向非吸烟家庭和朋友的公开信

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如果您是吸烟者,此样本信可以帮助您向您的朋友和家人表示什么退出意味着你and help them know how they can best support and help you during the process.

Sample Letter

Dear______,

我即将尝试改变我的生活。我要去quit smoking. I just wanted to write this letter to you so you know what to expect for the next month or so since the process of nicotine withdrawal can be very challenging for me, and for those around me.

(Most people do not realize it, butnicotine addictionis literally one of the hardest drugs to kick, even harder than heroin, due to how ingrained in our lives it usually is).

每个人都与戒断症状不同,但一般来说,在前两周(地狱周和赫克周),不要指望我。我很可能不是我的正常自我。我的所有注意力都将与争夺身体和精神敦促的吸烟来占据。

I may cry, I may yell, I may ignore you. Worst of all, I may say hurtful things to you, but I want you to know that this is the nicotine talking, not my heart. I will apologize afterward, once the poison has left my body and my mind has cleared, but for the moment, please, please remember that I love you, and let it roll off your back.

You need to know that when a smoker quits, the body and the mind will try almost anything to trick the user into taking another puff. Imay rationalizethat "now is not a good time". I may question the worth of my existence. I may talk about feeling a sense of emptiness and loss. My body may develop aches and pains. I may not be able to sleep. I may act like the pain I am experiencing is all your fault.

请注意,我为我这样做,不适合你。在这个重要的方式中,我必须自私,所以我不能给尼古丁给责任归咎于其他人。

So, you must not feel responsible for my discomfort and depression. Even if you feel you can't stand to see me this way, whatever you do, do not tell me it's OK to smoke, just to stop the pain. You have to be strong when I am weak, so do not agree with any "junkie thinking" I may come up with.

Here are 10 things you can do to help:

  • Avoid the topic of cigarettes (because I'm trying to get them off my mind), unless I bring it up first.
  • Be there when I need a hug, but don't be hurt when I push you away.
  • Consciously avoid letting me get into stressful situations...if something stressful can be put off for a couple of weeks, please try to do so. If not, please try to cushion me.
  • 有意识地避免让我进入吸烟者在场的情况下。这可能意味着避免喜欢最喜欢的餐馆或酒吧,或与某些朋友闲逛一段时间。
  • Do the best you can to act as if everything is normal. The more "normal" you act, the faster I will get there.
  • Don't try to argue with me when I start to rationalize...silence is a more powerful message.
  • Help me avoid "trigger" situations...places or activities where I usually light up. (For example, don't plan long road trips for the next couple of weeks if I usually smoke in the car).
  • 如果我告诉你一个人留下我,请给我空间,但不要走得太远......无论尼古丁说什么,我都需要知道你接近。
  • Just keep telling me it will get better, that the emptiness and pain will fade, that you love me, and that this effort is worth it.
  • 告诉我我很强大。告诉我你为我感到骄傲。但也是,告诉我,无论我说或做什么,你都会在那里。

我只是想准备你,因为前几周通常是最糟糕的,但要意识到它不会突然变得更好......这将是一个渐进的过程。

另外,请注意,我正在为我戒烟,你和周围的人也将受益。我将摆脱需要知道最近的卷烟商店的束缚。我将摆脱嗅觉和污渍。我会没有早期死亡。我将自由地与我爱的人一起度过更多的优质时光。


Thank you in advance for being strong enough to love me, and help me through this.

Love, _______

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