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I'm with open2it on this, for the most part. For me, both smoking and eating (when I'm not hungry) serve a dissociative purpose. They allow me some distance from the intensity of what I'm feeling. For a long time I thought the purpose was to temporarily satisfy a hunger of the soul, and perhaps that's partially true as well but largely I smoke or eat to mute my feelings. Neither activity has anything to do directly with other people. They are unhealthy coping strategies, plain and simple.
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From time to time, I do consider that I might be mad. Like any self-respecting lunatic, however, I am always quick to dismiss any doubts about my sanity.
- Odd Thomas
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