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Re:Smoking cigarettes doubles the risk of developing depress... by drewcoo on Friday September 01, 2023 @12:04PM (#37352537)
> Smoking cigarettes is first and foremost an anxiety suppression mechanism

Citation?

I know Bernays convinced everyone that they were "freedom torches," but I suppose freedom might be first and foremost an anxiety suppression mechanism.

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Re:Smoking cigarettes doubles the risk of developing depress... by stev-0 on Friday September 01, 2023 @12:50PM (#37353238)
I know another anecdote won’t help you but when I read this it immediately rang true to me.

> Smoking cigarettes is first and formost an anxiety suppression mechanism

This describes my experience pretty well.

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