[atmosx]

Smoking doesn't make you relax. Doesn't relax your muscles or anything. I could go on and analyze (from a pharmaceutical perspective) what happens in your body when you inhale, but I guess you know the resume anyway: it's awful.

My father stopped smoking when I was a little child. He just took the decision to never do it again. After about 6 years he couldn't stand the smell of a cigarette. I know that this isn't a widely used strategy but I've seen it work fine.

Anyway, even if you can't stop entirely, I'd say try to limit smoking as much as possible.

Why don't you try some Yoga to relax? (not joking).