masturbration

I found the lecture of masturbation very interesting, it was good to observe the body language of my fellow students as we discussed this topic, some laughed, some cringed, some were very vocal and offered their opinion on the issue and others left the group lecture as they felt uncomfortable discussing a topic of sexual nature. my view on masturbation is short and simple we have all been given a body what we do with it is up to us, masturbation is not dirty, or demeaning, disrespectful or offensive its human nature and those of you who are comfortable with your body and not under any illusions will agree. what is wrong with enjoying your body and being intimate with yourself in the privacy of your home as and when you feel, i not saying it should be part of your weekly routine lol, but if that's what you enjoy then what the hell who am i to pas judgment do your thang! lol only god can judge you and i sure he wont :)

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The issues surrounding drugs

I found this lecture very easy as it explored the different types of drugs and their effects and the lecture oppened the session up to the students to allow feedback, it was interesting how open minded my fellow students were to the concept of drug taking, the most common drug that was discussed by the group was canabis and this is because i beleive canabis is becoming more and more socially accepted in society today. cannabis is the new tobacco, and although it is illegal and you can be arrested and charged for having it in your possesion people are quite open about smoking it, i dont cannabis but i have a lot of freinds and family who smoke it socially on a regular basis, some smoking daily in the evening or in the night to unwind before they go to sleep, and others who smoke on the weekend before they go out to the clubs, i asked one particullar freind why she smokes, and when she began smoking cannabis this is what she had to say
"ive smoked since i was 15, cant exactly remember what made me begin, to be honest but when i was younger we would go to the park across from school during lunchtime and it was like a regime (laughing) the spliffs we would build were massive and wed pass it around and play a game called 'puff puff give' wed all take a draw and pass it on and wed spoke about three between say about 5 of us during lunch wed go back to school and have the giggles and the munchies al through lesson i dont get that feeling anymore its more a relaxing feeling or the illusion that everything is alright" i spoke to various other people on my mission and got simmilar stories a few of these people having starting off smoking weed, had progressed onto drugs like ecstasy and speed even coccaine and the most common reason for this overall was curiosity and the fact that they had grown up bein told that class a drugs were bad and should never be touched, the fact that they were forbiden made it more apealing, another reason was that after smoking weed for many years they had started to get immune to the effects and needed something stronger.

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Smoking

This topic i find very interesting I'm going to write from a smokers perspective as to why i believe i smoke and what led me to begin. I began smoking age 15 year 11 of secondary school, when it was the latest big thing to be involved in, obviously i wasn't able to buy cigarettes legally but because i looked older than my age i would buy cigarettes from a corner shop near school, because it was a new thing back then and it was fascinating i would save my dinner money 4 2 days just to buy a twenty box of the cheapest cigarettes i could find at the time they were sovereigns.



I think part of the buzz of smoking for me was the fact i wasn't meant to be doing it and it made me feel older then i was, smoking whilst at home was a ritual, go down to the shed with a box of fags and a body spray of some sort smoke two cigarettes as quick as i could spray myself from head to toe with body spray and rush inside to wash my hands all this was done to disguise the cigarette smell from my parents and siblings as i knew if i was found out id be in a lot of trouble, obviously when i first started taking smoking seriously i wasn't nearly as addicted as i am now it was merely to blend in with my peers and to be involved in what everyone else was doing it was months before i stopped choking and actually began to enjoy the taste of the tobacco



as years went on smoking became an enjoyable habit, id reach out for a cigarette if i felt anxious, angry, hungry , bored smoking became my alternative for a lot of things and still is up to this day, i like the taste of the tobacco, and the feeling as the smoke is taken back for me drinking and smoking go hand in hand i can smoke without drink but find it hard to drink without smoking its almost therapeutic for me.

I'm quite aware of all the health risks of smoking and i do believe that smoking has probably affected me in a couple of ways i definitely do not feel as healthy as i should,but still i find it hard to give up even though it know that it has no benefits.... its hard to change learnt behaviour. as ernest ditcher said in 1947,
"Most of us are hungry for rewards. We want to be patted on the back. A cigarette is a reward that we can give ourselves as often as we wish. When we have done anything well, for instance, we can congratulate ourselves with a cigarette, which certifies, in effect, that we have been "good boys." We can promise ourselves: "When I have finished this piece of work, when I have written the last page of my report, I'll deserve a little fun. I'll have a cigarette."
The first and last cigarette in the day are especially significant rewards. The first one, smoked right after breakfast, is a sort of anticipated recompense. The smoker has work to do, and he eases himself into the day's activities as pleasantly as possible. He gives himself a little consolation prize in advance, and at the same time manages to postpone the evil hour when he must begin his hard day's work. The last cigarette of the day is like "closing a door." It is something quite definite. One smoker explained: "I nearly always smoke a cigarette before going to bed. That finishes the day. I usually turn the light out after I have smoked the last cigarette, and then turn over to sleep."
Smoking is often merely a conditioned reflex. Certain situations, such as coming out of the subway, beginning and ending work, voluntary and involuntary interruptions of work, feelings of hunger, and many others regulate the timetable of smoking. Often a smoker may not even want a cigarette particularly, but he will see someone else take one and then he feels that he must have one, too.
While to many people smoking is fun, and a reward in itself, it more often accompanies other pleasures. At meals, a cigarette is somewhat like another course. In general, smoking introduces a holiday spirit into everyday living. It rounds out other forms of enjoyment and makes them one hundred per cent satisfactory." there are many reasons as to why we smoke all different and varied in many ways each individual will have reasons unique to themselves in conclusion i believe smoking is a bad habit that isn't worth starting, the health risks can be detrimental to the body and because the tobacco is so addictive and therapeutic irrespective of us knowing its bad we still crave it http://smokefree.nhs.uk/whatsuitsme