esto es sobre cigarros, pero me parece un mensaje...

esto es sobre cigarros, pero me parece un mensaje super importante que aplica a todo en la vida: puedes tener problemas, y es una mierda; pero no puedes desahogar tu mal humor con el resto del mundo. no es su culpa, y no tienen por qué aguantar tu mala actitud.

me atrevería a decir que, si sabemos que todo el mundo tiene problemas, la responsabilidad de uno como persona es intentar distraer a la gente un rato de esos problemas, recordarles que hay cosas hermosas en la vida también. si lo que dirás no hará más que incomodar innecesariamente, ¿por qué decirlo?

#1. Controlling Your Moods is Your Responsibility

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Applies To:

Had a huge argument with your spouse/parents before work. Financial stress. Did I mention that fucking LMFAO song? Doesn’t matter, I’m saying it again: That fucking LMFAO song.

The Problem:

Right now, as you fight your way through your first day without a cigarette, there is an entire world of people out there who have no idea that you exist. They don’t know your name, your problems, your goals and dreams. To many of the people you’ll encounter today, you are just a face behind a windshield on the way to work. Another humanesque form, handing the cashier a pile of metal circles in exchange for a cup of hot black liquid.

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“I hope Satan makes you eat a thousand dicks in hell.”

Nicotine withdrawal, however, has a tendency to make us stick out from the crowd by turning us into aggressive, inconsiderate assholes. Our actions can, in seconds, reduce someone else’s day to a pile of smoldering ashes, and we can’t let that happen. Yes, the pain makes it easy to slip into those moods and just unleash it on the poor woman who accidentally shorted us a quarter when handing back our change. But it’s up to us to recognize that it’s about to happen and stop ourselves before flying into a rage and calling the woman a dumb cunt.

Sometimes the dam just breaks, and before we even understand what’s happening, we’re yelling at some mortified server about their restaurant’s conspiracy to skimp on mashed potatoes. Even though we know for a goddamn fact that the next thing we order is going to be seasoned with urine. So we stop ourselves and come clean. “Oh, man, I’m so sorry. I just quit smoking this morning — I’m not normally like this.”

The server will smile and tell you politely that he understands — then head back toward the kitchen and whip out his cock.

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OK, sir, here’s your “food.”

Why Remembering is Vital:

Society does not owe you the courtesy of walking on eggshells while you detox.

For your own mental safety, you cannot let yourself get used to people adjusting their actions to soothe your irritability. That’s how egomaniacs are born. If everyone you know is appeasing your bullshit, you come to expect it, even after the withdrawal-related mood swings are long gone.

Sooner or later, we have to realize that some of the anger that is coming out of us isn’t completely tied to nicotine. And regardless of that anger’s source, it has to be dealt with in a way that doesn’t involve a relapse back into that slow, painful suicide. This is something that has to be confronted on an emotional level, and if you don’t have the capacity to tackle that on your own (most people do not), it’s a good idea to see about tracking down a counselor. Or at the very least, a friend who’s willing to put up with your stupid shit until you get past this.

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Leave the cat alone, man. Get some goddamn human friends.

Remembering that the rest of society is not required to help you through your recovery keeps the most important message fresh in your mind: This is your fight, not theirs. And that will go for every struggle or bad mood or physical sickness you’ll have to muddle through for the rest of your life. Because once that rough spot passes, there’ll be another one behind it. Figure out how not to be a dick due to circumstances. Because pretty soon you’ll figure out that there are always circumstances.