Second-hand smoke

nocode · Jul 16, 2009

I always feel SO guilty everytime i am around a smoker. Even if it's only 1 person and we're outdoors. I get totally paranoid and feel so guilty for it. I spend my time avoiding 2nd hand smoke to a point where, in the wintertime, I dont even go to any house parties, so i end up becoming totally anti-social!

I live in a country where smoke is forbidden in public places so i go out to bars, not a problem.

Are you like this too? I know even the slightest exposure to smoke is harmful but is it really worth affecting my social life so much?

How do you deal with it?

Thanks!

Vera, 25.

nocode · Jul 16, 2009

I always feel SO guilty everytime i am around a smoker. Even if it's only 1 person and we're outdoors. I get totally paranoid and feel so guilty for it. I spend my time avoiding 2nd hand smoke to a point where, in the wintertime, I dont even go to any house parties, so i end up becoming totally anti-social!

I live in a country where smoke is forbidden in public places so i go out to bars, not a problem.

Are you like this too? I know even the slightest exposure to smoke is harmful but is it really worth affecting my social life so much?

How do you deal with it?

Thanks!

Vera, 25.

nocode · Jul 16, 2009

I always feel SO guilty everytime i am around a smoker. Even if it's only 1 person and we're outdoors. I get totally paranoid and feel so guilty for it. I spend my time avoiding 2nd hand smoke to a point where, in the wintertime, I dont even go to any house parties, so i end up becoming totally anti-social!

I live in a country where smoke is forbidden in public places so i go out to bars, not a problem.

Are you like this too? I know even the slightest exposure to smoke is harmful but is it really worth affecting my social life so much?

How do you deal with it?

Thanks!

Vera, 25.

nocode · Jul 16, 2009

I always feel SO guilty everytime i am around a smoker. Even if it's only 1 person and we're outdoors. I get totally paranoid and feel so guilty for it. I spend my time avoiding 2nd hand smoke to a point where, in the wintertime, I dont even go to any house parties, so i end up becoming totally anti-social!

I live in a country where smoke is forbidden in public places so i go out to bars, not a problem.

Are you like this too? I know even the slightest exposure to smoke is harmful but is it really worth affecting my social life so much?

How do you deal with it?

Thanks!

Vera, 25.

nocode · Jul 16, 2009

I always feel SO guilty everytime i am around a smoker. Even if it's only 1 person and we're outdoors. I get totally paranoid and feel so guilty for it. I spend my time avoiding 2nd hand smoke to a point where, in the wintertime, I dont even go to any house parties, so i end up becoming totally anti-social!
 
 I live in a country where smoke is forbidden in public places so i go out to bars, not a problem.
 
 Are you like this too? I know even the slightest exposure to smoke is harmful but is it really worth affecting my social life so much?
 
 How do you deal with it?
 
 Thanks!
 
 Vera, 25.

Diane · Jul 16, 2009

Hi Vera,
Yes it is worth avoiding 2nd hand smoke any way you have to.
When i was in my very early 20's, I used to go clubbing darned near every weekend. I also sang with a band and all of these clubs were full of smokers. Looking back it was insanely stupid to put myself in that position, but at that time cf hadnt really shone itself in a bad way yet.
Then at some point i would start to have some small hemoptysis episodes after being in these clubs for hours and i finally stopped going. Now that i am older and have more lung problems i avoid second hand smoke at all costs. I dont go to parties unless they are outdoors or i know there will be no smoking. I havent played pool or gone bowling in many years because of second hand smoke. I also avoided favorite restaurants because although they had a non-smoking section.... to me it was considered the second hand smoking section unless the nonsmoking section was a totally separate room. They have finally come around to banning smoking in a public place in my area so now i can go where i want<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0">
Is it worth affecting your social life to avoid second hand smoke? YES absolutely !! This way you still get to have a life , most possibly a longer life because of it. I wish i had chosen not to ever go in a smoky bar when i was younger but since my lungs were so "healthy" for having cf then, you couldnt tell me it was a bad thing. In my opinion you are absolutely doing the right thing .

