Bang 5,318 Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Do you feel bad for someone who is dying of throat, lung or mouth cancer because he smoked for years or someone who has diabetes 2 and severe other health problems because he's obese due etc etc ? I know this may sound horrible but i feel like, If you have a health problem that happened because YOU YOURSELF neglected your health it is HARD to feel sympathy (I know it's sad but still...) unlike for those who got the diseases unexpectedly. Health problems like the ones mentioned above could have been easily prevented by not smoking or by not eating unhealthily. Am I the only one who feels this way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena 21,718 Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 If it's due to smoking or drinking then nah I don't really feel bad for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaaaaa 224 Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Yes Horrible diseases are always horrible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtninjago 2,190 Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 If they were a good person overall I would. I mean its not a good habit for them, but you have to judge differently on each person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Люцифер(official) 1,034 Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Well if the illness is self inflicted and a detriment of "negligence"... Then honestly, I will find it rather difficult to feel sympathy. Especially in cases where the health care system is already overloaded, and tax payers have to pay for the health care of those who have brought it upon themselves. But to some extent, I may feel some pity for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denizen mars 5,911 Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 A lot of factors contribute to health problems, though, so sometimes it's not that simple. At some level I'm like, 'well you probs shouldn't have smoked....', but I feel compassion for people who are in pain anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nurse XIA 953 Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Yes, I do feel bad for these people (sympathetic would be a better word to describe my feelings). Regardless of how much hand they had in getting the disease, it's still something tough/painful to go through. Tough on their bodies, tough on their loved ones, and tough to witness happening first hand. I see a lot of patients at school or work that have diseases because of their poor life choices, and I do my best not to pass judgement on any of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvang 23,884 Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Yup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rapmon's Ahjussi Husband 2,299 Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Yes I feel bad, because the fact you'r stupid and smoke and drink, doesn't mean you'r not a good person, I feel sorry for any good person with weaknessses that lead them to those horrible deseases, you need to live a lil' more, not everything is black and white Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seulchu 9,452 Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 yes, I feel bad for them because they coud have begin to smoke when they were young because of somebody else influence or a long time ago when we didn't know the consequences of smoking. The same thing for the diabete of type 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaniPi 2,626 Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Honestly, not really... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indiechingu 1,242 Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Well if the illness is self inflicted and a detriment of "negligence"... Then honestly, I will find it rather difficult to feel sympathy. Especially in cases where the health care system is already overloaded, and tax payers have to pay for the health care of those who have brought it upon themselves. But to some extent, I may feel some pity for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternal glow 6,196 Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Yes, I do still feel bad for them because particularly with smoking, it is an addiction that is extremely difficult to escape from and when some people finally get out of it, the damage may already be done. I used to be incredibly close-minded about this and I would never feel any sympathy for drug addicts and such because I feel like they did this to themselves but somebody actually knocked some sense into me one time. Sometimes, from the perspective of someone who doesn't smoke/drink/does drugs, it's difficult to understand why these people would have done this to themselves and why they wouldn't quit. It really depends on the person, their upbringing and support network. Those who have an addiction may not KNOW how to stop or what to do because their families may not care for them enough etc. There are so many factors that constitute to why there are smokers/alcoholics/drug addicts and I think because it's hard to see it from their perspective, I do feel sorry for them if they develop any illnesses as a result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Souloist 3,634 Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Yes, I do. It's hard seeing them suffer, even if they caused their health problems in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
424 5,013 Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Yes Horrible diseases are always horrible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss.Miss 8,896 Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Yes I would still feel bad. It's not any less sad just because they chose to take those risks and most people don't really realise the impact of something until it's too late. If someone takes a dangerous route and ends up hurt and someone else takes a safe route and ends up hurt, they're still both hurt at the end of the day. I won't feel like one deserves to be hurt more than another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
♩ ♪ ♫ ♬ 730 Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 no one's holding a gun to my head & force me to feel bad so i wouldn't feel guilty if i don't feel bad, but i guess i do feel bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
...... 3,962 Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 i feel bad for anyone suffering from disease...even if it's "their own fault" ... i don't sympathise with their excuses and victimisation... but i sympathise with their suffering. People make bad choices all the time, without really thinking of the long term implications. Some of us are lucky enough to get away with it, others not so much...but rarely do people make these choices with the intent of cutting their lives short. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seulo 4,828 Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 A lot of factors contribute to health problems, though, so sometimes it's not that simple. At some level I'm like, 'well you probs shouldn't have smoked....', but I feel compassion for people who are in pain anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C♦�smic 103 Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popsugar 2,354 Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 I don't think I can see it as black and white as that. I'm sure many people with those diseases are aware that they brought them on themselves and regret it. As for diabetes, lots of families today can't even afford healthy food. Diabetes rates (as well as poverty, alcoholism, and domestic violence) in reservations in the US are through the roof, and that kind of problem can be linked to colonization going on for centuries. Some people may have gotten lung cancer through second-hand smoking in their household or from working in a smoky environment for decades before it was banned in their workplace. I think you need to know more about the person before passing judgement, and even then, you aren't the one suffering for it, they are. No need to add insult to injury unless you know for a fact that they are a terrible person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sochy 311 Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 depends on how old or young they are when it comes to smoking b/c there was a time when people didn't realize it's detriments. i wouldn't blame anyone who's obese either b/c obesity can either be genetic/be a result of a negligent upbringing/be a result of an unprivileged household Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camelliabloom 4,557 Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 If it's obesity then I do feel bad, food is easy to get addicted to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloupsidou 2,047 Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 If it's due to smoking or drinking then nah I don't really feel bad for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeong jaehyuns boyfriend 10,627 Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 yes because a lot of them are addicted and it's hard to stop. (smoking) the reason for doing those unhealthy acts, ex: excessive drinking, may be due to other external or internal factors such as depression, abuse, etc.... the disease itself is also painful. it's natural to feel bad for any other human being in pain... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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