I have Schizoaffective Disorder and have been using cigarettes as a means to self-medicate. My dooctor an I have been struggling to come up with ways to replace it but haven't found anything successful at this point. Meditating, taking up a new hobby, and distractions are hard with a 24hr a day active mind.
Of course it's nothing new to the world. Schizophrenics like myself do tend to be smokers. They also have been able to quit and I'm trying to find out how they did so and by what tools they used to aid them in the situations where their symptoms showed when, normally, they'd smoke to help comat the problem.
My doctor warned me that by quitting I wouold be inviting more depression into my situations which could trigger my episodes. I told him about all the respiratory problems I've been having and how I was concerned for my health and mortality. He replied that, considering how many times I've attempted to quit before, that it was up to me and that he didn't know anything to help the issue.
Well, it's day 2 and I have yet to fall apart completely. However, I am worried given my past success rate.
