shalowlow Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 So I've been debating whether or not to post this because I didn't think anyone would really care (no reason any one of you should) but I also just wanted to share. This is by no means meant to guilt trip anyone or to have anyone think that I am trying to change anyone's mind about smoking, again, I just wanted to share. Being Egyptian, I have known about shisha ever since I can remember. I was always told how bad it could be, but my dad would do it one in a while, and I was always really interested. I have an oral fixation (keep focused you guys!) so I always loved the idea of smoking shisha. I actually stayed away for a long time, but eventually gave in and decided that if I WAS gonna do it, I was gonna do it right. Long story short, this forum happened and I reached the pinnacle of what shisha could be. I got married, and toned it down to just on the weekends, but found myself doing it more and more some weeks. I also was sort of embarrassed by having certain people come over and seeing the shisha standing there in the balcony. I eventually started to get bored in that it was never as good as I expected it to be anymore. It just didn't blow me away like it once did. I told my wife that I was almost over it. Any day now... 3 weeks ago I drank a bottle of wine, and smoked some shisha. It was pretty cool but again, just wasn't hitting the spot, I honestly was just smoking because I was drunk. Now in the past, I had realized that if I smoked and drank and then went to sleep, if I woke up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom, I would get pretty dizzy and have to rush back to bed. I didn't think anything of it. 3 weeks ago however, it hit me again and this time I couldn't even get the bathroom door opened. I was stumbling around and my wife woke up. Eventually I fainted and bumped my head, and I woke up to my wife looking over me with tears in her eyes. Every time I think about that moment I get shaken up a little bit. The next morning, splitting headache and all, I threw my KM and all of the shisha down the trash chute. I thought about giving it to my friends, or selling it, but I knew the longer I kept it, the more I would "come to my senses" and just keep it and keep going. I didn't want that. I didn't want to see my wife cry again. And really I wanted her to know that I would be ok, and that I cared enough about my health that I could take that step and get rid of the darn thing. She never really thought it was healthy anyway. Now, I know that the shisha may have had nothing to do with it. Her parents are doctors and they said I probably just got up to fast. I recently had a check up and everything was fine, and my blood pressure is normal. But there was a little bit of an addiction there. Even though it was only on the weekends, I still needed to do it even though I didn't even enjoy it as much as I used to. I've still kept on the forums a little because I like it here, and it doesn't make me want it or anything, but I just wanted to tell you guys what happened. I guess this is just a reminder to listen to your bodies, and the people around you that care about you. And that, my friends, is why I threw my KM down the trash chute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcane Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 sorry to hear about the complications, Mike...sucks that it turned into an addiction for you, but i'm sure everything will work out for you. like your in-laws said, i don't think your condition is attributed to hookah, but if you don't want to take the risk...then there's no shame in that. not sure what kind of KM it was, but damn...you should've at least considered giving it to me! haha. wish you all the best... p.s. when my body tells me to stop, i tell it to shut the fuck up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeags777 Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 Love for the wife > hookah always Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codename067 Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 Mike, your health is above all. Just remember that. Sad as it is, it had to be done. You made the right choice. [quote name='Yeags777' date='24 March 2010 - 12:50 PM' timestamp='1269460201' post='459316'] Love for the wife > hookah always [/quote] Glad I'm not married then hahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuie Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 Sorry to hear that, Mike. Although I don't think shisha has to do with the dizziness, but if you feel it's an addiction it is good to stop. Take care of your wife and yourself, that's what matters most. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuburbanSmoker Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 [quote name='Yeags777' date='24 March 2010 - 12:50 PM' timestamp='1269460201' post='459316'] Love for the hookah > Gf always [/quote] Fixed for alot of us. Props to you for knowing when you needed to get out. if you hadnt thrown it away im sure youd be confronted with similar problems in the future. best of luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amn_sinclair Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 [quote name='SuburbanSmoker' date='24 March 2010 - 11:34 PM' timestamp='1269470080' post='459349'] [quote name='Yeags777' date='24 March 2010 - 12:50 PM' timestamp='1269460201' post='459316'] [b]Love for the hookah > Gf[/b] always [/quote] Fixed for alot of us. Props to you for knowing when you needed to get out. if you hadnt thrown it away im sure youd be confronted with similar problems in the future. best of luck. [/quote] ha ha i peed a little when i laughed at this lol... but yeah on subject now. sometimes it can be hard to admit you have an addicction and even harder o stop an addiction but its good that you are doing what you feel is right for you. hope to see you still come around and poke your head in sometimes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeags777 Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 haha funny shit.... I'm married.... and to the right woman at that. I got her into hookah, now she's packing some fabulous bowls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatonethere Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 Well, you gotta do what you've gotta do sometimes. Take care, and feel free to drop by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuburbanSmoker Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 [quote name='Yeags777' date='24 March 2010 - 04:32 PM' timestamp='1269473556' post='459359'] haha funny shit.... I'm married.... and to the right woman at that. I got her into hookah, now she's packing some fabulous bowls. [/quote] This statement is win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rani Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 I've got a girlfriend who hallucinates on aspirin. No shit. Every body is different and you have to do what works for your body and leave the stuff that doesn't alone. Just the way it is. Good for you that you recognized it and it makes your wife happy. But still.......... You could have given one of us the KM. (Sniff.) 'Rani Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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