I'm Stressed Out. Smoking Helps Me Relax

Why not consider other forms of relaxation?  That’s because they don’t work as well.  Smokers hold onto their cigarettes like babies hold onto their favorite blankets or toys.  They’re a crutch that we use when we don’t want to face a situation.  Feel pressured at work?  You have a smoke.  Stressed out at home?  You have a smoke.  Have too many bills to pay?  Smoke and it’ll all be fine.

The fact is, as long as anyone continues to develop physically, emotionally, intellectually, professionally or spiritually, they too will experience growing pains. Adults are prone to hurt, pain, sadness, depression and anxieties just as children are.

These feelings are all necessary if we wish to continue to develop our minds and bodies. Without such growth, we would not experience happiness, satisfaction, contentment or purpose to their full extent.

Smoking because you’re stressed only adds to more stress.  You feel more pressure for partaking of an activity that you know is bad for you but you are unable to stop smoking.  When you smoke due to excessive stress, you are transferring blame elsewhere instead of attributing it where it belongs – with your addiction. 

When you are stressed out, your body will react in normal ways.  When you use a cigarette to alleviate that reaction, you’re just creating other reactions that will have to be addressed eventually as well.

Smoking can’t solve any problem in life.  No matter what the problem, there are always other ways to help yourself besides picking up a cigarette.

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