[drewcoo]

> 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.

[stev-0]

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.