Dear Teentalker,
Thank you for reaching out and sharing your concerns.
It takes a lot of courage for you to be so honest and open about the situation and congratulations to you for doing that! That is a big step you're taking towards recovery.
You mentioned suffering from a habit related to consuming tobacco and that you're spending a great deal of money on it. I understand from your concern you would like to get rid of this habit and so I would like to give you suggestions along the following lines:
1. First and foremost, I would request you to write down answers to the following questions:.....
Dear Teentalker,
Thank you for reaching out and sharing your concerns.
It takes a lot of courage for you to be so honest and open about the situation and congratulations to you for doing that! That is a big step you're taking towards recovery.
You mentioned suffering from a habit related to consuming tobacco and that you're spending a great deal of money on it. I understand from your concern you would like to get rid of this habit and so I would like to give you suggestions along the following lines:
1. First and foremost, I would request you to write down answers to the following questions:
i) What are the advantages of consuming tobacco?
ii) What are the disadvantages of consuming tobacco?
iii) What are the advantages of NOT CONSUMING tobacco?
iv) What are the disadvantages of NOT CONSUMING tobacco?
2. Maintain a diary and write about your thoughts, feelings whether they are positive or negative. Also, every time you consume tobacco, make a note of that in your diary. It will help you to understand your consumption pattern.
3.The next thing I would request you to do is ask yourself the reasons why you wish to consume tobacco. What thoughts are going through your mind while doing so? You can also work on the tool 'Identifying your trigger' and watch relevant videos by viewing the expert speak and addiction tabs.
Hope this helps, if you have any other query do connect online for chat between 10am-6pm or drop us an offline message.
Regards,
Expert Teentalk India
