Pressured to Smoke.

[chilloutrich]

dude, when they smoke, just dont hang out with them. if they are outside the smell of the smoke on your clothes wont be as bad. If they are real friends they wouldnt pressurise you into something you didnt wanna do. However, you could just have one toke to shut them up and then you can decide whether or not you like it and want to continue it bla bla

[Mentor]

Listen okay... I've tryed to take my life 5 times... since i started smoking only once have i tryed. There might be different ****ing ways but smokings good for me so shut up.

Yes, obviously one single persons opinion outweighs the entire medical community and litraly millions of cases included in the reasearch which lead to the answer...

Yes it dose -.-'

no more than any other plasebo.. exsept this one comes free with cancer...

Not bull**** as its ****ing true, DON'T TALK ABOUT **** YOU DON'T KNOW FFS!

Im not talking about somthing i dont know, but from the proportion of swear words to the actual points youve made id say you dont "/

Im talking of my own experiences. I tryed to take my life at 7 infact =\

Your exsperince is worthless if your trying to say if smokeing has an influence on you, since your already under any influnce caused hence to you it would just be your normal state "/ Smokeing for you would relive stress since your already addicted. But that stress is additional to what you would have now if you wernt addicted to nicoteen "/
Any Sousideal tendancys have little to do with wether smokeing is a good or bad thing, unless you want to go along the phycolgial lines of it simply being a very slow and exsperince suside your subconsuily undertakeing, although personly that ideas kinda a load a bull**** "/

[shenk.]

Yes, obviously one single persons opinion outweighs the entire medical community and litraly millions of cases included in the reasearch which lead to the answer...


no more than any other plasebo.. exsept this one comes free with cancer...


Im not talking about somthing i dont know, but from the proportion of swear words to the actual points youve made id say you dont "/


Your exsperince is worthless if your trying to say if smokeing has an influence on you, since your already under any influnce caused hence to you it would just be your normal state "/ Smokeing for you would relive stress since your already addicted. But that stress is additional to what you would have now if you wernt addicted to nicoteen "/
Any Sousideal tendancys have little to do with wether smokeing is a good or bad thing, unless you want to go along the phycolgial lines of it simply being a very slow and exsperince suside your subconsuily undertakeing, although personly that ideas kinda a load a bull**** "/

-.-' You don't have a clue. Please don't try and tell ME what I have expericenced... How the **** would you know?

Also, I haven't been trying to promote it - It just happens to be the only thing other then drinking that stops me hating myself. Kay?

Please stop with these stupid responses .... It is just stupid now =\

[sarey]

Anyway... back on the subject;

Lately about five of my friends have started to smoke and they think it's the latest, most coolest thing and they've asked me several times to do it and pressuring me. I wish they'd stop and stop asking me to do cos I get scared when they're smoking around me because my clothes stink and my mum is getting suspicious and I know she wouldn't believe me if I said I didn't cos I smell terrible and I cough a lot. I want to stop going near them but we've been friends for such a long time!

Just tell them; 'I dont want to smoke, if you want to smoke, thats your choice, but dont offer me one since i choose to NOT smoke, i still want to be your friends, but the smoke offers have to stop!'

Be firm with them, and whilst they smoke, just wait for them elsewhere, or make some new friends, and hang with them for a bit.

Not particulary good at advice here, but thats what i would do in this situation.

EDIT:
Also, my sister smokes, shes older than me, and shes offered me to smoke before, but i told her id prefer not to thanks.

You just have to be firm, then they will get the message sooner or later to stop offering you and pressurizing you into smoking.

[=:Elliot:=]

As -illusions said you haver to be firm with them if they are your friends they will respect your desision. Just tell them you dont wish to smoke if they want to you have no problem with them doing aslong as its not around you

if they continue to to some around you and ask you to smoke - just go to your mum she should trust you if she is your mother just tell her whats going on

anyway i hope this helps

[^.^]

just tell them " i dont smoke and wont smoke " and pressure them into answering why they smoke ive heard some pretty funny answers

[a:p]

I've been trying to avoid most of them when they smoke, it's been okay but sometimes it's kind of difficult. I've told them that they're affecting their health and they could die younger and they can still stop but they just laughed and said they'd stop soon. My best mate, we've been friends since primary school and she said she'll stop when she loses half a stone and it's really helped because she's been less tempted to eat and just has a ciggie instead. I know I've went on about I want them to stop but it's seemed so tempting because I can tell the difference of weight on her. People on the board probably think I'm a whining hypocrite but the situation is much different than how I can explain on a message board.

[Caution]

Well, they're not very good mates if they're preassuring you(No offence)
They think they're big for smoking , but your the bigger person if you avoid it.

[Herman]

You should ask them not to smoke around you instead of avoiding them. If they're true friends, they would respect the fact that you chose not to smoke and do not want to be around people who smoke. Don't let them pull you in though, no matter what. Smoking causes alot of harm to you.

[sarey]

I've been trying to avoid most of them when they smoke, it's been okay but sometimes it's kind of difficult. I've told them that they're affecting their health and they could die younger and they can still stop but they just laughed and said they'd stop soon. My best mate, we've been friends since primary school and she said she'll stop when she loses half a stone and it's really helped because she's been less tempted to eat and just has a ciggie instead. I know I've went on about I want them to stop but it's seemed so tempting because I can tell the difference of weight on her. People on the board probably think I'm a whining hypocrite but the situation is much different than how I can explain on a message board.

I dont think your a whining hypocrite, i seriously dont.

Just stay away from your friends when they smoke, and speak to your friends about why they started and if they need any help to stop. Smoking is highly life risking, especially for teenagers, since they are still growing, smoking can damage that and damage more than just that, ie; teeth.

For the moment, stay away from them, when they have calmed down, try saying to them you'd like them to stop, and encourage them if they do try, if not, say you will always be there for them if they reconsider.

Smoking is very addictive, and the younger you start, the more difficult it is to stop once your older and wiser.

Take care of yourself too though, dont let them pressure you into smoking,

Illusions.