even though smoking is bad for my health, does it reaffirm my freedom?

freeforall · Post by **freeforall** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 12:31 am

i think it does!

freeforall · Post by **freeforall** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 12:31 am

what do you think?

freeforall · Post by **freeforall** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 12:32 am

Anybody, come on!

freeforall · Post by **freeforall** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 12:33 am

well, come on, I'm bored.

freeforall · Post by **freeforall** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 12:34 am

does anyone think smoking is good for a human's mental health?

freeforall · Post by **freeforall** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 12:34 am

i wonder, i like smoking, do you?

freeforall · Post by **freeforall** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 12:35 am

please anybody want to respond?

freeforall · Post by **freeforall** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 12:37 am

is there any point to responding, i think so?

Carl44 · Post by **Carl44** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 12:37 am

er no i dont :-3

freeforall · Post by **freeforall** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 12:38 am

well, i have accomplished my purpose here, thank you.

abbey · Post by **abbey** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 12:43 am

freeforall;480325 wrote: well, i have accomplished my purpose here, thank you.What was the question again?

Patsy Warnick · Post by **Patsy Warnick** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 12:51 am

Do You Want To Know If We Smoke - Or If Our Freedom Is Deminishing.??

Patsy

RedGlitter · Post by **RedGlitter** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 3:41 am

Well, let's think this one out. You may have freedom to smoke but by smoking you are a slave to the tobacco companies and the government who supports them. Is that the kind of freedom you want?

K.Snyder · Post by **K.Snyder** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 5:17 am

freeforall;480320 wrote: does anyone think smoking is good for a human's mental health?

Sure, if you like that cancer, lungs filled with charred uncontrollable growth, you're gonna die in 30 years, yeah.

Lulu2 · Post by **Lulu2** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 10:22 am

If you're looking for the "freedom" to destroy your health and endanger/sicken those around you---then, sure! You're FREE!

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 10:24 am

I'm just curious what it is that you're smoking.

Lulu2 · Post by **Lulu2** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 10:34 am

OHHHHH...good point! Want to evaluate that herb, Accountable?

Marie5656 · Post by **Marie5656** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 7:58 pm

Tried once..got a headache. Left it alone after that. Could not see the attraction to smoking.

RedGlitter · Post by **RedGlitter** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 8:07 pm

Freeforall, how about you tell us why you think smoking reaffirms your freedom anyway? I for one would like to know where you're coming from.

I'm not sure I see the connection because most likely you're addicted to nicotine and that alone would cancel out your freedom.

nvalleyvee · Post by **nvalleyvee** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 11:04 pm

freeforall;480316 wrote: i think it does!

It reaffirms your addiction and mine. lol

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 1:54 am

freeforall;480320 wrote: does anyone think smoking is good for a human's mental health?

I am a smoker. I don't enjoy it...I am just addicted to the nicotine.

My belief is that it is BAD for mental health ...it makes you dependant, it rules your life. I t also restricts the blood flow to the brain (and other parts) and therefore can affect memory and other functions of the brain.

I am constantly anxious about the other bad affects to my body that could cause strokes, heart attacks etc. This anxiety can't be good for a persons mental health,

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 1:55 am

RedGlitter;480357 wrote: Well, let's think this one out. You may have freedom to smoke but by smoking you are a slave to the tobacco companies and the government who supports them. Is that the kind of freedom you want?

Good point Red !

Carl44 · Post by **Carl44** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 2:35 am

RedGlitter;481172 wrote: Freeforall, how about you tell us why you think smoking reaffirms your freedom anyway? I for one would like to know where you're coming from.

I'm not sure I see the connection because most likely you're addicted to nicotine and that alone would cancel out your freedom.

very good point red

my son 22 smokes i dont i wont let him smoke in my car or house to see him have to stand in the wind and pouring rain to make him feel better coz the nicotine cravings are driving him mad ,makes me so very sad i have lost one child to see him go through all this stress to slowly kill himself is just insane

koan · Post by **koan** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 4:16 am

At one point I thought I'd go for the record on how many times a person can quit smoking. I did it daily. Succeeded twice if you count lasting for more than three months.

Last time I started again it was because it was "grounding". I became insomniac and it helped me calm down and get to sleep. There is something really earthy about it. I wouldn't call it freedom though.

Carl44 · Post by **Carl44** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 4:23 am

koan my friend keep smoking it will help you sleep allright sleep forever that is an as for being earthy that will be all around you

:p :p

koan · Post by **koan** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 4:28 am

There are many ways a person can die, jimbo. I'm sure I don't know what will eventually be the end of me.

Carl44 · Post by **Carl44** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 4:35 am

koan;481410 wrote: There are many ways a person can die, jimbo. I'm sure I don't know what will eventually be the end of me.

he hee one thing is for sure your not koan to go peacefully :wah: :wah: :wah: :wah:

koan · Post by **koan** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 4:56 am

jimbo;481414 wrote: he hee one thing is for sure your not koan to go peacefully :wah: :wah: :wah: :wah:

It's life Jim-bo not as we know it

Carl44 · Post by **Carl44** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 5:00 am

koan;481424 wrote: It's life Jim-bo not as we know it

now that is funny :wah: :wah:

are you refering to the star treking song by the firm that was great some put up a link please that would be worth a few laughs

on this cold sunday morning

we come in peace shoot to kill captain

all together

klingons on the starboard bow starbourd bow

koan · Post by **koan** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 5:07 am

jimbo;481426 wrote: now that is funny :wah: :wah:

are you refering to the star treking song by the firm that was great some put up a link please that would be worth a few laughs

on this cold sunday morning

we come in peace shoot to kill captain

all together

klingons on the starboard bow starbourd bow

http://startrek.shooisma.nl/modules/sts ... x.php?id=7

Carl44 · Post by **Carl44** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 5:16 am

koan;481436 wrote: http://startrek.shooisma.nl/modules/sts ... x.php?id=7

thanks thats great :wah: :wah: :wah: :wah:

Hummell · Post by **Hummell** » Tue May 04, 2010 5:16 am

I attended a stop smoking clinic in Aberdeen and have never had the urge to look at another cigarette since donâ€™t know how you do it but it amazed me, my friends and family.I have no need for cigarettes. I am no longer a slave to an addiction.

messo · Post by **messo** » Fri Nov 17, 2017 4:06 am

freeforall;480322 wrote: please anybody want to respond?

I smoked for nearly thirty years. I smoked because I liked it...liked the taste, liked the buzz, liked everything about it except the hackers cough. But the fact is I was also addicted to the nicotine. Never really got that til I tried to quit, and it was not until I had quit for about six months that I really understood that. So my opinion would be the opposite...you are not reaffirming your freedom, you are embracing your enslavement. If you want to keep smoking just to spite the antismokers, I can sure understand that, but you are also hurting yourself. If you are okay with all that, then go for it. I can tell you that quitting is the hardest thing you are likely ever to do. It will definitely not be pleasant, and there will be suffering. Smoking is easy...quitting ain't! If you do, you will feel better, have a lot more spending money, and maybe live longer. Its all up to you which way your life goes.