I think that was posters here want to get to know someone, and part of that is how they came to the disease. We have several choices. That you might be put in one of those categories shouldn't bother you, it is only a category. Do I feel crappy that I am in a virus group? Yes, but I openly discuss it to edify others. If someone beats themselves up for poor choices, you can put me at the front of the list. If I had known I was going to live this long I wouldn't have treated my body like a rental car all these years. But we don't allow any attacks on people, that made poor choices, or have addictions, or whatever issues. I have seen people gang up on someone that comes here are supports the continued use of cigars (that has happened in the past).

If people ask about your etiology, it helps understand your future as well. Tobacco etiology people have other collateral issues, that some of us would like you to be aware of so you can catch them at the earliest possible point. For the viral group, turns out the latest research shows that we are not free of our virus even after treatments. If I didn't know that, I would want someone to tell me to remain vigilant, because of this. I don't see a lot of posts on here ever where people are rubbing people's noses in their past bad judgment, there is just too much to go around, and we all ended up in the same club regardless.

If someone asks if someone else came here because of tobacco, this is not a condemnation. Thin or thick skins aside, we all discuss much of what we have experienced. We ask questions as we get to know each other. Please do not take offense at these questions, they are not said without malice.