Diane · Jul 16, 2009

Hi Vera,
Yes it is worth avoiding 2nd hand smoke any way you have to.
When i was in my very early 20's, I used to go clubbing darned near every weekend. I also sang with a band and all of these clubs were full of smokers. Looking back it was insanely stupid to put myself in that position, but at that time cf hadnt really shone itself in a bad way yet.
Then at some point i would start to have some small hemoptysis episodes after being in these clubs for hours and i finally stopped going. Now that i am older and have more lung problems i avoid second hand smoke at all costs. I dont go to parties unless they are outdoors or i know there will be no smoking. I havent played pool or gone bowling in many years because of second hand smoke. I also avoided favorite restaurants because although they had a non-smoking section.... to me it was considered the second hand smoking section unless the nonsmoking section was a totally separate room. They have finally come around to banning smoking in a public place in my area so now i can go where i want<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0">
Is it worth affecting your social life to avoid second hand smoke? YES absolutely !! This way you still get to have a life , most possibly a longer life because of it. I wish i had chosen not to ever go in a smoky bar when i was younger but since my lungs were so "healthy" for having cf then, you couldnt tell me it was a bad thing. In my opinion you are absolutely doing the right thing .

Diane · Jul 16, 2009

Hi Vera,
Yes it is worth avoiding 2nd hand smoke any way you have to.
When i was in my very early 20's, I used to go clubbing darned near every weekend. I also sang with a band and all of these clubs were full of smokers. Looking back it was insanely stupid to put myself in that position, but at that time cf hadnt really shone itself in a bad way yet.
Then at some point i would start to have some small hemoptysis episodes after being in these clubs for hours and i finally stopped going. Now that i am older and have more lung problems i avoid second hand smoke at all costs. I dont go to parties unless they are outdoors or i know there will be no smoking. I havent played pool or gone bowling in many years because of second hand smoke. I also avoided favorite restaurants because although they had a non-smoking section.... to me it was considered the second hand smoking section unless the nonsmoking section was a totally separate room. They have finally come around to banning smoking in a public place in my area so now i can go where i want<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0">
Is it worth affecting your social life to avoid second hand smoke? YES absolutely !! This way you still get to have a life , most possibly a longer life because of it. I wish i had chosen not to ever go in a smoky bar when i was younger but since my lungs were so "healthy" for having cf then, you couldnt tell me it was a bad thing. In my opinion you are absolutely doing the right thing .

Diane · Jul 16, 2009

Hi Vera,
Yes it is worth avoiding 2nd hand smoke any way you have to.
When i was in my very early 20's, I used to go clubbing darned near every weekend. I also sang with a band and all of these clubs were full of smokers. Looking back it was insanely stupid to put myself in that position, but at that time cf hadnt really shone itself in a bad way yet.
Then at some point i would start to have some small hemoptysis episodes after being in these clubs for hours and i finally stopped going. Now that i am older and have more lung problems i avoid second hand smoke at all costs. I dont go to parties unless they are outdoors or i know there will be no smoking. I havent played pool or gone bowling in many years because of second hand smoke. I also avoided favorite restaurants because although they had a non-smoking section.... to me it was considered the second hand smoking section unless the nonsmoking section was a totally separate room. They have finally come around to banning smoking in a public place in my area so now i can go where i want<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0">
Is it worth affecting your social life to avoid second hand smoke? YES absolutely !! This way you still get to have a life , most possibly a longer life because of it. I wish i had chosen not to ever go in a smoky bar when i was younger but since my lungs were so "healthy" for having cf then, you couldnt tell me it was a bad thing. In my opinion you are absolutely doing the right thing .

