This article says that smoking can be beneficial to people with bipolar (well, actually, it states depression but there are reasons why so many people with bipolar smoke too): http://www.psychologytoday.com/artic...moking-is-okay

So a few days ago I finished the last pack of cigarettes and decided I would only smoke with friends because I thought people would think badly of me if they knew I smoked, and certain jobs don't allow smoking.

To be honest, I rarely smoke. This past month has been SUPER stressful for me and my family: major financial issues (4 car accidents in one month, struggling to pay bills), my parents sat my brother and I down and told us that we need jobs or else we couldn't be sharing a car anymore, everyday my mom has been nagging me nonstop about getting a job, paying for my insurance, paying for my cellphone bill, moving out, going to school, etc...

Today, I had my first major interview, and after an hour wait they told me I didn't qualify because of my lack of experience. Then I had a job fair which was super stressful, super cramped, the heater was jacked up to 100 degrees (literally, they told me their heater wasn't working right and it was set to 100), and nothing seemed promising. I couldn't even say my 30 second shpeel I've been working on.

I've also been looking at apartments because my best friend and I want to move out together, and I can't see us moving out on a retail's salary, let alone a part-time salary.

It's been super stressful this past couple months and I've got a lot on my mind.

So (after my little rant), I read it over and decided that I will go out and smoke again, because I have tried to make myself feel better and it's not really helping (even after devouring over 4 oz of chocolate).

I don't want to feel guilty about smoking, but when do you think it is okay to smoke? Until this month I only smoked with my friends and it was only on occasion. I don't want to feel bad because of the hype of "smoking kills"....but then again, so do drunk drivers!

What do you think?