Depression Learning

trying not to beat myself up

Question:

Well, don’t be so discouraged. When I quit the first time I lasted 2 months and smoked again like crazy, and it took 2 years to quit again…and I did quit then, having learned so many things. Here’s my meter now, and if I can do this, you can too…look at all those big numbers…MikeG in Philly One year, seven months, six days, 11 hours, 7 minutes and 11 seconds. 23378 cigarettes not smoked, saving $4,090.95. Life saved: 11 weeks, 4 days, 4 hours, 10 minutes.

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I had seven weeks, when I gave in and smoked, I haven’t posted since, I feel so defeated. I felt so good not smoking, and here I am again right back where I started.

Response:

I had seven weeks, when I gave in and smoked, I haven’t posted since, I feel so defeated. I felt so good not smoking, and here I am again right back where I started.  I suffer from a mood disorder.  I have been very stable for some time, three weeks ago my mood dropped and I started by having just one.  My mood is still down, depression, I want to get back on track and have that good clean feeling again.  As I sit here talking to my computer I feel so disconnected.  I hadn’t really got into the discussions very much, only posting once a week. Any suggestions would be very helpful.  It was so nice to look at my meter and see how much I had not smoked.  I want to be there again.  I plan on tomorrow as a new quit date, but I’m so afraid I won’t make it, I can’t seem to get back to that positive head space I had 10 weeks ago.  Anyway, I feel like I whinning and feeling sorry for myself so I’ll end now.  Except to say that I want another reward of a happy face mug from Maggie.

Hello Di  what does your doc say? You really have to get out of this depressed mood before you quit again.Best to have everything on the plus side before starting all this "fun" again. I`m sure you will be looking at a new beautiful meter in the near future. Take care Slig One month, three weeks, four days, 10 hours, 23 minutes and 53 seconds. 2821 cigarettes not smoked, saving

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