Does this happen to you ever.

[bunnydrop]

I was wondering if any of you smoke cigarettes.I do an i want to give them up when im ready.My main fear is that when ever i attempt to my mood really suffers an i get ill on about the 4/5 week an have to start again as im literally bed ridden.my doctor said quite a few bipolar pepole smoke [wash my mouth][wash my mouth][wash my mouth][wash my mouth] an find it exceptionally harder to stop without it bringing on their illness.im not sure what to do.im not ready to go down hill,but i feel so guilty for smoking as i guess God hates it.

 

[dark struggle]

Yea I smoke, I have quiet for a year and then I will smoke a couple of months and stop for several and whatnot, it just depends on how anxiouse I am. My packs usually last a week or two. Thats about all, and what is [wash my mouth] [wash my mouth] mean?

 

[KleinerApfel]

God hates what smoking does to you, just as He hates anything that hurts us, but He isn't mad at you, He understands our weakness, so stop beating yourself over the head for it.

It sounds terribly hard to stop from all I've heard, I'm glad I never took it up so I don't have that particular struggle.

Have you tried nicotine patches or gum?
It's hard for us to give up any of the things that comfort us and get us through the day - even more so for us with mental illness than for most others I'd think.

Be kind to yourself.

 

[Alive again]

I just want to echo what The Lord us my banner said Rest assured, smoking is something that does not standing the way of God's love for you! I know may Christian who smoke, many battling to quit, many who have. Do some research on what neurological/chemical effects nicotine and smoking have and see if you have other options available to avoid the illness issues. But know that God can empower you to quit when it is the right time for you, and that my Dad died a smoker and I am positive he is in heaven with Jesus.