smoking

[Spotted Owl]

Originally posted by Jannet
Oyo, I am against anything that pollutes the body, that alters the mind, and that can otherwise reduce your quality of life.

Stop eating & drinking then , because almost everything contains "less wholesome" substances, and so many substances alter your mind: sugar, colorants<-i don't know if thats good english, almost everything really, actually, NOT eating and drinking also alters your state of mind, your state of mind is not a fixed thing, its an ongoing chemical process.
I know what you are trying to say though, you should avoid the "bad" things that you KNOW about.


Quality of life is subjective, someone else may think their quality of life increases when they smoke tobacco , or pot or whatever and like the way those things alter your state of mind.

 

[Fjelltussa]

Du og du! There really are a lot of sulky, pouting ppl around! Blaming smokers for poisoning you? That's incredible! Don't you ppl take responsibility for youselves?!? Nah, of course, others should do that... shouldn't they? If smokers vex you, LEAVE!!! I really don't feel sorry for you. Lots of you bahave like spoiled 5-year-olds. Though I should be used to it, I somehow find it hard to believe that there are grown-ups who complain like that. Smoking is dangerous, you say - you may die some years earlier than you could have... Isn't everything dangerous? It's dangerous to live - you might die! GROW UP!!!!!!

And about public places - if smoking became illegal in pubs in Norway, there wouldn't be many left after a couple of months....

edit: And the same goes for drinking. Ppl should be able to rule their own lives.

 

[Satori]

Originally posted by Soul Forlorn
I quit smoking 2 and a half months ago. I haven't even touched a cigarette since. It was one of the hardest things I've ever done.
I smoked for 8 years. I'm almost to the point where I have no urge to smoke at all. Smoking sucks, period. Don't judge people who smoke prematurely. I'm nothing like the sterotype of the typical smoker. I was one stupid motherfucker for ever starting in the first place. It's extremely hard to quit. I've read it's as hard as quitting cocaine or even heroine! No shit! I've read it on medical information websites. The longer you smoke the harder it is to quit. People, do yourself a big favor and quit! Educate yourself and then do whatever is neccessary to quit. I guarantee you'll be glad you did. Just after 2 and a half months I feel better, both physically and mentally. The elation I feel from the removal of the fear of dying an early death due to the poisoning of my own body by myself is undescribable!

Congradulations buddy! And thanks for encouraging others to quit as well, that's very considerate of you.

cheers

Satori

 

[Opet]

No shit! Good for you. I know so many people that feel that once you've done it, you'll always want it back deep down. I hate it because so many people want it uncontrollably including myself. It's hard when your roommate feels like "I'm going to kill myself if I can't smoke. It's the only instant satisfaction I have." The windows being open (winter in Rhode Island) is a constant fight between the two of us. O'well! I'm going to keep opening them!

Smoke that much if you want. I want to open the windows that much.

*I love how he does this: Satori - "Everything is from the earth, and it is a drug, but then, so is garlic." It's true!

Ya know what's really messed up? My supervisor at work is a recovered cancer victim. She smokes every day. All the time. I'm like "HELLO!" Then she's always worried about it coming back. Well again. "HELLO! You're not helping by switching to lights!"

Ugh! I'm down to only smoking when I'm about to kill someone or when I'm so freaked out I'm about to cry. I'll smoke about 5 cigarettes and then I'm done with them until I feel that way again. I consider it QUITE an accomplishment.



"Gasping for another breath.
She rose, screaming at closed doors.
Seductive faint mist,
Forging through the cracks in the wall. "

 

[AngelOfDeath]

I smoke weed .... the herb .... so sweet. I love the purple haze and northern Lights, and the chronic I always get hehe. Man Herb is way better then cancer sticks ....

Angelofdeath