so my job is going really well and I haven't found it very triggering. If you don't remember I"m working at a pharmaceutical company. Life has been going along fairly smoothly. The other day my character defects really came out and I had a blow out fight with my partner. I was so angry and frustrated. What scares me is that the behaviours and emotionally insanity that is connected to my mental health diagnosis were out in full bloom. I actually left my house to go to the beer store! What happened was I stopped at the corner store and bought a pack of smokes. Thank god where I live they don't sell beer at the corner stores. I hadn't had a smoke in over a year and that night I had one. I felt sick and that I had relapsed, though technically I don't need a white key tag. At the end of it all, the only thing I've realized is that apparently I am not managing my mental health very well and that it is crumbling at my feet. I have not been medicated for over a year because I thought I could do it on my own, but it's been shown that it is progressing slowly. Anyways I have not had another smoke and I don't plan on it. I may have slipped but I am determined not to fall
Thanks
Andrea
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Hey Andrea,recovery and relapse tells us "the progression of the disease is ongoing <EVEN DURING ABSTINENCE! stay close to your support ,glad you shared ...
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