I have read that smoking can be a contributing factor to depression.? -
I have read that smoking can be a contributing factor to depression.? -
Does anyone have any personal experience of stopping smoking and feeling better in a mental capacity, ie feeling less down as a result?When I started exercising a couple years ago, it made me want to quit smoking as well. The combination of the two DID WONDERS for my depression, I felt SO much more alive.. Well, the exercising eventually died down but I never picked smoking back up. The depression hasn-t returned, thank GOD. So now I think I can safely say that not smoking certainly is a potential factor in depression relief. I remember that when I was a smoker I just felt all sluggish and slow all the time, didn-t want to do ANYthing but curl up in a ball and repel people out of my life. At first I didn-t know if it was more the exercise or the stopping smoking, but now it definitely seems to have more to do with being off the smokes, and just the general change in lifestyle helped me to get there.GOOD LUCK to you!! Depression seriously sucks, I wish you all the best.All of the health complications that are caused by smoking will lead to depression.I-ve never smoked myself. But I have been subject to a great deal of second-hand smoke that burned my eyes and made me cough. And I felt a whole lot better once I got out of the environment with it.
Think about it: Among other things, cigarette smoke has carbon monoxide in it. And that keeps valuable oxygen from getting into your blood and to where it-s needed in your body. That-s not even considering the other poisons.
Once you get over the withdrawal and get used to not shelling out money for the cigarettes, you-ll find you feel great! Or at least, considerably more in control.I once stopped for six months and felt great, but depressed that I couldn-t have my fags, so I feel better and thinner and happier on them. I know they are killers but what the hell, so is booze and breathing, or going in to hospital.I-m a depressive yet I started smoking. However last year I was a comfort eater of large ammounts of junk food. It was an addiction all I thought of a lot of the time as the next load of sugary junk to eat. It made my depression much worse because of the cravings and it distorted any hope for being happy. I went cold turkey last month and started smoking three weeks ago. At Xmas I had indulgences in food and smoking but in moderate ammounts. Now I do enjoy control eating of junk food.
It-s like any addiction it lifts you up and cures your depression intially, but when you hooked it makes it worse because any little happiness you had is gone, dependant on the addiction.
I-d say cut down on smoking, just have one a day and on social occasions. Recognise if you taking it for a controlled high or for addiction. These things are OK as one source of happiness but not the only one, and addiction makes depression worse.Smoking is a kind of blame all habit, currently it is responsible for various forms of cancer, hard arteries, hard failure,etc.
The list seams to be increasing every day.
I suspect that if you are a depressed person then the last thing you really need to do is give up smoking with all the associated mood swings/withdrawals.
Ja.i-m not sure... but the reason i started smoking was b/c of depression...a cigarette is like a reward..hehe yes unfortunetly i enjoy my cigarettes : /I am sorry but I know smoking is bad for you, but they will be saying Jack the ripper killed people because he was a smoker next. Pick on drinkers for a change I say.I started smoking because I was depressed - it has helped LIFT my depression. So I would have to say no, it doesn-t contribute to depression, not with me anyway :Pyes i quit over 2 years ago- within 6 months my depressive mood had lifted considerably- of course it is best to quit not only for your mental health but for your physical help. I suggest talking to a doctor before quitting as you stand the best chance of succeding- good luck!
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