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Smoking and mental health\u00a0<\/h2>\n

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Smoking does not help with stress. Stopping smoking can reduce stress and anxiety.\u00a0<\/h3>\n

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Many people smoke to cope with stress, anxiety, low mood or difficult emotions. Cigarettes can feel calming in the moment – but the relief is temporary.<\/h3>\n

Nicotine actually keeps the brain in a cycle of tension and withdrawal which can worsen mental health over time.<\/h3>\n

Understanding this cycle helps explain why smoking feels helpful while quietly making symptoms harder to manage.<\/h3>\n

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Nicotine changes brain chemistry within seconds. It briefly increases dopamine – the brain chemical linked to reward and relief – which can make you feel calmer and more focussed.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

This effect fades quickly.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

As nicotine levels drop, the brain starts to experience withdrawal. This creates uncomfortable feelings such as:<\/p>\n

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Lighting another cigarette relieves these symptoms – not because the help stress but because it temporarily removes nicotine withdrawal.<\/p>\n

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In other words, smoking doesn’t solve stress, it relieves nicotine withdrawal.<\/h3>\n

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Smokers and more likely to report higher anxiety then non smokers.<\/strong><\/span> Nicotine stimulates the nervous system, and increases heart rate. While the immediate effect feels calming, the overall pattern leads to changing moods and tension throughout the day.<\/p>\n

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People who smoke are more likely to experience low mood.<\/span><\/strong> This is partly because nicotine interferes with the brains natural mood regulation. Over time smoking can increase mood swings and lower how you feel all the time.<\/p>\n

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Stopping smoking is one of the best things you can do for your health. <\/strong>When you stop smoking you may experience lower <\/span><\/span>anxiety, depression and stress levels and an improvement in mood and quality of life.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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