| Subject: Re: 16 and luvin it!! - Does smoking reduce stress? |
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Joe
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Date Posted: 18:36:19 05/10/07 Thu
In reply to:
Will
's message, "Re: 16 and luvin it!! - Does smoking reduce stress?" on 17:59:11 05/10/07 Thu
Hey Linda,
Smoking definitely does how me relax (though it can be energizing as well). But I smoke a pack plus a day, so strss is always accompanied by, and probably brings on, cravings - which are of course relieved by smoking! I think it also helps that when I'm dragging on a cigarette and inhaling the smoke I'm taking deeper breaths than normal, which is in itself relaxing.
Joe
>Hey Linda -
>
>Sorry the first response is from one of the "regulars"
>but I am sure others will jump in! Since I am new to
>this, I do not have as much of an experience base, but
>I find that smoking relaxes me when I am in the mood
>for it to. When I take my walks in the woods, it is
>to relax, I am in that frame of mind, and the
>cigarette seems to help in that particular setting.
>Regarding your issue, I had a different reaction to a
>similar situation this week. I have been working on a
>project that requires using the old brain cells, and I
>actually feel that the cigarette or two I have as I
>have sat down and worked on it the last few days seems
>to really keep me alert and moving along rapidly. I
>do not know if others have had this experience, but it
>seems to really keep me rolling...
>
>Bill
>
>
>>Sometimes, when I finish a long homework assignment
>>for school, I'll have a cig. as kind of a treat for
>>myself, and it's always a pleasant experience.
>>
>>Tonight, I had to start and finish an essay that I had
>>been putting off for a while, mostly because I
>>couldn't figure out how I wanted to start it. I was
>>more than a little bit stressed about it, so I decided
>>to have a cig. before I started to see if it would
>>calm me down. Well, not only did it NOT calm me down,
>>but I didn't find it a pleasant smoking experience at
>>all, and I put the cig. out after a couple of drags.
>>
>>So, my question is, do people on this board find that
>>smoking can really reduce their stress level?
>>
>>Yes, that means YOU, a person reading this board, is
>>being asked to answer a question, especially if you
>>have not written here before. If you don't want to
>>write a lot, that's fine, just a simple YES or NO will
>>do. I think that it would be nice to get answers from
>>a variety of people, not just the usual contributors
>>here (but, of course, it will be great to have their
>>opinion, too!).
>>
>>I mean, I'm not going to stress out about this:):),
>>but I would like to know what people think about this
>>issue.
>>
>>Thanks.
>>
>>Linda
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