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Quitting Smoking? Stuck in Lockdown with a Smoker Due to Covid-19? Here’s What to Do:
A few weeks ago, I made a video about quitting smoking during the coronavirus pandemic and dealing with the stress of it all.
That video opened up all kinds of interesting discussions with people currently on their quit journey. The more I spoke to those people, the more it became apparent that one of the biggest and yet most overlooked causes of stress for quitters right now is being stuck in lockdown with a smoker.
It isn’t just that they have no desire to quit, it’s that they seem either completely oblivious or completely unsympathetic to the fact that they’re smoking is serving as a trigger for the people they live with.
If that sounds familiar, here’s a few suggestions to help you survive and stay the course on your quit journey.
When we relapse, it isn’t because of what’s going on around us but because of what’s going on within us.
There are two parts to maintaining a successful quit while stuck inside with a smoker:
1: Cultivating the right mindset
2: Taking the appropriate practical action.