Diane · Jul 16, 2009

Hi Vera,
 Yes it is worth avoiding 2nd hand smoke any way you have to.
 When i was in my very early 20's, I used to go clubbing darned near every weekend. I also sang with a band and all of these clubs were full of smokers. Looking back it was insanely stupid to put myself in that position, but at that time cf hadnt really shone itself in a bad way yet.
 Then at some point i would start to have some small hemoptysis episodes after being in these clubs for hours and i finally stopped going. Now that i am older and have more lung problems i avoid second hand smoke at all costs. I dont go to parties unless they are outdoors or i know there will be no smoking. I havent played pool or gone bowling in many years because of second hand smoke. I also avoided favorite restaurants because although they had a non-smoking section.... to me it was considered the second hand smoking section unless the nonsmoking section was a totally separate room. They have finally come around to banning smoking in a public place in my area so now i can go where i want<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0">
 Is it worth affecting your social life to avoid second hand smoke? YES absolutely !! This way you still get to have a life , most possibly a longer life because of it. I wish i had chosen not to ever go in a smoky bar when i was younger but since my lungs were so "healthy" for having cf then, you couldnt tell me it was a bad thing. In my opinion you are absolutely doing the right thing .

marisalynn · Jul 16, 2009

I agree. I wouldn't feel guilty at all for avoiding second-hand smoke. You are just protecting yourself. I actually take pride in avoiding it. Sometimes, yes, it is unavoidable, but I don't go to parties or bowling where there is a lot of smoking nearly as much as I used to. I used to feel bad about asking people not to smoke in front of me, but something that my husband did when we were dating made me feel differently: We were in his car along with a friend of his. His friend lit up a cigarette and Ryan told him he couldn't smoke that with me in the car. At first, I was embarrassed and felt bad. I then realized that if my boyfriend cares enough about my health to keep me away from cigarette smoke, then I should probably care about it too. This is my body. If people want to screw up their own lungs by smoking, fine, I can't control that as much as I want to knock some sense into them! But I can control what I breathe in. It is just that important.

Marisa RN, 21 w/CF

marisalynn · Jul 16, 2009

I agree. I wouldn't feel guilty at all for avoiding second-hand smoke. You are just protecting yourself. I actually take pride in avoiding it. Sometimes, yes, it is unavoidable, but I don't go to parties or bowling where there is a lot of smoking nearly as much as I used to. I used to feel bad about asking people not to smoke in front of me, but something that my husband did when we were dating made me feel differently: We were in his car along with a friend of his. His friend lit up a cigarette and Ryan told him he couldn't smoke that with me in the car. At first, I was embarrassed and felt bad. I then realized that if my boyfriend cares enough about my health to keep me away from cigarette smoke, then I should probably care about it too. This is my body. If people want to screw up their own lungs by smoking, fine, I can't control that as much as I want to knock some sense into them! But I can control what I breathe in. It is just that important.

Marisa RN, 21 w/CF

marisalynn · Jul 16, 2009

I agree. I wouldn't feel guilty at all for avoiding second-hand smoke. You are just protecting yourself. I actually take pride in avoiding it. Sometimes, yes, it is unavoidable, but I don't go to parties or bowling where there is a lot of smoking nearly as much as I used to. I used to feel bad about asking people not to smoke in front of me, but something that my husband did when we were dating made me feel differently: We were in his car along with a friend of his. His friend lit up a cigarette and Ryan told him he couldn't smoke that with me in the car. At first, I was embarrassed and felt bad. I then realized that if my boyfriend cares enough about my health to keep me away from cigarette smoke, then I should probably care about it too. This is my body. If people want to screw up their own lungs by smoking, fine, I can't control that as much as I want to knock some sense into them! But I can control what I breathe in. It is just that important.

Marisa RN, 21 w/CF

marisalynn · Jul 16, 2009

I agree. I wouldn't feel guilty at all for avoiding second-hand smoke. You are just protecting yourself. I actually take pride in avoiding it. Sometimes, yes, it is unavoidable, but I don't go to parties or bowling where there is a lot of smoking nearly as much as I used to. I used to feel bad about asking people not to smoke in front of me, but something that my husband did when we were dating made me feel differently: We were in his car along with a friend of his. His friend lit up a cigarette and Ryan told him he couldn't smoke that with me in the car. At first, I was embarrassed and felt bad. I then realized that if my boyfriend cares enough about my health to keep me away from cigarette smoke, then I should probably care about it too. This is my body. If people want to screw up their own lungs by smoking, fine, I can't control that as much as I want to knock some sense into them! But I can control what I breathe in. It is just that important.

