How to get through withdrawal

Clinical psychiatrist Dr Peter Wynn Owen discusses how to get through nicotine withdrawal when quitting smoking.

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TRANSCRIPT

"Withdrawal can be really difficult, the first thing is to expect it. This is going to be uncomfortable, you can be moody and irritable, you can get low, you can be snappy. This will pass. This is the result of the physical addiction, it’s a result of that psychological dependency but it’s transient. What are you going to do? You’re going to distract yourself, you’re going to go for a walk, you’re going to spend some time with other people.

You can plan for it, you can actually decide what you’re going to do. If you’ve got people helping you with your dependency then they can actually work with you on this. Who are you going to spend time with? What about your work colleagues, have you told them what you’re trying to do? All these sort of things can be really useful.

Ideally you’ll actually write some things down; you’ll remember a few simple steps that you’re going to take... Craving can be insidious. It won’t go on forever, it will stop. If you stick with it, you’ll be able to quit."

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