No, it is not because I am a Prude.

So many times people ask me why I don't drink, smoke or do drugs--so should I only post my first 1000 answers or what? 

1. The idea that one must be under the influence of something in order to have fun, to relax, to be sociable, or whatever ... is ridiculous. I refuse to live my life in this way. I admit it takes confidence to act how you act drunk/high etc. without being drunk/high etc., but it is not impossible. 

2. My health is too important to me. Alcohol and smoke damages almost every aspect of your body. Slowly dying has no appeal to me. Most people do not think far enough into the future to realize how they treat their only body today, greatly affects their well-being down the road from now. I want to be able to live with vitality until I die. 

3. Everyone has the desire at a young age to be rebellious to some degree. I think this is normal. But why would I choose the most cliche and over-played method of carrying this out? There are so many more interesting things I can do to please my rebellious urges. Normalcy and averageness bore me to death.

4. Time and time again, feelings are hurt and friendships are ruined because someone did, said or thought something while in a state of drunkenness or while high, that they would never has done, said or thought with a clear mind. It happens all the time and usually you have idea what you have just done. It has been done to me and I knowing how much it hurts, I would hate to do that to someone else. 

5. Drugs and alcohol ruin families and friendships when gone unchecked. They have the ability to consume you, when you think you control how much you consume them.  It may be rare, but it happens to those who least suspect it. Don't believe me? Ask my uncle...oh wait he's dead. Darn alcoholism, gets you every time. 

6. Money, when you spend it that slowly you don't even realize how much it is, but the average smoker spends $750-$1000 a year on cigarettes. (Alcohol and weed are on top of that).  It is surprisingly true. Traveling, education and helping out others is how I would use that money. 

7. As much as I love acting, I would never want to become someone else. Whether you admit it or not that is the point of consuming these things. Some substances to more degrees than others, but all for the same reason. Whether to become in a state of ecstasy and see smells or hear colours, or whether just to calm your nerves, I prefer to be true to who I am all the time. I am living my life to be honest with myself and others 100% of the time. 

8. I like to have class. Seeing someone completely out of their mind, stumbling about and puking up dinner is revolting. 

So there you go, you all know why now. This is who I am, I know it is not normal but why would I want to be normal? I don't judge you for your choices at all. But these are mine, thanks for listening.