Scots Taffer on 11/12/2009 at 05:31
Mate, I can only empathise with your struggle but I think when you weigh up being on a ventilator in your fifties and wheezing your way into an early grave 10 years before the average life expectancy when you've got grandkids to play with and shit to gripe about like an old man, you know the answer.
Tocky on 11/12/2009 at 06:01
Yeah. I think about Lana saying "c'mon papaw" and grasping my hand and I know. That's why I'm trying so hard for such a noaccount. Shit is hard for an old hippie who wanted to burn out like a sparkler but nothing compares to her smile.
PeeperStorm on 11/12/2009 at 06:58
Look at the bright side: No matter what your nicotine intake has been, the withdrawal can't kill you. Unlike alcohol withdrawal.
It's an addiction, so find a support group. Being able to bitch about it to others with the same problem will help almost as much as the tips you'll pick up for dealing with it.
june gloom on 11/12/2009 at 09:15
My revenge fantasy stems from a rather awful breakup. It makes me look psychopathic, misogynistic, sadistic, and not getting along with my dad. It involves a kitchen sink, a tree branch, a car trunk, and Father's Day. Oh, and the woman in said awful breakup.
I won't go into further detail because it's pretty much horrible.
PigLick on 11/12/2009 at 12:14
alcohol withdrawl can kill you? shit there goes my new years resolution
PeeperStorm on 11/12/2009 at 15:55
Yes it can, for someone who's a
really heavy drinker. From the (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcoholism#Alcohol_withdrawal) Wikipedia article on the subject:
Quote:
Alcohol withdrawal differs significantly from most other drugs in that it can be directly fatal. For example it is extremely rare for heroin withdrawal to be fatal. When people die from heroin or cocaine withdrawal they typically have serious underlying health problems which are made worse by the strain of acute withdrawal. An alcoholic, however, who has no serious health issues, has a significant risk of dying from the direct effects of withdrawal if it is not properly managed.
Aerothorn on 11/12/2009 at 16:08
Quote Posted by dethtoll
I won't go into further detail because it's pretty much horrible.
Dude, the whole point of this topic is to go into such awful details! I seriously doubt we'll think less of you for it.
Kolya on 11/12/2009 at 17:43
Tocky, as a side note: I'm 32 and have been smoking for the last 23 years, a lot more than you per day. I admire your efforts and even if you don't reach your goal this time, don't let it get you down. Every ex-smoker I know has taken several tries, usually getting better at it, before giving up cigarettes completely.
Apart from that I'd love to stop smoking right now, just to diminish your accomplishment, that's the kind of sneaky fucker I'd like to be, but even though I'm good, I'm not that good. So honest admiration here for (
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSaHoYN-FsU) every breath you take, I'll be watching youuuuuuuuuu.
Regarding dethtoll's revenge fantasy I already have a pretty good picture...
june gloom on 11/12/2009 at 19:35
Quote Posted by Aerothorn
Dude, the whole point of this topic is to go into such awful details! I seriously doubt we'll think less of you for it.
Alright, well. Here goes, then.
Basically I like to imagine myself holding her face into lukewarm brown dishwater in the sink while I beat her savagely with the crowbar in my other hand, while screaming incoherently about punching leopards in the nuts. I like to imagine that I had taken a branch from my yard, brought there by the terrible storm during which she had been tied to a post in the backyard, and used it in all manner of savage ways upon her, before I use the crowbar to crack a hole in her skull. Then I stuff her in my car trunk and drive to my dad's house, where I throw her corpse onto his lawn with a twig shoved up her butt, said twig pinning a note that said "Happy Father's day, asshole."
... it was a pretty bad breakup
Aerothorn on 11/12/2009 at 19:43
I was actually laughing out loud while reading your story. I am such a horrible person.
