Smoking cigarettes is first and foremost an anxiety suppression mechanism. It’s no surprise that those given to overly worrying and fretting would smoke.
To use your words, the mentally healthy don’t need it
To use your words, the mentally healthy don’t need it
Given how addictive smoking is, it seems like they'd only have to try it once. Which tends to happen in youth, and I don't think the high-schoolers are running around searching for anxiety suppression mechanisms.
Citation?
I know Bernays convinced everyone that they were "freedom torches," but I suppose freedom might be first and foremost an anxiety suppression mechanism.
> Smoking cigarettes is first and formost an anxiety suppression mechanism
This describes my experience pretty well.