One of my family member is addicted with smoking and is unable to relax. How can he quit smoking and what will he do?

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For your family member - what you now need to focus on is to come up with the strategies that will help you with the craving. For example, what would help you to distract your mind from smoking. If you like tea or coffee you may decide to grab one instead of a cigarette. Or perhaps keeping a chewing gum or candy and grab one instead. Best way to quit is to work on individualized plan and strategies that will help you maintain the motivation and help manage your craving. Smoking has many adverse effect on different system in your body.
Congratulations that you are thinking about quitting it. Now you need to figure out the best strategy that works for you.
Following information may help you.
One of the few habits which takes very systematic approach and needs lot of support and individualized strategies to quit successfully.
Data such as - since how long are you smoking and how many cigarettes a day you consume are important information.
Also have you tried quitting it earlier? how successful were you?
and what are your personal reasons to stop smoking? all these are also important part of your success strategy.
Broadly speaking your reasons for not smoking work as your motivator.
The stronger the reasons behind not smoking the higher the motivation and thus higher the chances for you to be successful.
Also your body will have a withdrawal symptoms and it is very important to come up with strategies and solid plan to counter these withdrawal symptoms.
These strategies should be tailor-maid as per your need and situation.
If you consider these and many other individualized approach and if you have a solid support throughout your journey. You would be able to make a shift from being a smoker to a non smoker.
Along with this eating healthy and having a good routine for eat and sleep is also very important.
Exercise plays a huge roll when it comes to staying positively motivated and managing cravings.
Hope this helps,
wishing you very best,

Dolly Anadkat · Accepted Answer

For your family member - what you now need to focus on is to come up with the strategies that will help you with the craving. For example, what would help you to distract your mind from smoking. If you like tea or coffee you may decide to grab one instead of a cigarette. Or perhaps keeping a chewing gum or candy and grab one instead. Best way to quit is to work on individualized plan and strategies that will help you maintain the motivation and help manage your craving. Smoking has many adverse effect on different system in your body.
Congratulations that you are thinking about quitting it. Now you need to figure out the best strategy that works for you.
Following information may help you.
One of the few habits which takes very systematic approach and needs lot of support and individualized strategies to quit successfully.
Data such as - since how long are you smoking and how many cigarettes a day you consume are important information.
Also have you tried quitting it earlier? how successful were you?
and what are your personal reasons to stop smoking? all these are also important part of your success strategy.
Broadly speaking your reasons for not smoking work as your motivator.
The stronger the reasons behind not smoking the higher the motivation and thus higher the chances for you to be successful.
Also your body will have a withdrawal symptoms and it is very important to come up with strategies and solid plan to counter these withdrawal symptoms.
These strategies should be tailor-maid as per your need and situation.
If you consider these and many other individualized approach and if you have a solid support throughout your journey. You would be able to make a shift from being a smoker to a non smoker.
Along with this eating healthy and having a good routine for eat and sleep is also very important.
Exercise plays a huge roll when it comes to staying positively motivated and managing cravings.
Hope this helps,
wishing you very best,