com/explore/addiction/addicted-to-the-smoke-of-you

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