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"As an asthma sufferer, I went from needing my rescue inhaler several times a day to not touching it for several months during the pandemic." Perhaps that indi
by gerdesj 6y ago
"As an asthma sufferer, I went from needing my rescue inhaler several times a day to not touching it for several months during the pandemic."
Perhaps that indicates you live in the wrong place - it shows you what is possible! Obviously the world is not ideal and you may be tied to where you are but it sounds like you need to reconsider where you live.
I was a smoker for about 30 years and gave up just over three years ago. I did some damage to my lungs but there you go - mea culpa. In your case it isn't your fault but I have an idea what it is like to have some difficulty breathing. It's different for me and you but I understand: my mum was asthmatic (had some episodes that ended up in hospital) and suffered from awful hayfever - a bit crap for a farmer's daughter but then she still managed to become a Captain in the WRAC (Women's Royal Armoured Corpse! Ok Army, oh alright Corps)
Anyway, why not consider moving to somewhere more rural? I remember after about a fortnight after deciding to give up the fags, I stood outside my office without a cigarette in my gob. The air tasted and smelled fresh and pure. At this point I was trying to enforce positive experiences as an enticement to help giving up. It is quite hard to give up smoking. Then a diesel car drove past nearby and the smell was horrendous, really horrendous. I suspect you know that as well or better than me.
Take care mate.
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- scrose 6y agoAs much as I love the idea of being out in nature, the thought of leaving the city I was raised in, my entire family behind and of the opportunities, experiences and quality of life that come with living in a place that for the most part prioritizes people, is a non-starter. I’ve lived out in more suburban places for a few years and I couldn’t imagine going back to needing a car to do practically anything. I’d much rather dedicate my energy advocating for solutions rather than leave everything I have behind.
- dd36 6y agoAnd if everyone lived in nature, there would be no more nature.
- brezina 6y agoindeed. and that "rural" lifestyle really often involves driving far and often, therefore pushing your fossil fuel & auto (ev or otherwise) externalities on other people. i think we should remove the cars from the cities, not remove the people from the cities. People were there first after all
- dd36 6y agoAgree!
- dylan604 6y ago>Perhaps that indicates you live in the wrong place Perhaps that indicates that we as a society are doing it wrong.