notsoyoungwan wrote: » Nothing prescribed Nothing OTC Nothing illicit I have caffeine daily, one can of Diet Coke and lots of cups of tea I drink alcohol approx monthly
Pyr0 wrote: » Why would you actively try to take up regular smoking?
Lady is a tramp wrote: » I had my reasons. They weren't good reasons, but they were reasons all the same!
harry Bailey esq wrote: » Mmmm.I reckon your a spitter and not a swallower,amiright?
notsoyoungwan wrote: » being very fussy or particular. I'm neither, I'm just lucky that I'm quite healthy As for your question, that is for me to know and you to find out!!
Lady is a tramp wrote: » I wasn't being all coy there, I was posting from my phone, meant to get back with the actual reasons! Basically it was when I was in treatment, 99% of people there smoked. So I'd end up spending a lot of time in the smoking area, otherwise I'd have been inside on my own most of the time. And I'd be so envious, say after a really tough group session or whatever, seeing the instant relief the other girls would get from that first drag of the cigarette. It's the addict in me I guess, always wanting instant gratification! So on some of my really really bad days in there, I'd say f*ck it, I'll happily take up smoking if it stops me from walking out of here and into the nearest off-license. I know that seems crazy but I came so close to walking out so many times, and it wasn't the first centre I've been in, nothing ever worked before. Anyways. Smoking doesn't suit me, any time I'd try to inhale I'd just cough and splutter. In hindsight of course I'm glad I managed not to take it up, I really can't afford to smoke. And my parents would go f*cking mental. I actually think they'd be more upset at having a smoker for a daughter than an alcoholic! Actually I kinda stand by my reasons, exceptional circumstances and all the rest. Smoking would've been the lesser of two evils. I know all the dangers of smoking, but a lifetime addiction to nicotine still probably wouldn't do me as much harm as alcohol has done to me and my family (and I'm only 31! I did a lot of damage in a few years.) I know they say there's no such thing as a lost cause, but if there was, I was pretty much it. It's like how no one gets cross at you for eating lots of sugary sweets in early recovery (cos your body misses the sugar in alcohol.) It's not good for you, but until you're mentally strong enough to build up proper coping mechanisms, if it's what gets you through another day or even another hour, so be it!
Widdershins wrote: » I visited a relative in a psychiatric hospital as a child and I remember the smoking room (it was pre ban-although I wonder if they make an exception now?). Those women were serious smokers. I can remember them talking about their hallucinations as if they were real in that the room full of smoke. Swirly time-warp carpet in shades of brown and beige. Your post dredged some very weird memories up (I realise you weren't in the same kind of place) The thing about smoking is that it can help give you some mental clarity and focus which is helpful for people who are feeling overwhelmed or just live high pressure lives for whatever reason. It's a crutch, in a way. It's not mind altering in any discernibly negative way. If you're subsceptible to addiction then I'm glad you never really took it up.
Lady is a tramp wrote: » This video is exactly what I imagine heroin use to be like, from hearing lots of first-hand accounts. Such an epic out-of-this-world magical experience, how could real life ever suffice again? And how could you not keep chasing such a gripping high. It's worth a watch.
Persephone kindness wrote: » Nothing never have never will. And you guys are all high don't deny it. ! :P No judgement to people who do though.
myshirt wrote: » Have you been gorging on honeycomb toblerones in the middle of the night again?
Village Crazy Lady wrote: » mmm, i used to take pills for IBS, diverticulois(i think thats how its spelt), stomach ulcer, over active thyroid, anxiety, gall bladder( trying to hang on to it, wasnt too keen on the operation option), i felt like there must be a better option, so looked into weed, started smoking 3 years ago and now i don't take any of the above pills. doctor doesn't understand how my thyroid is only over active every now and then, doesn't understand why my IBS has settled down, nor do i need my gall bladder removed!! and his exact words were "i'm at sea as to why all these things seem to have gone away" mmm i wouln't be asking him to do a urine test but he ho, im happy and healthy.... well as healthy as one can be while smoking!! oh and my aunt who has dementia, who has a brownie every evening is in fine form, she loves it, and it does help her, she doesn't get anxious, it also helps her cognitive function.... no big pharma in our house!!
greencap wrote: » I used to get IBS too, but now I just scratch it through my pocket.
Village Crazy Lady wrote: » must be short pockets then....:D
Mr.Plough wrote: » Poor quality glue does that. If you really applied yourself you could make a good glue.
TPD wrote: » I'm out foreign at the moment so it's been beer and cigarettes mostly - never a smoker at home so gonna cold turkey it when I get back next week. Usual routine at home would be caffeine daily, weed (with tobacco) most days after work, alcohol Friday nights, mdma/ecstacy once every month or two, DMT every few months (generally a splurge for a few days then none for 4 months or so) coke maybe 4 times a year, acid once or twice a year. I think I've got a handle on it
