Guest guest Posted October 4, 2003 Report Share Posted October 4, 2003 Self medicating is exactly it: smoking is a great way to sublimate. To feel a little less. On the day of my husbands death 2 years ago, I bummed a cigarette and then smoked every day for a year. I hadn't smoked in over 15 years. Frankly I'm sorry that they are so dangerous. I'd have kept smoking. A little distance in a difficult time is a blessing. but is there something energetic going on? No. biochemical. Yes. also of note: I now have transverse cracks on my tongue in the lung area. They weren't there before humbly, Cara > > Pat, > > Given that nicotine is a stimulant, and that strong grief has the power to > directly impact and weaken the lungs, it is possible that these people are > " self-medicating " in a way. We often talked in school that people with asthma > or other chronic lung diseases who smoked were similarly stimulating lung > function, albeit ulimately to their detriment. > > > > Pat Ethridge <pat.ethridge wrote: > Hi, > > I have seen several people who, having experienced the death of a person > close to them, go back to smoking, sometimes after decades of not smoking. > Most often, they smoke only one or two cigarettes and then are done. Does > anyone have a CM theory to explain the dynamic behind this response? A > couple of people described a feeling of weighted grief like " sandbags " on > their lungs, and said the smoking helped to disperse this a little. Given > the chemical actions of nicotine, etc., and that tobacco is also an herb, I > wonder if there is more going on here. > > Pat > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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