# 7 months sober, but replaced beers with cigarettes, when I'm stressed I smoke a lot! **URL:** \ **Category:** Lounge\ **Created:** [December 12, 2025, 5:18am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/7-months-sober-but-replaced-beers-with-cigarettes-when-im-stressed-i-smoke-a-lot/245 "2025-12-12T05:18:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bobbilly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9de053/32.png) [@bobbilly](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/bobbilly)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2025, 5:18am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/7-months-sober-but-replaced-beers-with-cigarettes-when-im-stressed-i-smoke-a-lot/245/1 "2025-12-12T05:18:03Z")
Is this normal to replaces beers with ciggies after one has stopped drinking? does this mean I have an addictive personality? I’ve been stressed recently because I think everybody is out me and been having intrusive thoughts that my care team are stealing my thoughts and god is talking to me on the radio, I got proscribed 5mg of Haldol and this as helped a lot, but I’m smoking 20 pack a day., I have been having mood issues as well like being really happy and content, but not manic, very productive with 7 projects on the go, can’t concentrate on anything but was feeling happy now I’ve a little bit crashed and feel down in the dumps, regretting very much my spending habits I’ve done over the 3 months. I suffer from incontience and I have been hoarding pads because I’m worried I’d run out as this causes mew anxiety and I spent over £900 a pads in the last 3 months and I’ve got boxes and boxes of them. My group home manager been in my bedroom and says its a fire risk.. Anyway want to say I want to quit smoking and hoarding. ---
**Author:** ![77nick77](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/77nick77/32/147_2.png) [@77nick77](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/77nick77)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2025, 5:51am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/7-months-sober-but-replaced-beers-with-cigarettes-when-im-stressed-i-smoke-a-lot/245/2 "2025-12-12T05:51:13Z")
It’s common for recovering alcoholics and addicts to have cross addictions. Some people turn to food or gambling or sex or other things like nicotine when they quit drinking or doing drugs. ---
**Author:** ![77nick77](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/77nick77/32/147_2.png) [@77nick77](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/77nick77)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2025, 5:53am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/7-months-sober-but-replaced-beers-with-cigarettes-when-im-stressed-i-smoke-a-lot/245/3 "2025-12-12T05:53:14Z")
Congratulations on 7 months sober. ---
**Author:** ![bobbilly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9de053/32.png) [@bobbilly](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/bobbilly)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2025, 6:02am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/7-months-sober-but-replaced-beers-with-cigarettes-when-im-stressed-i-smoke-a-lot/245/4 "2025-12-12T06:02:58Z")
thank you @77nick77 One of the best things I’ve ever done. ---
**Author:** ![SzSupportAdmin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/szsupportadmin/32/334_2.png) [@SzSupportAdmin](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/SzSupportAdmin)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2025, 6:15am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/7-months-sober-but-replaced-beers-with-cigarettes-when-im-stressed-i-smoke-a-lot/245/5 "2025-12-12T06:15:28Z")
COngrats on the sobriety. I am sorry about the cigarettes. I have this problem myself. Nasty habit that it is. ---
**Author:** ![FreeLunch](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/freelunch/32/1001_2.png) [@FreeLunch](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/FreeLunch)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2025, 8:26am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/7-months-sober-but-replaced-beers-with-cigarettes-when-im-stressed-i-smoke-a-lot/245/6 "2025-12-12T08:26:01Z")
Hey Bob Billy how you doing? ---
**Author:** ![Banjo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/banjo/32/15059_2.png) [@Banjo](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Banjo)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2025, 8:33am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/7-months-sober-but-replaced-beers-with-cigarettes-when-im-stressed-i-smoke-a-lot/245/7 "2025-12-12T08:33:45Z")
Big milestone mate. Congrats! Yeah its normal to replace an addiction with another. ---
**Author:** ![everhopeful](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/everhopeful/32/605_2.png) [@everhopeful](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/everhopeful)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2025, 10:02am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/7-months-sober-but-replaced-beers-with-cigarettes-when-im-stressed-i-smoke-a-lot/245/8 "2025-12-12T10:02:53Z")
Well done on the 7 months. Keep going ! ---
**Author:** ![Om\_Sadasiva](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/om_sadasiva/32/179_2.png) [@Om\_Sadasiva](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Om_Sadasiva)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2025, 10:15am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/7-months-sober-but-replaced-beers-with-cigarettes-when-im-stressed-i-smoke-a-lot/245/9 "2025-12-12T10:15:19Z")
Is drinking alone at home a bad sign? ---
**Author:** ![Mars](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/mars/32/4869_2.png) [@Mars](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Mars)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2025, 11:24am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/7-months-sober-but-replaced-beers-with-cigarettes-when-im-stressed-i-smoke-a-lot/245/10 "2025-12-12T11:24:51Z")
If you want to be depressed. ---
**Author:** ![SzSupportAdmin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/szsupportadmin/32/334_2.png) [@SzSupportAdmin](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/SzSupportAdmin)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2025, 4:11pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/7-months-sober-but-replaced-beers-with-cigarettes-when-im-stressed-i-smoke-a-lot/245/11 "2025-12-16T16:11:59Z")