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Smoking helps me feel less stressed.

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Smoking isn’t helping. Smoking may seem like a way to deal with stress, but smoking can actually cause or make stress worse.

Do you tend to feel normal when you smoke, but between cigarettes become anxious? That’s because smoking causes temporary relief from withdrawal symptoms like stress and anxiety.

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