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Old Oct 17, 2017, 07:37 PM
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Originally Posted by bewise93 View Post
So I quit smoking 2 weeks ago while inpatient for PTSD and bipolar depression. I was confident about quitting even when I was depressed. Now tonight, not so depressed anymore so i had an even BIGGER urge to smoke. I thought, "Well I'll only have two or three cigs a day. I guarantee that's not going to happen. At least that's what the smart part of my brain says. I often don't shower, do my hair, shave, go biking, read a book when I'm depressed. It's like as someone with mental illness, I do the opposite of what I'm supposed to do. I know this is a big problem with us bipolars. Anyone else struggle this way?
*sigh* Smoking a cig right now trying to de-stress...

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