Marisa RN, 21 w/CF

marisalynn · Jul 16, 2009

I agree. I wouldn't feel guilty at all for avoiding second-hand smoke. You are just protecting yourself. I actually take pride in avoiding it. Sometimes, yes, it is unavoidable, but I don't go to parties or bowling where there is a lot of smoking nearly as much as I used to. I used to feel bad about asking people not to smoke in front of me, but something that my husband did when we were dating made me feel differently: We were in his car along with a friend of his. His friend lit up a cigarette and Ryan told him he couldn't smoke that with me in the car. At first, I was embarrassed and felt bad. I then realized that if my boyfriend cares enough about my health to keep me away from cigarette smoke, then I should probably care about it too. This is my body. If people want to screw up their own lungs by smoking, fine, I can't control that as much as I want to knock some sense into them! But I can control what I breathe in. It is just that important.
 
 Marisa RN, 21 w/CF

nocode · Jul 17, 2009

Thanks for the feedback but you didn't make me feel any better.. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
I think we should also care about our psychological side and you know how much that is important in terms of dealing with our health! It worries me a little bit even that people with CF stop doing EVERYTHING that they enjoy in prol of CF, like society outcasts. I've learnt, with time, that we should find a balance that will allow us to protect our health while still being human and enjoy life. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

marisalynn: I said i feel guilty for being around smokers; not for wanting to avoid it. Just a side note.

Thanks anyway for your input!

Vera

nocode · Jul 17, 2009

Thanks for the feedback but you didn't make me feel any better.. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
I think we should also care about our psychological side and you know how much that is important in terms of dealing with our health! It worries me a little bit even that people with CF stop doing EVERYTHING that they enjoy in prol of CF, like society outcasts. I've learnt, with time, that we should find a balance that will allow us to protect our health while still being human and enjoy life. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

marisalynn: I said i feel guilty for being around smokers; not for wanting to avoid it. Just a side note.

Thanks anyway for your input!

Vera

nocode · Jul 17, 2009

Thanks for the feedback but you didn't make me feel any better.. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
I think we should also care about our psychological side and you know how much that is important in terms of dealing with our health! It worries me a little bit even that people with CF stop doing EVERYTHING that they enjoy in prol of CF, like society outcasts. I've learnt, with time, that we should find a balance that will allow us to protect our health while still being human and enjoy life. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

marisalynn: I said i feel guilty for being around smokers; not for wanting to avoid it. Just a side note.

Thanks anyway for your input!

Vera

nocode · Jul 17, 2009

Thanks for the feedback but you didn't make me feel any better.. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
I think we should also care about our psychological side and you know how much that is important in terms of dealing with our health! It worries me a little bit even that people with CF stop doing EVERYTHING that they enjoy in prol of CF, like society outcasts. I've learnt, with time, that we should find a balance that will allow us to protect our health while still being human and enjoy life. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

marisalynn: I said i feel guilty for being around smokers; not for wanting to avoid it. Just a side note.

Thanks anyway for your input!

Vera

nocode · Jul 17, 2009

Thanks for the feedback but you didn't make me feel any better.. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
 I think we should also care about our psychological side and you know how much that is important in terms of dealing with our health! It worries me a little bit even that people with CF stop doing EVERYTHING that they enjoy in prol of CF, like society outcasts. I've learnt, with time, that we should find a balance that will allow us to protect our health while still being human and enjoy life. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
 
 marisalynn: I said i feel guilty for being around smokers; not for wanting to avoid it. Just a side note.
 
 Thanks anyway for your input!
 
 Vera

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